@Frank Apisa,
Quote:If there is a god, however, the god could certainly let me know it exists if it wants to do so. So far...apparently no god has wanted to do so.
Good rationalization of escape from holy orders !
I am also a naive realist in my practical everyday life. How could I not be, and live in a world of naive realists? But Naive Realism is not a useful foundation for philosophical speculation (or even the investigations of contemporary physics). Moverover I would never attempt to convince a legal court that its assumptions about matters like self, free-will and choice are philosofically defensible bases for my conviction and punishment. It would'nt work for a minute. I* see no empirical evidence for a self-within "me", only an irresistable pressure to behave is if there were; I make no choices but choices are made--by Nature, but not by a self (ego)-within-me; I am not free, but my true nature (perhaps I can say my Big Self as opposed to my Little Self) is free insofar as it is not restrained by other aspects of Nature.
* notice that I am culturally constrained to contradict myself by the grammatical necessity of using "I" and "me" in this communcation. I think it was Nietzche who said something like "Grammar is the metaphysics of the masses.."
@JLNobody,
JLNobody wrote:. . . Naive Realism is not a useful foundation for philosophical speculation (or even the investigations of contemporary physics)
Why assume a naive realist unable to comprehend that fundamental axioms must vary with the discipline? This may not necessarily apply to the spculative nature of philosophy, but must certainly apply in mathematics and science. How hard is it to wrap your mind around the idea that non parallel lines must intersect in plane geometry but may be skewed in solid geometry?
@Frank Apisa,
Frank Apisa wrote:If you look hard enough for Zeus...sooner or later you are going to find him.
True.
He does exist, he and his pantheon.
They are described in the Bible under different names.
@neologist,
Does he shave now ? Still a hypster ?
@Fil Albuquerque,
He's tough on Norelco, I'll bet.
@neologist,
Does he have any advise for the youngest Gods ? I mean, being older one would guess he might have one trick or two to teach them...so they can improve at "Godness", feel me ?
@Fil Albuquerque,
If you know him and have special access could you ask him to lend me the thunder thing ? I always wanted to play with thunder...
@JLNobody,
Good points! Alas, probably too subtle for those denying experience of the impermanence of those (small) "selves"we call "I" as though they
were permanent. The existential extrapolations stemming from such understanding are indeed in a different league to any "realism" which assumes language is representational.
@Fil Albuquerque,
Well, he is the father of the lie. (John 8:44). So, I suppose he would advise wannabes to keep on lying.
@JLNobody,
Please add to my previous post: are
NOT philosophically defensible bases for...
@neologist,
There now I get it...he being the oldest he invented it. Very useful. We all love it.
...by the way is oncle Luci jely ?
@Fil Albuquerque,
Fil Albuquerque wrote:If you know him and have special access could you ask him to lend me the thunder thing ? I always wanted to play with thunder..
Are you asking about self generated thunder? I recommend quaffing a full pint of fine IPA. Beyond that, it takes practice to refine the the correct placement of the lower jaw, how wide to open the mouth for effective modulation, etc.
