How a fact is presented is dependent on the social context; that does not mean that all facts are dependent on a social context. — Banno
A primary, fundamentally existent material reality Is not a "brute-fact," as a brute-fact is something that cannot be explained and a primary, fundamentally existent material reality can be explained. Michael doesnt' know what "brute-fact" means. — Thanatos Sand
I personally don't believe there are facts for one fundamental reason, that is a fact represents some immobility in a universe which I believe is in a constant state of flux. In other words duration annihilates facts. I could imagine this as a piece of clay that when molded changes everywhere at once. — Rich
It's well established that the physical world has facts. — Michael Ossipoff
The tree physically moves in that way "it falls" aims to represent, but the action itself is not fully represented by the phrase "it falls;" "it falls" only fully represents the symbols of the English language working to point to other symbols in the English language to best represent the action of the tree.Again, if a tree falls in a forest and nobody is there to witness it, it still falls.
The tree physically moves in that way "it falls" aims to represent, but the action itself is not fully represented by the phrase "it falls;" "it falls" only fully represents the symbols of the English language working to point to other symbols in the English language to best represent the action of the tree. — Thanatos Sand
The tree physically moves in that way "it falls" aims to represent, but the action itself is not fully represented by the phrase "it falls;" "it falls" only fully represents the symbols of the English language working to point to other symbols in the English language to best represent the action of the tree.
— Thanatos Sand
Semantics. It falls just means that it falls. What else can be said?
No, that's not semantics; it's linguistic reality. I'm sorry you can't get that. — Thanatos Sand
It's also physical reality since "it falls" doesn't come close to even representing the action that occurs. — Thanatos Sand
How is something a linguistic reality and then becomes a physical reality? If we assume that linguistic reality accurately depicts physical reality (for which there are no grounds to even doubt that fact), then there's nothing more that can be said about the tree falling.
In other words, Physicalism's unsupported assumption is an assumption within Physicalism, rather than an external assumption about Physicalism, like an assumption that Physicalism is correct.
Skepticism doesn't share that un-parsimony,,,doesn't make an internal unsupported assumption.. — Michael Ossipoff
What in the world do "internal" and "external" refer to there exactly? — Terrapin Station
the physical reality that the phrase "it falls" does not fully capture the physical dynamics of the tree falling. — Thanatos Sand
Then you should be silent as you've shown a clear incapability of discussing the matter. And if you think observation fully elucidates representation, you should remain silent on those matters, too. — Thanatos Sand
So, in my opinion, and in cohort with the pragmatists, it seems that facts are the physical laws and mathematical truths that govern the world at play.
Again, if a tree falls in a forest and nobody is there to witness it, it still falls. — Question
That there's no "stuff" isn't any better-supported, haha
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