Daftydux@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoIf heaven is real the most important thing for all people is understanding infinity and everything hinges on it.message-squaremessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down112
arrow-up126arrow-down1message-squareIf heaven is real the most important thing for all people is understanding infinity and everything hinges on it.Daftydux@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square21linkfedilink
minus-squareBotzo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 months agoOP made it to the mid 1600s in philosophy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal's_wager
minus-squareRhynoplaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoWell, every theoretical discussion falls apart if you just cast aside the assumptions of the scenario. “If humans could fly, would more of us live in trees?” “If?!? I’m not building a treehouse based on if!!!”
minus-squareMardukas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months ago“If A is true, everything hinges on B” does not imply that everything, independent of A or not, hinges on B.
Everything hinges on an if?
OP made it to the mid 1600s in philosophy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal's_wager
Well, every theoretical discussion falls apart if you just cast aside the assumptions of the scenario.
“If humans could fly, would more of us live in trees?”
“If?!? I’m not building a treehouse based on if!!!”
“If A is true, everything hinges on B” does not imply that everything, independent of A or not, hinges on B.