Information can tell us everything. It has all the answers. But they are answers to questions we have not asked, and which doubtless don’t even arise.
Knowledge is a mirage.
Information can tell us everything. It has all the answers. But they are answers to questions we have not asked, and which doubtless don’t even arise.
There is nothing more mysterious than a TV set left on in an empty room.
Precisely the point.Age wrote: ↑Mon Apr 07, 2025 3:46 amOBVIOUSLY it is an ABSOLUTE IMPOSSIBILITY to provide examples of 'reason' or 'why' for absolutely ANY thing, which does not involve conscious human beings.daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Sun Apr 06, 2025 3:33 amAs expressed existence itself has no reason or why. Those are complexities concerning conscious beings and particular things.
Reason is an aspect of existence, not a cause of existence or something beyond existence.
Reason could not cause or initiate existence when reason itself is existence.
To reiterate there is no reason or why for existence. Existence simply is. Reason and why concern conscious beings and particular or specific things.
You seem to claim existence itself has or had some reason for being. I’m asking that you provide an example of such reason not involving conscious beings or particular things to illustrate such reason for existence itself. Illustrate your point.
ONLY conscious human beings can 'make up' reasons or whys, and only conscious human beings can express and receive reasons and whys. So, again, it is IMPOSSIBLE to provide examples of 'reason' and 'why', which do not involve conscious human beings. So, it does NOT MAKE ACTUAL SENSE to ASK FOR examples that could NEVER be provided.
LOL ONCE MORE NO one can PROVIDE you of what you are ASKING FOR, here, BECAUSE it is, OBVIOUSLY, an IMPOSSIBILITY.
you are CONFLATED TWO DIFFERENT things, and then 'TRYING TO' CLAIM that because one can NOT BE DONE, therefore, the other does EXIST.
I think it's better described as eternal truth.
Very respectable. This builds esteem.daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Mon Jun 19, 2023 12:57 am This is not my philosophy. [...] I did not invent it. Supposing all detailed in the original essay is accurate no one would have contrived or invented this philosophy or this description of what is. It would be eternal knowledge, existent and present forever. Individuals discover it, they stumble upon it from time to time throughout eternity and express it for others to contemplate.
But 'eason for Existence HAS ALREADY BEEN PROVIDED. So, your CLAIM that reason for Existence cannot be provided is OBVIOUSLY False.daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Mon Apr 07, 2025 4:32 pmPrecisely the point.Age wrote: ↑Mon Apr 07, 2025 3:46 amOBVIOUSLY it is an ABSOLUTE IMPOSSIBILITY to provide examples of 'reason' or 'why' for absolutely ANY thing, which does not involve conscious human beings.daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Sun Apr 06, 2025 3:33 amAs expressed existence itself has no reason or why. Those are complexities concerning conscious beings and particular things.
Reason is an aspect of existence, not a cause of existence or something beyond existence.
Reason could not cause or initiate existence when reason itself is existence.
To reiterate there is no reason or why for existence. Existence simply is. Reason and why concern conscious beings and particular or specific things.
You seem to claim existence itself has or had some reason for being. I’m asking that you provide an example of such reason not involving conscious beings or particular things to illustrate such reason for existence itself. Illustrate your point.
ONLY conscious human beings can 'make up' reasons or whys, and only conscious human beings can express and receive reasons and whys. So, again, it is IMPOSSIBLE to provide examples of 'reason' and 'why', which do not involve conscious human beings. So, it does NOT MAKE ACTUAL SENSE to ASK FOR examples that could NEVER be provided.
LOL ONCE MORE NO one can PROVIDE you of what you are ASKING FOR, here, BECAUSE it is, OBVIOUSLY, an IMPOSSIBILITY.
you are CONFLATED TWO DIFFERENT things, and then 'TRYING TO' CLAIM that because one can NOT BE DONE, therefore, the other does EXIST.
Reason for existence cannot be provided not because things are conflated, rather because existence itself lacks reason.
The reason you provide:Age wrote: ↑Mon Apr 07, 2025 8:49 pmBut 'eason for Existence HAS ALREADY BEEN PROVIDED. So, your CLAIM that reason for Existence cannot be provided is OBVIOUSLY False.daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Mon Apr 07, 2025 4:32 pmReason for existence cannot be provided not because things are conflated, rather because existence itself lacks reason.
…concerns you particularly, it concerns a conscious individual.
Existence is not devoid of reason nor is life devoid of meaning. The point is conscious, living beings construct those things.Age wrote: ↑Mon Apr 07, 2025 8:49 pmNow, ONCE.MORE, you are absolutely FREE to BELIEVE whatever you like, but just because you might BELIEVE some thing is true that in and itself does NOT make it true. For example you may well ALSO BELIEVE that Life, itself, lacks meaning, AS WELL. But what makes your BELIEF, here, true?
Just SAYING and CLAIMING that reason for Existence can NOT be provided, because, "daniel j lavender" BELIEVES, Existence, Itself, lacks reason, is NEVER EVER going to suffice.
EXPLAIN TO the readers, here, what 'it' IS, EXACTLY, which MAKES your BELIEF, here, true
OBVIOUSLY, 'you' do NOT YET KNOW 'Who 'I' AM', correct?daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Wed Apr 09, 2025 5:58 amThe reason you provide:Age wrote: ↑Mon Apr 07, 2025 8:49 pmBut 'eason for Existence HAS ALREADY BEEN PROVIDED. So, your CLAIM that reason for Existence cannot be provided is OBVIOUSLY False.daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Mon Apr 07, 2025 4:32 pmReason for existence cannot be provided not because things are conflated, rather because existence itself lacks reason.
…concerns you particularly, it concerns a conscious individual.
you ARE MISSING THE MARK, and WHOLE POINT, here. But, this is just because 'you' are NOT YET ABLE TO ANSWER the QUESTION, 'Who am 'I'?' Correct?daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Wed Apr 09, 2025 5:58 am It is your contrivance; a reason for and of you as a conscious being, not existence itself.
But, 'you' being a PARTLY 'conscious being', here, is NOT 'the one' who HAS and HOLDS 'the ANSWER', here. Or, do you, a human being, BELIEVE that 'you' DO?daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Wed Apr 09, 2025 5:58 am Existence itself cannot have causal reason. Any claimed reason for existence would itself be part of existence.
But, this is ONLY one individual human beings OWN view and perspective, based upon 'a reason', which is just part of Existence, Itself.daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Wed Apr 09, 2025 5:58 am Existence is reason, not merely from or for reason.
NO one, here, has even thought, let alone said, otherwise.daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Wed Apr 09, 2025 5:58 amExistence is not devoid of reason nor is life devoid of meaning. The point is conscious, living beings construct those things.Age wrote: ↑Mon Apr 07, 2025 8:49 pmNow, ONCE.MORE, you are absolutely FREE to BELIEVE whatever you like, but just because you might BELIEVE some thing is true that in and itself does NOT make it true. For example you may well ALSO BELIEVE that Life, itself, lacks meaning, AS WELL. But what makes your BELIEF, here, true?
Just SAYING and CLAIMING that reason for Existence can NOT be provided, because, "daniel j lavender" BELIEVES, Existence, Itself, lacks reason, is NEVER EVER going to suffice.
EXPLAIN TO the readers, here, what 'it' IS, EXACTLY, which MAKES your BELIEF, here, true
There is NO 'thing' BEYOND Existence. And AGAIN, NO one, here, has even thought, let alone said, otherwise.daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Wed Apr 09, 2025 5:58 am Reason is part of existence, not something beyond existence.
ONCE AGAIN, NO one, here, has even thought, let alone said, otherwise.daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Wed Apr 09, 2025 5:58 am Nor is reason a cause of existence. Reason could not cause existence as reason itself is existence.
ONCE AGAIN, just because "daniel j lavender" BELIEVES some thing to be true WILL NEVER EVER MEAN NOR MAKE 'that thing' true.daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Wed Apr 09, 2025 5:58 am Existence cannot have a cause as any cause would be existence. Existence is eternal.
Have you EVER CONSIDERED that THE REASON that 'Existence', Itself, EXISTS has been 'around' for AS LONG AS 'Existence', Itself, HAS BEEN?daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Wed Apr 09, 2025 5:58 am As existence is eternal any causal reason would be applied after the fact of existence already being. Any reason would be contrivance.
Existence involves reason in part. Reason is a construct concerning particular things often conflated with existence in its general sense. For example, the universe may have been created for or by reason of a creator yet that reason would apply specifically to that particular arrangement. The causal reason would concern a particular configuration, not existence.Age wrote: ↑Wed Apr 09, 2025 6:56 amAlso, and OBVIOUSLY, 'your' OWN individual human being 'claimed reason' that there is NO 'reason' for Existence, Itself, would itself be a part of Existence, Itself, correct?daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Wed Apr 09, 2025 5:58 am Existence itself cannot have causal reason. Any claimed reason for existence would itself be part of existence.
And, if yes, then you ALSO WANTING TO CLAIM that ANY 'claimed reason', being PART OF 'Existence', Itself, would then AUTOMATICALLY FORFEIT 'the reason', FORFEIT your OWN 'reasons' and CLAIMS, here.
As expressed in the original essay:Age wrote: ↑Wed Apr 09, 2025 6:56 amHave you EVER CONSIDERED that THE REASON that 'Existence', Itself, EXISTS has been 'around' for AS LONG AS 'Existence', Itself, HAS BEEN?daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Wed Apr 09, 2025 5:58 am As existence is eternal any causal reason would be applied after the fact of existence already being. Any reason would be contrivance.
If no, then WHY NOT?
WHY are you ONLY 'considering' SOME things, here, ONLY?
Reason is an aspect of existence involving conscious beings. Consciousness is presumably eternal and so is reason.daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Fri Jun 16, 2023 5:44 pmAs existence never began, as existence had no starting point things wouldn't need to advance or develop from a beginning. There wouldn't be a beginning to need to develop from. Things would always be existent and could exist at any level of development at any given time. This essentially means life, or consciousness, could be eternal.
1. you are, again, just saying and writing things that are already known.daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 3:33 amExistence involves reason in part. Reason is a construct concerning particular things often conflated with existence in its general sense. For example, the universe may have been created for or by reason of a creator yet that reason would apply specifically to that particular arrangement. The causal reason would concern a particular configuration, not existence.Age wrote: ↑Wed Apr 09, 2025 6:56 amAlso, and OBVIOUSLY, 'your' OWN individual human being 'claimed reason' that there is NO 'reason' for Existence, Itself, would itself be a part of Existence, Itself, correct?daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Wed Apr 09, 2025 5:58 am Existence itself cannot have causal reason. Any claimed reason for existence would itself be part of existence.
And, if yes, then you ALSO WANTING TO CLAIM that ANY 'claimed reason', being PART OF 'Existence', Itself, would then AUTOMATICALLY FORFEIT 'the reason', FORFEIT your OWN 'reasons' and CLAIMS, here.
Once again, no one has said It could, so 'this', here, is moot, again.
'This', again, is coming from a very, very closed view and perspective.daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 3:33 am Any claimed reason would have qualities substantiating it as a thing or as part of existence.
But there are no 'another part of Existence', Itself, so 'the rest' is moot, too.daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 3:33 am For example, its initiation of [another part of] existence or its interaction with [another part of] existence would substantiate it as a thing.
Why are you presenting 'things', which could not be, as though they 'could be', and then 'trying to' argue against 'them'?daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 3:33 am Any thing would be [part of] existence. Existence would not cause existence. Existence would already be.
No one, here, has ever thought, let alone said and claimed, that 'Existence', Itself, has some so-called 'initiating cause nor reason. So, why are you, again, introducing things, which no one, here, has ever thought nor said, and then are 'trying to' argue against 'them'?daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 3:33 am The point is existence itself has no initiating cause or reason as articulated in the original statement and essay note.
Are you aware of the contradictions and inconsistencies in this what you call 'original essay'?daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 3:33 amAs expressed in the original essay:Age wrote: ↑Wed Apr 09, 2025 6:56 amHave you EVER CONSIDERED that THE REASON that 'Existence', Itself, EXISTS has been 'around' for AS LONG AS 'Existence', Itself, HAS BEEN?daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Wed Apr 09, 2025 5:58 am As existence is eternal any causal reason would be applied after the fact of existence already being. Any reason would be contrivance.
If no, then WHY NOT?
WHY are you ONLY 'considering' SOME things, here, ONLY?
daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Fri Jun 16, 2023 5:44 pmAs existence never began, as existence had no starting point things wouldn't need to advance or develop from a beginning. There wouldn't be a beginning to need to develop from. Things would always be existent and could exist at any level of development at any given time. This essentially means life, or consciousness, could be eternal.
Which all means 'what', exactly?daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 3:33 am Reason is an aspect of existence involving conscious beings. Consciousness is presumably eternal and so is reason.
It can also be said, and 'argued', 'human snot' just is, as well.
But, there is no so-called 'struggle' at all, here, when and if one already knows what 'the reason' is for 'Existence', Itself.daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 3:33 am Sequence and time, like reason, are constructs concerning particulars often conflated with existence in its general sense. Attempting to apply chronological order to reason and existence struggles because reason is existence.
Really?
Who has ever, ever thought, said, or claimed that there was 'a reason' causing Existence, Itself?daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 3:33 am Existence does not merely come from reason or begin because of reason. Reason is existence. That is precisely why there is no reason causing existence.
The universe certainly could have been created. In your own words:Age wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 4:28 am1. you are, again, just saying and writing things that are already known.daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 3:33 amExistence involves reason in part. Reason is a construct concerning particular things often conflated with existence in its general sense. For example, the universe may have been created for or by reason of a creator yet that reason would apply specifically to that particular arrangement. The causal reason would concern a particular configuration, not existence.
2. The Universe could never have begun nor created all at once. So, saying that the Universe 'may have been created' is just False, and Wrong.
Universe is a restrictive, limited term and as illustrated serves largely to deny a higher power. Existence is the more comprehensive term. Existence is the more practical term as well.
Identify them.Age wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 4:28 amAre you aware of the contradictions and inconsistencies in this what you call 'original essay'?
If yes, then great.
But, if no, then would like to be informed of what they are, where they are, and more importantly why they are?
If yes, then great.
But if no, then why not?
Reason is a thing, a part of existence as defined in the original text. Reason is perceived substantiating it as a thing.
Then with the original statement you agree.Age wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 4:28 amNo one, here, has ever thought, let alone said and claimed, that 'Existence', Itself, has some so-called 'initiating cause nor reason. So, why are you, again, introducing things, which no one, here, has ever thought nor said, and then are 'trying to' argue against 'them'?daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 3:33 am The point is existence itself has no initiating cause or reason as articulated in the original statement and essay note.
Feel free to introduce a new topic for discussion.daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Mon Mar 24, 2025 10:08 am - It may be questioned why existence is. There is no why or reason. Why would imply a cause or a beginning. Existence is eternal and did not begin. There was no reason initiating existence as existence is eternal. There is no reason for existence. Existence simply is.
The 'Universe', by definition, has to be and is infinite and eternal, and therefore was not 'created', in the sense if all at once by something else.daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 1:17 pmThe universe certainly could have been created.Age wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 4:28 am1. you are, again, just saying and writing things that are already known.daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 3:33 amExistence involves reason in part. Reason is a construct concerning particular things often conflated with existence in its general sense. For example, the universe may have been created for or by reason of a creator yet that reason would apply specifically to that particular arrangement. The causal reason would concern a particular configuration, not existence.
2. The Universe could never have begun nor created all at once. So, saying that the Universe 'may have been created' is just False, and Wrong.
Yes, 'they' are my own words.
If this is what you want to believe is true, then okay, but please inform 'the readers', here, how you are defining the 'Universe' word, and, what could possibly have a higher power than 'That'.daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 1:17 pm Universe is a restrictive, limited term and as illustrated serves largely to deny a higher power.
'leaf' therefore is also a so-called restrictive term, and so to is 'existence' a so-called restrictive term, but so what?daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 1:17 pm Existence is the more comprehensive term. Existence is the more practical term as well.
With the terms and definitions provided one could point to a leaf, or any other item, and easily claim existence. However one could not point to a leaf and easily claim universe. Universe is a restrictive term.
Okay, but so 'we' are in agreement, and, literally, on the same page, where, exactly, is the so-called 'original essay', here?daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 1:17 pmIdentify them.Age wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 4:28 amAre you aware of the contradictions and inconsistencies in this what you call 'original essay'?
If yes, then great.
But, if no, then would like to be informed of what they are, where they are, and more importantly why they are?
If yes, then great.
But if no, then why not?
Just like 'reason' is a part of the Universe and of Life, Itself. Which just like 'Existence', Itself, are all infinite and eternal.daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 1:17 pmReason is a thing, a part of existence as defined in the original text. Reason is perceived substantiating it as a thing.
Reason is [part of] existence.
Do I?daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 1:17 pmThen with the original statement you agree.Age wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 4:28 amNo one, here, has ever thought, let alone said and claimed, that 'Existence', Itself, has some so-called 'initiating cause nor reason. So, why are you, again, introducing things, which no one, here, has ever thought nor said, and then are 'trying to' argue against 'them'?daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 3:33 am The point is existence itself has no initiating cause or reason as articulated in the original statement and essay note.
Okay.daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 1:17 pm When considered completely and in context that is what the original statement conveys, no causal reason for existence itself. You, however, isolate single sentences and statements then scrutinize the resulting disconnection.
Just so you will become aware, I do not do 'debate'.daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 1:17 pm Your method in debate consists of isolating statements, removing context and then questioning the basis of the disconnected fragments.
Feel absolutely free to introduce as many topics as you like.daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 1:17 pm You then lock interlocutors in repetitive loops of argumentation amongst the fragments.
For example you criticize the exclusion of why or reason when why or reason are not excluded but implicitly attributed to particular things. What is articulated is eternal existence itself having no causal reason:
Feel free to introduce a new topic for discussion.daniel j lavender wrote: ↑Mon Mar 24, 2025 10:08 am - It may be questioned why existence is. There is no why or reason. Why would imply a cause or a beginning. Existence is eternal and did not begin. There was no reason initiating existence as existence is eternal. There is no reason for existence. Existence simply is.