The Philosophy Discussion Forum

I like your post, Felasco. You have definitely captured what I was saying, though yours was put differently than mine. Now, it is correct that life is like a ball, where it is thrown (birth), it flies up (life), but it falls (old age), and then it hits the ground (death). It is true that life is li...

...what empirical change might one observe if you were to accept the theistic narrative? I dunno. A few mutually self righteous, happy-clappy exchanges with the god squad on theses pages perhaps. ...I don't know whether I believe in God or not, and I have no idea how to test. Well, it could be as s...

In here we discuss that the reality is made of two things, minds and ideas. Minds are not due to/subjected to ideas. Therefore, they have no location. A lot of people on farce forums, aka, philosophy forums make use of what they have while at the same time denying that they have it or can't locate ...

The truth/false dichotomy is a false dichotomy given the expression of contexts reflect truth values to have multiple grades of meaning. All contexts are derive a truth/false value given the contexts through which they are presented. For example "a unicorn exists" maintains a simultaneous...

Absolutely. Einstein developed his theories only to later painstakingly put them into words.

Wow that’s an incredibly long winded way of saying cogito ergo sum. We all learned that freshman year in philosophy 101

get on the train... wait, we are armed... -Imp A man’s rights rest in three boxes. The ballot-box, the jury-box, and the cartridge-box. -F. Douglas Not these old saws again. Take a good look around the world and see what the US infantry is capable of. If your Prez decides to treat you like the Japa...

So is your Aeon space (or its force) linked to consciousness in your theory? Wyman, Yes. I see it as the space from which single potentially conscious units came into being. The force manifested by Aeon space is that which powers the deepest level of your mind, and even of mine now and then. Of cou...

the comparison of the perception as something manipulated would require access to a "pure" perception... -Imp Not sure what you mean by 'pure perception.' As opposed to what? the one you judge as manipulated... -Imp There need not be a proto-percept as something prior to and distinct from...

Impenitent wrote: ↑Thu Feb 14, 2019 1:02 am the comparison of the perception as something manipulated would require access to a "pure" perception...

-Imp

Not sure what you mean by 'pure perception.' As opposed to what?

Rinse/repeat. What the f*** is an assertion? If you paid attention to the book I posted above propositions are types in Homotopy. How do you assert the truth-value of a proposition? If your answer to most questions involves type theory, then why not start a thread on that topic? But referring peopl...

What the f*** is a truth-claim? e.g which theory of truth are you are appealing to? There are at least 20 of them... Who is "we"? I don't understand what it means. The sentence contains zero bits of information - therefore it is infinitely vague. See first point above. What the f*** is a ...

I think you are on to something, but the perceptions themselves are not manipulated, rather the descriptions we give to said perception via language, distort it... first privately as defined by oneself and secondly, when communicated publicly... then nuanced distortions begin as the public descript...

One plausible theory is that the knowledge is encrypted in our brains and it somehow is decoded as a result of mental activity becoming ready for experience. Where the knowledge comes from? Evolution, by chance. Basically those creatures who by chance have more knowledge could survive better. What ...

The sentence is a truth claim: This sentence is false . What the f*** is a truth-claim? e.g which theory of truth are you are appealing to? There are at least 20 of them... We all understand what it means. No vagueness at all . Who is "we"? I don't understand what it means. The sentence c...