Daftydux@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoIf heaven is real the most important thing for all people is understanding infinity and everything hinges on it.message-squaremessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down112
arrow-up125arrow-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 · 1 month agomessage-square21linkfedilink
minus-squareBotzo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 month agoOP made it to the mid 1600s in philosophy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal's_wager
minus-squareMardukas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month ago“If A is true, everything hinges on B” does not imply that everything, independent of A or not, hinges on B.
minus-squareRhynoplaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month 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!!!”
Everything hinges on an if?
OP made it to the mid 1600s in philosophy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal's_wager
“If A is true, everything hinges on B” does not imply that everything, independent of A or not, hinges on B.
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!!!”