(August 3, 2016 at 10:39 am)wiploc Wrote:I'll have to go back and look at this again. I think you are wrong, but it's the second time you've mentioned it, so let me give you a promissory note for now.(August 3, 2016 at 12:27 am)bennyboy Wrote: In your example, the two are mutually contingent, by definition. In my example, I'm lacking information which doesn't necessarily PROVE to anyone else that God is real, but represents the knowledge I personally would need to resolve a question about my belief.
So this is may be an example you like better:
In any case, your example is a conditional, but your claim is that you can simultanioiusly believe that something is both true and false. That claim, even if true, is not supported by your example.
- If you are taller than me then I believe you are heavier than me. But if you're shorter than me then not.
Quote:What if I asked you if you thought Schrodinger's cat was dead. How would you answer?Quote:If I asked you if you thought Schrodinger's cat was alive, how would you answer?
"No, of course not."