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Metaphysics and Truth – Robert again.

Posted on May 31, 2019 by

Foundations of Logic – Muhammad asked “Is metaphysics possible?” Robert replied – “Yes, of course” LOL. This explains completely why Robert & I can agree about very little. For me, it seems clear from evidence that metaphysics as it is … Continue reading →

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Truth and binary vs non-binary – again

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Suppose theres a statement LP such that: 1) LP = ~True(LP) THEN 2) True(LP) = True(~True(LP)) AND 3) True(LP) = ~True(LP) THEREFOR There is no such statement LP. (QED) The assumption that statements are either true or false assumes simple … Continue reading →

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Truth? continued

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Truth continued Sigurd started a new thread derived from a subset of my original post Hi Sigurd, My argument is not with the truths derived from the acceptance of any set of postulates (ZFC or any others). I quite explicitly … Continue reading →

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In murder intrinsically bad

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Mark Hubey – asked – is murder intrinsically bad In as far as our values all seem to be defined by the differential survival of variants over time, and in as far as that tends to give us a value … Continue reading →

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A priori Knowledge

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Philosophy of Science: Ontololgy Epistemology… closed group A response to a comment by Ian Brown within the question he asked “How does our contemporary understanding of evolutionary biology/psychology, neurophysiology, and embodied cognition impact on our understanding of a priori knowledge?” … Continue reading →

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Fo Logic – Values

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Foundations of Logic – Values A response to Mark Hubey’s post “There are no values in Nature. Nothing is intrinsically good or bad, nor does Nature or anything in Nature exist for the sake of some purpose. Whatever is, just … Continue reading →

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Quora – realist

Posted on January 31, 2019 by

Are you an ontological realist, and do you believe in the real existence of universals? I am realist enough to accept the overwhelming evidence that whatever reality is, it seems to be very much more complex than any human mind … Continue reading →

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