Recent content by Matt3737

How have you not been discussing ideals? You just seem to throw around words like "reality," "objective," "subjective," seemingly without any concern as to what they mean. No. I mean to say that I am having difficulty understanding what your stance is and if you are being consistent or not...

Here's some fun distinctions: Another fun identity paradox is Theseus' ship:

@Teax You're masquerading a metaphysical proposition on the problem of universals as an argument. There's nothing wrong with subscribing to any particular philosophical school of thought, but it doesn't really make for a compelling argument. You acknowledge historical context and...

True, which is why I think deflationary and redundancy theories go a bit too far. They do make an interesting point in demonstrating how 'truth' is a meta-statement about other statements or sometimes self-referentially which can make it redundant: It is true that this sentence is a true...

I am a compatibilist. I believe in both a deterministic universe and the concept of a free will. I would, however, redefine free will as the ability to imagine alternatives rather than the typical definition that is more akin or even synonymous with autonomy: One cannot be both informed and...

I love steak. Medium rare. :D

Every human has to make assumptions to even begin to reason including Einstein. We all make assumptions in order to reason. The best we can do is adapt, reassess, modify, reformulate, and continue to take in new information. [/INDENT] [/INDENT]

You acknowledge there is no single set of axioms that makes Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory complete, yet you seem intent on believing that there is one singular set of axioms applicable to all people under the broad category of 'mathematics' or possibly that mathematics is the solely accurate...

It seems there's a few different theories of truth being floated around in this thread. I think the OP is using either a deflationary theory of truth or a redundancy theory of truth. Both are used to demonstrate that the 'truth' of any statement is merely the assertion of the statement and...

The psychological insecurities of a young, white, middle-class male with issues regarding the feelings of impotency.

I'd like to see them protest at professional wrestling events.

They are just waiting for this thread to die.....and it shall rise again!!

"They make a reasonable argument." /said nobody ever.

higs There are many very educational videos on youtube that can give introductory lessons on basically any topic you want. Here's one with Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Topology, and Infinite Series introductions: http://www.youtube.com/user/MyWhyU?feature=pvchclk

In no particular order (More than 5, but I try to keep to the most influential): You'll notice I highly enjoy self-reference (the mathematics of recursion, infinity, and fractals) mythological reference and Campbellian monomyth (I'll stick to listing the most novel uses though, i.e. no Matrix or...