• How Paradox Extends Logic
    You got it! Yes. That's the gist of my argument. — ucarr

    :lol: I'm not sure how exactly though.
  • The role of observers in MWI
    Perhaps, just a wild guess, (the) mathematics (of quantum physics) is infected by (the) philosophy (of consciousness). :chin:
  • Arche
    ↪Alkis Piskas


    I have to say that's how some of us would interpret the story. The true meaning was probably lost in translation. This happens quite often I'm told. Still, arche, ex mea sententia, seems relevant ... somehow.
  • Emergence
    ↪Gnomon


    Interesting to say the least, I'll click on the links when possible. Danke. 180 Proof was referring to a different aspect of holism then.
  • Arche
    The connection to what? To Heraclitus? To your reluctant theism? — Paine

    Si.
  • Ukraine Crisis
    For all the fallen :flower: :death: Requiescat in pace!
  • Chinese Balloon and Assorted Incidents
    No-tech can also do that. Jackie Chan has demonstrated this many times. :grin: — Alkis Piskas

    :lol:
  • Arche
    ↪Fooloso4
    I see. That's a unique way of looking at the issue, true. Heraclitean views are quite down-to-earth and I fear I fail to see the John connection. I'm not denying there is one though. I (reluctantly) hope there is one.
  • Occam's razor is unjustified, so why accept it?
    It's quite simple really, he lied. — Numerius Negedius
  • Harm reduction and making political decisions?
    I'm a (reluctant) utilitarian. It makes sense to reduce harm, but I fear that was exactly what Warsaw had in mind when it made the decision not to cede beautiful Danzig and same goes for Berlin (under Hitler) when the Blitzkreig was unleashed.
  • Arche
    So what? We're flawed – "unstable" – in our thinking, feelings, beliefs; however, philosophy is a discipline for correcting or mitigating such flaws. I'm as consciously godless as I can be insofar as I'm striving to be fully attentive to the real as much as possible. For me, like Sisyphus, understanding consists in eliminating every "unreal element" from my way of life — 180 Proof

    I intelligo mon ami! I applaud your no-nonsense approach to life. It is for people like yourself, mon ami, that I'm, unfortunately, a reluctant (a)theist.
  • Emergence
    ↪universeness
    180 Proof has the exact same idea and we are getting better and better and we are very reasonable creatures.
  • The Philosopher will not find God
    If that's true, Augustine was no philosopher, as he thought he--more than anyone--had found him — Ciceronianus

    The OP is quite clear as to why philosophers will fail ... in the quest for God. I don't know if St. Augustine was a philosopher or not, I'm not familiar with his work.
  • Arche
    ↪Fooloso4
    Yes, there are many, many ways we could look at it.
  • Emergence
    God has .... would be better! — universeness

    If you think so, yes. God is an aspect of emergence.
  • Two Types of Gods
    Your depth of care towards others, obviously, has no beginning bounds! :death: — universeness

    I try.

    The OP explores an interesting topic, but I'm not equippedfor the discourse.
  • Chinese Balloon and Assorted Incidents
    Just what we needed, oui mon ami? Another mishap.
  • Two Types of Gods
    ↪universeness
    Please proceed.
  • Emergence
    No existent! — universeness

    God is ...
  • Emergence
    ↪universeness
    El Rachum! :smile:
  • Emergence
    ↪universeness
    I'm not questioning your ability to hold your own against others mon ami. I'm only pointing you in a direction that ex mea sententia could help complete your quest.
  • Two Types of Gods
    ↪universeness
    Well, you seem to be on the right track mon ami. I wouldn't want to derail you from your current journey.
  • Emergence
    ↪universeness
    Seek @Banno's counsel. :lol:
  • Two Types of Gods
    ↪universeness
    My God is unstable; I describe myself as a reluctant theist,
  • Emergence
    ↪universeness
    Reconsider your position mon ami. @180 Proof, consult him and you'll realize we're merely chasing after phantoms.
  • Emergence
    ↪universeness
    Danke for tagging me in your response. @180 Proof is right on the money as far as I can tell. Emergence, I quite like the idea, is a petitio principii.
  • Chinese Balloon and Assorted Incidents
    :smile: El Rachum!
  • POLL: Why is the murder rate in the United States almost 5 times that of the United Kingdom?
    Well, it's probably not the whole story since there is the occasional non-homicidal black or Hispanic country such as Chile or Ghana. — Xanatos

    There you go! Nevertheless, an A for noticing a correlation. Have you tried comparing Africa to Europe?
  • Chinese Balloon and Assorted Incidents
    I have mixed feelings about the fact that these objects weren't alien spaceships. US has the largest spy apparatus in the world. Who do we think we're fooling?
  • POLL: Why is the murder rate in the United States almost 5 times that of the United Kingdom?
    Quite interesting that the most violent countries are primarily black and Hispanic. — Xanatos

    Most interesting. — Ms. Marple

    Superb observation. It never crossed me mind. Is it a coincidence though? Correlation dossn't imply causation, oui? Are we ignoring other relevant factors?
  • POLL: Why is the murder rate in the United States almost 5 times that of the United Kingdom?
    ↪javi2541997


    Interesting. So we're looking at violence in general, as opposed to gun-related violence.
  • Can you prove solipsism true?
    Seems like same thing as far as solipsism goes. — Darkneos

    I don't see it though unless you mean it in a Schopenhaurean Will sense.
  • The Philosopher will not find God
    One must be on the vagabond road freely thinking in order maybe to be found by Sophia rather than hold up warm and dry, well-fed and smug in some cozy destination (dogma) merely believing. — 180 Proof

    I don't understand why the brain is so god damn important. When a person goes into shock, as due to blood loss, the first organ to be shut off is the brain (we feel faint and eventually pass out), and blood is redirected to the cardiorespiratory system. Perhaps this too is a case exemplified by what you said earlier.
  • How Paradox Extends Logic
    I see how paradoxes can extend logic, contrary to how they were traditionally viewed, as destructive to logic.
  • The Philosopher will not find God
    Yes, philosophers are not even looking for "God" so the question of "finding" it is moot. I take Rabbi Abraham Heschel at his word: God is in search of man rather than the other way around. — 180 Proof

    Indeed, one must say then Sophia is seeking man and not the other way round. These kinda strangeness are all part and parcel of our journey which is, as you said, the destination. I should watch some movies.
  • Arche
    I prefer the real. — 180 Proof

    Me too, but I can't imagine a person, living or dead, who doesn't have at least one unreal element in his/her weltanschauung. I e.g. have an unstable notion of God in my worldview. What about you?
  • The Philosopher will not find God
    Is philosophy even searching for "God"? I've always thought philosophers seek wisdom (i.e. greater understanding). — 180 Proof

    Si comprehendis non est deus.
  • Arche
    Far from it, mi amigo. We temporarily have everything else too — 180 Proof

    :ok:
  • Emergence
    ↪180 Proof
    :up:
  • Two Types of Gods
    ↪universeness
    No, confusion definitely doesn't excite me! It depresses me. Anyway that's off-topic as far as the thread is concerned. I wouldn't necessarily say that gods are fakes.
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