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pood replied to the thread “Revolution in Thought: A new look at determinism and free will".I didn’t say it was OK to use it, only that the repl was OK insofar as it went, which wasn’t very far. But human summaries are usually... -
There are those who[ preach and talk about Jesus and there are those who actually find peace. No anger, no hostility, no conflict. DLH...
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pood replied to the thread “Revolution in Thought: A new look at determinism and free will".Is this AI slop, or just your own usual slop? Yes, contingent truths are, by definition, not necessary truths, Sorry to disappoint you,
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It is a necessary truth not as one plus one equals two, but as a choice that was made based on what the options were and what gave... -
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AI overviews are NEVER OK. Asking an AI for an overview of a topic is like asking an astrologer; Their response could be completely...
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insanity-fi (or perhaps insan-fi) surely?
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pood replied to the thread “Revolution in Thought: A new look at determinism and free will".As I have pointed out before, DBT is mixing up determinism with predeterminism. But the latter is not supported and for that matter...
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pood replied to the thread “Revolution in Thought: A new look at determinism and free will".So every truth is a necessary truth? But that is obviously wrong. The antecedents of every act were also contingent.
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pood replied to the thread Merged Gaza just launched an unprovoked attack on Israel.Don’t know how the majority of decent people in this nauseating thread can bear participating in it. Rote disclaimer: any resemblance...
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pood replied to the thread “Revolution in Thought: A new look at determinism and free will".It is in the sense that there must be contingent truths about the world. Otherwise we get what is called modal collapse, the idea that...
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Sure, if thousands of years is a long time. A mayfly would look at Apollo, and say "Ten years is far too slow for a practical Moon...
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pood replied to the thread “Revolution in Thought: A new look at determinism and free will".On the off chance that anyone is reading this besides us usual suspects who have participated in this long conversation about...
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pood replied to the thread “Revolution in Thought: A new look at determinism and free will".Right. Contingent truths do not prove free will false. They support it. :rolleyes: But the light being at the eye eight minutes...
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pood replied to the thread “Revolution in Thought: A new look at determinism and free will".Going to say this one more time, since we’ve been over it again and again, and you are incapable of learning anything. All contingent...
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pood replied to the thread “Revolution in Thought: A new look at determinism and free will".Yup! ;)