Re: Truthmaker Maximalism and undecidable decision problems

On 6/12/24 10:53 PM, olcott wrote:

On 6/12/2024 9:42 PM, Richard Damon wrote:

On 6/12/24 10:32 PM, olcott wrote:

On 6/12/2024 9:21 PM, Richard Damon wrote:

On 6/12/24 10:01 PM, olcott wrote:

On 6/12/2024 8:53 PM, Richard Damon wrote:

On 6/12/24 9:37 PM, olcott wrote:

On 6/12/2024 7:57 PM, Richard Damon wrote:

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Nope. The concept and definition of natural numbers exist, but doesn't derive from any part of the "universe".
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Note, they don't "exist" as a substance, only as a concept, and the universe is substance.
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OF EVERYTHING IF THERE IS NOTHING THAT MAKES AN EXPRESSION
OF LANGUAGE X TRUE THENN (THEN AND ONLY THEN) X HAS NO TRUTH-MAKER.

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And how can we tell that there is nothing that makes the expression of language true?
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What makes the expression: "a frog" true?

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I don't know, what makes the expression: "a frog" true?
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It could be if put besides the picture of a frog, or a cage holding one, or a box with a disection kit.
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Do you mean that Russel's Teapot has a truth-maker, because we can not show that there is nothing that makes it true?
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Truth need not be known.

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Then why do you insisit it must be provable?
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If of EVERYTHING there is NOTHING that makes an expression
of language X true then X is untrue.

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Does that only include things in that universe, or of any universe?
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I changed my freaking words because you had trouble with the other
words. WHEN I CHANGE THE WORDS TO MAKE THEM CLEARER I AM NOT FREAKING
USING THE ORIGINAL FREAKING WORDS.
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And thus show that you don't have the mental ability to properly communicate.
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That is your excuse for not freaking paying attention?
IT WAS YOU THAT DID NOT PAY ATTENTION.
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I changed the words in my paper based on your feedback.
I have always used the term UNIVERSE to exactly mean EVERYTHING.
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If of EVERYTHING there is NOTHING that makes an expression
of language X true then X is untrue.
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 WHich just means you have the problem of Naive Set Theory. There is not one "Universe" that is everything.