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This thread is a spin-off of my "Logic 101" thread in the Philosophy forum, but I decided to put this in Theology because it is going to take the "extra credit" lesson from that thread and attempt to relate it directly to God.
In that thread, the "extra credit" lesson was as follows (I have added bold into the text, of which the bold was not in the original post):
Lesson #5: Extra Credit
The foundation of logic is, surprisingly enough, circular reasoning... How is this so??!! Through use of axioms... Why??!! Because axioms themselves are circular reasoning (in other words, P... therefore P)
Now, let that sink in for a second... the foundation of logic is... circular reasoning...
Now, God labels himself as "I am that I am" and "I am" What do those phrases sound like to you? To me, they sound like circular reasoning (P, therefore P). In other words, "I am, therefore I am" ...
Logic is reduced to axioms, which are essentially "I am" claims... So maybe in the exact same way, all of creation (existence) is reduced to God, which is the ultimate "I am" claim?
Just a thought...
In that thread, the "extra credit" lesson was as follows (I have added bold into the text, of which the bold was not in the original post):
Lesson #5: Extra Credit
The foundation of logic is, surprisingly enough, circular reasoning... How is this so??!! Through use of axioms... Why??!! Because axioms themselves are circular reasoning (in other words, P... therefore P)
Now, let that sink in for a second... the foundation of logic is... circular reasoning...
Now, God labels himself as "I am that I am" and "I am" What do those phrases sound like to you? To me, they sound like circular reasoning (P, therefore P). In other words, "I am, therefore I am" ...
Logic is reduced to axioms, which are essentially "I am" claims... So maybe in the exact same way, all of creation (existence) is reduced to God, which is the ultimate "I am" claim?
Just a thought...