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- Sun Apr 04, 2021 8:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Can something be of zero size and still exist?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1019
Re: Can something be of zero size and still exist?
Santeri wrote: Zero is the identity element of addition. It has a clear mathematical meaning. It is also useful for positional writing of numbers. Me: Yes, but its relevance to this discussion is that it is considered to be an infinitely small quantity, which is why it presents difficulties for meta...
- Sun Apr 04, 2021 2:34 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Can something be of zero size and still exist?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1019
Re: Can something be of zero size and still exist?
Santeri said: Let's pretend this is a philosophy forum, where we try to make our questions and their presuppositions more meaningful and coherent. OK? Me: Other than for your snarkiness, and your arrogant condescension, I mostly agree with your statements. In physics, it is debated whether something...
- Sat Apr 03, 2021 8:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Can something be of zero size and still exist?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1019
Re: Can something be of zero size and still exist?
I asked, Can something be of zero size and still exist? You did not answer, but instead asked, Do the spaces between these words exist? Spaces around this sentence? I tried to clarify for context: Do the spaces have a size of zero? You still did not answer, but asked, In relation to what? Why should...
- Fri Apr 02, 2021 1:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Can something be of zero size and still exist?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1019
Re: Can something be of zero size and still exist?
Do the spaces have a size of zero?
- Thu Apr 01, 2021 9:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Can something be of zero size and still exist?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1019
Can something be of zero size and still exist?
Can something be of zero size and still exist? Physicalist scientists have proposed the existence of a singularity, which is an infinitely small, and infinitely dense, point particle, in which the known laws of physics might not apply. Such a point particle supposedly occupies the center of a black ...
- Wed Mar 17, 2021 2:54 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Video: Octopoid Intelligence is decentralized
- Replies: 1
- Views: 369
Video: Octopoid Intelligence is decentralized
This is a fascinating video dealing with octopus intelligence that is very different from any vertebrate intelligence.
It should fascinate anyone who is interested in the metaphysics of consciousness.
- Thu Jan 14, 2021 6:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Long term effects of Idealism
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2170
Re: Long term effects of Idealism
C. S. Lewis once made an analogy between a person's worldview and a map. Your worldview is your map, by which you make life decisions. The more accurate your map, the fewer wrong turns you will make in your journey through life. He was a Christian philosopher, and as such, IMO recognized that Christ...