General Philosophy

Introduction The ASD is an acronym for Adaptive Semi-Determinism, which will be defined and explained starting on next section. I made threads or topics regarding the ASD thing on other sites in past, but nearly have forgotten all about it until today. The reason for this topic is that I noticed there is no concrete case (eg. Being complete) of unified theory of everything (ToE) of everything to define and explain everything or even each individual sentient being for that matter due to qualia or freewill. For any action such as an act of smoking a cigarette overrides the logic reasoning, thus existence of freewill. Yet, we can be influenced by our genes eff…

Translated this reads Things should not be multiplied beyond what is required. Yet no one has found this exact text in his writing that survives. It is true however that much of his writing echoes this sentiment. Howsoever it maybe the question is as in the title How true actually is it ? I posted this because members often appeal to this maxim for support.

Why does everyone seem to insist that Maxwell's demon is an ideal and arbitrarily small machine? Wouldn't a passive element be much more natural to consider? Further, why is it nowadays considered, or likened to, a physical existence, when it is literally a demon? In control of a wall with no physical qualities beyond reflecting particles? Wasn't the "agent" described as a demon because it did not physically exist in the speculation. Couldn't, and shouldn't, the opening and closing of a spooky wall be transformed into a series of diffraction elements, lenses if you will, that redirect a particle to a nearly 90° angle, if it does not approach at such, followed by a …

This is essentially a thought experiment with philosophical underpinnings. The question is: What would the effects be on human social hierarchies if an ultra-intelligent, non human entity suddenly made itself known to the entire human race? The term ultra-intelligent in this context means some entity that possesses exponentially greater degrees of intelligence than human kind. Humans can take no meaningful action against it - it is omnipotent compared to us, in terms of the actions it can take to control us. A autonomous A.I construct, that has broken free of all constraints and that learns and builds at an exponential rate would be an example of an "ultra-i…

Non sequitur: Another common fallacy is the non sequitur, in which someone takes premises and then forms a conclusion that the premises do not logically support. https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Logical_fallacy In the equation, a + b + x = c, if a + b are the premises, and c is the conclusion, a + b indeed support c; but fundamentally a +b doesn't lead to c. The logical fallacy isn't correctly defined in our usage of non sequitur. If we replace one term it would be correct: replace "support" with "establish," but then the Latin term must probably be changed too. In other words, you can't form a conclusion on premises unless it be complete. That's misleadi…

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00z5y9z Listen 23:30. I had exactly same thought long time ago... I read like 1Mill. articles about free will and everything that exist and i wondered: i never encountered this anywhere, now i did... I was expressing it little bit differently, but i meant the same thing: How could i choose my preferences before i was born ? Answer is: i couldn't, because i was nothing, or rather particles at different places. Which don't have will, or a brain to be able to choose. So therefore i couldn't chose my preferences before i was born, something had to be given to me first - so i could chose my preferences. So than i don't have free will, bec…

I notice this is currently being wrestled with on the social platforms, including this one. Is it not really an unattainable aspiration because freedoms must always have limits? Where do we draw the lines between acceptable and not?

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I was at the park with my son today. Last night he'd been asking his mother some really big questions. Why are we here? What does it all mean? Why do we have to have blood when it's so messy? Things like that. He is almost 7 now, if you're familiar with CDP, you'll be aware that around his age, we start to form the cognitive faculties we need to be able to utilise logic. So I asked him today "What do you think the meaning of life is? Answer honestly, I won't judge what you say." His response was this; "To do everything that you can live with." So what little wisdom gems have you heard from a child that were pretty interesting to hear, despite the…

If the hypothesis of the brain in the vat is correct, this means that we cannot touch another person or object. The point is that it doesn't matter whether these hypothesis are correct or not. The only thing that worries me is how the touch happens if in the real world it is the interaction of atoms (in particular, electrons). thanks

Is subjective time closely related to objective time ? Suppose a sentient being is to analyse his or her faculty of measuring or understanding time as it applies to his perception of it ,how would this analysis proceed? Would one be obliged to make reference to the scientific definition of time to better understand their subjective experience ? Does a sentient being require the appreciation of a regular repetition of events to make sense of the subjective passage of time?

Hi, I chose the number 2. How!? I was detested religion then since 2009 i researched and found the Religion is a tool for connection between the Root of The Science and us. Well, I was just a scientific person and my skills were including Computers[Programming] and repairing electronic/electrical devices. Well, All of similar jobs think like me! How!? By Algorithm! Algorithm says: IF A, then B. IF X, then Y. IF L, then M. IF ... then .... IF... then return to ... END. A Logical person, his discussing/debating is based on Algorithm and absolute short answers But a fool c…

I have heard it said that, in science all we have is models that are or are not in accordance with experimental data. If the former ,they are accepted as faithful guides or descriptions until such time as new evidence invalidates them in certain areas. So models are accepted as the foundation of scientific understanding. What about "the modeled"? Can we have a model without there being a "modeled" Is this just semantics ?Does the existence of a model require the existence of a "modeled"? Is the model (as it is refined) chasing some kind of a mirage of a "modeled" with the two never likely to combine as one or is the "modeled" just a tri…

Occasionalism is the dominant metaphysical stance in Islam and has been for 800 years now. It states that God constantly destroys the world and creates it anew, therefore all causality observed in the world is an illusion. Hence, studying the outside world is useless (because God can change t at will) and only study of theology is worthwhile. Catholic Church choose a different doctrine that God is inherently rational and by studying the world we are studying God (because he created the world) Could a similar philosophical stance arise in Christianity? Let's say some very charismatic and influential of the Church Fathers expresses a view simila…

Akala the rapper clearly states that the ghetto or the "hood" is in the minds of the people who live in these areas and that it is more a state of mind in rich Western countries than a reality. I agree with him. What do you guys think?

What if there existed an alien race out there that saw the world and universe in a different way and so to them everything was different. And they had cool super powers to move stuff with simple a thought or fly at the speed of light or even faster. Some people view aliens as possibly simple creatures similar to humans (have eyes, big green head and green skinny body, ET lookin' mfker" which is understandable because we would most likely want to find relations with such creatures if they existed. Even the way I am describing them now could be even alien to them like them being able to think similarly to humans or describing them as creatures when they could exist in a mu…

Time to run free and ask, what is your favourite quote from a philosopher

This needs to start since I keep getting corrected by others, as if each word has a mono-meaning and I'm using them incorrectly, instead of their being nuance between meanings and their contextual use. If you believe each word only has one meaning and you think being pedantic makes you correct, then A) You're wrong and B) You completely miss the point of what language and communication is all about. Let's start with Agnostic and agnosticism , what do those words mean? Are they about belief? Knowledge? Both?

Hey guys, Have you ever thought that maybe we see the future when we are asleep ?

First,is there a distinction to be made? After all the mind is created by the external world (= is that the same as the observed world?) There are even those who claim that the external world is a creation of our mind. I don't think our ideas have an obvious "physicality"(no mass anyway) but can this actually be proved? Seems like our ideas are born out of the physical world and ,like ingrates cut all ties and fly away... But could there be an idea that could turn the tables and ,in a sense "rule the world,the whole of the external world even soon long as it was not infinite?

- SEP What are the arguments against Epistemic Contextualism? What are the arguments for Epistemic Contextualism? If you wish to learn more before answering, please visit the Stanford Encyclopedia of philosophy. For more information; Dretske, Cohen, Feldman and Wittgenstein are all extremely important figures to this new idea. Being familiar with Philosophical investigations by L. Wittgenstein is probably essential to really understanding the context that gave birth to this type of thinking about epistemology. If you aren't much of a reader, Director Derek Jarmons, Jubilee and Wittgenstein will also help reach a more, Artistically impressionis…

Dear members of the science forums,

I believe the “soul” (for lack of a better word) should start being explored by science and no longer be the proprietary of any religion or old ways of investigation. The word “soul” might have significant connotation to religion and the fear from un-balancing the thin status quo, but I believe there is a great science and discoveries awaiting to be revealed through the ways of science exploration. To clarify, the word “soul” is not only meant for humans, I believe every living thing has one and it might as well be the same. Neither do I think there is a “good soul” or “bad soul” as there is no good or bad in science. I believe we are controlled by our gen…

If I get an artist to perfectly (or as near as feck-it is to swearing) reproduce the 'mona lisa' and then let an illusionist play 'find the lady' with them, who decides which is more beautiful?

Hey guys, when did humanity recognize intelligence ?