4:08 "once we have the place holders we can know by definition, that x is x, not that x is a&b ... WE CAN KNOW THIS BECAUSE THE WORLD IN WHICH WE LIVE BEHAVES UNIFORMLY" - Ok, to nit pick, long time since i watched this, it is great, on my 3rd re-run today, But, the first part of this sentence is the correct part, we know this because WE AGREED BY DEFINITION to have it as such in such circumstances. In logic we proceed from defs and axioms to show the necessity of a conclusion - cont:
I do points - culminations. I need closure, perhaps its a personal flaw... However, I'm recognizing a theme. It seems that logic can't be used to prove God's existence. Am I correct? (Moving from this to your argument for God, and not the lovely Mahler piece.)
@MauricXe Oh my god you're such a geek. But I'm pretty sure James is the type that's up for anything so we don't even need to ask him. He'll just jump right in if the opportunity arises.
I can hear the Xtian responses already.. "I may not know much about logic, but I know what I think"
skoockum 2 months ago
@Hythloday71 - nothing to do with regularities or uniformity in the world ! !! !!!
I do wish you would do some more on this stuff though ;o)
Particularly Math, logic, and philosophy vs science !
Hythloday71 3 months ago
4:08 "once we have the place holders we can know by definition, that x is x, not that x is a&b ... WE CAN KNOW THIS BECAUSE THE WORLD IN WHICH WE LIVE BEHAVES UNIFORMLY" - Ok, to nit pick, long time since i watched this, it is great, on my 3rd re-run today, But, the first part of this sentence is the correct part, we know this because WE AGREED BY DEFINITION to have it as such in such circumstances. In logic we proceed from defs and axioms to show the necessity of a conclusion - cont:
Hythloday71 3 months ago
I do points - culminations. I need closure, perhaps its a personal flaw... However, I'm recognizing a theme. It seems that logic can't be used to prove God's existence. Am I correct? (Moving from this to your argument for God, and not the lovely Mahler piece.)
kdheithaus 1 year ago
@MauricXe Oh my god you're such a geek. But I'm pretty sure James is the type that's up for anything so we don't even need to ask him. He'll just jump right in if the opportunity arises.
CrucifyMyself7 1 year ago
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*watches this video nomming an apple*
BI
NikiPaprika 1 year ago
SEE Theoretical bullshits refutation of the Transendental Arguement for the existence of God, the Mat/Mat debate 1-5 or the "slick logic" video.
Waaaaay better articulation than this as to what the flaws are in the reasoning that laws of logic somehow require the existence of god.
Much as i like Dasamericanatheist.
Roenazarrek 1 year ago
@MauricXe James, it has been about a week. I'm in need of some lovin. CrucifyMy5elf and I are still waiting on that there response.
MauricXe 1 year ago
Question: If logic ever fails? Then would the logical thing to do be to stop using logic...wtf?
clockworkornge 1 year ago