Sachin VargheseA common misunderstanding of the material implicationThe material implication, represented as “→” is an operator that many people seem to be casually acquainted with. It seems pretty…May 14, 2021May 14, 2021
Sachin VargheseDrama for the sake of it.Let’s take a look at preferences. To say that you have a preference for something simply means that you have a positive attitude towards…May 13, 20211May 13, 20211
Sachin VargheseTransgenderismThis is a topic many people are prone to have a misunderstanding of, due to the popularity of a certain strawman of the position. In fact…Apr 27, 202113Apr 27, 202113
Sachin VargheseScience and panpsychismYou may have seen people point to some scientific hypotheses claiming that it lends support to the idea of panpsychism, that is, the idea…Apr 25, 2021Apr 25, 2021
Sachin VargheseSubjective idealismMany people find the idea of the reality we experience possibly being mind internal, fascinating. The notion that reality is like a dream…Apr 14, 20211Apr 14, 20211
Sachin VargheseDon’t fall for this rhetorical trickIn natural language argumentation, there is a fairly common rhetorical trick that people seem to fall prey to. I will attempt to address…Mar 29, 2021Mar 29, 2021
Sachin VargheseDefinitions aren’t propositionalOne of the many issues that comes up in conversation is when your interlocutor insists that you got a definition “wrong". This comes across…Mar 20, 2021Mar 20, 2021
Sachin VargheseDo miracles function as good evidence for god?When asked about why one believes in god, it seems like most people, instead of presenting deductive arguments from reason, or even…Oct 13, 2020Oct 13, 2020
Sachin VargheseAddressing the argument from contingencyThe argument from contingency is an attempt to establish the existence of a fundamental, logically necessary cause of the universe. One of…Sep 13, 2020Sep 13, 2020
