I preferred the argument that arose out of the belief that all thought are merely buried in the mind, that because God can be though of he exists. Fails to account for everyone else though.
What's the frequency Kenneth?|In case of war.As one reading the Bible for the ancientness...I like things that sound ancient. Next will come similar texts from other religions.
Some writing.I agree the premise is poor, but that's probably because Tzetze's using a shorthand version of the argument which lacks specifics. The argument usually goes something like this:
2. A greatest possible being has the greatest form of existence possible, or necessary existence, existence in all possible circumstances. (by definition)
3. It is at least possible that there is a God. (Whether in actual circumstances of fictional ones, still possible)
4. A God that exists in any circumstances exists in all (see premise 2).
Therefore
5. God exists in the actual world.
You could plug something else in other than "God" and get a similar result, but people would ask you upon finishing, "So why are duckbill platypusses necessary, again?" There's some theology behind it.
edited 14th Sep '09 10:19:40 PM by Zephid
I wrote about a fish turning into the moon.I just realized something.
You know how I Wanna Be The Guy counts the number of times you die?
If you took the number of times that you die between any two consecutive savepoints, add 1 to each of these numbers, and multiplied them, you would get an estimate for the number of times that you would die if you didn't have savepoints.
SHIKI is dead.It would be greatly appreciated if someone could paraphrase the main arguments for me, so I don't have to finish the book.
Yeah, I'm a lazy bum.
The Gay Science is good too. I knew I was missing one.
The problem with most of Nietzsche's middle period books (like Beyond Good and Evil and Thus Spoke Zarathustra) is that he's ranting more than he's writing (I don't know this specifically with BG&E). Some people like that, but most of the insightful stuff is in the earlier and later books.
edited 14th Sep '09 10:35:17 PM by Zephid
I wrote about a fish turning into the moon.I liked Beyond Good and Evil.
Also Sprach Zarathustra doesn't give much in the way of a coherent message, but it's full of aphorisms on Nietzsche's favorite themes: salvation through willpower, the need to distinguish oneself above the herd, and so forth. I wouldn't call it a parody of the Bible, but it's definitely a prophet story: the difference is that the prophet here learns to elevate himself.
I will keep my soul in a place out of sight, Far off, where the pulse of it is not heard.So basic themes are good, but writing is bad.
You know what, Zarathustra needs a remake. Preferably in comic book format with superheroes. jk, but really anything would be nice
^^ Aaaargh I don't know much about Greeks and now I look uneducated >_>. Descartes = dualism, yes?
edited 14th Sep '09 10:42:27 PM by melloncollie
He was Enlightenment era. Got killed by long work hours in the Swedish winter.
What's the frequency Kenneth?|In case of war.I cannot stop giggling like a 12-year-old at the fact that Nietchze's works include titles such as "The Gay Science" and "Ecce Homo."
I am very easily amused.
edited 15th Sep '09 9:11:02 AM by FreezairForALimitedTime
"Proto-Indo-European makes the damnedest words related. It's great. It's the Kevin Bacon of etymology." ~MadrugadaI come bearing news, tropers.
My school's big band (jazz), of which Solstace and I are members, is going places this year. Specifically, we'll be at competitions in New York City
, Savannah
, and a place in Louisiana that I keep forgetting the name of.
I say "[will] be", but that's only because I'm confident. We still have to enter the pre-competition-competition, qualifiers or something they're called. Last year we entered the Savannah festival and failed to enter the NYC festival.
In addition, my confidence this year is a bit weaker, since it relies partially on my being able to go from having a rudimentary knowledge of music theory to being able to improvise on a national level, with braces.
Fun stuff.
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I think a better argument would be that if you can imagine it you can't disprove it.