A counterfactual is a fact that follows a false hypothetical. For instance, if I never was born, I would never have owned a truck. The argument follows, but is based on a false premise. It’s […]
Tag: philosophy
Justified True Belief
I read the other day that the common epistemological definition of knowledge is justified true belief. Let’s take a look at atheism through this definition. Atheism is a ‘lack of belief.’ Therefore if knowledge is […]
Today is
Tomorrow isn’t. The more I think about it, that is the biggest lie that people seem to live by. That the fact that all of the days of their existence somehow promises them another day. […]
Ending the Comfort Zone
We all have a comfort zone. There are certain things that we prefer. And other things that we prefer not to do. And some things we’ve never done. Things inside the comfort zone are obviously […]
Animals Don’t Kill Themselves
Animals do not commit suicide. This is generally accepted as true, although there are a handful of examples of it. I’m not trying to prove the exceptions. Only the rules. They are not capable of […]
Déjà vu: The Divine Breadcrumb
The thought is, I’ve been here before. It’s like you are living in a memory. To say I dreamed it, says nothing about how the future entered your mind. For this to be valid, one […]
Greatest Possible Worlds
I’ve made the argument that this is the greatest possible free world. I may get into that later. But the greatest possible world would not be the same as the greatest possible free world. If there […]
This Is Not Real
We live in Fantasyland. Everyone is always on their phones. And its taking us further and further away from reality. And truth. Think about what Instagram is. Snapshots of reality. Pictures of your friends, family, […]
Life is Art
And art is self expression. Thus, life is self expression. Science is man’s attempt to explain this art. It’s like trying to use paint by numbers to show someone how you feel. It makes no sense. Even on the most depressing of days, you […]
I die therefore I live
The fear that has completely disabled me over the past couple weeks is not of death, but of dying. Getting a terminal diagnosis from a doctor, and sitting on a hospital bed and feeling sorry […]