See what I mean Ekimlaw...
Ayn Rand is the most controversial philosopher of the twentieth century, and oviously not worthy of been picked on by inexperienced want to be's as the one Raithere, of which if he would have identified the objectivism philosophy and written books as Ayn Rand did, he would be a very rich man today.
Oviously this is not the case!!!!.
He can't even understand the simplicity of that statement "Existence exists"
Let's see if I can enlighten this weary mind.
*Existence exists--and the act of grasping that statement implies two corollary axioms: That something exists which one percieves and that one exists possessing consciousness, consciousness being the faculty of perceiving that which exists.
If nothing exists, there can be no consciousness: a consciousness with nothing to be conscious of is a contradictition in terms. A consciousness conscious of nothing but itself is a contradiction in terms: before it could identify itself as consciousness, it had to be conscious of something. If that which you claim to perceive does not exist, what you possess is not consciuosness.
Whatever the degree of your knowledge, these two-existence and consciousness-are axioms you cannot escape, these two are the irreducible primaries implied in any action you undertake, in any part of your knowledge and in its sum, from the first ray of light you perceive at the start of your life to the widest erudition you might aquire at its end. Whether you know the shape of a pebble or the structure of a solar system, the axioms remain the same: that it "exists" and that you know it.
To exists is to be something, as distinguished from the nothing of non-existence, it is to be an entity of a specific nature made of specific attributes. Centuries ago, the man who was--no matter what his errors--the greatest of your philosophers, hsa stated the formula defining the concept of existence and the rule of all knowledge: A is A. A thing is itself. You have never grasped the meaning of his statement. I am here to complete it: Existence is Identity, Consciousness is Identification. *Ayn Rand
Quote: Talk about presumptions. This is all assumed and, actually, there is evidence that all three of these assumptions are incorrect.
Show the freaking evidence then, don't just lead on and talk crap!.
Quote: Well, now he is equating the "supernatural" with "something beyond existence" which is not the meaning of supernatural. The supernatural is something beyond nature, not beyond existence. Obviously, if something supernatural existed it would exist. The supernatural refers to occurrences (if they truly occur or not) with causes beyond the natural or normal rules of nature. Otherwise theses occurrences are simply natural ones.
Boy have you got that one wron!!,
Supernaturalism: What is meant by "the supernatural"? Supposedly, a realm that transcends nature. What is nature? Nature is existence-the sum of that which is. It is usually "nature" when we think of it as a system of interconnected, interacting entities governed by law. So "nature" really means the universe of entities acting and interacting in accordance with thier identities. What, then, is "super-nature"? Something beyond the universe, beyond entities, beyond identity. It would have to be: a form of existence beyond existence-a kind of entity beyond anything man knows about entities-a something that contradicts everything man knows about the identity of that which is. In short a contradiction of every metaphisical essential. Ayn Rand
Supernatural "Webster dic."
Existing or occurring outside the normal experience of knowledge of man; not explainable by the known forces or laws of nature; specif., of, involving, or attributed to God or a god.
Supernatural "Oxford"
not attributable to, or explicable by the laws of nature; magical; mystical.
Quote: Reason is often flawed. Reason is limited by knowledge. Observation is our sole means of knowledge. One's reason is tested in the real world and is confirmed or denied by examination
Boy if you studied in America, I can see why a nine year old Jappanese child has the education of a High School senior.
If you have no reason how the hell would you know what the F*ck you were observing?.
Quote: You always have to love conclusions like this. Final word eh? Nothing more to be discussed? Utterly arrogant… and pure horseshit.
Yea!! horse shit comming out of your un-educated mentality!!.
Ayn Rand is the most controversial philosopher of the twentieth century, and oviously not worthy of been picked on by inexperienced want to be's as the one Raithere, of which if he would have identified the objectivism philosophy and written books as Ayn Rand did, he would be a very rich man today.
Oviously this is not the case!!!!.
He can't even understand the simplicity of that statement "Existence exists"
Let's see if I can enlighten this weary mind.
*Existence exists--and the act of grasping that statement implies two corollary axioms: That something exists which one percieves and that one exists possessing consciousness, consciousness being the faculty of perceiving that which exists.
If nothing exists, there can be no consciousness: a consciousness with nothing to be conscious of is a contradictition in terms. A consciousness conscious of nothing but itself is a contradiction in terms: before it could identify itself as consciousness, it had to be conscious of something. If that which you claim to perceive does not exist, what you possess is not consciuosness.
Whatever the degree of your knowledge, these two-existence and consciousness-are axioms you cannot escape, these two are the irreducible primaries implied in any action you undertake, in any part of your knowledge and in its sum, from the first ray of light you perceive at the start of your life to the widest erudition you might aquire at its end. Whether you know the shape of a pebble or the structure of a solar system, the axioms remain the same: that it "exists" and that you know it.
To exists is to be something, as distinguished from the nothing of non-existence, it is to be an entity of a specific nature made of specific attributes. Centuries ago, the man who was--no matter what his errors--the greatest of your philosophers, hsa stated the formula defining the concept of existence and the rule of all knowledge: A is A. A thing is itself. You have never grasped the meaning of his statement. I am here to complete it: Existence is Identity, Consciousness is Identification. *Ayn Rand
Quote: Talk about presumptions. This is all assumed and, actually, there is evidence that all three of these assumptions are incorrect.
Show the freaking evidence then, don't just lead on and talk crap!.
Quote: Well, now he is equating the "supernatural" with "something beyond existence" which is not the meaning of supernatural. The supernatural is something beyond nature, not beyond existence. Obviously, if something supernatural existed it would exist. The supernatural refers to occurrences (if they truly occur or not) with causes beyond the natural or normal rules of nature. Otherwise theses occurrences are simply natural ones.
Boy have you got that one wron!!,
Supernaturalism: What is meant by "the supernatural"? Supposedly, a realm that transcends nature. What is nature? Nature is existence-the sum of that which is. It is usually "nature" when we think of it as a system of interconnected, interacting entities governed by law. So "nature" really means the universe of entities acting and interacting in accordance with thier identities. What, then, is "super-nature"? Something beyond the universe, beyond entities, beyond identity. It would have to be: a form of existence beyond existence-a kind of entity beyond anything man knows about entities-a something that contradicts everything man knows about the identity of that which is. In short a contradiction of every metaphisical essential. Ayn Rand
Supernatural "Webster dic."
Existing or occurring outside the normal experience of knowledge of man; not explainable by the known forces or laws of nature; specif., of, involving, or attributed to God or a god.
Supernatural "Oxford"
not attributable to, or explicable by the laws of nature; magical; mystical.
Quote: Reason is often flawed. Reason is limited by knowledge. Observation is our sole means of knowledge. One's reason is tested in the real world and is confirmed or denied by examination
Boy if you studied in America, I can see why a nine year old Jappanese child has the education of a High School senior.
If you have no reason how the hell would you know what the F*ck you were observing?.
Quote: You always have to love conclusions like this. Final word eh? Nothing more to be discussed? Utterly arrogant… and pure horseshit.
Yea!! horse shit comming out of your un-educated mentality!!.