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Nothingness as a quantifier, is the concept of a universe with no objects. This doesn't have any inherent contradictions in classical logic. It would simply be a world where all objects are subtracted, as in an empty set.

Wouldn’t the universe itself be an object, as would the set itself, so you’d never have an empty set anyway?

#1199 · Dennis Hackethal, 19 days ago · revision of #1131 · CriticismCriticized1 criticim(s)

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#1198 · Dennis Hackethal, 19 days ago · Criticism

There is a similar (identical?) theory put forward by Marc Lewis in Biology of desire. He explains addiction as the process of "reciprocal narrowing". The process of reciprocal narrowing does not remove conflicting desires, but instead reinforces a pattern of dealing with conflict through a progressively narrower, habitual response (substance, action, mental dissociation). Addiction, therefore, as you suggested, is a process of managing the "conflict between two or more preferences within the mind.

#1197 · Knut Sondre Sæbø, 20 days ago

I think this explanation holds if you assume the law of the excluded middle is true. The only remaining criticism I can see, is if you throw out the law of the excluded middle (like paraconsistent- and intutionist logic.)

#1196 · Knut Sondre Sæbø, 20 days ago

Logical possibilities and possible world frameworks, only works for potential states "inside" the universe right? The state of there being something or nothing in the universe doesn't have a "causal start", because the fact of something existing is an "eternal property" of the universe.

#1195 · Knut Sondre Sæbø, 20 days ago · Criticism

What do you think of: it’s the fact that the law of the excluded middle that constrains the universe to exist. Nothing can’t exist, so the only alternative that’s left is for something to exist.

#1194 · Knut Sondre Sæbø, 20 days ago · revision of #521 · Criticized2 criticim(s)

A useful distinction in talking of non-existence and nothingness is nothingness as a quantifier and nothingness as an object. Nothingness as a quantifier, is the concept of a universe with no objects. This doesn't have any inherent contradictions in classical logic. It would simply be a world where all objects are subtracted, as in an empty set.

Nothing as an object is inherently paradoxical. Nothingness as an object is something without properties, but paradoxically therefore has the properties of at least:
1. Immutability: it can't change, because change requires something
2. Boundarylessness
3. Indeterminacy: undefined, without qualities

I kind of relate to Graham Priest in that existence and non-existence is dependent on each other - kind of like the ying-yang symbol. For something to "be", it must be distinguished from "not-being". It might therefore not really be a resolution to the problem. Just like the rabbit in the rabbit-duck illusion is dependent on the shape of the duck, non-existence is dependent on existence.

#1193 · Knut Sondre Sæbø, 20 days ago · revision of #1126 · Battle tested

Wouldn't the more correct framing be the mind has automatic programs and consciousness? In other words the mind has a dual process of explicit thoughts and conscious reflection and ingrained habits or "mental programs" on the other.

#1192 · Knut Sondre Sæbø, 20 days ago · revision of #1128 · Criticized2 criticim(s)

I misread your text. I originally read it as the whole mind is a program (or programs).

#1191 · Knut Sondre Sæbø, 20 days ago · Criticized1 criticim(s)

Fixed

#1190 · Knut Sondre Sæbø, 20 days ago · Criticized2 criticim(s)

Wouldn't the more correct framing be the mind has automatic programs and consciousness? In other words, the mind has a dual process of explicit thoughts and conscious reflection on the one hand, and ingrained habits or "mental programs" on the other.

#1189 · Knut Sondre Sæbø, 20 days ago · revision of #1128 · CriticismCriticized2 criticim(s)

If we talk about the quantifier nothing, you would look at the universe = all objects. So if you remove all objects the universe wouldn’t really «refer» to anything. But if you believe there exist such a thing as the object Nothingness, there could possibly exist a universe = Nothingness (as the object), which has some defined properties.

#1156 · Knut Sondre Sæbø, 20 days ago · Criticism

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#1136 · Dennis Hackethal, about 1 month ago · Criticism

on the other

This part should be preceded by ‘on the one hand’. As in: ‘In other words, the mind has a dual process of explicit thoughts and conscious reflection on the one hand, and ingrained habits or "mental programs" on the other.’

#1134 · Dennis Hackethal, about 1 month ago · Criticism

You marked your idea as a criticism but I don’t see where it conflicts with its parent. Explain?

#1133 · Dennis Hackethal, about 1 month ago · Criticism

Nothingness as a qunatifier

Typo. Consider revising your idea to resolve this criticism.

#1132 · Dennis Hackethal, about 1 month ago · CriticismCriticized1 criticim(s)

Nothingness as a qunatifier [sic], is the concept of a universe with no objects. This doesn't have any inherent contradictions in classical logic. It would simply be a world where all objects are subtracted, as in an empty set.

Wouldn’t the universe itself be an object, as would the set itself, so you’d never have an empty set anyway?

#1131 · Dennis Hackethal, about 1 month ago · CriticismCriticized3 criticim(s)

Wouldn't the more correct framing be the mind has automatic programs and consciousness? In other words the mind has a dual process of explicit thoughts and conscious reflection and ingrained habits or "mental programs" on the other.

#1130 · Knut Sondre Sæbø, about 1 month ago · revision of #1128 · CriticismCriticized2 criticim(s)

Wouldn't the more correct framing be the mind has automatic programs and consciousness? In other words the mind has a dual process of explicit thoughts and conscious reflection and ingrained habits or "mental programs" on the other.

#1129 · Knut Sondre Sæbø, about 1 month ago · revision of #1128

Wouldn't the more correct framing be the mind has automatic programs and consciousness? In other words the mind has a dual process of "explicit thoughts and conscious reflection" and "ingrained habits or "mental programs" on the other.

#1128 · Knut Sondre Sæbø, about 1 month ago

A useful distinction in talking of non-existence and nothingness is nothingness as a quantifier and nothingness as an object. Nothingness as a qunatifier, is the concept of a universe with no objects. This doesn't have any inherent contradictions in classical logic. It would simply be a world where all objects are subtracted, as in an empty set.

Nothing as an object is inherently paradoxical. Nothingness as an object is something without properties, but paradoxically therefore has the properties of at least:
1. Immutability: it can't change, because change requires something
2. Boundarylessness
3. Indeterminacy: undefined, without qualities

I kind of relate to Graham Priest in that existence and non-existence is dependent on each other - kind of like the ying-yang symbol. For something to "be", it must be distinguished from "not-being". It might therefore not really be a resolution to the problem. Just like the rabbit in the rabbit-duck illusion is dependent on the shape of the duck, non-existence is dependent on existence.

#1127 · Knut Sondre Sæbø, about 1 month ago · revision of #1126 · Battle tested

A useful distinction in talking of non-existence and nothingness is nothingness as a quantifier and nothingness as an object. Nothingness as a qunatifier, is the concept of a universe with no objects. This doesn't have any inherent contradictions in classical logic. It would simply be a world where all objects are subtracted, as in an empty set.

Nothing as an object is inherently paradoxical. Nothingness as an object is something without properties, but paradoxically therefore has the properties of at least:
1. Immutability: it can't change, because change requires something
2. Boundarylessness
3. Indeterminacy: undefined, without qualities

I kind of relate to Graham Priest in that existence and non-existence is dependent on each other - kind of like the ying-yang symbol. For something to "be", it must be distinguished from "not-being". It might therefore not really be a resolution to the problem. Just like the rabbit in the rabbit-duck illusion is dependent on the shape of the duck, non-existence is dependent on existence.

#1126 · Knut Sondre Sæbø, about 1 month ago

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#1125 · Dennis Hackethal, about 1 month ago · CriticismCriticized1 criticim(s)

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#1124 · Dennis Hackethal, about 1 month ago · Criticism

Sounds like she treats existence or nature or the law of identity as an ultimate bedrock. Foundationalism.

#1123 · Dennis Hackethal, about 1 month ago · revision of #518 · Criticism