Shawn

I generally agree with this. I see nothing fruitful from thinking God is in the sky somewhere. I'd call it pantheism if I were hard pressed.

Dimensionality. God exists as an independent dimension above all others. S/he/It encompasses all other dimensions, such as space and time.

Depending on whether you adopt the principle of bipolarity, not so much. Deeds, acts of kindness/charity. That kind of "work".

I'm quite interested to get into the logical aspect of this book. If I can assert a possible world or stipulate something about it, then existentially...

@"Banno", what does Kripke have to say about accessibility relations between possible worlds? Does he even go into this important topic?

Waiting with great anticipation @"Mentalusion"!

Isn't that the principle or knowledge by/of acquaintance stated another way?

I'm banking on your or another's willingness to take up that challenge. I have seen valuable insights over the last three or four pages as to the issu...

Ok, so let's start. What is a set of possible world(s)? What is an accessibility relation? What is a value assignment? If you can recommend a good boo...

Or to phrase the question differently, why don't existential quantifiers apply to counterfactuals?

Could you or someone else expand on this? What type of logic is that?

Someone should turn this thread into a book.

Is, so then why?

So, the logic of modally dependent counterfactuals does not reconcile with predicate logic?

Thus, to say under a unitary logic that encompasses all types of logic under one conceptual schema, that a counterfactual "obtains" or is "instantiate...

To expand, we can say that certain counterfactuals occupy a type of logical space (modal logic). Then to assert a different type of logic (predicate l...

I'm still pondering over how existential quantification works for counterfactuals. Anyone?

Could you elaborate on this point?

@"csalisbury", have you heard of Ketamine? There are some clinics that administer it to MDD patients. It's the next big thing, like "aspirin", but for...

Haha, I agree. I have no idea what I should do. I suppose I'll stay here in this safe space. Calling out someone as "crazy" hardly ever produced any g...

But, returning to the topic. I think this all points towards a conception that Platonism might be true. Thoughts?

Yeah, no apologies and another mentor on the same forum thought I was on drugs, and basically affirmed what the other mentor thought about me. I'm goi...

Yeah, you pretty much nailed it (figuratively and literally). Every document has a timestamp on it, thus why not assume the same when you invoke "dura...

The issue wouldn't arise if time was instantiated linguistically into the sentence. Would it?

Had he said, "Maybe a psychologist." I would understand. But, "psychiatrist" pretty much narrows it down to him thinking I need to take something for ...

Yeah, I don't even know what to make of his quip. Was it in good faith or what?

I just got told on a physics forums to go see a psychiatrist for posting the OP. Here's the dialogue: Wow!

Yes, all good questions or a roundabout way of saying the same. What else do you think?

Yes, indeed. That which we cannot talk about must pass over in silence. And to add: In that silence, "work" is done.

I like your psychological touch to the intent or "reason" why the Tractatus was written for Wittgenstein. I wonder what other members think?

What was your point?

I never would have thought of Wittgenstein as a misogynistic fool. Thanks for the highlight of my day.

That can all be true.

Most likely. Wittgenstein dearly loved Pinsent.

I dont know. Some historicism I see

It starts out on page 114, in the attachment:

So, I think we left off here: 2.22 The picture represents what it represents, independently of its truth or falsehood, through the form of representat...

I don't know. Please elaborate.

That's fine. Let me know when you want to begin?

Then what would Kripke say?

So, how does existential qualification/quantification work for counterfactuals?

What does "discreet individual" mean?

I really want to return to this book. Anyone care to accompany me?

But, it can be shown.

Whoa. Let me think over this. Preliminarily, what does a memory denote then?

Good, so memories are metaphysical?

So, let me posit some thoughts. Idealism is true. Namely, those memories occupy no spatiotemporal location. They exist in the mind. Whatever that deno...

What does that even mean?

I'm just wondering about other's thoughts on The Man in the High Castle. I think I will watch it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Kn1_xTDTG8