Greetings Ian, Marsha, and welcome Dallas -- One can be 100% confident until Truth proves him wrong.
> We could try to reduce "I think therefore I am" > into "I am" or even just "Is". > But of course "is" is only true when compared to "is not", > so there is still some doubt there. Right on! As Truth would have it, "is" cannot be without "is not". But, since being then is a contingency, some people ask: Is what "is not" contingent upon what "is"? An negative answer argues for Nihilism: All is vanity (or nothingness). An affirmative answer argues for Essentialism: That which is absolutely can give rise to that which appears contingently. What the Cogito should have stated is that "something is". And if something is, then "isness" (i.e., Essence) is the fundamental reality, with or without "is not". A good exercise in logical thinking, Dallas. Where do you go from there? Essentially yours, Ham 10/7/07, Ant McWatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >> On 10/7/07, MarshaV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Greetings, >> In what facts are you 100% confident? >> >> >> Hi Marsha, >> >> Literally 100% confident? >> What about "Something thinks therefore something is"? >> >> Or, thinking about Leary's book of 'Psychedelic Prayers', how about "All >> Things (Must) Pass"? >> >> Ant Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
