Could this be why there are unprovable things ? That they unprovable because they involve Being itself ?
Yesterday I listed three things I felt that one cannot prove or disprove 1. That God exists or does not exist. 2. That I exist or do not exist. 3. That computers can be conscious or not. I am suggesting here that the reason that these are unprovable is that proofs concern only Thirdness, ie descriptions of mental beings, not their actual "being" (Firstness). Descriptions are often more misleading than informative. Heidegger sought all of his life to in some way grasp Being. But the best he could do was to be able to grasp Dasein, or "being-there". A pointing at Being, which is not Being itself. Later in his life he seemed to go over the edge. He became a Nazi and believed that the german language itself was Being. I suppose Peirce's thought was unknown in Germany. [Roger Clough], [rclo...@verizon.net] 12/27/2012 "Forever is a long time, especially near the end." - Woody Allen ----- Receiving the following content ----- From: Roger Clough Receiver: everything-list,- mindbr...@yahoogroups.com Time: 2012-12-26, 18:22:45 Subject: Three things that one cannot prove or disprove Three things that one cannot prove or disprove 1. That God exists or does not exist. 2. That I exist or do not exist. 3. That computers can be conscious or not. [Roger Clough], [rclo...@verizon.net] 12/26/2012 "Forever is a long time, especially near the end." - Woody Allen -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en.
