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Wasn't Crystal Spheres about the Fermi Paradox, not the Prime Mover Paradox?
by polynomial 5y ago
Wasn't Crystal Spheres about the Fermi Paradox, not the Prime Mover Paradox?
- tomrod 5y agoYou are very correct! I believe I mixed it up with Stones of Significance. Thank you for the correction.
- tsegratis 5y agoYes, well said, I was simply postulating a prime mover as already given by many others; Aristotle, Aquinas, etc https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Ways_(Aquinas) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Ways_(Aquinas) Without a prime mover, we are left with turtles, true, I think
- tomrod 5y agoIt's an either/or if you presume designed structure and mindful order are the nature of the universe, which is typically what people adopt to avoid dealing with nihilism (if Camus, Kierkegaard, and Sartre are to be believed).
- tsegratis 5y agoPersonally I'll go with the one who introduces themself as "I AM who I AM" To me that's a prime mover statement, if ever there was one But I have a feeling you resolve nihilism towards something meaningful? Personally I don't get how that works, but I'm interested, and look forward to any explanation