- Nominalism leads to the eradication of certainty.
- Because certainty is no longer justifiable, science must rely on probability.
- Probability relies on an underlying belief based on natural laws.
- These underlying natural laws are based on observation.
- The justification that observation of probability in nature is based on a linear perspective of historic events.
- In this manner, without Truths or universals to hold as an end, the nominalist argument goes into an infinite regress.
- Consequently, according to the nominalist logic, science should be abolished as unjustifiable.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Something I came up with while despising Nominalism
Can someone please tell me where a nominalist, (predicate, trope theory, whoever) might get out of this infinite regress?
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I am thinking you are missing something in points two, but mainly three. I think that the answer that you are looking for can be found over a generous helping of nachos, my house, august.
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