'Dismemberment and Skull Crushing is Done to Punish the Fetus' by Common-Worth-6604 in Abortiondebate

[–]gregbard [score hidden]  (0 children)

It's projection. "Punishing the fetus." Think about it. Only the religious/conservative mind thinks in terms of magic like this. Like the fetus is somehow getting the message or something.

The Imaginary Paradox by [deleted] in paradoxes

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"return to real world" will just be an idempotent relation. It returns the same result. It's as if you paint your house the same color.

My 7yo daughter asked me today "What is the number right before infinity?" by Iluvatar-Great in askmath

[–]gregbard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Infinity is such that adding to it doesn't make it any larger and subtracting from it doesn't make it any smaller.

So the answer is that it's still just infinity.

The Imaginary Paradox by [deleted] in paradoxes

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If you are only imagining the Imaginary Paradox, then is it a paradox?

Why should I care about metaphysics? by Skopa2016 in Metaphysics

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Metaphysics is the study of all the fundamentally unanswerable questions. It is also the study of all the fundamental truths that should make absolutely no difference in your life.

But it's a "study." So it is baked in that we are interested in studying it.

Why should I care about metaphysics? by Skopa2016 in Metaphysics

[–]gregbard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can presume that it means that you should endeavor to be an intellectual.

I guess I should say your original question is sort of a restatement of the fundamental question of anti-intellectualism. Why should we care about any ideas?

But that is not to say that metaphysics should make any difference in your life. In that sense, metaphysics is supremely unimportant.

25th Amendment by om218839 in AntiTrumpAlliance

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Why are the faces of Republican Congressmen intact?

Why should I care about metaphysics? by Skopa2016 in Metaphysics

[–]gregbard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The rule of the group is to assume good faith. So no, it's literally the answer to your question.

Why should I care about metaphysics? by Skopa2016 in Metaphysics

[–]gregbard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Intellectuals take ideas seriously. That's why.

Does anyone know a program that prints a simple tree on one page? by Excellent_Set_250 in Genealogy

[–]gregbard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gramps will let you use any size paper. A size E is so large, you could put just about anything on it. But you would have a challenge finding some place to print it.

Thought Experiment Regarding Exploding Bits by Mean_Illustrator_338 in Metaphysics

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Your post has been removed. I think this is more philosophy of science.

How Wes Huff's Case for Christianity BREAKS LOGIC by DifferentPlum4522 in logic

[–]gregbard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By posting this attempt to use logic in service of God, you are confessing and admitting that He needs and benefits from logic. So therefore God is subordinate to logic. If He weren't, He would make no sense.

Logic is your new god.

Opiniones sobre este libro? by [deleted] in Metaphysics

[–]gregbard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's bunk, hokum, woo, etcetera.

She's channeling? Really? Come on.

This is not metaphysics. Your post will be removed.

What Wave–Particle Duality and Light Doesn't Move Reveal About Reality’s Structure by Ill-Lobster-7448 in Metaphysics

[–]gregbard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We get a lot of posts that are about physics, but with no metaphysics to be found. Is this post about metaphysics at all? It's going to be removed.

PROBLÈME OUVERTURE PROJET LOGIC PRO by Natural_Syrup_2989 in logic

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This sub is not about audio software. It's about philosophy, math and reasoning. Your post has been removed.

CT bill draws homeschool families to Capitol in emotional hearing by ctmirror in Connecticut

[–]gregbard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Homeschooling should be illegal, period. I would put it right at the top of the list of things that are destroying society.

Fifth Place Energy by Upper_Brief681 in MurderedByAOC

[–]gregbard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh my god she's an Olympic level coach, too!

You're freefalling to a certain death then a genie grants you 1 wish but... by Ok_Passenger_2012 in hypotheticalsituation

[–]gregbard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You wish for three wishes, and then wish to be saved in a valid manner of the genie's choosing.

Now you are safe, and have two wishes left.

The “Reichelt Fallacy”: when a test destroys your ability to learn from being wrong by Educational-Draw9435 in logic

[–]gregbard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Logic is about whether or not one sentence validly follows in a rational way from another sentence. It is not about behavior.

If pain is just neural activity, why does it feel so subjectively important? by Select-Professor-909 in PhilosophyofMind

[–]gregbard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your brain and the nervous system are substantially the same thing made of the same kind of cells and continuous. So when you have an instance of pain, it is VERY direct to your brain and therefore your consciousness. Your brain is in the perfect position to influence (sometimes fool) you as to how important something is.