Friday, September 02, 2005

logic = math

So I ordered this book (remember Todd and Scoot you came over for practice and I was paying for it and told you it was like 40 bucks for a frickin book). Well anyways, i'm reading it, and it's basically a philosophy textbook. Starts out with what philosophy is, goes into logic, then metaphysics, ethics, and other stuff that is probably gonna be death to my brain. BUT right now it's okay because looking at logic is like looking at algebra. You have your letters, &'s, or's, brackets, negatives, positives. The only difference is words instead of numbers. And I was kinda overwhelmed at first because there are so many rules, but since it's so similar to math and physics, which we all did in grade 11 (well maybe not physics, but i just mean the algebra in physics), i've been able to understand it pretty well. And you probably see no point in me saying this to you, but mostly i'm saying it to myself. I'll probably start writing lots of crap on what i learned, because ideas and word definitions stay in my memory a lot better if i write them all out. So one day you might come and see a new post from Jon and unfortunately it will just be some lame definition or some

modus ponens
1. P --> Q
2. P
3. Q

1. Objective moral values exist only if there is a God.
2. Objective moral values exist.
3. There is a God.

I'll probably end up writing all the 9 rules out, because i can't remember them without looking back at where they are explained...

3 comments:

Todd Bee said...

stop making me feel stupid

Todd Bee said...

we don't want you

jon mmMMmm said...

i hate those losers