Philosophim

The argument I am putting for is a logical proof that there must be a first cause. And due to the nature of what a first cause entails, the conclusion...

Hello EdgyRoy! Thanks for taking a stab at it. I like, and agree, with your changing the terms to fit what works for you. I'll go ahead and clarify "E...

Ok, we might just be at a semantics or context of use difference here. I'll try to cover what I think you're saying. To be clear on what is logically ...

I think she's appealing to centrists, who are going to ultimately decide this election.

HippyHead, if you want to write a forum post on attacking philosophy at large, it would probably be a great discussion I would enjoy. I just don't wan...

Hm, I am not arguing cosmological existence by necessity. We already know we live in a universe. What I am arguing is that our universe had at least o...

I don't want to say your wrong, but solution is going to be more than a one line answer. I mention a God is a "Being" which could be conscious or non-...

Fair enough. I can say at this point that those points are not where I found the flaw. Yes, multiverse theory is very possible at this point. Our univ...

I said "If something is not falsifiable, it is impossible to have confirmation of it as a theory." — Philosophim You replied http://www.batesville.k12...

Hippyhead, it is obvious at this point that you have not read the actual argument. You have no idea what you are talking about. If you want to keep bu...

Ooh, good post! If you think there is a flaw there, can you figure it out? You have to have more than suspicions! Excellent conclusion. I can flesh th...

But since only my mind can be known, aren't you really just me?

Thank you Gnomon for participating! You spent a good deal of time on your post, and will attempt to honor you in kind. We may come into disagreement a...

Ok, this is better. First, I never claimed logic is good for everything. I claimed logic is good for the argument I posted. Can you explain to me why ...

Pure moral relativism is a translation for, "Morality is an opinion". Such assessments of morality are cop outs because such a morality is useless. It...

I think you are letting your bias against religion cloud your ability to partake in some fun. Or is it you're worried you won't be able to figure out ...

Not a worry on the reply speed TVCL, we all have lives. =) Also, I have read quite a bit of your work as well. I have mainly read it to make sure I un...

Are you talking about significant digits? So lets use the decimal system for a second. We do a calculation that shows we need to make a board 1.000000...

Thanks for that link! I never know about that. I would definitely say his own bias affects that equation. It notes that he started with a 50/50, and u...

Hi Hippyhead. So in discussions like these, we assume the norm. If you can show that the norm is wrong in this instance, then feel free. But it kind o...

If you wish to end this discussion, that's fine, I don't mind. But we're here to discuss and show each other what we think of the issue. I did not sim...

Depends on what you mean by suffering. Do you mean being in a state of uncomfortableness or displeasure that will eventually dissapate? I consider som...

Not a worry tim wood, its a new argument A lot of times people want to apply their knowledge of old arguments in this, and miss what I'm trying to say...

I always enjoy your comments tim wood. Where does the logic break exactly though? I predicated that there are only two options. Either everything has ...

Just a quick clarification. If something is not falsifiable, it is impossible to have confirmation of it as a theory. Confirmation of something means ...

I was answering this point from your second post. I was answering these points.

Then you have your answer. It cannot be scientific.

If you want to keep it scientific, then you have to demonstrate how we can test that something. So first, you have to identify what a memory is, becau...

Sorry, I'm lost. Its been years since I took a statistics class, and a google search did not easily reveal what P(A) and Pa(A) were. So P is the proba...

I would argue at this time Alex that philosophy of mind has now been merged with neuroscience. The days of postulating on what a mind are without refe...

A good question. Science is about proposing hypotheses that can be tested. So first we have to construct what a soul is. Do you have a definition of a...

Aw shucks tim wood, that's a helluva compliment! Hopefully I can keep it clear as we discuss here as well. I agree TVCL. In my reading I see argument ...

The problem with Karma is it is an article of Faith, and therefore is not philosophy. Faith - the belief in something one desires, despite there being...

I view philosophy in comparison to science. Science has a theory based off of a known phenomenon, and attempts to prove and disprove it. But science d...

What appears to us as physical or non-physical has no bearing on rational discourse. There are plenty of things that we interpret or wish to be that a...

At this point, you've removed yourself from science though. The only way you can get reincarnation and science to work together, is if you can define ...

I'll try to give a reasonable answer to your points. 1. If the observable universe had not manifested would sufficient preconditions necessarily have ...

I did not fully answer your point. I agree 100% that it is impossible to be anything else but you. All I was doing was describing the thought process ...

Much appreciated Wayfarer! This was very informative, thank you.

Lets look at it this way. Lets pretend that even if "you" were something different, that core perspective of living and thinking within that perspecti...

Great! I think we both understand. Having read both your reply to myself and tim wood, I think I know what you're trying to describe. The understandin...

I suppose this can be the case. I think this is an indicator of those who are willing to bring logic to their religion, and those who are not.

I don't think it exposes a fatal flaw in his beliefs, just a fatal flaw in his definitions. I think I responded similarly to a post you had on omnipot...

There is no reason. If we are to postulate that the big bang was the "beginning", then there should be no reason for any rules on what could, and coul...

Tell your friend to think of a physics problem. We can calculate that if we release a mass of x, under gravity of y it will fall with a force on the g...

If you define omnipotent as, "The power to do anything." then you aren't proving that God is impossible, you are proving that your word, "omnipotent" ...

If the ability of a person to remember another dead person's memory is not reincarnation, what is your definition of reincarnation?

Ok, then we can make reincarnation falsifiable. If it is true that memories have been found to be located within the brain, then we know that a dead p...

I love this post! Its a good point. We know what hurts us and what we fear, but we don't know very well what obtaining "heaven" would be like. I think...

To Benj96 and Tim Wood. Let me clarify what I mean by "fear death". It does not mean crippling terror or despair. Go to the roof of the tallest sky sc...