@ughaibu,
ughaibu wrote:Where have I said that this example is vague? Or that people dont understand it?
Then what the hell do you mean that the term "cause" is a vague notion, if you don't find the usage of the term vague?!
Quote:Can you answer my questions:
1) how does "there is no satisfactory theory of cause in philosophy" translate to a belief that we can not understand relationships between occurrences?
Your thinking that our understanding of "cause" is unsatisfactory, leads me to question how you interpret our understanding of relationships between occurrences. For if you think it is vague to say X causes Y [but you say that you
don't find this vague - which leads me back to: Then what the hell do you mean that "cause" is a vague notion?!], then you may question what we can know about the relationship between two occurrences.
Quote:2) how are "the progression of science, free will, and our use of inductive reasoning" dependent on a "satisfactory theory of cause in philosophy"?
And thus it makes me wonder what you think of pursuits or theories which the relationships of occurrences is a basis of...
Quote:3) do you think that "collecting causes bouquets" is a normal usage?
No.
Quote:4) does cutting cause sacredness?
I don't know what this means.
Quote:5) how many more times will it take for you to get this?
If you don't want to answer my questions, stop responding. It may take another dozen times. Hell, maybe even two dozen. Stop at will.