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The Question of Why
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RE: The Question of Why
December 28, 2011 at 4:01 am (This post was last modified: December 28, 2011 at 4:03 am by Welsh cake.)
(December 28, 2011 at 3:33 am)Perhaps Wrote: "I have a hypothesis which I would like to test. If any statement is made and the question of 'why?' is asked in reference to that statement there will be finite regress of statements until eventually an assumption is made."
Your hypothesis?

Its called a Regress argument.


Quote:There's nothing wrong with inductive reasoning/assumptions... I never said there was.
Why address it in your earlier post then?


Quote:I simply said that the fact that it is inductive supports my hypothesis. I swear, sometimes it seems like people just want to argue about things that were never said.
Not quite. One is a problem in epistemology. The other, is a philosophical question of whether inductive reasoning (assumptions as you put it) ultimately leads to knowledge. Both are seeking supported justification, but the regress argument is not concerned with calling into question empirical claims made in everyday life or through the aforementioned scientific method. Regress is simply a childish twat asking 'why?' over and over again until the childish twat gets a clip round the ear-hole.
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The Question of Why - by Perhaps - December 20, 2011 at 5:30 am
RE: The Question of Why - by Jackalope - December 20, 2011 at 5:45 am
RE: The Question of Why - by genkaus - December 21, 2011 at 1:58 am
RE: The Question of Why - by Jackalope - December 21, 2011 at 2:26 am
RE: The Question of Why - by genkaus - December 21, 2011 at 3:06 am
RE: The Question of Why - by Jackalope - December 21, 2011 at 4:45 am
RE: The Question of Why - by houseofcantor - December 22, 2011 at 1:11 am
RE: The Question of Why - by genkaus - December 22, 2011 at 1:45 am
RE: The Question of Why - by Perhaps - December 25, 2011 at 3:40 pm
RE: The Question of Why - by genkaus - December 26, 2011 at 5:12 am
RE: The Question of Why - by Norfolk And Chance - December 20, 2011 at 8:41 am
RE: The Question of Why - by houseofcantor - December 21, 2011 at 2:44 am
RE: The Question of Why - by genkaus - December 21, 2011 at 4:36 am
RE: The Question of Why - by Perhaps - December 21, 2011 at 11:41 pm
RE: The Question of Why - by amkerman - December 25, 2011 at 3:03 pm
RE: The Question of Why - by The Grand Nudger - December 25, 2011 at 6:48 pm
The Question of Why - by Mind42 - December 26, 2011 at 5:44 am
RE: The Question of Why - by Epimethean - December 26, 2011 at 6:37 am
RE: The Question of Why - by Erinome - December 26, 2011 at 11:21 am
RE: The Question of Why - by amkerman - December 26, 2011 at 1:40 pm
RE: The Question of Why - by Erinome - December 27, 2011 at 7:35 am
RE: The Question of Why - by Epimethean - December 27, 2011 at 1:41 am
RE: The Question of Why - by Welsh cake - December 27, 2011 at 2:06 am
RE: The Question of Why - by amkerman - December 27, 2011 at 3:15 am
RE: The Question of Why - by Epimethean - December 27, 2011 at 9:17 am
RE: The Question of Why - by Erinome - December 27, 2011 at 9:27 am
RE: The Question of Why - by The Grand Nudger - December 27, 2011 at 9:49 am
RE: The Question of Why - by Perhaps - December 27, 2011 at 3:08 pm
RE: The Question of Why - by Norfolk And Chance - December 27, 2011 at 3:37 pm
RE: The Question of Why - by Perhaps - December 27, 2011 at 3:59 pm
RE: The Question of Why - by Cinjin - December 27, 2011 at 3:59 pm
RE: The Question of Why - by The Grand Nudger - December 27, 2011 at 4:35 pm
RE: The Question of Why - by Perhaps - December 27, 2011 at 6:48 pm
RE: The Question of Why - by The Grand Nudger - December 27, 2011 at 7:19 pm
RE: The Question of Why - by Perhaps - December 27, 2011 at 7:28 pm
RE: The Question of Why - by The Grand Nudger - December 27, 2011 at 7:37 pm
RE: The Question of Why - by Perhaps - December 27, 2011 at 7:39 pm
RE: The Question of Why - by The Grand Nudger - December 27, 2011 at 7:40 pm
RE: The Question of Why - by Cinjin - December 28, 2011 at 12:59 am
RE: The Question of Why - by Welsh cake - December 28, 2011 at 3:18 am
RE: The Question of Why - by Perhaps - December 28, 2011 at 3:33 am
RE: The Question of Why - by houseofcantor - December 28, 2011 at 5:21 pm
RE: The Question of Why - by Welsh cake - December 28, 2011 at 4:01 am
RE: The Question of Why - by Perhaps - December 28, 2011 at 11:46 pm
RE: The Question of Why - by Perhaps - December 28, 2011 at 4:15 pm
RE: The Question of Why - by Epimethean - December 28, 2011 at 4:53 pm
RE: The Question of Why - by Welsh cake - December 28, 2011 at 6:33 pm
RE: The Question of Why - by The Grand Nudger - December 29, 2011 at 12:34 am
RE: The Question of Why - by Perhaps - December 29, 2011 at 12:50 am
RE: The Question of Why - by houseofcantor - December 29, 2011 at 1:25 am
RE: The Question of Why - by The Grand Nudger - December 29, 2011 at 2:08 am
RE: The Question of Why - by Perhaps - December 29, 2011 at 2:17 am
RE: The Question of Why - by Welsh cake - December 29, 2011 at 4:26 pm
RE: The Question of Why - by Perhaps - December 29, 2011 at 4:43 pm
RE: The Question of Why - by Norfolk And Chance - December 29, 2011 at 4:29 pm
RE: The Question of Why - by Norfolk And Chance - December 29, 2011 at 5:08 pm
RE: The Question of Why - by xntubes - January 31, 2012 at 5:29 am



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