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    Thread: The unmoved mover
Post: RE: The unmoved mover

(September 23, 2016 at 3:51 pm)LastPoet Wrote: (September 23, 2016 at 3:41 pm)fdesilva Wrote: Yes the concept has ancient origins. What I am point out is anything that is an infinite source fits i...
fdesilva Philosophy 128 11785 September 23, 2016 at 4:32 pm
    Thread: The unmoved mover
Post: RE: The unmoved mover

(September 23, 2016 at 5:10 am)Alex K Wrote: If God has infinite mass, he also exerts infinite gravity and crushes everything into pulp. Sounds about right!Alternatively He could make you fly as fas...
fdesilva Philosophy 128 11785 September 23, 2016 at 4:30 pm
    Thread: The unmoved mover
Post: RE: The unmoved mover

(September 23, 2016 at 3:58 pm)Whateverist Wrote: (September 23, 2016 at 3:41 pm)fdesilva Wrote: Yes the concept has ancient origins. What I am point out is anything that is an infinite source fit...
fdesilva Philosophy 128 11785 September 23, 2016 at 4:23 pm
    Thread: Foundation of all Axioms the Axioms of Consciousness
Post: RE: Foundation of all Axioms the Axioms of Conscio...

(September 23, 2016 at 3:46 am)Rhythm Wrote: Are you familiar with the concept of a register?  Or memory in general?  You can retain "what happened a millisecond ago" for as long as you like in a co...
fdesilva Philosophy 98 13946 September 23, 2016 at 4:06 pm
    Thread: The unmoved mover
Post: RE: The unmoved mover

(September 23, 2016 at 2:57 am)Rhythm Wrote: (September 23, 2016 at 1:51 am)fdesilva Wrote: So if one body is of a much greater mass than another then you have an unmoved mover.No, you don't.  Per...
fdesilva Philosophy 128 11785 September 23, 2016 at 3:41 pm
    Thread: The Super-Meaning of Romantic Relationships
Post: RE: The Super-Meaning of Romantic Relationships

(September 22, 2016 at 5:22 pm)InquiringMind Wrote: OK, so I get the part about me being about to decide for myself what the meaning (with a small "m") of my life, and of events in my life, is.  I c...
fdesilva Philosophy 45 6787 September 23, 2016 at 2:28 am
    Thread: The unmoved mover
Post: The unmoved mover

Consider jumping on a trampoline. You move a lot and so does the trampoline.   Jumping on the floor you move the floor not. Consider the Moon going round the earth. The earth’s  gravity keeps the moon...
fdesilva Philosophy 128 11785 September 23, 2016 at 1:51 am
    Thread: Humility why do you mock me so?
Post: RE: Humility why do you mock me so?

(September 23, 2016 at 1:15 am)Excited Penguin Wrote: (September 23, 2016 at 1:12 am)fdesilva Wrote: The call to humility in the context of Christianity has one aspect you should not forget. You a...
fdesilva Philosophy 58 7644 September 23, 2016 at 1:47 am
    Thread: Humility why do you mock me so?
Post: RE: Humility why do you mock me so?

(September 23, 2016 at 1:16 am)Losty Wrote: (September 23, 2016 at 1:12 am)fdesilva Wrote: The call to humility in the context of Christianity has one aspect you should not forget. You are humble ...
fdesilva Philosophy 58 7644 September 23, 2016 at 1:40 am
    Thread: Humility why do you mock me so?
Post: RE: Humility why do you mock me so?

(September 23, 2016 at 12:32 am)Losty Wrote: To me you're only furthering my point. I don't believe any of that actually happened but it's a nice story to push humility as a virtue. Guilt people int...
fdesilva Philosophy 58 7644 September 23, 2016 at 1:12 am
    Thread: Humility why do you mock me so?
Post: RE: Humility why do you mock me so?

(September 22, 2016 at 10:22 pm)Losty Wrote: (September 22, 2016 at 8:56 pm)fdesilva Wrote: This story goes together with the op https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?se...%2013:1-17 Are you sayin...
fdesilva Philosophy 58 7644 September 22, 2016 at 11:27 pm
    Thread: Humility why do you mock me so?
Post: RE: Humility why do you mock me so?

This story goes together with the op https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?se...%2013:1-17 Quote:When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. “Do you under...
fdesilva Philosophy 58 7644 September 22, 2016 at 8:56 pm
    Thread: Exploring orientation and playing with perspective.
Post: RE: Exploring orientation and playing with perspec...

Quote:and it is contracting as a horizontal curve outward in all directions I don't get that?
fdesilva Philosophy 2 697 September 22, 2016 at 8:41 pm
    Thread: Foundation of all Axioms the Axioms of Consciousness
Post: RE: Foundation of all Axioms the Axioms of Conscio...

(September 21, 2016 at 5:38 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: (September 21, 2016 at 5:22 pm)fdesilva Wrote: In regards to the globes (Activity of interest) the following is true. Consider a snap shot of glo...
fdesilva Philosophy 98 13946 September 22, 2016 at 10:19 am
    Thread: Foundation of all Axioms the Axioms of Consciousness
Post: RE: Foundation of all Axioms the Axioms of Conscio...

(September 21, 2016 at 2:27 am)Mathilda Wrote: (September 20, 2016 at 8:31 pm)fdesilva Wrote: Yes I will get to synapses next No. My point was that the brain functions more than just by sending si...
fdesilva Philosophy 98 13946 September 21, 2016 at 5:22 pm
    Thread: Foundation of all Axioms the Axioms of Consciousness
Post: RE: Foundation of all Axioms the Axioms of Conscio...

(September 20, 2016 at 9:49 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: (September 20, 2016 at 8:30 pm)fdesilva Wrote: Do you agree? Sure, whatever.  Why don't you get to your point? Synapses When a nerve impulse reach...
fdesilva Philosophy 98 13946 September 21, 2016 at 1:20 am
    Thread: Foundation of all Axioms the Axioms of Consciousness
Post: RE: Foundation of all Axioms the Axioms of Conscio...

(September 20, 2016 at 12:21 pm)Mathilda Wrote: I would also add that the brain does more than just sends signals between neurons as suggested by #3. Dendritic trees non-linearly sum inputs. Modulat...
fdesilva Philosophy 98 13946 September 20, 2016 at 8:31 pm
    Thread: Foundation of all Axioms the Axioms of Consciousness
Post: RE: Foundation of all Axioms the Axioms of Conscio...

(September 20, 2016 at 12:05 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: Not sure about #4.  Not even sure what it means.All 4 means is that anything that happens in the universe can be given a location in space and time...
fdesilva Philosophy 98 13946 September 20, 2016 at 8:30 pm
    Thread: Foundation of all Axioms the Axioms of Consciousness
Post: RE: Foundation of all Axioms the Axioms of Conscio...

(September 20, 2016 at 4:31 am)Jörmungandr Wrote: I'm not sure how you are using the word axiom here, but 3 and 4 seem far from axiomatic.  Even 1 and 2 are highly complex phenomena. I am presenting...
fdesilva Philosophy 98 13946 September 20, 2016 at 12:02 pm
    Thread: Has anyone seen my neutral pointer?
Post: RE: Has anyone seen my neutral pointer?

(September 19, 2016 at 9:08 pm)Bunburryist Wrote: (September 19, 2016 at 9:18 am)fdesilva Wrote: Would I be right in thinking your concept of a neutral pointer is similar to the concept of an axio...
fdesilva Philosophy 125 11705 September 20, 2016 at 1:30 am