Imitator:

I think you are having a problem grasping the concept of possible vs actual.

Anything is possible. The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence.
Here we go again. You state anything can happen as a fact. How do you not know that there are certain laws in existence (which there are) which disallow some things? We know some things are not possible. That's based on evidence. ANd that is actually proof that not anything can happen . But anything is possible? How to you verify that is true? What evidence do you have to support it.

I can think anything I want, I can even believe specific things. It still doesn't mean that I am real, that my existence is a fact. Everything I think, everything I feel could possibly be constructed by someones dream, with the illusion of freewill.
You just made an assertion. Now you have to back it up with evidence. How do you know it could possibly constructed by someones dream? Possibilities aren't a given. If you say that it is, then show me the universal law that shows that.

And I have never once stated that I know for a fact anything at all. In fact, I think I have said the exact opposite in multiple occasions. I have beliefs that most things are how they seem, but I know that it is ignorant to assume that anything we know is actually truth and fact.
whenever you state a possibility you state a fact that it's a possibility. You've done it several times now. And you still ignore the fact that you're using your "invalid" mind to argue with me. How can you assert anything when you cannot verify anything as fact?? It's not right.


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What evidence to you have to show that may be possible? You don't have any. How do you know what is possible or not? What we know as possible is dictated by what we observe in the outside world. Don't call your imagination a fact.

Imitator:

What evidence do you have to show that it isn't possible? Once again, the absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence.
That's not how it works! You assume that all things are given as possible to begin with. You can't do that. You have to start with what you do know.

Also, are you stating that total knowledge, and everything that happens around us is limited by human knowledge and understanding? That it cant be happening if we don't know it, and see it? Human observation is severely flawed. You can be tricked many different ways while you use your observation. Hell, its one of the first things you learn in an entry level philosophy class.
I'm not stating that at all. What I'm saying is that your assertion of all possibility is without evidence. We know some things are possible in this universe, but not all things. This is determined by observation. If I say, "my dog can fly", I have made an assertion and I must show the evidence to support that. If I cannot, then It cannot be claimed as a fact. The above argument has a premise which is that your mind/consciousness is a valid tool to begin with so that doesn't help you any.

A person who relies on their observation to determine the truth or fact of something, is someone who is relying on a flawed system, and a someone who will not be able to provide solid proof of anything.
The only way to determine Truth is by observation!

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How do you know it's very likely that we exist if it supposedly can't be verified? How do you determine value? How do you know it's more likely without taking into equation the empirical evidence. So it's really only part empirical evidence, and part imagination.
I cant. Thats why I didn't say it was a fact. But, current evidence leans to wards that conclusion.
How do you verify value towards or against without recognizing facts? You can't.


I'm not going to talk about descartes. I go from the evidence. If you say there's a possibility, then you have to back it up. Otherwise it's out of the issue, it's undetermined, and has no place in determining anything.

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Once again you contradict yourself. How do you know that the matrix is a possibility? You use your mind and the outside world which you say cannot be validated to help conclude (the other part being your total imagination) something you believe is validated. That is, the possibility for such and such. It's not valid. So you use your mind to build a conclusion and you deny your mind. Go with the evidence you do have. You can never deny your mind.

Anything is a possibility, in the dreamers theory.
Anything is possible in your imagination. But not in real life. The evidence supports that.

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There's a good chance you just did it. that is, used your "unverifiable" mind to try to think of a "verifiable" refutation. You cannot escape your mind. You cannot escape reality.

Did you seriously just bring in "reality" to the table? Jesus...

Reality is easily one of the MOST argued states in philosophy. How do you prove reality? How do you prove what you experience as reality is the same as someone else? How do you disprove it?
With evidence.


You are wrong that the burden of proof is on me Imitator. You stated the fact of possibilities, and when you make an assertion, it has to be backed up with evidence. The onus is on you.