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The law of attraction is self-refuting

January 26, 2012

This is the first argument against the law of attraction. 1. The law of attraction is self-refuting The law of attraction assumes that consciousness can change reality. Therefore, it must logically assume that there is no objective reality. This is… Continue reading →

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Defining Truth

October 24, 2011

Truth is a concept. I would not be able to talk about truth without first explaining the axioms of reality and concept-formation. Truth is a quality of propositions. A proposition is true if it accurately corresponds to reality. According to… Continue reading →

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Concepts and Reality

October 21, 2011

Sensations lead to perception. We simply perceive too many objects to remember every individual thing. We mitigate this problem through conceptualizing our perceptions. What is a concept? A concept is cognitive unit of meaning—a symbol that refers to objects in… Continue reading →

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Things that God cannot do

September 24, 2011

If God existed, could he be all powerful or would he be constrained? Many religions (or at least many adherents to most religions) believe that God has all power to do anything. This is a belief in the absolutism of… Continue reading →

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When did it all begin?

September 23, 2011

How did it all begin? There are only 2 ways to explain how existence began. (1) There was nothing and then at some point nothing turned into something.     (2) Existence never began because it has always existed.   … Continue reading →

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The Foundation of All Knowledge

August 31, 2011

All knowledge rests on the following 3 axioms. All principled thinking depends on these axioms. Axiom 1: Existence exists or in other words reality is real. Existence is independent of consciousness. This is a self-evident axiom because a conscious person… Continue reading →

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Axioms

August 28, 2011

An idea can be a premise or a conclusion. A premise is an idea that supports a conclusion. A conclusion is an idea that is derived from premises. To validate a conclusion we must identify and validate the premises. How… Continue reading →

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The Zeroth Article of Faith

August 13, 2011

This post is belongs to a series of posts on Reality and Mormon theology. The first 4 articles of faith of LDS theology logically depend on the previous article. Faith, repentance, baptism, and the gift of the Holy Ghost (Article… Continue reading →

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