Re: Stephen Hawking: Philosophy is Dead

2012-08-05 Thread Bruno Marchal
John, I provide another answer to your last comment to me: On 03 Aug 2012, at 17:34, John Clark wrote: On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 Bruno Marchal marc...@ulb.ac.be wrote: Define theology The study of something that does not exist. Not so bad after, after all. In AUDA the machine theology can be

Re: Naming and Intensionality

2012-08-05 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 04 Aug 2012, at 17:19, Stephen P. King wrote: Hi Bruno, There was a typing error in what I wrote originally. Please try it again. On 8/4/2012 7:50 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: [SPK] Yes, and that is exactly why I am asking you to reconsider the idea that arithmetic is

Re: Stephen Hawking: Philosophy is Dead

2012-08-05 Thread Stephen P. King
On 8/5/2012 3:50 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: John, I provide another answer to your last comment to me: On 03 Aug 2012, at 17:34, John Clark wrote: On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 Bruno Marchal marc...@ulb.ac.be mailto:marc...@ulb.ac.be wrote: Define theology The study of something that does not

Re: Naming and Intensionality

2012-08-05 Thread Stephen P. King
On 8/5/2012 4:01 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 04 Aug 2012, at 17:19, Stephen P. King wrote: Hi Bruno, There was a typing error in what I wrote originally. Please try it again. On 8/4/2012 7:50 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: [SPK] Yes, and that is exactly why I am asking you to

Re: Stephen Hawking: Philosophy is Dead

2012-08-05 Thread meekerdb
On 8/5/2012 12:50 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: John, I provide another answer to your last comment to me: On 03 Aug 2012, at 17:34, John Clark wrote: On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 Bruno Marchal marc...@ulb.ac.be mailto:marc...@ulb.ac.be wrote: Define theology The study of something that does not

Re: Stephen Hawking: Philosophy is Dead

2012-08-05 Thread Stephen P. King
On 8/5/2012 1:26 PM, meekerdb wrote: On 8/5/2012 12:50 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: John, I provide another answer to your last comment to me: On 03 Aug 2012, at 17:34, John Clark wrote: On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 Bruno Marchal marc...@ulb.ac.be mailto:marc...@ulb.ac.be wrote: Define theology

Re: Stephen Hawking: Philosophy is Dead

2012-08-05 Thread John Mikes
Entertaining exchange on an 'existing' topic - that is denied. My usual stance: I am not an atheist because an atheist needs (a - more?) god(s) to deny. - god is a word still looking to be identified. As we read most 'denyers' assign the ultimate origin to such concept. Me, too: the infinite

Re: Stephen Hawking: Philosophy is Dead

2012-08-05 Thread R AM
On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 8:45 PM, Stephen P. King stephe...@charter.net wrote: Dear Brent, Your statement is a nonsequitur. In your acceptance of the definition of fascism (as given by fascism promoters) is a tacit acceptance of the existence of fascism as an actual matter of fact. The

Re: Stephen Hawking: Philosophy is Dead

2012-08-05 Thread Stephen P. King
Hi R AM, What exactly did you wish to communicate in your post? On 8/5/2012 4:40 PM, R AM wrote: On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 8:45 PM, Stephen P. King stephe...@charter.net wrote: Dear Brent, Your statement is a nonsequitur. In your acceptance of the definition of fascism (as given by

Re: Stephen Hawking: Philosophy is Dead

2012-08-05 Thread Stephen P. King
On 8/5/2012 4:33 PM, John Mikes wrote: Entertaining exchange on an 'existing' topic - that is denied. My usual stance: I am not an atheist because an atheist needs (a - more?) god(s) to deny. - god is a word still looking to be identified. As we read most 'denyers' assign the ultimate origin