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RE: Philosophical Metaphysics and the Categories of Being (Foundations of the Trivium Method)

in #philosophy8 years ago

Yes, you see the effect, but not necessarily the cause if it's not done in front of you. A cause can be deduced, even years later indeed. But that cause isn't present. Events fade in time. Actions occur in time, they are not constant. People can't verify the action later, was the point, yet they are still objective because they have an effect in reality (for the most part).

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in my premise, cause and effect intertwin. I see what you mean though, but I would argue that it is the level of awareness that will help link action and cause. Although I do not see what people do, yet I can see how they affect my life because I know. It is like the federal reserve's printing press destroying the purchasing power of the dollar daily more and more, and causing inflation (prices increase). There are many examples like this. Your statement is not absolute :)