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Author Topic:   A timeless God can exist.
Parasomnium
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Message 13 of 27 (317282)
06-03-2006 5:18 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by Christian7
05-27-2006 1:46 PM


About Logic
Guido,
In logic, a premise is a statement presumed true within the context of the deduction. The deduction itself is the application of certain rules on the premises, which then yields the conclusion.
Normally, in deductive syllogistic reasoning, you state two premises, and then follow with a conclusion. Next, You can use your conclusion as one of the premises in another syllogism.
In your reasoning, you say you deduct the things in your second (five-point) list. But I see no deduction going on. The only deduction I see is at the end of your post, in your two statements beginning with "Since...". Actually, your second list contains your premises, and your first (six-point) list is superfluous.
If you want to know more about logic and deduction, this is a good place to start. You can also search wikipedia for information.
Finally, a question about your thoughts on time and existence. What, according to you, is the meaning of "to exist"? On the one hand, it seems it means something like "to be, in time", but on the other hand you say that time "exists", but not "in a higher time". It would help if you tried to make your thoughts a bit more explicit.

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