On Sun, Dec 9, 2018 at 2:53 AM Philip Thrift <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > On Saturday, December 8, 2018 at 2:27:45 PM UTC-6, Jason wrote: >> >> >> I think truth is primitive. >> >> Jason >> > > > As a matter of linguistics (and philosophy), *truth* and *matter* are > linked: > > "As a matter of fact, ..." > "The truth of the matter is ..." > "It matters that ..." > ... > [ https://www.etymonline.com/word/matter ] > I agree they are linked. Though matter may be a few steps removed from truth. Perhaps one way to interpret the link more directly is thusly: There is an equation whose every solution (where the equation happens to be *true*, e.g. is satisfied when it has certain values assigned to its variables) maps its variables to states of the time evolution of the wave function of our universe. You might say that we (literally not figuratively) live within such an equation. That its truth reifies what we call matter. But I think truth plays an even more fundamental roll than this. e.g. because the following statement is *true* "two has a successor" then there exists a successor to 2 distinct from any previous number. Similarly, the *truth* of "9 is not prime" implies the existence of a factor of 9 besides 1 and 9. Jason > > Schopenhauer 's view: "A judgment has *material truth* if its concepts > are based on intuitive perceptions that are generated from sensations. If a > judgment has its reason (ground) in another judgment, its truth is called > logical or formal. If a judgment, of, for example, pure mathematics or pure > science, is based on the forms (space, time, causality) of intuitive, > empirical knowledge, then the judgment has transcendental truth." > [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth ] > > I guess I am referring to transcend truth here. Truth concerning the integers is sufficient to yield the universe, matter, and all that we see around us. Jason -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
