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A little bit of a personal crisis
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RE: A little bit of a personal crisis
(July 26, 2014 at 7:43 pm)Simon Moon Wrote: If you do not believe that there is an objective reality that humans have a chance to discover, then we may have nothing more to discuss.

Why would humanity ever discover the reality that is all realities? That reality would not apply to them unless they lived in all realities.

A curiosity: why do you feel they've a need to understand the indivisible all?

Quote:Here 3 examples of things that I think are objective truths:

1. Existence exists.
2. The logical absolutes are true.
3 A physical universe exists.

1. Under A=A, A!=!=A, A/!=A... necessarily true.
2. This is the entire crux of our intersubjective world. It is irrelevant objectively.
3. Why does it have to be 'physical'? What does that even mean?

Quote:Here's a thought experiment:

Imagine a universe identical to this one with the exception that there are no conscious minds to observe it. The above 3 things still exist in that universe.

The second and third are particularly debatable... hence: metaphysical mental masturbation.

Not that it matters much, since the universe has been around only since last Thursday, and is a low-class video game akin to our 'The Sims' for a sentient race to which our "logic" applies to no more than "magic" does to us.

At least, that was the dream as of ten seconds from now.
Please give me a home where cloud buffalo roam
Where the dear and the strangers can play
Where sometimes is heard a discouraging word
But the skies are not stormy all day
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A little bit of a personal crisis - by SilentVex - July 24, 2014 at 11:13 pm
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by Violet - July 24, 2014 at 11:18 pm
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by vorlon13 - July 24, 2014 at 11:19 pm
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by CindysRain - July 24, 2014 at 11:20 pm
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by ignoramus - July 24, 2014 at 11:49 pm
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by Jenny A - July 24, 2014 at 11:51 pm
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by vorlon13 - July 24, 2014 at 11:59 pm
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by Ravenshire - July 25, 2014 at 12:04 am
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by Violet - July 25, 2014 at 12:04 am
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by KichigaiNeko - July 25, 2014 at 3:39 am
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by Bad Wolf - July 25, 2014 at 4:24 am
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by popeyespappy - July 25, 2014 at 5:21 am
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by ignoramus - July 25, 2014 at 6:51 am
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by SilentVex - July 25, 2014 at 9:47 am
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by Bad Wolf - July 25, 2014 at 10:31 am
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by SilentVex - July 25, 2014 at 12:00 pm
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by Bad Wolf - July 25, 2014 at 1:36 pm
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by vodkafan - July 25, 2014 at 6:51 am
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by Whateverist - July 25, 2014 at 9:10 am
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by Whateverist - July 25, 2014 at 12:18 pm
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by Dystopia - July 25, 2014 at 9:19 am
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by ManMachine - July 25, 2014 at 9:23 am
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by Minimalist - July 25, 2014 at 12:07 pm
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by SilentVex - July 25, 2014 at 12:17 pm
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by Simon Moon - July 25, 2014 at 12:38 pm
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by SilentVex - July 25, 2014 at 12:53 pm
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by Simon Moon - July 25, 2014 at 1:15 pm
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by SilentVex - July 25, 2014 at 1:29 pm
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by SilentVex - July 25, 2014 at 1:40 pm
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by SilentVex - July 25, 2014 at 1:55 pm
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by Cato - July 25, 2014 at 1:59 pm
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by Simon Moon - July 25, 2014 at 1:57 pm
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by Minimalist - July 25, 2014 at 12:46 pm
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by Minimalist - July 25, 2014 at 12:56 pm
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by Crossless1 - July 25, 2014 at 1:45 pm
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by Simon Moon - July 25, 2014 at 2:52 pm
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by Violet - July 25, 2014 at 5:25 pm
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by Simon Moon - July 25, 2014 at 6:08 pm
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by Violet - July 25, 2014 at 7:50 pm
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by Simon Moon - July 26, 2014 at 7:43 pm
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by Violet - July 27, 2014 at 1:37 am
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by ignoramus - July 25, 2014 at 7:18 pm
RE: A little bit of a personal crisis - by Mr Greene - July 27, 2014 at 3:53 pm

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