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Mechanical analog computers: evidence for mathematical realism

Mechanical analog computers transform inputs into outputs solely by virtue of the physical interaction of physically instantiated analogs of metaphysical relationships, chunks of physical matter (typically metal) fabricated specifically to follow the contours, as it were, of pure mathematical forms.

realism    mathematical realism, mechanical analog computers, Plato, realism

I ask ChatGPT about “gender” (part 2)

This is my second interaction with the ChatGPT AI, conducted April 4, 2023. SystemEnter your message to start a chat. This could be a question, a statement, or any other… Read more »

realism    AI, ChatGPT

I ask ChatGPT about “gender” (part 1)

I had the following interaction with ChatGPT on March 23, 2023. YouAs succinctly as possible, please describe the conceptual distinctions among “gender,” “gender identity,” and “gender expression[.]” ChatGPTGender refers to… Read more »

realism    artificial intelligence, confounding self-referentiality, gender

On the Kantian rebuff of the ontological argument

Adding existence to the list of God’s attributes does nothing to make God exist. Or so goes the supposedly devastating Kantian rebuff of the ontological argument for the existence of… Read more »

realism    Anselm, Kant, Ontological Argument

Mathematical realism must be true

The quantity is not the things it quantifies. We must not take our ability to perceive these totally distinct modes of existence for granted. The quantity is real, pure information…. Read more »

realism    mathematical realism, nominalism, realism

At the heart of liberty

“At the heart of liberty is the right to define one’s own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe and of the mystery of human life.”

realism    abortion, morality, realism

Is morality an illusion produced by evolution?

To believe the theory that morality is just an illusion produced by the mindless and undirected forces of neo-Darwinian evolution, you also have to believe that everyone in the entire… Read more »

realism    evolution, morality, realism

Can morality be an evolutionary adaptation?

No. The idea is hopeless. First, it destroys any basis for moral judgement. If morality is just a product of evolution (random mutation plus culling through natural selection), then it… Read more »

realism    evolution, morality, realism

Rebranding atheism as “absence of belief” is no help to atheism

While the new definition may dodge the burden of proving a negative, it only does so by steering atheism into the maw of a different problem.

realism    Anselm, atheism, knowno, modal ontological argument, Plantinga

Moral realism: A quick definition

Moral realism is simply the idea that obligations exist objectively. There are real, subject-independent duties that we must accept in order to act morally. These duties are features of reality…. Read more »

realism    moral realism, morality, realism

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