Re: Could universes in a multiverse be solipsistic ? Would this be a problem ?

2012-11-04 Thread Stephen P. King
On 11/4/2012 12:05 PM, Bruno Marchal wrote: Dear Bruno, The primacy of 17 or 43 or any other number is such that it can be apprehended, at least in principle, by /at least one entity/ (please note that this is a lower bound concept!). This implies that in the absence of that possibility o

Re: Could universes in a multiverse be solipsistic ? Would this be a problem ?

2012-11-04 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 03 Nov 2012, at 16:39, Stephen P. King wrote: On 11/3/2012 8:12 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 03 Nov 2012, at 12:24, Stephen P. King wrote: On 11/3/2012 5:39 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: I don't consider truth as an object. The numbers can be considered as the (only) object. truth concerns o

Re: Could universes in a multiverse be solipsistic ? Would this be a problem ?

2012-11-03 Thread meekerdb
On 11/3/2012 6:24 AM, Stephen P. King wrote: On 11/3/2012 5:39 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: I don't consider truth as an object. The numbers can be considered as the (only) object. truth concerns only the propositions about those objects and the derivative notions. OK, then how is it that you

Re: Could universes in a multiverse be solipsistic ? Would this be a problem ?

2012-11-03 Thread Stephen P. King
On 11/3/2012 6:58 PM, meekerdb wrote: On 11/3/2012 2:22 AM, Stephen P. King wrote: On 11/3/2012 12:44 AM, meekerdb wrote: On 11/2/2012 10:38 PM, Stephen P. King wrote: No, that is an incoherent statement as it pretends to be meaningful in the absence of any means to evaluate its meaningfulnes

Re: Could universes in a multiverse be solipsistic ? Would this be a problem ?

2012-11-03 Thread meekerdb
On 11/3/2012 2:22 AM, Stephen P. King wrote: On 11/3/2012 12:44 AM, meekerdb wrote: On 11/2/2012 10:38 PM, Stephen P. King wrote: No, that is an incoherent statement as it pretends to be meaningful in the absence of any means to evaluate its meaningfulness. So what means do you used to eval

Re: Could universes in a multiverse be solipsistic ? Would this be a problem ?

2012-11-03 Thread Stephen P. King
On 11/3/2012 8:19 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 03 Nov 2012, at 12:43, Stephen P. King wrote: On 11/3/2012 5:39 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: [BM] All this makes sense only because such truth does not depend on us and on our theories. [SPK] No, that is an incoherent statement as it pretends to

Re: Could universes in a multiverse be solipsistic ? Would this be a problem ?

2012-11-03 Thread Stephen P. King
On 11/3/2012 8:12 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 03 Nov 2012, at 12:24, Stephen P. King wrote: On 11/3/2012 5:39 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: I don't consider truth as an object. The numbers can be considered as the (only) object. truth concerns only the propositions about those objects and the der

Re: Could universes in a multiverse be solipsistic ? Would this be a problem ?

2012-11-03 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 03 Nov 2012, at 12:43, Stephen P. King wrote: On 11/3/2012 5:39 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: [BM] All this makes sense only because such truth does not depend on us and on our theories. [SPK] No, that is an incoherent statement as it pretends to be meaningful in the absence of any mean

Re: Could universes in a multiverse be solipsistic ? Would this be a problem ?

2012-11-03 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 03 Nov 2012, at 12:24, Stephen P. King wrote: On 11/3/2012 5:39 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: I don't consider truth as an object. The numbers can be considered as the (only) object. truth concerns only the propositions about those objects and the derivative notions. OK, then how is it t

Re: Could universes in a multiverse be solipsistic ? Would this be a problem ?

2012-11-03 Thread Stephen P. King
On 11/3/2012 5:39 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: [BM] All this makes sense only because such truth does not depend on us and on our theories. [SPK] No, that is an incoherent statement as it pretends to be meaningful in the absence of any means to evaluate its meaningfulness. That is arithmetic

Re: Could universes in a multiverse be solipsistic ? Would this be a problem ?

2012-11-03 Thread Stephen P. King
On 11/3/2012 5:39 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: I don't consider truth as an object. The numbers can be considered as the (only) object. truth concerns only the propositions about those objects and the derivative notions. OK, then how is it that you seem to imply that truth is independent of 1

Re: Could universes in a multiverse be solipsistic ? Would this be a problem ?

2012-11-03 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 02 Nov 2012, at 21:19, Stephen P. King wrote: On 11/2/2012 12:49 PM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 01 Nov 2012, at 21:33, Stephen P. King wrote: On 11/1/2012 11:36 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 01 Nov 2012, at 00:35, Stephen P. King wrote: On 10/31/2012 9:39 AM, Roger Clough wrote: 1) Yes,

Re: Could universes in a multiverse be solipsistic ? Would this be a problem ?

2012-11-03 Thread Stephen P. King
On 11/3/2012 12:44 AM, meekerdb wrote: On 11/2/2012 10:38 PM, Stephen P. King wrote: No, that is an incoherent statement as it pretends to be meaningful in the absence of any means to evaluate its meaningfulness. So what means do you used to evaluate, "Either snow is white or snow is not wh

Re: Could universes in a multiverse be solipsistic ? Would this be a problem ?

2012-11-02 Thread meekerdb
On 11/2/2012 10:38 PM, Stephen P. King wrote: No, that is an incoherent statement as it pretends to be meaningful in the absence of any means to evaluate its meaningfulness. So what means do you used to evaluate, "Either snow is white or snow is not white."? My eyes can still discrimin

Re: Could universes in a multiverse be solipsistic ? Would this be a problem ?

2012-11-02 Thread Stephen P. King
On 11/2/2012 10:48 PM, meekerdb wrote: On 11/2/2012 3:19 PM, Stephen P. King wrote: On 11/2/2012 12:49 PM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 01 Nov 2012, at 21:33, Stephen P. King wrote: On 11/1/2012 11:36 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 01 Nov 2012, at 00:35, Stephen P. King wrote: On 10/31/2012 9:39

Re: Could universes in a multiverse be solipsistic ? Would this be a problem ?

2012-11-02 Thread meekerdb
On 11/2/2012 3:19 PM, Stephen P. King wrote: On 11/2/2012 12:49 PM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 01 Nov 2012, at 21:33, Stephen P. King wrote: On 11/1/2012 11:36 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 01 Nov 2012, at 00:35, Stephen P. King wrote: On 10/31/2012 9:39 AM, Roger Clough wrote: 1) Yes, number

Re: Could universes in a multiverse be solipsistic ? Would this be a problem ?

2012-11-02 Thread Stephen P. King
On 11/2/2012 12:49 PM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 01 Nov 2012, at 21:33, Stephen P. King wrote: On 11/1/2012 11:36 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 01 Nov 2012, at 00:35, Stephen P. King wrote: On 10/31/2012 9:39 AM, Roger Clough wrote: 1) Yes, numbers float in a sea of universal mind (the One).

Re: Could universes in a multiverse be solipsistic ? Would this be a problem ?

2012-11-02 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 01 Nov 2012, at 21:33, Stephen P. King wrote: On 11/1/2012 11:36 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 01 Nov 2012, at 00:35, Stephen P. King wrote: On 10/31/2012 9:39 AM, Roger Clough wrote: 1) Yes, numbers float in a sea of universal mind (the One). 2) Here's a thought. If the universe acts li

Re: Could universes in a multiverse be solipsistic ? Would this be a problem ?

2012-11-01 Thread Stephen P. King
On 11/1/2012 11:36 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 01 Nov 2012, at 00:35, Stephen P. King wrote: On 10/31/2012 9:39 AM, Roger Clough wrote: 1) Yes, numbers float in a sea of universal mind (the One). 2) Here's a thought. If the universe acts like a gigantic homunculus, with the supreme monad or

Re: Could universes in a multiverse be solipsistic ? Would this be a problem ?

2012-11-01 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 01 Nov 2012, at 00:35, Stephen P. King wrote: On 10/31/2012 9:39 AM, Roger Clough wrote: 1) Yes, numbers float in a sea of universal mind (the One). 2) Here's a thought. If the universe acts like a gigantic homunculus, with the supreme monad or One as its mind, then could there be a solips

Re: Could universes in a multiverse be solipsistic ? Would this be a problem ?

2012-10-31 Thread Stephen P. King
On 10/31/2012 9:39 AM, Roger Clough wrote: 1) Yes, numbers float in a sea of universal mind (the One). 2) Here's a thought. If the universe acts like a gigantic homunculus, with the supreme monad or One as its mind, then could there be a solipsism to our universe such that other multiverse versi

Re: Could universes in a multiverse be solipsistic ? Would this be a problem ?

2012-10-31 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 31 Oct 2012, at 14:39, Roger Clough wrote: Hi Bruno Marchal 1) Yes, numbers float in a sea of universal mind (the One). The ONE is much more than the universal mind, as it is where the universal minds compete, perhaps before eventually recognizing themselves and reuniting, or fusing,

Could universes in a multiverse be solipsistic ? Would this be a problem ?

2012-10-31 Thread Roger Clough
Hi Bruno Marchal 1) Yes, numbers float in a sea of universal mind (the One). 2) Here's a thought. If the universe acts like a gigantic homunculus, with the supreme monad or One as its mind, then could there be a solipsism to our universe such that other multiverse versions of oiur universe coul