I thought the OP introduced the idea. — Valentinus
is to look at it as something that is not necessary in every instance. And that point of departure is "outside" of accepting the process as necessary as such.I guess the main question is what is the nature of logic and how come it is that its nature is so useful to humans? — schopenhauer1
But logic and the world are not so distinct.
It's like being astonished that a glove just happens to have five fingers. — Banno
How do I get outside of logic to ask about it?
Aren't I using logic to talk about it?
My brain hurts. — Valentinus
Its usefulness is a bit mysterious, — schopenhauer1
A trick many mystics use is to lay out a contradiction as a premise or proposition alongside another equally absurd beginning in order to make them appear of value - the dogma being to accept the statement blindly and follow logically from a non-position and thus allowing them to arrive at any conclusion they wish to. It is the endless problem of inference that is also used to bolster such delusions. — I like sushi
I guess the main question is what is the nature of logic and how come it is that its nature is so useful to humans? — schopenhauer1
What a logician calls logic are just those forms or patterns that are deemed useful for certain purposes in the space of all possible forms and patterns. Understood this way, it's not mysterious that we distinguish patterns that help us achieve our purposes from those that don't. — Andrew M
What is the implication of that then? Well, you can just say, "It's foundational", and "it is what it is", but how unphilosophical is that? — schopenhauer1
How do I get outside of logic to ask about it? — Valentinus
So, what in the f*ck are you talking about?
this kind of question — StreetlightX
The math behind any engineering is obviously based on some sort of logic. What then is this logic? — schopenhauer1
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