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by PeteJ
Mon Aug 07, 2023 5:55 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Van Fraasen: There are No Laws of Nature
Replies: 24
Views: 1166

Re: Van Fraasen: There are No Laws of Nature

If I had to describe my approach to philosophy of science, it would be some mash up like methodologically anarchic, empirical, pragmatic instrumentalism and chuck in some rationalism, if you fancy which, if you look at science, is pretty much how it is performed and pretty much every philosophy of ...
by PeteJ
Fri Mar 10, 2023 7:26 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Is it true that ...
Replies: 18
Views: 919

Re: Is it true that ...

Gorgias is not expressing a mere opinion. It is demonstrable in metaphysics that nothing really exists. Nagarjuna demonstrates this in the second century in his Fundamental Verses on the Middle Way, and Kant does so in the Critique . They do not prove that nothing exists. They prove that nothing rea...
by PeteJ
Mon Jan 30, 2023 3:41 pm
Forum: Articles in Philosophy Now
Topic: What Hard Problem?
Replies: 72
Views: 6881

Re: What Hard Problem?

Very late to the party but just wanted to add that I've rarely read a worse article on consciousness, and the competition is fierce. He seems to have as much understanding of consciousness as he does of Stoicism. Note that he does not even mention metaphysics and assumes that thirty centuries of res...
by PeteJ
Sat May 14, 2022 12:14 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: No-thing is absolute
Replies: 30
Views: 2345

Re: No-thing is absolute

1. There is a totality of being. 2. This totality is "one" as it is everything. 3. "Everything" however necessitates a multiplicity as it infers "all things". 4. One is a summation of multiples. .... 14. "No-thing" is absolute. Item 3 is dodgy. It is correct ...
by PeteJ
Sun Oct 18, 2020 2:33 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: if there's anything that all philosopers can agree on
Replies: 78
Views: 11385

Re: if there's anything that all philosopers can agree on

Dear Skepdick and Advocate I have no idea why you approach metaphysics as you do and see no purpose in it. It seems you are very determined not to understand it. I left this forum a while back thanks to this sort of idiocy and I'm going to do so again. I can answer every question in metaphysics coh...
by PeteJ
Sat Oct 17, 2020 2:03 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: if there's anything that all philosopers can agree on
Replies: 78
Views: 11385

Re: if there's anything that all philosopers can agree on

Dear Skepdick and Advocate

I have no idea why you approach metaphysics as you do and see no purpose in it. It seems you are very determined not to understand it.

I left this forum a while back thanks to this sort of idiocy and I'm going to do so again.
by PeteJ
Fri Oct 16, 2020 1:43 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: if there's anything that all philosopers can agree on
Replies: 78
Views: 11385

Re: if there's anything that all philosopers can agree on

Please give just one example of a metaphysical problem that is decidable. All of them. For example, What is the nature of reality? or Why is there something rather than nothing? or Is apriori knowledge possible? However, not being part of this particular arm of this particular argument, perhaps you...
by PeteJ
Fri Oct 16, 2020 1:32 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: if there's anything that all philosopers can agree on
Replies: 78
Views: 11385

Re: if there's anything that all philosopers can agree on

Please give just one example of a metaphysical problem that is decidable. All of them. For example, What is the nature of reality? or Why is there something rather than nothing? or Is apriori knowledge possible? However, not being part of this particular arm of this particular argument, perhaps you...
by PeteJ
Fri Oct 16, 2020 1:23 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: if there's anything that all philosopers can agree on
Replies: 78
Views: 11385

Re: if there's anything that all philosopers can agree on

Of course you're not. Your view is indefensible, It's only indefensible in dialectic logic. I strongly suggest you use another logic. Do you not know that metaphysics is all about dialectical logic? I find this difficult to believe. This is the metaphysical question that is decidable..... Are you r...
by PeteJ
Thu Oct 15, 2020 4:59 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: if there's anything that all philosopers can agree on
Replies: 78
Views: 11385

Re: if there's anything that all philosopers can agree on

Bradley puts it as - metaphysics does not produce a positive result. Nagarjuna puts it as - All positive metaphysical positions are logically indefensible. Good luck gainsaying this result. Nobody else ever has. I just did it. And I am not going to defend it. Of course you're not. Your view is inde...
by PeteJ
Thu Oct 15, 2020 10:54 am
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: if there's anything that all philosopers can agree on
Replies: 78
Views: 11385

Re: if there's anything that all philosopers can agree on

It seems that Scepdick and Advocate have invented a new kind of philosophy. In this new philosophy we must ignore the facts and assume all philosophers are crazy except these two. How a person can study philosophy for more than a day and not realise that all positive metaphysical theories fail in lo...
by PeteJ
Thu Oct 15, 2020 10:43 am
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: TOO MANY COOL ESKIMOS ARE RUINING THE FORUM
Replies: 53
Views: 9512

Re: TOO MANY DUMB AMERICANS ARE RUINING THE FORUM

nah, let it stand as a warnin' to other 'muricans i am not American and have a low opinion of their education, culture and politics but I really do believe this thread should be removed. No forum anywhere should allow such a post. The poster has admitted to drunkenness so its not a contentious issue.
by PeteJ
Wed Oct 14, 2020 7:57 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: if there's anything that all philosopers can agree on
Replies: 78
Views: 11385

Re: if there's anything that all philosopers can agree on

Metaphysical questions are not undecidable - we decide on them all the time. You are conflating undecidability with ineffability. Oh man. You're making a prat of yourself with such enthusiasm. If you can prove what you say here you will win international fame and fortune. I would suggest studying t...
by PeteJ
Wed Oct 14, 2020 1:34 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: AQ is real!
Replies: 19
Views: 3000

Re: AQ is real!

The Autism Quotient of this forum is particularly high.. What does that say about it? It certainly changes the default method of communication significantly. It's a very odd forum. I find it fascinating. I suspect it's the lack of moderation that causes it to be so weird. There are many interesting...
by PeteJ
Wed Oct 14, 2020 1:24 pm
Forum: Book Club
Topic: Alan Watts - Do You Do It Or Does It Do You
Replies: 21
Views: 16571

Re: Alan Watts - Do You Do It Or Does It Do You

Are they scientists?!?! Did Buddha have a clue??!! ............NO?!?! He was so clueless that he used scent sticks with lead, if he actually had a clue he would outlaw lead in those damn sticks! All the did was spewing outdated stuff, and you are too gullible and naive to see any of their flaws! It...