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Paul S

['Member']Joined: February 18, 2021 at 17:31Last active: March 04, 2021 at 23:254 discussions142 comments

Bio

I work as a software engineer.

I have no formal qualifications in philosophy but did complete a module on it as part of my undergraduate studies in CS.

Favourite Philosopher

L. E. J. Brouwer, Gottlob Frege

Favourite Quotations

“Every good mathematician is at least half a philosopher, and every good philosopher is at least half a mathematician.”
? Gottlob Frege

“I believe that ideas such as absolute certitude, absolute exactness, final truth, etc. are figments of the imagination which should not be admissible in any field of science. On the other hand, any assertion of probability is either right or wrong from the standpoint of the theory on which it is based. This loosening of thinking (Lockerung des Denkens) seems to me to be the greatest blessing which modern science has given to us. For the belief in a single truth and in being the possessor thereof is the root cause of all evil in the world” ? Max Born

Discussions (4)

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In: ‘God does not play dice’  — view comment
Yes, that's determinism. To make the case for reasoning being indeterministic we have to assume that there is some neural influence that doesn't behav...
March 03, 2021 at 17:51
In: Libet's experiment and its irrelevance to free will  — view comment
Still all very inconclsive. We know we have survival instincts that trigger reflex built into our physiology, but it's a bit of a stretch to conclude ...
March 03, 2021 at 17:14
In: What kind of philosopher is Karl Marx?  — view comment
Had a quick brainstorm on it. I would suspect he was monist, and plantonist, in terms of his philosophical perspective. I'm just speculating.
March 03, 2021 at 15:56
In: What is a particle?  — view comment
I think politics does that. Most of our great Math comes from a time of union between between Philosophy and Science. “Every good mathematician is at ...
March 02, 2021 at 21:34
In: "Closed time-like curves"  — view comment
I would argue that the mysteriousness is sourced in a lack of time though. Light travels at invariant speed because it does not experience time as suc...
March 02, 2021 at 18:12
In: Free will  — view comment
I agree with that. What I was getting at is that despite how complex we assume ourselves to be, if we live in a deterministic universe, it could be ar...
March 02, 2021 at 18:04
In: What is a particle?  — view comment
I would still argue that it's more an issue of evolution of the Sciences, and that some apparent workings of the universe (the Josephson effect comes ...
March 02, 2021 at 17:46
In: What is a particle?  — view comment
Maybe spectral waves is what they should be called to avoid ambiguity with tangible waves.
March 02, 2021 at 17:35
In: Free will  — view comment
Plants will reorient themselves to align with the sun. However there is also argument that plants have indeterministic processes, through proton tunne...
March 02, 2021 at 16:46
In: Philosophy has failed to create a better world  — view comment
I think they were minimal by comparison. The vast majority of mortalities from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 are from people with co...
March 02, 2021 at 15:43
In: What is a particle?  — view comment
And it does. Born's statistical interpretation is a useful tool to measure probability over time. In a way. As others pointed out, it's an evolutionar...
March 02, 2021 at 13:06
In: Why are We Back-Peddling on Racial Color-Blindness?  — view comment
Yes.
March 02, 2021 at 00:16
In: Do atheists even exist? As in would they exist if God existed?  — view comment
It could be argued that is a problem of institutionalism rather than any religious indoctrination in particular.
March 01, 2021 at 22:05
In: Free will  — view comment
As I see it, we are the sum of our parts (if not taking any notion of the soul into account). The indeterministic nature would not be limited in scope...
March 01, 2021 at 21:51
In: Free will  — view comment
I enjoyed the topic. I would like to add something in support of indeterminism and thus free will, because as others rightfully point out, determinism...
March 01, 2021 at 19:14
In: ‘God does not play dice’  — view comment
I can just repost with "Ok, explain what what a deterministic event would look like. What does it actually mean for some event to be deterministic? Al...
March 01, 2021 at 18:15
In: ‘God does not play dice’  — view comment
That's not proven. Neither is that. Either case is essentially coming form a partially "ignorant view of reality". We simply don't know. If on the oth...
March 01, 2021 at 18:05
In: Free will  — view comment
It might be that indeterminism, if there is any, only exists beyond this universe. There doesn't appear to be any way to prove or disprove it. In Phys...
March 01, 2021 at 14:56
In: "Closed time-like curves"  — view comment
Energy is spacetime. Spacetime is energy Our concept of time is an abstraction. There is no spacetime in the universe as a whole. It exists only where...
March 01, 2021 at 12:14
In: Do atheists even exist? As in would they exist if God existed?  — view comment
I just think of it as a-theist, anti-theist. Thanks synthesis. There was probably a time when atheists would be whispered about behind their backs. No...
March 01, 2021 at 05:08
In: Do atheists even exist? As in would they exist if God existed?  — view comment
We all have bias whether we admit it or not. There is no evidence for or against atheism any more than there is for or against theism. Whether you lik...
March 01, 2021 at 00:39
In: Do atheists even exist? As in would they exist if God existed?  — view comment
That's not what I'm saying. I'm sorry if you see it that way, not the intention.
February 28, 2021 at 22:17
In: Do atheists even exist? As in would they exist if God existed?  — view comment
Let's assume there is nobody else in this cosmic courtroom other than you and I. Please, address my postulate that determinism is is on some level mor...
February 28, 2021 at 21:20
In: Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics: Science or philosophy?  — view comment
There is still nothing boring about the questions it has for our finest abstract capabilities to understand it. You will not find a much more open end...
February 28, 2021 at 21:15
In: Do atheists even exist? As in would they exist if God existed?  — view comment
Resonance describes the phenomenon of increased amplitude that occurs when the frequency of a periodically applied force (or a Fourier component of it...
February 28, 2021 at 20:52
In: Do atheists even exist? As in would they exist if God existed?  — view comment
Now, you're cherry picking what I said you were cherry picking, you didn't really address the issue I raised. Bringing up bigotry as somehow intrinsic...
February 28, 2021 at 19:54
In: The Origin of the First Living Cell with or without Evolution?  — view comment
Beings may not get too close to the secrets of our universe, but they can mimic quite a lot, as arguable demigods that manipulate the creation of life...
February 28, 2021 at 18:36
In: Do atheists even exist? As in would they exist if God existed?  — view comment
Even if you call this universe a simulation, it's a pretty impressive one. I don't expect to achieve true insight into this, just maybe get a little c...
February 28, 2021 at 18:15
In: ‘God does not play dice’  — view comment
Ok, Well let's say (sorry I had a toke) I stack a big group of deterministic tiles (let's just say I conceded and that's what they are) and I know tha...
February 28, 2021 at 18:10
In: Do atheists even exist? As in would they exist if God existed?  — view comment
The case for mysticism I think would be that we cannot trust ourselves to reason about the things we don't have true insight into, and to open ourselv...
February 28, 2021 at 14:04
In: Do atheists even exist? As in would they exist if God existed?  — view comment
I we put ourselves between the spectral lines of indeterminism - that there is some kind of interventionism, and determinism - that there isn't, then ...
February 28, 2021 at 13:47
In: Do atheists even exist? As in would they exist if God existed?  — view comment
You're cherry picking. That's not at all in the spirit of what I was getting at. What I was getting at, in your parlance, was that either position can...
February 28, 2021 at 13:39
In: Is there a logical symbol for 'may include'?  — view comment
You're vey welcome Leon. It's a little over all of our heads in my opinion, which is why it's interesting. It's a good idea for a Philosopher's postgr...
February 28, 2021 at 02:55
In: Do atheists even exist? As in would they exist if God existed?  — view comment
It all depends on the level of enlightenment of a person. I can respect a person of any faith or anti-faith or whatever you want to call it. If you're...
February 28, 2021 at 02:22
In: To what extent is the universe infinite?  — view comment
Thanks Gary. I will check it now. Before reading, I will add that probability density functions are used not merely because that's how the outcome is ...
February 27, 2021 at 19:00
In: Donald Trump (All General Trump Conversations Here)  — view comment
Is that not a contradiction? Just asking.
February 27, 2021 at 13:22
In: ‘God does not play dice’  — view comment
You did ! Your definition, as I recall it, was fallacious, but I don't want to over dwell on it. I'm not that pedantic I don't think so! I think you'r...
February 27, 2021 at 13:06
In: Is this quote true ?  — view comment
“Every good mathematician is at least half a philosopher, and every good philosopher is at least half a mathematician.” ? Gottlob Frege The benefit of...
February 27, 2021 at 05:55
In: Why are We Back-Peddling on Racial Color-Blindness?  — view comment
+1
February 27, 2021 at 05:46
In: Free will  — view comment
I agree. I'm starting to believe that what makes life indeterministic is that we believe we have free will and have a will to prosper. I associate it ...
February 27, 2021 at 05:43
In: Is there a logical symbol for 'may include'?  — view comment
That's right. Not necessarily not ( ¬?¬ ) is equivalent to possibly ( ? ) in modal logic Also, If you want to define the probability that it's an elem...
February 27, 2021 at 05:39
In: ‘God does not play dice’  — view comment
I never used that word.
February 27, 2021 at 00:06
In: Solutions for Overpopulation  — view comment
You can make any number sound scary if you really want to and you have an agenda, maybe add a plosive 'b' to a word make some scary movies. Wherever y...
February 26, 2021 at 22:17
In: ‘God does not play dice’  — view comment
I don't have a problem with anything you wrote. I'm not saying I have a problem with abstract thought. It's a part of who we are. I was just pointing ...
February 26, 2021 at 21:50
In: ‘God does not play dice’  — view comment
But is it not right and humble to honor reality? Without instruments we, whether by design or evolution, only perceive a thin slice of the reality aro...
February 26, 2021 at 19:11
In: ‘God does not play dice’  — view comment
You had exhibited that you didn't understand what it meant in the first place, which was a bit intellectually lazy of you. You seem to be upset that I...
February 26, 2021 at 17:41
In: ‘God does not play dice’  — view comment
Just highlight it or select the text you want, a little small quote button will appear, click on it. Or you can just type it like this: Because anothe...
February 26, 2021 at 15:51
In: ‘God does not play dice’  — view comment
There is no collapse in Many Worlds, which is one of the benefits out forward by proponents. All outcomes happen. A deterministic theory Many Worlds i...
February 26, 2021 at 01:17
In: ‘God does not play dice’  — view comment
To be fair insanity has befallen on those working heavily in fields on the question of determinism, quantum mechanics and infinity. The latter has cer...
February 25, 2021 at 22:30
In: Dimensional Analysis on the Gaussian Distribution  — view comment
I'd have to know more, and I may not be equipped to give you the best answer, but since you know time is one of you variables, consider describing wha...
February 25, 2021 at 21:58
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