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To: Physicist; js1138; betty boop; cornelis
I'll stipulate that existence exists.

Thank you oh so very much for your reply and your stipulation! That is the point.

695 posted on 12/09/2005 9:12:36 AM PST by Alamo-Girl
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To: Alamo-Girl
That is the point.

An empty one, I'm afraid. Wittgenstein himself said that the fundamental problem of philosophy is "why is there something, and not just nothing," but admitted that no answer was possible. IMHO, the only solution is to take a cue from Ayn Rand, taking "Existence Exists" as an axiom and having done with it.

698 posted on 12/09/2005 9:23:07 AM PST by Physicist
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To: Alamo-Girl; Physicist
[ I'll stipulate that existence exists. / Thank you oh so very much for your reply and your stipulation! That is the point. ]

LoL... <<- Eddie Murphy laugh..

700 posted on 12/09/2005 9:41:14 AM PST by hosepipe (CAUTION: This propaganda is laced with hyperbole..)
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To: Alamo-Girl
I'll stipulate that existence exists.

Thank you oh so very much for your reply and your stipulation! That is the point.

Brings to mind a certain Deity whose followers always seem to get wrapped up in these crevo threads...

"Before Abraham was, I AM" :-)

Cheers!

786 posted on 12/09/2005 9:10:00 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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