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by boyjohn
Wed Sep 10, 2025 4:26 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: The Limits of Observation
Replies: 10
Views: 141

Re: The Limits of Observation

Each observation demands further observation to infinity. But that is not the issue is each observation is new, unique thus it is linear not circular as you are never returning to where you have left behind!
by boyjohn
Wed Sep 10, 2025 4:16 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Israel to allow foreign countries to drop aid into Gaza.
Replies: 211
Views: 1582

Re: Israel to allow foreign countries to drop aid into Gaza.

Perhaps we should ask why does Gaza need aid and why does one Nation say who can or cannot provide that aid?
by boyjohn
Wed Sep 10, 2025 4:07 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Christianity
Replies: 19847
Views: 1196156

Re: Christianity

What alturist values?
by boyjohn
Wed Sep 10, 2025 4:04 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: The Earliest Philosophers Got It
Replies: 31
Views: 241

Re: The Earliest Philosophers Got It

Guess you are saying we do not need philosophers, or any questioners at all!
by boyjohn
Wed Sep 10, 2025 3:59 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Who?What Is God?
Replies: 205
Views: 1679

Re: Who?What Is God?

Sadly God or Gods are whatever you imagine them to be!
by boyjohn
Wed Sep 10, 2025 3:52 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: Gnostic Lover
Replies: 2
Views: 873

Re: Gnostic Lover

Is Astrology any better than religion? Could argue Astrology is a mild for of religious foresight?
by boyjohn
Mon Sep 08, 2025 11:49 pm
Forum: Epistemology - Theory of Knowledge
Topic: All Truth is Multidimensional
Replies: 20
Views: 1251

Re: All Truth is Multidimensional

? 2 + 2 =4 an ultimate truth could be in our universe. But does that make it absolute. could be you do not have 2+ 2 apples = 4 apples. Could be you just have four apples or just apples. Mathematics is essentially our invention to help us understand . In another universe they may have no need of our...
by boyjohn
Mon Sep 08, 2025 11:01 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: boyjohn
Replies: 4
Views: 699

Re: boyjohn

Why would I want to define science my concern was about knowledge. It seems you see absolute truths, which if so could not be debunked. Yet I know of no absolute truths. Could be people thought Newton found an absolute truth then along came Enstien. And now we have quantum theory. So it should be cl...
by boyjohn
Mon Aug 25, 2025 5:06 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: boyjohn
Replies: 4
Views: 699

Re: boyjohn

Yes indeed. Knowledge/Truth can it seems only ever be contingent and provisional
by boyjohn
Mon Aug 18, 2025 1:57 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: boyjohn
Replies: 4
Views: 699

boyjohn

Looking into the Theory of Knowledge I am pondering can knowledge ever achieve permanence or all only of limited validity. One upon a time it was that a flat Earth or the Earth as being at the centre of the solar system. Both were held as legitimate knowledge for many centuries and supporters faught...
by boyjohn
Thu Aug 14, 2025 1:35 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: Hello from London
Replies: 3
Views: 687

Re: Hello from London

Binary Logic welll at least you do not need to think to hard!
by boyjohn
Tue Aug 05, 2025 3:19 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: Shalom from London
Replies: 17
Views: 1145

Re: Shalom from London

May I inquire as to what British philosopher you follow or followed, John ( Scotland )
by boyjohn
Sun Aug 03, 2025 7:50 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: nihilism
Replies: 1343
Views: 240619

Re: nihilism

" absence of God " " all things are permitted "
Who gives God things to permit, us!
by boyjohn
Sun Aug 03, 2025 7:42 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Reality is a Meaningless Word
Replies: 36
Views: 373

Re: Reality is a Meaningless Word

Reality is you questioning reality! thus it has meaning for you to question reality!
by boyjohn
Sun Jul 13, 2025 10:52 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: Hello Everyone!
Replies: 6
Views: 733

Re: Hello Everyone!

You could say the Self is a constructed illusion created by a real entity