Definition of 'a probability'
A probability is something that is more than a mere logical possibility. I also think that it is stronger than a mere physical possibility (I'm a regularity theorist). Here's one…
Language, truth makers and truth guides
The issue is what the truth maker is of a certain type (subset), L, of propositions. A proposition belongs to L iff it has the form “X is the correct…
Grammatical conjugation with verbs
A little experiment using another style of writing. My inspiration is this short story by Smullyan.1 It is very good. Some background knowledge of epistemology is advised. First is the…
Implying a category error
It sometimes happens that one is analyzing some theory and one discovers that the theory in some sense implies something meaningless. But that doesn’t make sense when we think about…
Sound arguments and rationally convincing arguments
I've read many times and places that an argument is sound iff 1. The argument is valid. 2. All the premises of the argument are true. [1] Let's call this…
Stone-paradox – revised and explained
I posted this text a long time ago in Danish and I translated it and used it on the forum. I think I forgot to post the English version here…
Induction and a probability formula
I thought about how induction relates to the probability of something, and I came up with this formula. Induction is here taken as repeated confirming observations of some theory or…
Worldviews and mistaken beliefs, a paradox
Here's a little paradox that I've come across while thinking. It's about worldviews and knowing that at least one thing I currently believe to be true is actually false. The…
Meaning, propositions, category errors
I quote Swartz: "What sort of thing is my pen's being on my desk? We are inclined to say such things as "My pen's being on my desk is true,"…
The recent controversy about Hume's Maxim against justified belief in miracles
Contrary to what I normally do I'm not going to argue anything in this article. My goal is to spread useful information, mostly in form of links about Hume's maxim.…