New: epistemologyAll contenthive-129948krhive-196917zzansteemhive-183959hive-185836hive-180932hive-150122hive-166405photographyuncommonlabhive-144064hive-188619hive-101145hive-183397bitcoinhive-145157hive-193637krsuccesslifehive-184714hive-181136hive-109690hive-113376TrendingNewHotLikerstruthobservatory (25)in dao • 2 years agoThe Metaphysics of the Dao and Linguistic Epistemology (FULL)Nicholas Jensen Denton 4-27-18 Religions of the World Journal Article Review The Metaphysics of the Dao – Linguistic Encryption - Epistemology I can pontificate that one of the most difficult…nigelmarkdias (69)in hive-160196 • 3 years agosteemCreated with Sketch."The value of a college education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think." A. Einstein (1879 - 1955)The value of a college education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think. A. Einstein (1879 - 1955)pgayozzo (25)in science • 3 years agoScientismDoes science is a kind of religion? It is a common non-sense critic made by religious people to skeptics. Science is a psychological state and a way of thinking that is build upon evidence and…zafrada (78)in covid • 3 years agoDevine healing at odds with vaccination?The denomination we grew up in is full of sincere, wonderful people. When we left, we lost a family. I wish I could describe how it feels to see 18,000 of them gather indoors in Orlando this past…inertia (73)in socialjustice • 4 years agoNotes on "The Social Justice Agenda: A Reverse Q&A at Portland State University"My main take-away from this video is that there's hope . It seems that there are a lot of students that were not previously challenged by Social Justice ideologies prior to these situations and…arbitration (78)in mental • 4 years agoPurpose and pressure.Pressure is something every human being experiences in one form or another. This presents us with a paradox; behaviorally most of us will do almost anything to avoid pressure and cognitively most of…pomeline (79)in philosophy • 5 years agoGettier, "Is Justified True Belief Knowledge?"Most folks think they know what it means to know stuff. They say that you know X just in case you think X, X is true, and you have good grounds to think X. That can't be right. Let me show you.…honeybee (77)in philosophy • 5 years agoOvercoming our epistemic shortcomings.Our native epistemic inclination is to be credulous and lazy. As a defence against these vices, many educated people have adopted an epistemic ideology saying you should be sceptical and diligent.…mandibil (68)in philosophy • 5 years agoAn idealistic critique of truth and logicFollowing my previous articles on idealist metaphysics and epistemology, I will put forth my ideas regarding its consequences on truth and logic. Basically my epistemology says: I experience X…mandibil (68)in philosophy • 5 years agoA sceptical, "idealistic" epistemologyWhat does it mean to "know" something?? You may think this is a somewhat superfluous question and even downright stupid. But if you have not "studied" philosophy or only scratched the surface, you…thythinker (49)in philosophy • 5 years agoThe Source of Truth in the UniverseHow do you know something is true? Whether someone tells it to you, you read it somewhere, you see a documentary, or hear it in a podcast, how do you know what anyone says is true? In most cases…mandibil (68)in epistemology • 5 years agoIdealism and mysticismIn a podcast in danish I argue about the delineation between a rigid, sceptical, metaphysical idealism and when that idealism tends to end up with mysticism. The "weakness" (so to say) is that…logiczombie (57)in philosophy • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Tautological DEISM(IFF) theism requires a set of holy rules from a god (AND) deism merely asserts (ontologically) that some (unknown/unknowable) god made everything, but did not provide a holy rule-book (AND)…logiczombie (57)in newsteem • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.So, you want to BURN your STEEM?LIQUIDITY and DEMAND. Sure, I understand you (and many others) believe there is a LIQUIDITY problem (too much STEEM), BUT all that does is drive the price (value) down (which isn't necessarily a…logiczombie (57)in philosophy • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.The Problem of Evil (POE)(IFF) an individual detects an act that seems, from their perspective to be an injustice (OR) may very soon lead to a perceived predictable injustice (AND) they can imagine that they could possibly…logiczombie (57)in philosophy • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Evidence of NO EVIDENCESource LINK Since you've claimed a statement to be true (i.e. therefore, there's no evidence for a particular God's existence) you must substantiate all of your premises, (EITHER) there is no…logiczombie (57)in logiczombie • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Steem is a game run by oligarchs, but at least it's a (mostly) transparent gameQuoted text from here, LINK ...work toward a solution that improves the real value of Steem, Steem has zero "intrinsic value". Steem only has utility if it can be exchanged (directly or…logiczombie (57)in logiczombie • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.HOW TO STOP ONLINE HATE AND FAKE-NEWS AND CON-ARTISTSArticle Source Link - Commentary by logiczombie. Policing online hate groups is like a never-ending game of whack-a-mole: moderators remove one neo-Nazi page on Facebook, only for another to…logiczombie (57)in atheism • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.DEISM is functionally identical to ATHEISMTheists love to debate using DEISTIC arguments. The "intelligent-design" case is the most prominent example of this. The "logically necessary" prime-mover/sustainer is another. But theists…mandibil (68)in philosophy • 6 years agoFacts and values - part 2Podcast in danish