(November 2, 2013 at 7:33 pm)Rational AKD Wrote: a necessary truth is a truth that is true no matter what. it is impossible to be false. by that it could be viewed as a self proclaiming proposition to be true, but this is only because of what it can't be by its definition. necessary is a type of possible which is contrary to contingent. impossible is also contrary to possible. a necessary truth can't be contingent or impossible (a truth can't even be impossible).
There are always alternative possible explanations, always.
Which is why the Spaghetti Monster concept works so well, it explains all the things christianity does and has exactly the same level of proof for it i.e. none.
You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.
Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis.
