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Signs are real. Language is abstract. The sign "cat" is real. The relationship between the sign "cat" and the animal is abstract. As I suggested in another thread.. 'Statements are intrinsically meaningless' language has no meaning until it is interpreted by a person. ( I suppose you could call it ...

Peter Holmes wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 18, 2018 3:56 pm

, if facts are value-judgements, then value-judgements are facts,

Not quite.

If A is a subset of B, it does not follow that B is a subset of A. (nor That A=B

For it to be true that in the same or similar circumstances PTS is right in the one, animal, case, and wrong in the other, human, case, there has to be a relevant moral difference. (PTS = Put To Sleep) The difference is that humans can put animals to sleep, whereas animals cannot put humans to slee...

Gary Childress wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 02, 2018 12:50 pm

Noam Chomsky is a towering figure in contemporary linguistics.

And Trump is a towering figure in politics. Doesn't mean we should take what they say at anything more than face value.

Chomsky's opinions about Neanderthals and language is based more on bias and fantasy than on fact.

In the early through mid-20th century, lower class people blamed the rich for their financial problems: Not paying enough taxes according to their enormous wealth. But nowadays the poor working class seems to blame those recieving unemployment benefits/sick or disability relief benefits etc. claimi...

Hegel's Phenomenology of the Spirit describes the progression of consciousness into ascending stages of realization. If the self is looked at as only from the perspective as an emergent authority over one's system of organs, then selfishness cannot pass Kant's Categorical Imperative test. If, howev...

Given that it would be easy enough for religions to apply for government grants for charitable work like any other NGO, why are these huge and immensely profitable organisations receiving tax exemptions? Is there any reason for this other than politicians being far more religious than the general p...

Great, a response with 'substance' to it, and to play with. Now, what is the purpose of 'underwear'? Besides stopping "shit" from dribbling out, and spreading. In other words, WHY do you, human beings, actually wear underwear? Between the ages of about 7 to 70 WHY, exactly, do you wear underwear? I...

[ If beliefs can also change, then why do you have BELIEFS, and maintain them? Same as for underwear. Great, a response with 'substance' to it, and to play with. Now, what is the purpose of 'underwear'? Besides stopping "shit" from dribbling out, and spreading. In other words, WHY do you, human bei...

Age wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 03, 2018 1:57 pm

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If beliefs can also change, then why do you have BELIEFS, and maintain them?

Same as for underwear.

I'm really fascinated by the double slit experiment. Turns out that if you fire particles - electrons or even molecules at double slits, one at a time, and wait 1 sec. or more before you fire the next particle, after some time it will create an interference pattern on the screen. How can individual...

I'm really fascinated by the double slit experiment. Turns out that if you fire particles - electrons or even molecules at double slits, one at a time, and wait 1 sec. or more before you fire the next particle, after some time it will create an interference pattern on the screen. How can individual...

Recently I have been reading that quantum computers could soon be a reality, and very soon! An advancement in technology that basically is on par with the human brain.. But without the consciousness? My question is do you think that if an AI program fitted with quantum computing, could find awarene...

I don't think you understand how science works. I think I do. Perhaps your conception of science is mistaken? I don't think you know how to make coffee. From growing the plants to brewing the drink. I have a pretty good idea. But I am happy with my coffee machine too. I don't think you understand t...

Recursion is just a computational process where the output of one cycle is used as the input for the next repeated cycle. I don't see how that can possible lead to a 'model of reality' Science is recursive. One hypothesis (approximation) superseded and falsified by the next. It leads to better and ...