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- Fri Dec 04, 2015 9:18 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Religion
- Topic: Everything is a Manifestation of God
- Replies: 89
- Views: 10201
Re: Everything is a Manifestation of God
There are no objects whatsoever, only relations. Put another way, there is only the relating of a relation—a synthesis of the Infinite and the finite, Eternal and temporal, Freedom and necessity—relating to itself. Is the shadow of these dynamic relations a created “artifact”?
- Fri Dec 04, 2015 9:18 am
- Forum: Philosophy of Mind
- Topic: Philosophy of Mind
- Replies: 166
- Views: 48322
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Like I said, it's a waste of time. You will be satisfied only with a 'yes' or 'no' answer, but I can't give you that.henry quirk wrote:So: god, for you, is not the architect/creator/sustainer?
- Thu Dec 03, 2015 10:18 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Mind
- Topic: Philosophy of Mind
- Replies: 166
- Views: 48322
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I musta side stepped into an alternate reality, then, cuz the Inglorious I've been communicating with is all about God (the biggest friggin' Artificer one can imagine). So, since I'm in a new universe, and we've never met: Hello! I'm Henry! Artifact: A man-made object taken as a whole. You inferred...
- Wed Dec 02, 2015 8:46 am
- Forum: Philosophy of Mind
- Topic: Consciousness and free will.
- Replies: 695
- Views: 61718
Re: Consciousness and free will.
Either way, your either/or dualism is falsified.alpha wrote: i just noticed the part about different relation. if you mean in a different respect, then that would not oppose my position, the least bit.
- Wed Dec 02, 2015 3:41 am
- Forum: Philosophy of Mind
- Topic: Consciousness and free will.
- Replies: 695
- Views: 61718
Re: Consciousness and free will.
are you saying that we don't (or shouldn't) have any absolute logical principles? I'm saying that thinking in terms of axiomatic principles ("randomness" or "determinism" in this case) is not logical. Finding "absolute logical principles" was the aspiration of mathematicians, until Godel proved it ...
- Tue Dec 01, 2015 10:53 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Mind
- Topic: Consciousness and free will.
- Replies: 695
- Views: 61718
Re: Consciousness and free will.
are you saying that we don't (or shouldn't) have any absolute logical principles? I'm saying that thinking in terms of axiomatic principles ("randomness" or "determinism" in this case) is not logical. Finding "absolute logical principles" was the aspiration of mathematicians, until Godel proved it ...
- Tue Dec 01, 2015 7:04 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Mind
- Topic: Consciousness and free will.
- Replies: 695
- Views: 61718
Re: Consciousness and free will.
Alpha, Before the 19th century, consistency was not an issue because axioms delineated indubitable truths, so they could not be inconsistent. It was assumed that two contradictory statements could not be simultaneously true. That’s how the truth-value implied by the self-evidence generated by observ...
- Tue Dec 01, 2015 5:02 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Mind
- Topic: Philosophy of Mind
- Replies: 166
- Views: 48322
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"This is merely a belief..." As is the notion the universe is an Artifact, as is the notion there is an Artificer. "...and one that is rather hollow." Better hollow than fanciful. I'll take a real bowl of real ramen over an imaginary feast laid out across an imaginary table any day. Now you sound l...
- Tue Dec 01, 2015 6:01 am
- Forum: Philosophy of Mind
- Topic: Consciousness and free will.
- Replies: 695
- Views: 61718
Re: Consciousness and free will.
No sense in continuing if you insist on being irrational.alpha wrote:yes, one end of the stick excludes the other end, the middle, and everything else. this end of the stick can't be be this end and that end at the same time.
- Tue Dec 01, 2015 4:42 am
- Forum: Philosophy of Mind
- Topic: Consciousness and free will.
- Replies: 695
- Views: 61718
Re: Consciousness and free will.
Why must it be either/or, alpha? because of the law of no contradiction and the law of excluded middle (which i believe some dispute, such as leo). caused absolutely contradicts uncaused . this means that the same thing (a simple thing) can't be both caused and uncaused at the same time. it also ca...
- Tue Dec 01, 2015 2:40 am
- Forum: Philosophy of Mind
- Topic: Philosophy of Mind
- Replies: 166
- Views: 48322
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This is merely a belief, and one that is rather hollow.henry quirk wrote: There is no inner theater, there is no indwelling spirit, there is no magic, there's only good, old fashioned, chemicals and electricity, working together in a certain way.
- Tue Dec 01, 2015 2:36 am
- Forum: Philosophy of Mind
- Topic: Existence, teach me about it
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2191
Re: Existence, teach me about it
What if Descartes said, "I experience , therefore I am" ? What kind of difference would that make? Experiencing things shows that the one that is experiencing exists, but how do I know you are experiencing it and you are not just but a memory in my mind(being my unconscious). If I can not 100% be s...
- Tue Dec 01, 2015 12:25 am
- Forum: Philosophy of Mind
- Topic: Existence, teach me about it
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2191
Re: Existence, teach me about it
What if Descartes said, "I experience, therefore I am"? What kind of difference would that make?
- Tue Dec 01, 2015 12:21 am
- Forum: Philosophy of Mind
- Topic: Consciousness and free will.
- Replies: 695
- Views: 61718
Re: Consciousness and free will.
Why must it be either/or, alpha?
- Mon Nov 30, 2015 6:04 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Mind
- Topic: Consciousness and free will.
- Replies: 695
- Views: 61718
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There are gross and subtle, physical connections/interactions, yes. Not seein' how this translates into overmind. In fact, the interior of my head is the most private place I have, accessible to you only as I allow, and only by way of my communicating (physically) my interior experience. If the the...