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Do impossible thoughts exist?

Started by nobodyhome, January 13, 2017, 03:31:29 AM

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Rev Thwack

Quote from: LMNO on January 13, 2017, 04:28:24 PM
Quote from: Rev Thwack on January 13, 2017, 03:29:53 PM
If I had the ability to think impossible thoughts, would a brain that is limited by possibility have the ability to process the discussion of my impossible thought to the point where it could even recognize the impossibility of the thought being discussed?

Please define the bolded.

By defining impossible, would I not be limiting impossibility to that which is merely possible to those without the ability to process impossible thoughts?
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LMNO

If the terms are undefined, the question is meaningless.


Ugh, sophists.

Rev Thwack

Quote from: LMNO on January 14, 2017, 04:18:25 PM
If the terms are undefined, the question is meaningless.


Ugh, sophists.

Agreed
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minuspace

Quote from: Rev Thwack on January 14, 2017, 03:29:43 PM
Quote from: LMNO on January 13, 2017, 04:28:24 PM
Quote from: Rev Thwack on January 13, 2017, 03:29:53 PM
If I had the ability to think impossible thoughts, would a brain that is limited by possibility have the ability to process the discussion of my impossible thought to the point where it could even recognize the impossibility of the thought being discussed?

Please define the bolded.

By defining impossible, would I not be limiting impossibility to that which is merely possible to those without the ability to process impossible thoughts?

We also just have fun by defining impossible as Nothingness.

nobodyhome

Quote from: LMNO on January 13, 2017, 01:16:35 PM
Quote from: xerosaburu on January 13, 2017, 03:31:29 AM
Do impossible thoughts exist or are they only imagined to exist such that we imagine the existence of an impossible thought and think we are thinking about it when we are in point of fact not thinking about it at all?

Define "exist".

Exist - Having the boundary condition of non-existence

Freeky

Quote from: xerosaburu on January 19, 2017, 03:01:30 AM
Quote from: LMNO on January 13, 2017, 01:16:35 PM
Quote from: xerosaburu on January 13, 2017, 03:31:29 AM
Do impossible thoughts exist or are they only imagined to exist such that we imagine the existence of an impossible thought and think we are thinking about it when we are in point of fact not thinking about it at all?

Define "exist".

Exist - Having the boundary condition of non-existence

This level of nonsense is rage-inducing, unless you are not a native english speaker.

Faust

Quote from: xerosaburu on January 19, 2017, 03:01:30 AM
Quote from: LMNO on January 13, 2017, 01:16:35 PM
Quote from: xerosaburu on January 13, 2017, 03:31:29 AM
Do impossible thoughts exist or are they only imagined to exist such that we imagine the existence of an impossible thought and think we are thinking about it when we are in point of fact not thinking about it at all?

Define "exist".

Exist - Having the boundary condition of non-existence
Try again, without having to use the term to describe itself.
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minuspace

Quote from: xerosaburu on January 19, 2017, 03:01:30 AM
Quote from: LMNO on January 13, 2017, 01:16:35 PM
Quote from: xerosaburu on January 13, 2017, 03:31:29 AM
Do impossible thoughts exist or are they only imagined to exist such that we imagine the existence of an impossible thought and think we are thinking about it when we are in point of fact not thinking about it at all?

Define "exist".

Exist - Having the boundary condition of non-existence

Just in re:extant things: 
Nothing Exists!*




* Both in Philosophy and also its natural thingie commonly called science, something something negative energy density or what have you.

Mesozoic Mister Nigel

Quote from: xerosaburu on January 19, 2017, 03:01:30 AM
Quote from: LMNO on January 13, 2017, 01:16:35 PM
Quote from: xerosaburu on January 13, 2017, 03:31:29 AM
Do impossible thoughts exist or are they only imagined to exist such that we imagine the existence of an impossible thought and think we are thinking about it when we are in point of fact not thinking about it at all?

Define "exist".

Exist - Having the boundary condition of non-existence

Didn't they tell you in middle school that you don't use a word to define itself? Think about it for a minute...
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Salty

Quote from: xerosaburu on January 19, 2017, 03:01:30 AM
Quote from: LMNO on January 13, 2017, 01:16:35 PM
Quote from: xerosaburu on January 13, 2017, 03:31:29 AM
Do impossible thoughts exist or are they only imagined to exist such that we imagine the existence of an impossible thought and think we are thinking about it when we are in point of fact not thinking about it at all?

Define "exist".

Exist - Having the boundary condition of non-existence

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Cain

That depends, can God make an object so heavy that he himself cannot lift it?

Mesozoic Mister Nigel

Quote from: xerosaburu on January 13, 2017, 03:31:29 AM
Do impossible thoughts exist or are they only imagined to exist such that we imagine the existence of an impossible thought and think we are thinking about it when we are in point of fact not thinking about it at all?
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"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."


Cain

Asking the hard questions here.  This is the kind of grueling inquisition that the press could only dream of.

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Quote from: Cain on January 20, 2017, 01:58:57 AM
Asking the hard questions here.  This is the kind of grueling inquisition that the press could only dream of.

Mr President, have you considered even if only somewhat?
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