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That is not a definition. That is circular reasoning, which is a logical fallacy.
It is the only way it can be described, because it is EVERYTHING. We cannot comprehend everything, nor describe it, except to state that it is everything. That is not a logical fallacy because it is not using the language of logic. It is instead as complete a description as can be stated using our limited language.
Logic can’t accurately describe That Which Is, because the language of logic is itself incomplete and axiomatic. I have an entire section of my book dedicated to this topic. I am happy to provide a very detailed argument to support this if you wish. It gets into math a little bit, but it is completely supported by all research on the topic. Here is a place to start.
The bottom line is, Logic, like all of the other things we use to describe That Which Is (physics, science in general, math, etc.) are useful tools, they are not Truth.
We can agree that the BLD definition of "war" is basically correct, and any other use of it would be hyperbole (which is what I said).
I don’t agree. Please look up “act of war” and see if you can find a single instance where my statement doesn’t fit. Then attempt to contrive an instance of a Sovereign infringing a God Given Right of another Sovereign that is not an act of war. Only if you can find an instance that falls outside of my definition (on either side) will I agree that my definition is wrong. I only ask for one instance.
Your argument about the apple makes me feel like you haven’t heard a lot of what I’ve said, so I won’t address it except one thing:
I gave an example of where that MIGHT not be true. But you ignored all that.
I didn’t ignore it, I just didn’t respond to it directly. Implicit in other explanations was that Natural Law says if I have it, it’s mine. You disagree with that, but I assert that’s because you do not understand Natural Law and instead ascribe to Natural Law a social morality and individual responsibility. Your disagreement of what Natural Law is (The Laws that can’t be broken and nothing more) is not my fault. I can’t make all of my statements fit with your definitions because I believe you are incorrect.
There I will stop. If you really want to (not that I expect it) you can go back and reread my objections to your “It’s not necessarily your apple” argument in other posts. I’ve already addressed it implicitly in what Natural Law and Civil Law are, and what Natural Law and Civil Law have to say about it. I really feel you are conflating the two, and justifying it through your perception of what it means to be “intelligent” and “moral.”
I think that if you can agree that Natural Law has nothing to do with thought and morality (other than that they are a Part of That Which Is), because Thought and Morality do not limit action in an absolute sense like Natural Law does, and respect that all Natural Law REALLY has to say is what is allowed behavior, any conversation would go a lot smoother.
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That is not a definition. That is circular reasoning, which is a logical fallacy.
It is the only way it can be described, because it is EVERYTHING. We cannot comprehend everything, nor describe it, except to state that it is everything. That is not a logical fallacy because it is not using the language of logic. It is instead as complete a description as can be stated using our limited language.
Logic can’t describe That Which Is, because the language of logic is itself incomplete and axiomatic. I have an entire section of my book dedicated to this topic. I am happy to provide a very detailed argument to support this if you wish. It gets into math a little bit, but it is completely supported by all research on the topic. Here is a place to start.
The bottom line is, Logic, like all of the other things we use to describe That Which Is (physics, science in general, math, etc.) are useful tools, they are not Truth.
We can agree that the BLD definition of "war" is basically correct, and any other use of it would be hyperbole (which is what I said).
I don’t agree. Please look up “act of war” and see if you can find a single instance where my statement doesn’t fit. Then attempt to contrive an instance of a Sovereign infringing a God Given Right of another Sovereign that is not an act of war. Only if you can find an instance that falls outside of my definition (on either side) will I agree that my definition is wrong. I only ask for one instance.
Your argument about the apple makes me feel like you haven’t heard a lot of what I’ve said, so I won’t address it except one thing:
I gave an example of where that MIGHT not be true. But you ignored all that.
I didn’t ignore it, I just didn’t respond to it directly. Implicit in other explanations was that Natural Law says if I have it, it’s mine. You disagree with that, but I assert that’s because you do not understand Natural Law and instead ascribe to Natural Law a social morality and individual responsibility. Your disagreement of what Natural Law is (The Laws that can’t be broken and nothing more) is not my fault. I can’t make all of my statements fit with your definitions because I believe you are incorrect.
There I will stop. If you really want to (not that I expect it) you can go back and reread my objections to your “It’s not necessarily your apple” argument in other posts. I’ve already addressed it implicitly in what Natural Law and Civil Law are, and what Natural Law and Civil Law have to say about it. I really feel you are conflating the two, and justifying it through your perception of what it means to be “intelligent” and “moral.”
I think that if you can agree that Natural Law has nothing to do with thought and morality (other than that they are a Part of That Which Is), because Thought and Morality do not limit action in an absolute sense like Natural Law does, and respect that all Natural Law REALLY has to say is what is allowed behavior, any conversation would go a lot smoother.
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That is not a definition. That is circular reasoning, which is a logical fallacy.
It is the only way it can be described, because it is EVERYTHING. We cannot comprehend everything, nor describe it, except to state that it is everything. That is not a logical fallacy because it is not using the language of logic. It is instead as complete a description as can be stated using our limited language.
Logic can’t describe That Which Is, because the language of logic is itself incomplete and axiomatic. I have an entire section of my book dedicated to this topic. I am happy to provide a very detailed argument to support this if you wish. It gets into math a little bit, but it is completely supported by all research on the topic. Here is a place to start.
The bottom line is, Logic, like all of the other things we use to describe That Which Is (physics, science in general, math, etc.) are useful tools, they are not Truth.
We can agree that the BLD definition of "war" is basically correct, and any other use of it would be hyperbole (which is what I said).
I don’t agree. Please look up “act of war” and see if you can find a single instance where my statement doesn’t fit. Then attempt to contrive an instance of a Sovereign infringing a God Given Right of another Sovereign that is not an act of war. Only if you can find an instance that falls outside of my definition (on either side) will I agree that my definition is wrong. I only ask for one instance.
Your argument about the apple makes me feel like you haven’t heard a lot of what I’ve said, so I won’t address it except one thing:
I gave an example of where that MIGHT not be true.
I didn’t ignore it, I just didn’t respond to it directly. Implicit in other explanations was that Natural Law says if I have it, it’s mine. You disagree with that, but I assert that’s because you do not understand Natural Law and instead ascribe to Natural Law a social morality and individual responsibility. Your disagreement of what Natural Law is (The Laws that can’t be broken and nothing more) is not my fault. I can’t make all of my statements fit with your definitions because I believe you are incorrect.
There I will stop. If you really want to (not that I expect it) you can go back and reread my objections to your “It’s not necessarily your apple” argument in other posts. I’ve already addressed it implicitly in what Natural Law and Civil Law are, and what Natural Law and Civil Law have to say about it. I really feel you are conflating the two, and justifying it through your perception of what it means to be “intelligent” and “moral.”
I think that if you can agree that Natural Law has nothing to do with thought and morality (other than that they are a Part of That Which Is), because Thought and Morality do not limit action in an absolute sense like Natural Law does, and respect that all Natural Law REALLY has to say is what is allowed behavior, any conversation would go a lot smoother.
That is not a definition. That is circular reasoning, which is a logical fallacy.
It is the only way it can be described, because it is EVERYTHING. We cannot comprehend everything, nor describe it, except to state that it is everything. That is not a logical fallacy because it is not using the language of logic. It is instead as complete a description as can be stated using our limited language.
Logic can’t describe That Which Is, because the language of logic is itself incomplete and axiomatic. I have an entire section of my book dedicated to this topic. I am happy to provide a very detailed argument to support this if you wish. It gets into math a little bit, but it is completely supported by all research on the topic. Here is a place to start.
The bottom line is, Logic, like all of the other things we use to describe That Which Is (physics, science in general, math, etc.) are useful tools, they are not Truth.
We can agree that the BLD definition of "war" is basically correct, and any other use of it would be hyperbole (which is what I said).
I don’t agree. Please look up “act of war” and see if you can find a single instance where my statement doesn’t fit. Then attempt to contrive an instance of a Sovereign infringing a God Given Right of another Sovereign that is not an act of war. Only if you can find an instance that falls outside of my definition (on either side) will I agree that my definition is wrong. I only ask for one instance.
Your argument about the apple makes me feel like you haven’t heard a lot of what I’ve said, so I won’t address it except one thing:
I gave an example of where that MIGHT not be true.
I didn’t ignore it, I just didn’t respond to it directly. Implicit in other explanations was that Natural Law says if I have it, it’s mine. You disagree with that, but I assert that’s because you do not understand Natural Law and instead ascribe to Natural Law a social morality and individual responsibility. Your disagreement of what Natural Law is (The Laws that can’t be broken and nothing more) is not my fault. I can’t make all of my statements fit with your definitions because I believe you are incorrect.
There I will stop. If you really want to (not that I expect it) you can go back and reread my objections to your “It’s not necessarily your apple” argument in other posts. I’ve already addressed it implicitly in what Natural Law and Civil Law are, and what Natural Law and Civil Law have to say about it. I really feel you are conflating the two, and justifying it through your perception of what it means to be “intelligent” and “moral.”
I think that if you can agree that Natural Law has nothing to do with thought and morality (other than that they are a Part of That Which Is), because Thought and Morality do not limit action in an absolute sense like Natural Law does, and respect that all Natural Law REALLY has to say is what is allowed behavior, any conversation would go a lot smoother.