Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'works', 'Metaphysics: a very short introduction' and 'unfinished dialogue'

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7 ideas

3. Truth / D. Coherence Truth / 1. Coherence Truth

4298	All items of possible human knowledge are interconnected, and can be reached by inference [Descartes]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / a. Substance

18617

Substances, unlike aggregates, can survive a change of parts [Mumford]

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 3. Combinatorial possibility

18618

Maybe possibilities are recombinations of the existing elements of reality [Mumford]

18619

Combinatorial possibility has to allow all elements to be combinable, which seems unlikely [Mumford]

18620

Combinatorial possibility relies on what actually exists (even over time), but there could be more [Mumford]

29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 4. Christianity / d. Heresy

16713

Philosophers are the forefathers of heretics [Tertullian]

29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 1. Religious Commitment / e. Fideism

6610	I believe because it is absurd [Tertullian]