tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479830240587990195.post5541859906452806635..comments2024-03-28T13:10:44.555-04:00Comments on Iliocentrism: In which I learn that I am a 'mereological nihilist'Ilíonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15339406092961816142noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479830240587990195.post-34229459539637910072014-11-19T18:07:56.936-05:002014-11-19T18:07:56.936-05:00I haven't yet taken the time to look up 'm...I haven't yet taken the time to look up 'mereological nihilism' to see how the phrase is defined or used by those in the know. So, at this point, I'm just going by Mr Benscoter's quoted statement.<br /><br />Nevertheless, I long ago concluded that only those things possessing <i>intrinsic</i> identity actually exist. That we <i>ascribe</i> identity to the sun, the moon, the Ilíonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15339406092961816142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479830240587990195.post-5816137740578926562014-11-19T17:24:27.129-05:002014-11-19T17:24:27.129-05:00I'd also like to add this Bible verse:
Psalm ...I'd also like to add this Bible verse:<br /><br /><b>Psalm 147:4 He determines the number of the stars;<br />he gives to all of them their names.</b><br /><br />Granted the Psalms are poetic, but it seems this is good reason to include composite celestial objects created by God into your ontology.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15940563034797865033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479830240587990195.post-11055316704365721132014-11-19T17:19:26.398-05:002014-11-19T17:19:26.398-05:00Paradoxes of identity shouldn't get you to mer...Paradoxes of identity shouldn't get you to mereological nihilism. Whether or not you believe Ship B--the ship composed of replacement parts--is wholly distinct from Ship A--the original--this doesn't discount the existence of ships. Indeed these paradoxes rely on the existence of composite entities. Ship A cannot become Ship B unless it first <i>is</i>. Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15940563034797865033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479830240587990195.post-65277135002728030582014-11-19T17:18:31.400-05:002014-11-19T17:18:31.400-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15940563034797865033noreply@blogger.com