Confidence shouldn't exist — TheMadFool

Analysis paralysis (or paralysis by analysis) describes an individual or group process when overanalyzing or overthinking a situation can cause forward motion or decision-making to become "paralyzed", meaning that no solution or course of action is decided upon. — Wikipedia on analysis paralysis

What could be the basis of confidence anyway? — TheMadFool

skepticism is the essence of philosophy and life itself in general — TheMadFool

Not unless I move to a Muslim country — IvoryBlackBishop

now go ask your wife's boyfriend. — IvoryBlackBishop

As for Luther, his epistemic approach was badly flawed; IMHO. — Agathob

And if - as you believe - the other religions are unable to formalize their religious texts, this would prove how superior Islam is to other religions. Yes/no? — EricH

What I have read of the Great Depression totally disagrees with — Athena

I want to be careful to not derail this thread but economic collapses tend to destroy men's self-esteem and they abandoned their families, leaving the women alone to provide for their children and care for them too. It is nothing like your notion of the effect of economic collapse. — Athena

So if a woman wants freedom, she doesn't have children. — Athena

That was before women's liberation and different forms of birth control. Life may choose life, but we should not take it for granted that woman choose to give birth. — Athena

If you act confident and get good feedback, you become more confident; on the flip side, if you act confident and get bad feedback, you become less confident. — Wheatley

It's your word against mine. We both have reasons to support our opinions — god must be atheist

You did not convince me. — god must be atheist

you are an Islaimic fundamentalist and I stop arguing with you at this point out of fear. Fear for my physical well-being, for my life. — god must be atheist

I have no interest in running for my life from the likes of you. — god must be atheist

You settle philosophical matters by killing your opponents. — god must be atheist

You are one person who belongs to the sect that kills the French editorial staff, who hunts down the guy who wrote that book and is in secretive exile. — god must be atheist

So far I am still alive because I battle only Christians on their beliefs. I shalt never battle Muslims. — god must be atheist

For fear of being hurt or killed for it. — god must be atheist

Maybe that's why the religious are angry. — god must be atheist

Let there be no compulsion in religion: Truth stands out clear from Error: whoever rejects evil and believes in Allah hath grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold, that never breaks. And Allah heareth and knoweth all things. — Quran 2:256

They are envious of the freedom and liberty the atheists enjoy without the confines and the yoke of prescribed restrictions by religions. I don't blame the religious for being envious of the atheists. — god must be atheist

A lot of us get up and work from 9-5 because it is universally accepted to be a part of society without question of it. — flame2

We engage in religious activities without second thought of whether this is actually true or not. — flame2

11P.M + 5 hours = 4A.M. Aha. In this case the math works like this;
11+5 = 4... A.M. Because we are referring to the clock now. — flame2

I never understood to this day why anything to the ^0 power is equal to 1 because anything to the power is multiplying by itself. — flame2

Let $a_1, a_2, a_3, ...$ be a sequence of numbers, and let $P_m$ be the product of the first $m$ elements of the sequence.

Then $P_m = a_m . P_{m-1}$ for all $m=1, 2, 3, ...$

Provided that we use the following convention $P_1=a_1$ and $P_0=1$.

This choice is unique.
— Wikipedia on nullary arithmetic product

// function implementation to raise a to power n

function raise_to_power(a, n) {

    // initialized to the only legitimate value possible
    accumulator = 1

    for k = 1 to n {
      accumulator = accumulator * a
    }

    return accumulator

}

Kind of a no-brainer, but did you know that countries like Syria do not separate politics from religion and vise versa? — 3017amen

This is one of the reasons they fight all the time. — 3017amen

In a free democracy, we must make laws that provide for such peaceful expression while at the same time discouraging extremism and discrimination. — 3017amen

“If There is No God, Murder Isn’t Wrong”. As the description of the video reads: “without God, all morality is opinion” (PragerU). — Aleph Numbers

He is suggesting that the majority of Atheists are angry. — 3017amen

Faith does not lead to knowledge because faith is belief without justification — Harry Hindu

Is science a part of philosophy? — Malice

Is science an entirely different method of seeking knowledge about the world? — Malice

Does religion have any meaningful role to play in seeking knowledge about the world? — Malice

The presence of a higher power still does not explain how nothing became something. — Nils123

Virtual particles are often popularly described as coming in pairs, a particle and antiparticle which can be of any kind. These pairs exist for an extremely short time, and then mutually annihilate, or in some cases, the pair may be boosted apart using external energy so that they avoid annihilation and become actual particles, as described below.

The longer the virtual particle exists, the closer its characteristics come to those of ordinary particles. They are important in the physics of many processes, including particle scattering and Casimir forces. — Wikipedia on virtual particles and pair production

Pair production is invoked to predict the existence of hypothetical Hawking radiation. According to quantum mechanics, particle pairs are constantly appearing and disappearing as a quantum foam. In a region of strong gravitational tidal forces, the two particles in a pair may sometimes be wrenched apart before they have a chance to mutually annihilate. When this happens in the region around a black hole, one particle may escape while its antiparticle partner is captured by the black hole. — Wikipedia on Hawking radiation of black holes

So you would be mapping the text of the Quran into a set of symbols with no semantic content? — EricH

Man in Mortal and (Socrates in Man) implies Socrates in Mortal

x in k and (s in x) implies s in k

Structuralism is a position holding that mathematical theories describe structures, and that mathematical objects are exhaustively defined by their places in such structures, consequently having no intrinsic properties. — Wikipedia on mathematical structuralism

A basic form of equivalence, definable on lambda terms, is alpha equivalence. It captures the intuition that the particular choice of a bound variable, in an abstraction, does not (usually) matter. For instance, λx.x and λy.y are alpha-equivalent lambda terms, and they both represent the same function (the identity function). — Wikipedia on alpha equivalence (lambda calculus)

Islamic law mirrors some /many of the attributes/behavior/qualities of a formal system. Your thoughts? — EricH

assert Syllogism {
  all Socrates: univ, Man, Mortal: set univ |
      -- every man is mortal
      Man in Mortal
      -- Socrates is a man
      and (Socrates in Man)
      -- implies Socrates is mortal
      implies Socrates in Mortal
  }

check Syllogism

If you want to think that I am arrogant and ignorant... — Frank Apisa

• axiomatic method: mathematics and other formal systems
• scientific method: science and engineering
• historical method: history and investigative reporting on facts

... John Ellis McTaggart argues for "The Unreality of Time." His basic claim is that time cannot be real because it is contradictory ... — aletheist

With Einstein's theory the situation was strikingly different. Take one typical instance— Einstein's prediction, just then confirmed by the finding of Eddington's expedition.

Now the impressive thing about this case is the risk involved in a prediction of this kind. If observation shows that the predicted effect is definitely absent, then the theory is simply refuted. The theory is incompatible with certain possible results of observation—in fact with results which everybody before Einstein would have expected.[1] This is quite different from the situation I have previously described,when it turned out that the theories in question were compatible with the most divergent human behavior, so that it was practically impossible to describe any human behavior that might not be claimed to be a verification of these theories. — Karl Popper in 'Science as falsification' on the requirement to take a risk

Albert Einstein's 1905 special relativity challenged the notion of absolute time, and could only formulate a definition of synchronization for clocks that mark a linear flow of time. Einstein's equations predict that time should be altered by the presence of gravitational fields (see the Schwarzschild metric). That is, the stronger the gravitational field (and, thus, the larger the acceleration), the more slowly time runs. The predictions of time dilation are confirmed by particle acceleration experiments and cosmic ray evidence, where moving particles decay more slowly than their less energetic counterparts. Einstein's theory was motivated by the assumption that every point in the universe can be treated as a 'center', and that correspondingly, physics must act the same in all reference frames. There is no 'universal clock'. An act of synchronization must be performed between two systems, at the least. — Wikipedia on time in physics

Fair enough! And I will repeat my assessment of your assessment. It is BULLSHIT. All of it! — Frank Apisa

His teacher, Bertrand Russell, described Wittgenstein as "perhaps the most perfect example I have ever known of genius as traditionally conceived; passionate, profound, intense, and dominating".[18] — Wikipedia on Russell calling Wittgenstein a genius

Thank you for your considerations of my intelligence and knowledge. I disagree with you about that, but I stand by what I have posted thus far. — Frank Apisa

Bullshit. — Frank Apisa

The theory of justification is a part of epistemology that attempts to understand the justification of propositions and beliefs. Epistemologists are concerned with various epistemic features of belief, which include the ideas of justification, warrant, rationality, and probability. Loosely speaking, justification is the reason that someone (properly) holds a belief. — Wikipedia on the Theory of Justification

In the context of a discussion about the unknown...the word "belief" is used to disguise a blind guess. — Frank Apisa

Oh...that justified true belief shit is so 19th and 20th century. — Frank Apisa

In the Theaetetus, Socrates considers a number of theories as to what knowledge is, the last being that knowledge is true belief "with an account" (meaning explained or defined in some way). According to the theory that knowledge is justified true belief, to know that a given proposition is true, one must not only believe the relevant true proposition, but also have a good reason for doing so.[17] — Wikipedia on where JtB comes from

The Theaetetus (/ˌθiːɪˈtiːtəs/; Greek: Θεαίτητος) is one of Plato's dialogues concerning the nature of knowledge, written circa 369 BCE. — Wikipedia on the Theaetetus dialogue

I challenge you guys to break this — Kratos1

If you suppose me to be wrong...we can discuss it. — Frank Apisa

a "rich" fellow like Weinstein — IvoryBlackBishop

others caught in sex scandals obviously had enough money — IvoryBlackBishop

if they were too ugly and repellant to attract female attention spontaneously — IvoryBlackBishop

could, at very least have spent all of the money they wanted to on prostitutes — IvoryBlackBishop

So, to lower themselves to such an inferior level as to make inappropriate advances at women, is really quite sad and pathetic — IvoryBlackBishop

This is based on your in-depth understanding of how women think and what they care about - or just on your wounded ego? — Possibility

It seems clear to me that you know absolutely zero about real women — Possibility

you’ve narrowly escaped the incel culture in the West — Possibility

seeking a niche where you can conceal your disrespect and direct your hatred towards ‘Western culture’ — Possibility

when what you really hate is how you saw yourself — Possibility

Most women would see your insincerity and contempt from a mile away. — Possibility

I could quibble with you over the definition of a formal system. Is a list of axioms by itself without a mechanism to generate theorems a formal system? I'm not qualified to answer that question, but if I had to maker a guess I'd say no. — EricH

assert Syllogism {
  all Socrates: univ, Man, Mortal: set univ |
      -- every man is mortal
      Man in Mortal
      -- Socrates is a man
      and (Socrates in Man)
      -- implies Socrates is mortal
      implies Socrates in Mortal
  }
check Syllogism

These theorems are derived from the Quran, but they also rely on the Hadith for supporting evidence. — EricH

Hence, there is some justification to accept the view that the Hadith is often the 'vehicle' which conveys information about the 'Sunna'. ... There is a fundamental difference between the Hadith and Sunna and though often used synonymously, should be kept distinct. ... — Difference between Hadith and Sunna

It is clear that the Quran does not support any type of 'Sunna' that does not find sanction from the Quran. — Difference between Hadith and Sunna

So what? Is this ‘reputation as a man’ going to affect anything except your ability to get laid? — Possibility

One should not have to trade sex for opportunities in the film industry OR in the office. — Possibility

Well, you’re not living in the West by my understanding - your perception of it is serving to justify your rejection of it, so I’ll take that with a pinch of salt, if you don’t mind. — Possibility

You’re only expressing a general fear and misunderstanding of women — Possibility

To feel that you are only ‘safe’ in the company of your own sex. — Possibility

Why must we draw battle lines on the grounds of gender? — Possibility

particularly those of a sexual or romantic nature — Possibility

If you genuinely feel threatened by women supporting each other against the actions of some men, ask yourself why. — Possibility

I'm asking whether the question of free will and its answeres are important in any way. — Example24

Happily, public universities are free in Brazil — Nagase

so it is possible here to obtain higher education without incurring in large debt! — Nagase

Most of the things that are regarded as being known for certain (outside of mathematical conventions) are probably not known for certain. — Frank Apisa

As for "belief"...mostly that is bullshit. "Belief" and "believe" are words people use to disguise "guess"...especially in the area of "the true nature of the REALITY of existence." — Frank Apisa

Justified true belief is a definition of knowledge that gained approval during the Enlightenment. The concept of justified true belief states that in order to know that a given proposition is true, one must not only believe the relevant true proposition, but also have justification for doing so. In more formal terms, an agent S knows that a proposition P is true if and only if:

* P is true
* S believes that P P is true, and
* S is justified in believing that P is true — Wikipedia on 'Justified true belief' (JTB)

whether it can be used as an effective tool to gain knowledge or not? — TheMadFool

The theory was developed by Nassim Nicholas Taleb to explain:

[*] The disproportionate role of high-profile, hard-to-predict, and rare events that are beyond the realm of normal expectations in history, science, finance, and technology.

[*] The non-computability of the probability of the consequential rare events using scientific methods (owing to the very nature of small probabilities).

[*] The psychological biases that blind people, both individually and collectively, to uncertainty and to a rare event's massive role in historical affairs. — Wikipedia on Black Swan theory

check the difference between Meccanic and Medinaic verses — Nobeernolife