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Your troll game is weak this morning. — praxis

What, then, is the point of asking "What's the point?"? — Ciceronianus

I'm not as convinced as you seem to be of that one. — universeness

Do you assign 0 credence to a future ASI, which is organic and if so, why?

I agree that any initial attempt to get to alpha centauri will not involve any 'orga.'
But I don't think that will still be the case, on a timescale of thousands or tens of thousands of years from now. — universeness

As I said, Copleston believes that Spinoza has turned God from a potential cause of the universe into an actual cause. — Ali Hosein

The "causal order" is a hierarchical sequence of dependent ideas whereas the "logical order" is the independent idea of the totality of ideas. — 180 Proof

Given that I was born a few months after Auschwitz was liberated, it is hardly surprising that I have a strong sense of the evil that humans – individually and collectively – do. My position is that of cautious and chastened optimism, a belief that, if we are ourselves well-treated by others, we will usually treat others reasonably well. — Raymond Tallis

I think of philosophy as a diversity of approaches for not taking anything for granted. — Tom Storm

In my reading of Spinoza, I was continually struck by how it opposed the views of Anselm. — Paine

I'm not so sure, perhaps 'orga' components will be as vital to the successful development of interstellar space, as any pure 'mecha.' — universeness

I think I found the paragraph you're talking about. Is it from the last paragraph of Chapter X?

"Two points can profitably be noted at once. First, if we propose to start with the infinite divine substance, and if the affirmation of the existence of this substance is not to be regarded as an hypothesis, it has to be shown that the definition of the divine essence or substance involves its existence. In other words, Spinoza is committed to using the ontological argument in some form or other. Otherwise God would not be prior in the order of ideas. Secondly, if we propose to start with God and to proceed to finite things, assimilating causal dependence to logical dependence, we must rule out contingency in the universe. It does not follow, of course, that the finite mind is capable of deducing the existence of particular finite things. Nor did Spinoza think that it was. But if the causal dependence of all things on God is akin to logical dependence, there is no place for free creation, nor for contingency in the world of material things, nor for human freedom. Any contingency which there may seem to be is only apparent. And if we think that some of our actions are free, this is only because we are ignorant of their determining causes." [ ... ] — Moliere

What is the difference between logical order and causal order? — Ali Hosein

Do you think there are any contemporary heirs to the tradition of Spinoza? — Pantagruel

It may really be said: You are either a Spinozist or not a philosopher at all. — G.W.F. Hegel

interstellar species — universeness

Awareness is an attribute of life (living organisms). — Alkis Piskas

As I've mentioned, C.S. Peirce's objective idealism comes to mind. — javra

The only way to banish it is to quit using it. — NOS4A2

... again, the dichotomy between realism and idealism can we'll be viewed as false. — javra

Rather, claiming to not believe in racial taxonomies attempts (badly) to rationalize the status quo. — praxis

As members of the ruling majority (and historical oppressers of blacks), it's incumbent on whites to fix the relationship. Whites have [almost all] the goodies in this society. — RogueAI