Names as Descriptions of a Person There are many ways to demonstrate the problems of logic, set theory, and Gödel’s incompleteness. They are all different ways to look at the problem, to become convinced that there is a problem. One such way is the statement “God has many names”. These […]
Philosophy / Physics
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Chicken and Egg Problems in Science
The Origin of Chicken-and-Egg Problems Numerous chicken and egg problems that arise while trying to construct the notions of space, time, and objects. For instance, when distance is defined in terms of a meter, then the extension of the meter depends on space and space depends on the meter. Likewise, […]
Computing / Logic / Mathematics / Philosophy
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Sāńkhya, Reductionism, and New Science
Introduction and Overview Many people believe modern science is reductionist and an alternative anti-reductionist science must replace it. This article discusses why Sāńkhya is reductionist—because it reduces everything to only three modes of nature (sattva, rajas, and tamas). It also discusses why Sāńkhya is anti-reductionist—because the first mode of nature in […]