If the cup is in the cupboard, then it is true that the cup is in the cupboard, but only God sees it. — unenlightened
Perspective is removed in the third person account. — Banno
"I see the cup on the table" does not imply that "The cup is on the table". Nor is "I see the cup on the table" implied by "The cup is on the table". — Banno
"The cup is on the table" will only be true if the cup is indeed on the table.
It would remain true even if god did not see it.
Perspective is removed in the third person account. — Banno
Suppose that an object that is not being observed by a mind is simply in a quantum state and looks like this. — Rich
Is it reasonable to suppose that something not being looked at looks like something? — unenlightened
This might be true, but then it's also true that "Donald Trump is the President" does not logically imply "Donald Trump won the most electoral college votes"
Except it does, since this was an electoral college election. — Thanatos Sand
That fact is incidental to the meaning of the sentence "Donald Trump is the President". The argument "Donald Trump is the President, and so therefore he won the most electoral college votes" is invalid.
No, it's not since he could only be president if he won the most electoral votes. So, the statement is valid. — Thanatos Sand
Whether predicate or premise, the argument ""Donald Trump is the President, and so therefore he won the most electoral college votes" is a valid one. — Thanatos Sand
Of course it is since you cant' be president without having won the most electoral votes. Go read up on that and get back to me. — Thanatos Sand
Of course it's true. The line of succession has nothing to do with the results of the electoral college election. So, we're done here. — Thanatos Sand
No it isn't. Nothing in being the President logically entails that one won the most electoral college votes. Having won the most electoral college votes isn't part of the meaning of being the President. — Michael
It would remain true even if god did not see it. — Banno
The inner voice inside of me is usually in first person.That inner voice people talk about... is yours usually in first, second, or third person? — Mongrel
In that life, as hypothetical as your previous one, there’s no memory or indication that there was ever a different life. — Michael Ossipoff
There is memory. It is called inherited, innate, instinctual traits or unaccountable skills (idiot savants, prodigies, etc.). — Rich
Even those people don't remember a previous life. — Michael Ossipoff
So it ain't a point of view, but an abstraction. — unenlightened
I'm not arguing for idealism here, merely against the reification of grammar, — unenlightened
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Even those people don't remember a previous life. — Michael Ossipoff
Memory in the form of instincts, inherited traits and abilities is remembering. — Rich
What you are saying that it's that people don't seem to remember past physical lives, but apparently some claim that they do.
We x even can't remember in most cases even what happens in one physical life.
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