Re: Binary Logic is Insufficient

2009-01-20 Thread Abram Demski
Brian, Not a bad argument, but here are a few possible objections I thought of. --Is D *really* an object of thought? Some would say no, based on the paradoxical conclusions that can be reached by considering D. "How is it an object of thought if we cannot consistently reason about it?" (Treatin

Re: Newbie Questions

2009-01-20 Thread Stephen Paul King
Hi Ronald, Some people, myself included, would be a lot more comfortable with the whole inflation idea if a) there where some experimental evidence of the scalar fields that are required and b) some sound explanation where given as to how an in principle unknowable phenomenon - the BB sing

Star Larvae Hypothesis

2009-01-20 Thread Kim Jones
http://www.starlarvae.org/index.html Talking up advanced theology!! "The two-party system (evolution vs. intelligent design) is an obsolete paradigm". I could just about agree with that cheers, Kim -

Re: KIM 2.3 (was Re: Time)

2009-01-20 Thread Kim Jones
On 21/01/2009, at 6:28 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: > > > On 19 Jan 2009, at 13:56, Kim Jones wrote: > > >> But Brent was momentarily speaking of materialism - materialism >> doesn't acknowledge any form of comp "immateriality" except >> according to the (probably) false mind/body dualism, where

Re: KIM 2.3 (was Re: Time)

2009-01-20 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 19 Jan 2009, at 13:56, Kim Jones wrote: > But Brent was momentarily speaking of materialism - materialism > doesn't acknowledge any form of comp "immateriality" except > according to the (probably) false mind/body dualism, where the mind > is allowed to be an ethereal emanation of the

Re: Newbie Questions

2009-01-20 Thread ronaldheld
I do not see the Inflation paradigm as ad-hoc, for it explains the flatness, Horizon problem and lack of early universe relics better than any other to date. Now the Big Bang may be replaced by oscillating solutions from LQG or other theories, but AFAIK they still need an Inflation period.