Sunday, May 23, 2010

truth

Deductively, a->b->c... means b, c... are TRUE. The issue is how do we know "a" is true? i) Revelation, though the bible... ii) authority, Oprah... iii) induction, specific to the general ie length vs temp graph, points plotted (premises)=> specific, and best fit straight line made (conclusion for ALL "a" s)=> general iv) from the mind eg. even though there were insufficient data points (taken from Brahe) for J. Kepler to deduce that the path of the planets, he neverless surmised correctly they were ellipses.
Lastly, pi theory, 25/8 Babylonian, 256/81 Egyptian, 339/108 Indian... each succession closer to the real value of pi, is analogous to pursuing "a" (JH Lambert proved pi is irrational), as we get closer ratio's to pi, we get clearer truths (better predictability, explanations and control of nature) of what pi is but we will never find an absolute ratio b/c it does not exist. PS pi is described as the ratio circumference/diameter BUT is irrational with integers, seems funny to me

Monday, May 17, 2010

Is God all knowing?

Consider a life cradle to grave in one second. I am all knowing of this life after one second. I am all knowing after one second. Now let the life appear to me to be 1/2 second but to the creature it is one second. According to my clock I have halfed my time of ignorance. Keeping the creature's perceived life to one second and making my perception to an infinitesimal span of time, do I not become all knowing? That is everything happens at once.

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Consider a Christian sect, say Jehovah witnesses. Consider the lowest ranking member in this group, ie one is looked down on by the group but manages to hang in the group til the end. In respect to the group is not this person the meekest? Is this not what Nietzsche's slave morality complains about? It could easily be accepted that this member was sought of so lowly because he was indeed a marginal member BUT in true slave morality HE IS THE MOST MEEK.