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the question was directed to chany but since your responded, i will respond with a follow up:
1. how do you determine what is true?
Evaluation of observations made by myself and others, of multiple perspectives, combined with actively testing certain conclusions to see how probable they are. Through this I make conclusions of my own, and this is what I view to be likely. I don't deal in absolutes, so I never assume myself to be correct, only that the conclusions I make appear to be those most likely based on the evidence.
The correspondence theory of truth states that the truth or falsity of a statement is determined only by how it relates to the world and whether it accurately describes (i.e., corresponds with) that world.
Would you agree with the above?
To give you an example of what the above looks like in everyday language:
If I told you there was a tree in your backyard, that statement would be true if and only if there actually was a tree in your backyard.
No, I view the concept of truth and reality as different. Reality is what is, truth is how our minds attempt to process it, despite our limitations. There are many "truths" but only 1 reality.
supernātūrālis: supra "above" + naturalis "nature", first used: 152030 AD) is that which is not subject to the laws of physics, or more figuratively, that which is said to exist above and beyond nature.
The question is "without you processing reality - is there a tree, to begin with?"So if there was a tree in your backyard and I said:
"There is a tree in your backyard."
That would be a false statement?
I am confused
"There is a tree in your backyard."
That would be a false statement?
So if there was a tree in your backyard and I said:
"There is a tree in your backyard."
That would be a false statement?
I am confused
which is more important to you:
1. ordering your life according to the truth
or
2. ordering your life according to your desires
which is more important to you:
1. ordering your life according to the truth
or
2. ordering your life according to your desires
Would ten verified medical miracles be enough or would you need 1,000 verified medical miracles?
What evidence would you need?
No, the statement would be correct, but whether or not it was true to you would depend on how accurate you viewed your own statement.
The definition I addressed was "appears" to transcend natural laws.
How do we differentiate between things that appear to transcend the laws of physics and those things that transcend the laws of physics?
The question is "without you processing reality - is there a tree, to begin with?"
the fact that the statement is made from within the reference frame of your inner map oft reality doesn't render it exactly "false", though.
I asked you if the statement would be true.
You said it would be.
What makes the statement true?
If I say that there is a tree in your backyard, what would make that statement a true statement and what would make it false?
investigation
Plenty, I have a wild imagination (first thing that came to mind was my arm spontaneously popping off, putting on a hat, doing a little dance, then reattaching to my body as if nothing happened. What, I'm weird.)
Would ten verified medical miracles be enough or would you need 1,000 verified medical miracles?
What evidence would you need?
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