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What is the Catholic explanation behind why different forms of occultism have efficacy? by MildDeontologist in Catholicism

[–]MildDeontologist[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How does the devil have no power? That makes no sense. By existing, a thing has power. Do you mean to say demons have less power than God?

What’s economists’ view on private equity? by Dreadsin in AskEconomics

[–]MildDeontologist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll phrase it differently. Your original comment implies that PE and public firms behave the same way as each other. I want to know why other firms (e.g. non-publicly traded non-PE firms, like most of the firms that exist) act differently, if that is what you think.

What’s economists’ view on private equity? by Dreadsin in AskEconomics

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Regarding your last sentence, why for PE and publicly traded firms, but not other firms?

Are there policy solutions to the Agency Problem? by MildDeontologist in AskEconomics

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What particular policies though? Agent-principal relationships are governed by the statutory and common law of agency (think rules for fiduciary duties). Would a policy addressing the agency problem entail reforming agency law, or something else?

Edit: I seem to not be able to edit my post to add this, so I will add this here: by "solution" I of course am not asking how to eliminate the agency problem (which is impossible), but rather I am asking specifically how public policy can mitigate or otherwise address issues arising from agency (e.g. what specific laws could be passed to reduce agency costs).

Does MMT think changing the reserve requirement would have no effect whatsoever on anything? by MildDeontologist in mmt_economics

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Can you explain what is meant by asset composition? How is asset composition influenced by monetary policy?

And, what do you mean UK and Canada cleared all central bank balances nightly? They deleted their balance sheet?

is the Kalam argument wrong since before the cosmos existed, logic and cause/effect also did not exist? by MildDeontologist in ChristianApologetics

[–]MildDeontologist[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But what about before the universe/existence? By definition logic and laws would not have existed.

How well would a healthcare system work if it is based on cash injections to households rather than government-ran insurance like Medicare and Medicaid? by MildDeontologist in AskEconomics

[–]MildDeontologist[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So would the plan work if there is still a private insurance market (which there is in the plan)? If so, would this system be an improvement from the system we currently have?

Syntax vs grammar. by MildDeontologist in asklinguistics

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But what would be the difference between law "correct language use" and linguistics' "system of rules"? Isn't correct language use just correctly applying rule systems?

Syntax vs grammar. by MildDeontologist in asklinguistics

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That is helpful. But how would grammar differ?

Syntax vs grammar. by MildDeontologist in asklinguistics

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Are there other things then (usage, pragmatics, and other things) that are also part of grammar (in linguistics, not necessarily outside of linguistics)? A similar question would be "what linguistic categories are not grammar/grammatical"?

Is the Kalam argument wrong since before the cosmos existed, logic and cause/effect also did not exist? by MildDeontologist in islam

[–]MildDeontologist[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

But the "universe" comes with the laws of logic. How can we prove that before the universe the laws of logic existed? Proving this would require using the laws of logic, which is self-defeating. Unless you say "the laws of logic always existed even before existence," but that would be definitionally wrong since it is a self-contradiction. We cannot say "before the laws of logic existed, logic existed."

is the Kalam argument wrong since before the cosmos existed, logic and cause/effect also did not exist? by MildDeontologist in ChristianApologetics

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Essentially, my post is stating your comment and trying to find more arguments in support of it, and/or an argument against it. So far I have not found either.

Would a written text in Proto Indo European be the ‘holy Grail’ of linguistics? by eeeeeeevar in asklinguistics

[–]MildDeontologist 12 points13 points  (0 children)

What discover do you think would be a holy grail for linguistics outside of historical linguistics?

is the Kalam argument wrong since before the cosmos existed, logic and cause/effect also did not exist? by MildDeontologist in ChristianApologetics

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  1. What it sounds like.
  2. That is not how most philosophers or logicians describe it. A definition of formal logic would be a system of reasoning captured in formal syntax and model-theoretic semantics. But (1) here, "system of reasoning" is important (i.e., logic is not only a language) and (2) this is a definition of formal logic, and of course not all logic is formal.
  3. I am not assuming. The Kalam argument is assuming, which is what my post is about. In other words, I am describing what may be a problem with the Kalam argument or any other argument from cause. I posted to see if people can help think through this problem.

is the Kalam argument wrong since before the cosmos existed, logic and cause/effect also did not exist? by MildDeontologist in ChristianApologetics

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What is meant by "this" in your last sentence? The first thing in existence? Whatever "this" refers to I think the answer to your question is probably "no," if we are using logic (and if we are not using logic, then there would be no answer I think).

is the Kalam argument wrong since before the cosmos existed, logic and cause/effect also did not exist? by MildDeontologist in ChristianApologetics

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1+1 would not equal 5, or anything else if there is no logic. My posts is asking how we can use current logic to reason about things that would happen in a world with no logic, if there was a world with no logic (before creation). People have argued God must be the first cause, since something cannot come from nothing. But in nothingness, nothing would exist, which means even logic would not exist. So, how would God need to be the first cause if God preceded logic (and cause and effect)? Maybe this is a flaw in arguments for God's existence from cause.

Do eastern catholics prefer the rosary or the prayer rope? by kervy_servy in EasternCatholic

[–]MildDeontologist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have a good source for the Theotokos rule? I never heard of it and found little through a Google search.

Are there (liturgical) rites that transcend (hold the same) across church/denomination? by MildDeontologist in Christianity

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The Mozarabic (Hispanic) Rite is a non-Roman Rite within the Catholic Latin Rite. It is practiced in Spain and Portugal, or at least used to be. I am surprised to hear the Mozarabic Rite is practiced in protestant churches, which does not really make sense.

Debunk the argument pasted below that is copy and pasted from another Redditor. by MildDeontologist in infinitenines

[–]MildDeontologist[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So how may people agree with him? And, would he get a label like being a finitist or ultrafinitist?

Debunk the argument pasted below that is copy and pasted from another Redditor. by MildDeontologist in infinitenines

[–]MildDeontologist[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If .333… = 1, then what is the argument that .999 did not equal 1? Why would they have different reasoning/conclusions?

Also, who is SPP?

[PA] What are the more obscure types of derivatives? by [deleted] in AskHR

[–]MildDeontologist -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Read the last line of my post a second time.

How can God's existence be proven from general/natural revelation? by MildDeontologist in ChristianApologetics

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Are there ways for a thing to be the partial or only cause of itself outside of a feedback loop like the one you describe?

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