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New post: Causality is Not Empirical

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vihmu 1 month ago

just read it! this idea of causality somewhat reminds me of 'telos (τελος)' in Greek Stoicism. Luke Smith touches a bit on that idea in one of his older podcasts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktNWD8XyCeo (around 5 minutes in)

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rainight 1 month ago

@vihmu Yes! Brilliant observation!! Aristotelian metaphysics has different "types" of causes: material, efficient, formal, and final. The final cause is also known as telos. Modern notion of causation usually refers to the efficient cause so that's what I focused on. Efficient causes are inseparable from telos because it involves actualizing a potency, but a potency is always "pointing" towards something.

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alpx 1 month ago

I love this topic. I agree that constant conjunction is not the same as causality, and that inductive reasoning cannot establish certainty. Great post! :)

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alpx 1 month ago

Btw just a heads up; post title says "empircal" instead of "empirical"

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vihmu 1 month ago

@rainight good to know! the causes distinction reminded me of another post i read from Luke lol https://lukesmith.xyz/articles/we-want-our-4-causes-back/

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rainight 1 month ago

@alpx, I'm glad you liked it! What typo are you talking about? I see no typo. I definitely didn't edit after seeing your reply or anything.

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rainight 1 month ago

@vihmu, I've read that article a few years ago actually :)

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alpx 1 month ago

@rainight I must be seeing things... (~_~")

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rainight theonetruepath

1 month ago

I just read your most recent note and it's very relatable. I felt so weird about having a website too. Putting an honest piece of yourself in public like that can't be easy, but it sure is satisfying seeing a concrete representation of your inner world. One nice side effect is that when someone likes your website, you'll know for sure that they like the real you. Isn't that great? :)

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theonetruepath 1 month ago

Thank you for your comment. It would be great, but I don't quite know how to properly and honestly represent myself. I feel like a phony sometimes. It seems impossible to create a concrete representation of my inner world when it's anything but concrete to me. That's not to say I won't try; I think that's why I made this site in the first place.

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rainight 1 month ago

Looking forward to see how the attempt goes :D

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othala 1 month ago

The way I deal with this kind of anxiety is I make my website about something that I like and not about myself. But in order to get to that point I did make lots of overly personal sites with overly personal posts. I figured out over time what I was comfortable with sharing and what I wasn't. There is a light at the end of the tunnel where you figure out what you're okay with sharing and what you're not.

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literaturegirl 1 month ago

I used to feel very weird about this for a long time, and it's the reason I got rid of my previous two websites. How I've handled it with this one is by making my website content and articles less focused on me as an individual and more about how I understand and relate to other things I care about and feel are important to share with others, like othala said. I find it helps a lot.

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literaturegirl 1 month ago

I've found that I don't like making personal blog type posts or having overly extensive 'about' pages, for example. My 'stream' page is supposed to be a kind of middle ground: a way of sharing little things I find value in without making myself feel completely exposed, if that makes sense. It's worth experimenting to find out what works for you and what you value and are comfortable with. Baby steps. :^)

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mentaldump 1 month ago

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alpx 4 weeks ago

Still coming back to this comment section time to time, geniunely relatable.

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rainight theonetruepath

1 month ago

Forgot to follow you. Whoops.

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theonetruepath 1 month ago

No worries, happy to have you here.

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rainight vihmu

1 month ago

Hey, I saw your post on Relativism and I thought you'd enjoy the *The Abolition of Man* by C.S Lewis. Your idea of Truth sounds similar to what Lewis calls the Tao or the Logos in the book.

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vihmu 1 month ago

i'll check it out, thanks! i've liked everything i've read by C. S. Lewis thus far :D

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vihmu rainight

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10,000 views! congrats!

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rainight 1 month ago

Oh wow I didn't notice. Thank you!

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