(January 1, 2019 at 4:38 pm)polymath257 Wrote:(January 1, 2019 at 3:07 pm)T0 Th3 M4X Wrote: What definitions are unsatisfying? I don't read a dictionary to in some way satisfy an urge of mine. Dictionaries are relatively unbiased sources. When I'm online, I mostly stick with dictionary.com and M-W. Sometimes Cambridge or Oxford, but not nearly as much. Sometimes when you want to apply a definition more liberally, one may define something with just a bit more depth, but all-in-all, the major ones are all pretty good.
What is godding? Sorry, not familiar with that term, but rather than go through the dictionary spiel again, I'll just give you the opportunity to define it.
Most dictionaries are poor when it comes to technical subjects, including philosophy. They can give the general outilnes, but cannot get into the messy details that meed to be resolved for more thorough discussion.
In particular, dictionary definitions of things like deities, causality, and most scientific ideas tend to ignore the complexities involved.
Defining something doesn't demand that you fully explain it.
