The
Rational Argumentator
Eliminating Death -- Part 19 -- Life is Not an Illusion -- Video
Mr. Stolyarov addresses an objection made to the arguments in this
video series by YouTube user early2it,
who claimed
that life itself is an illusion. Mr. Stolyarov
responds that the claim that life is an illusion is contradicted by the
act of making the claim, because the person claiming that life is an
illusion must be alive to do so. Argumentation of any kind requires
living entities that argue, since dead or non-living entities cannot
argue. Moreover, if life is an illusion, then neither you nor I exist,
so what is the point of a non-existent you arguing anything with a
non-existent me? The mistake that early2it makes is to believe that
because all entities are material, it follows that life cannot exist
because none of the atoms of which living entities are made are alive
qua individual atoms. However, this ignores the concepts of spontaneous
order and emergent properties, whereby orders can emerge among
individual entities which are not characteristic of any one of these
entities in isolation or considered by itself.
Other related works by Mr. Stolyarov on this subject include the videos “Life as the Origin and Basis of Morality – Part 1” and videos “Life as the Origin and Basis of Morality – Part 2,” as well as his treatise A Rational Cosmology, particularly Chapters X and XII.
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G. Stolyarov II is an actuary, science fiction novelist, independent philosophical essayist, poet, amateur mathematician, composer, contributor to Enter Stage Right, Le Quebecois Libre, Rebirth of Reason, and the Ludwig von Mises Institute, Senior Writer for The Liberal Institute, former weekly columnist for GrasstopsUSA.com, and Editor-in-Chief of The Rational Argumentator, a magazine championing the principles of reason, rights, and progress. Mr. Stolyarov also publishes his articles on Helium.com and Associated Content to assist the spread of rational ideas. He holds the highest Clout Level (10) possible on Associated Content and is one of Associated Content's Page View Millionaires. Mr. Stolyarov has also written a science fiction novel, Eden against the Colossus, a non-fiction treatise, A Rational Cosmology, and a play, Implied Consent. You can watch his YouTube Videos. Mr. Stolyarov can be contacted at gennadystolyarovii@yahoo.com.
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Learn about Mr. Stolyarov's novel, Eden against the Colossus, here.Read Mr. Stolyarov's comprehensive treatise, A Rational Cosmology, explicating such terms as the universe, matter, space, time, sound, light, life, consciousness, and volition, here.