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Tusok, Rational thinking is a systematic process, therefore it has to be a single process. What is different is the infinite things and conditions we can think systematically about. Two people can think systematically/rationally about different things because the ways we satisfy our needs are differ...

Tusok, You say: “My point is that there probably isn't any single process of thought”. I say: I agree, we can think rationally, irrationally, or somewhere in between. But, if everyone thought perfectly rational, the process itself would be the same process. Rational thinking is the process of confor...

Ginkgo, Excellent suggestion. I will collaborate with those who have an excellent education in Traditional Philosophy, would like to advance philosophical knowledge and have a passion for writing. Within in the near future, I hope to be able to identify the nature of a monetary stimulus to encourage...

Rational: The process of thought, grounded in understanding the nature of human needs, to recognize ways of satisfying our needs most beneficial to the state of our existence.

Wayne Kelly Leggette Sr.

Hex, Noone is preventing you from writing a post with your desired topic, only youself. That's right, I could sit alone and write, but then I would miss having you looking over my shoulder and constantly telling me what an idiot I am. There is something reassuring about knowing someone is reading on...

Ginkgo, I am attempting to eliminate transcendental idealism and every other ism by simply understanding the nature of “existence” itself. “The existence of a thing is a construct of its’ attributes.” This applies to every physical thing, every condition, every experience, every abstract concept and...

Wyman, You will probably agree the effort to construct understanding/knowledge on a forum like this is very fragmented. It becomes fragmented in a thread by the irrelevant unnecessary posts and then the effort jumps to other threads causing the effort to be extremely fragmented. Constructing origina...

Uwort, The empirical evidence, illustrated by the nature of you previous posts, justifies one to doubt you have an interest in the relationship the existence of knowledge has to the existence of things and conditions. The relationship is revealed by “the augment”, which you seem to ignore. Wayne Kel...

chuckle,,,Kuznetzova, I would have expected you to take my side of the argument. After all, I agreed with you about "Discourse of the woo-woo peddlers", "Western Philosophy is bankrupt" and "How does the philosopher react to artillery shells". I never can figure girls.

Ginkgo says: “Quite simply there is no logical necessity when it comes to subject and predicate relationships that are a state of mind.”

I say: “Traditional Philosophy is the asylum for those enamored with their own words, unrestricted by reality.”

Wayne Kelly Leggette Sr.

Uwot, 1- The existence of a thing is a construct of its’ attributes. 2- Knowledge is the state of mind when we recognize two or more things that relate to the existence of each other. 3- A propositional statement is true when the subject and predicate relate to the existence of each other. Ginkgo, “...

Ginkgo, “One could understand mounting a criticism of such philosophers if one understood what they were saying.” If one could understand what philosophers have said, do you think what they said would cause so much confusion? Confusion and contradiction are two obvious attributes that related to the...

Uwot, I would argue that your state of mind appears confused, at best, as I believe most will agree a Golden Retriever is not a philosophical subject. However, it can be argued; if my dog has the attributes we agree are the attributes of a Golden Retriever and I say to you: “My dog is a Golden Retri...

Quote: “What method do you have for determining whether a knowledgeable state of mind is correct as opposed to incorrect?” A realistic state of mind or belief, recognizing attributes that relate to the existence of a thing and or condition, can be supported by a logical argument. Unrealistic state o...

"Obviously, any criticism related to the state Philosophy is in today might appear to be directed at the philosophers but my criticism is about accepting their ideas as the final word."