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    Thread: Why do we doubt?
Post: RE: Why do we doubt?

(December 20, 2016 at 6:36 am)Alasdair Ham Wrote: I didn't say the average person was rational. Read it again.Neither did I. I said I wish they were. Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk
Tangra Philosophy 10 1459 December 20, 2016 at 3:40 pm
    Thread: Why do we doubt?
Post: RE: Why do we doubt?

I'm not disagreeing with either of you. I just think the methodology on atheist forums more often (perhaps subconsciously) centers on "proving" something. Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk (Dece...
Tangra Philosophy 10 1459 December 20, 2016 at 5:56 am
    Thread: Everything is nothing, and nothing is everything.
Post: RE: Everything is nothing, and nothing is everythi...

(December 20, 2016 at 5:40 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: (December 20, 2016 at 5:38 am)Tangra Wrote: I don't think it's possible to have an earnest discussion on this site. There are some exceptiona...
Tangra Philosophy 64 8526 December 20, 2016 at 5:51 am
    Thread: Shouldn't the right to die be a human right?
Post: RE: Shouldn't the right to die be a human right?

My idea of a right is such that if it is denied someone else then the offending party ought to remedy the issue- whether by jail or fine or such. The truth is there are very few real rights, and even ...
Tangra Philosophy 174 17680 December 20, 2016 at 5:44 am
    Thread: Everything is nothing, and nothing is everything.
Post: RE: Everything is nothing, and nothing is everythi...

I don't think it's possible to have an earnest discussion on this site. There are some exceptional threads, but theists usually go to church and not here to be ridiculed Sent from my SM-G930P using T...
Tangra Philosophy 64 8526 December 20, 2016 at 5:38 am
    Thread: Is the statement "Claims demand evidence" always true?
Post: RE: Is the statement "Claims demand evidence" alwa...

(December 10, 2016 at 1:02 am)Emjay Wrote: It's funny you should be thinking about the nature of truth just as I was. Not funny really.. just a coincidence... but still. Anyway I was thinking about...
Tangra Philosophy 268 30990 December 20, 2016 at 5:34 am
    Thread: Why do we doubt?
Post: RE: Why do we doubt?

I would love to respond to this as a non-devout christian, however, these topics always spiral into ad hominem. Why not just strap a theist to a chair and hit him with some words of wisdom on a megaph...
Tangra Philosophy 10 1459 December 20, 2016 at 5:29 am
    Thread: Is the self all that can be known to exist?
Post: RE: Is the self all that can be known to exist?

I've almost bought into your arguments, Alasdair. You've skillfully crafted them. Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk Honestly I don't often find a point in being right. I would rather have the ca...
Tangra Philosophy 132 14599 December 15, 2016 at 7:03 pm
    Thread: When your significant other threatens suicide
Post: When your significant other threatens suicide

In lack of a real mental health forum, I've decided to place this here in the off topic section of a philosophy forum. Perhaps it should be moved to a more specific category if in fact one can allow t...
Tangra Off Topic 6 1210 December 14, 2016 at 2:51 am
    Thread: Is the self all that can be known to exist?
Post: RE: Is the self all that can be known to exist?

I cannot posit on reality that there exist no contradictions Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk
Tangra Philosophy 132 14599 November 17, 2016 at 4:31 pm
    Thread: Is the self all that can be known to exist?
Post: RE: Is the self all that can be known to exist?

(November 17, 2016 at 4:12 pm)Rhythm Wrote: You can respond any way you like, but it won't be a valid response to dialetheism in a vacuum.   Look, I understand that the notion of consistency is impo...
Tangra Philosophy 132 14599 November 17, 2016 at 4:21 pm
    Thread: Is the self all that can be known to exist?
Post: RE: Is the self all that can be known to exist?

(November 17, 2016 at 4:00 pm)Alasdair Ham Wrote: (November 17, 2016 at 3:50 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Why is it one or the other?  Responding with "it cannot be self contradictory" begs the question. No i...
Tangra Philosophy 132 14599 November 17, 2016 at 4:06 pm
    Thread: Is the self all that can be known to exist?
Post: RE: Is the self all that can be known to exist?

Alasdair, I believe it to be true. You believe it to be false. Is it true or is it false? Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk
Tangra Philosophy 132 14599 November 17, 2016 at 3:47 pm
    Thread: Is the self all that can be known to exist?
Post: RE: Is the self all that can be known to exist?

How about this: thinking as a solipsist is like reading a book in machine language (binary) Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk
Tangra Philosophy 132 14599 November 17, 2016 at 3:45 pm
    Thread: Is the self all that can be known to exist?
Post: RE: Is the self all that can be known to exist?

(November 17, 2016 at 3:29 pm)Rhythm Wrote: False in the usual sense, as in, not true. Perhaps you should read the entirety of your own cited article?Exactly. False in the sense that it is becaus...
Tangra Philosophy 132 14599 November 17, 2016 at 3:37 pm
    Thread: Is the self all that can be known to exist?
Post: RE: Is the self all that can be known to exist?

This is how I (expediently) explain solipsism to myself. It's not the actual question of whether or not anyone else is real or who's reality is more real than the other guy's- it's making me aware of...
Tangra Philosophy 132 14599 November 17, 2016 at 3:27 pm
    Thread: Is the self all that can be known to exist?
Post: RE: Is the self all that can be known to exist?

(November 17, 2016 at 3:17 pm)Alasdair Ham Wrote: Infinity is not a number.The self is not a thing. Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk
Tangra Philosophy 132 14599 November 17, 2016 at 3:18 pm
    Thread: Is the self all that can be known to exist?
Post: RE: Is the self all that can be known to exist?

(November 17, 2016 at 3:02 pm)Excited Penguin Wrote: (November 17, 2016 at 2:47 pm)Tangra Wrote: From an ontological perspective discussion comes way down the road after whatever it is we are. Se...
Tangra Philosophy 132 14599 November 17, 2016 at 3:13 pm
    Thread: Is the self all that can be known to exist?
Post: RE: Is the self all that can be known to exist?

(November 17, 2016 at 2:59 pm)Alasdair Ham Wrote: I know that I must exist in this possible world. I know that A=A in all possible worlds, with or without me.Have you considered dialethia? Sent fr...
Tangra Philosophy 132 14599 November 17, 2016 at 3:05 pm
    Thread: Is the self all that can be known to exist?
Post: RE: Is the self all that can be known to exist?

(November 17, 2016 at 2:44 pm)Excited Penguin Wrote: Solipsism. Let's discuss it.From an ontological perspective discussion comes way down the road after whatever it is we are. Sent from my SM-G930...
Tangra Philosophy 132 14599 November 17, 2016 at 2:47 pm