PHIL 2003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Modus Tollens, Modus Ponens, Hypothetical Syllogism
25 May 2016
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If godel"s proof is sound, then there are some math truths that are inherently beyond our knowledge. If there are some math truths that are inherently beyond our knowledge, then the world is more mysterious than we thought. So, if godel"s proof is sound, then the world is more mysterious than we thought. If the insights of quantum physics are correct, the world is more mysterious than we thought. Therefore, the world is more mysterious than we thought. If you know that you have hands, then you can rule out the brain-in-a-vat possibility. Hence, you don"t know that you have hands. Either spending the money on an extra pair of shoes is the right thing to do or donating the money to. Spending the money on an extra pair of shoes is not the right thing to do. So, donating the money to oxfam is the right thing to do. If there"s a meaning to life, there"s an afterlife.
