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Star Wars canon: Small things and... Paraconsistent/NEP? I Doubt it.

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Hello

More Jedi precognition scan to add to the Force Manipulation page.

Another scan to justify the life drain effects of Force Lightning.

I'd like to change the initial image on the Force Manipulation page to this one, I think it would look better? It's the Prime Jedi.

These are some things I want to add to the lightsaber combat blog. Technically, this is already on the page in scan format, but check out the scans here.
  • If you've noticed, on this blog (which is already accepted), there are some images with rather poor quality. I want to replace them with some of better quality. They will be the same images, just of higher quality.
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So, I was talking to @ActuallySpaceMan42 and apparently Paraconsistent Physiology is valid for the Force? I think it was because of the part about "the very embodiment of life and death, past and future, everything and nothing," but I'm not sure.

I don't care if it's accepted or not, I'm just curious if it's actually valid or not. Since that checklist thread is only for verses that have already had this accepted before, I was recommended to do a CRT. So let's see what happens. Since I don't understand anything about this power, I'd like someone to ping the ActuallySpaceMan42.

If he ends up not showing up or changes his mind, you can disagree, I don't care. Because it's not as if power is useful without proven immunity.

Here is the full justification from the Force currently accepted on the page for you to check:

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The NEP option was suggested by @ActuallySpaceMan42 as an alternative to PP.

Votes:


Agree: (1) @ActuallySpaceMan42 (All and NEP Type 2 & 3, Aspect Type 1 & 2), @Theglassman12 (All and Paraconsistent type 1)

Neutral: (0)

Disagree: (0)
 
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Can i see the scan for everything and nothing, the force being a power/energy disqualify it from having PP
 
I would assume it would count as part of the Cosmology, no? Since it literally makes up reality. It having PP would be like a Void or Realm having NEP.
No, i guess, as DontTalk disagreed with that logic, in order to qualify for PP, the Force need to be a single thing, not a set of thing, or a type of thing, so the force being cosmology and an encompassing force make it a set of thing, being a power/energy make it a type of thing which disqualify it from having PP. It also being a lot of thing based on the justification and scan so........

But well, if staff just all agree with PP1 then i have nothing to say
 
It is stupid on so many levels that blatant dualities are grouped but denied for PP, but existence and unexistence are accepted, like if they aren't threated on the same goddamn vein.
Yeah I agree
 
Ah, I see. It’s basically like how a fictional universe can contain a nonexistent realm, while the universe itself is still existent.

That would not make the universe paraconsistent.

Likewise, even if there were some hidden fundamental substance or energy that makes up both existent and nonexistent things, that would not automatically mean the substance itself is both existent and nonexistent at the same time. It would only mean it can compose or relate to things on either side of that distinction.

For it to qualify as a true contradiction, the same thing would have to be stated to be both existent and nonexistent simultaneously, in the same sense. Only then would it become paraconsistent.

So the issue is that the Force may bind everything, contain everything, and encompass dualities, but that does not necessarily mean the Force itself literally is those dualities. Even if it contains or connects existence and nonexistence, that does not prove it is both existent and nonexistent at once.
 
Ah, I see. It’s basically like how a fictional universe can contain a nonexistent realm, while the universe itself is still existent.

That would not make the universe paraconsistent.

Likewise, even if there were some hidden fundamental substance or energy that makes up both existent and nonexistent things, that would not automatically mean the substance itself is both existent and nonexistent at the same time. It would only mean it can compose or relate to things on either side of that distinction.

For it to qualify as a true contradiction, the same thing would have to be stated to be both existent and nonexistent simultaneously, in the same sense. Only then would it become paraconsistent.

So the issue is that the Force may bind everything, contain everything, and encompass dualities, but that does not necessarily mean the Force itself literally is those dualities. Even if it contains or connects existence and nonexistence, that does not prove it is both existent and nonexistent at once.
It says it transcends them which necessitates PP as it is neither existent or nonexistent. It's also the "fundamental unity" that underpins existence. So those two dualities exist in oneness with the force.
 
but that does not necessarily mean the Force itself literally is those dualities
In this case, the Force is and contains.

Like, it says "contains dualities like life and death," but if you look at other scans, it also says that the Force is life and death, while simultaneously transcending life and death. Besides, the scans say it's the source of all things.

I don't think this changes anything, but it's just to clarify.

If it didn't change anything, should I remove your vote? In that case, I would also remove it from the CRT since it was your opinion that made me include it.
 
But well, if staff just all agree with PP1 then i have nothing to say
Most of the dualities listed under the Force don't qualify as logical negations, but it is still stated to embody everything and nothing.

If we assume everything and nothing are one of the dualities it balances and transcends; it could count as NEP Type 2, no?

NEP Type 2 is kinda just PP for Existence and Nonexistence after all.
 
I'm seeing mixed messeges about this whole PP ordeal, ngl

If we assume everything and nothing are one of the dualities it balances and transcends; it could count as NEP Type 2, no?

NEP Type 2 is kinda just PP for Existence and Nonexistence after all.
Didn't being everything and nothing is NEP3, well, still PP1 though
 
Didn't being everything and nothing is NEP3, well, still PP1 though
Being both would be NEP Type 3, transcending both would be NEP Type 2.
"It worked amid the chaotic ocean of the Force, the very embodiment of life and death, past and future, everything and nothing."
The Force contains dualities – such as life and death, or light and dark – that it holds in balance while also transcending.

I think counting Everything, and Nothing as dualities it transcends is fair.
 
You can both be Type 2 and 3, it would mean you are paradoxically existence and nonexistence, but the nonexistence part would be at Type 2 level of nature
 
No, i guess, as DontTalk disagreed with that logic, in order to qualify for PP, the Force need to be a single thing, not a set of thing, or a type of thing, so the force being cosmology and an encompassing force make it a set of thing, being a power/energy make it a type of thing which disqualify it from having PP. It also being a lot of thing based on the justification and scan so........

But well, if staff just all agree with PP1 then i have nothing to say

To quote the literal page anyway:


“ Paraconsistent Physiology, sometimes also referred to as Nonduality or Transduality, is an ability granted by existing in a state of being that violates the rules of classical logic. Entities with this ability would hence instead operate under the rules of a non-classical logic, frequently a paraconsistent logic and/or many-valued logic. As such they are entities that would usually be viewed as paradoxical.”

I not sure if this would literally qualifies as a logical paradox tbh
 
To quote the literal page anyway:


“ Paraconsistent Physiology, sometimes also referred to as Nonduality or Transduality, is an ability granted by existing in a state of being that violates the rules of classical logic. Entities with this ability would hence instead operate under the rules of a non-classical logic, frequently a paraconsistent logic and/or many-valued logic. As such they are entities that would usually be viewed as paradoxical.”

I not sure if this would literally qualifies as a logical paradox tbh
Existence and Nonexistence is literal textbook logical duality. Existence would be P and Nonexistence is non-P/not-P

Should I put the same vote as @ActuallySpaceMan42 or a different one?
I.....don't know? You still need to edit your OP first if you want to argue NEP
 
Well, it would be type 3, possibly 2.
You can both be Type 2 and 3, it would mean you are paradoxically existence and nonexistence, but the nonexistence part would be at Type 2 level of nature
You can have Force have Nonexistent Physiology (Nature Types 2 & 3), no need for possibly, type 3 is just paradoxical NEP, it isn't something inferior or superior, only NEP2 is > NEP1, NEP3 is a completely different category of NEP
 
Existence and Nonexistence is literal textbook logical duality. Existence would be P and Nonexistence is non-P/not-P


I.....don't know? You still need to edit your OP first if you want to argue NEP


Good example there, but either way, the Force has multiple aspects: The Living Force and the Cosmic Force.


The Living Force is literally all living things in existence.

Even, Old Obi Wan Kenobi has a direct quote from A New Hope regarding the Force.


“It’s a energy field created by all living things.”




1:10 more accurately said too


Later, the Force did get expanded on as well while maintaining what Obi Wan directly state as mentioned in the OP.
 
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Also, I just realized we got a quote regarding both the Cosmic and Living aspect of the Force here.


“ "When you live to be a thousand, young Farzala, you must learn to watch those you care about grow old and die. But this is what it means to be a Jedi, it means we see the bigger picture. [...] When someone dies what do we say?"
"That they become one with the Force!"
"It's not just a metaphor or poem, young Farzala, to make us feel better. Their passing gives life to the Cosmic Force, from which the Living Force springs. The Force is real, yes? It moves through us, we feel it all around, hm? [...] I miss them all. But I cannot be sad that a loved one has become one with the greatest power in the galaxy, because they remain with us, always, through the Force. Nor can I fear the moment it happens to me."

It is from The High Republic Adventures (2021) 7th issue comic book apparently.

I will get a scan later for this part since this seems relevant to the current topic of the Force’s metaphysical nature and all.
 


Okay, I got it now.

The most important part will been this quote.

"It's not just a metaphor or poem, young Farzala, to make us feel better. Their passing gives life to the Cosmic Force, from which the Living Force springs. The Force is real, yes? It moves through us, we feel it all around, hm? [...] I miss them all. But I cannot be sad that a loved one has become one with the greatest power in the galaxy, because they remain with us, always, through the Force. Nor can I fear the moment it happens to me."

From The High Republic Adventures (2021) 7th issue
 
Whatever the Force is stated to be, I guess, I don't know the verse well enough to answer.
Well, the thing is, it's many things, like spiritual for example. But would it apply to everything? Since the Force is everything and nothing, would nothingness apply to all its metaphysical aspects? If so, I think it would be nature 1 and 2, but I'm not sure.

You can have Force have Nonexistent Physiology (Nature Types 2 & 3), no need for possibly, type 3 is just paradoxical NEP, it isn't something inferior or superior, only NEP2 is > NEP1, NEP3 is a completely different category of NEP
What do you think of what Vieth said? About being able to be type 2 and 3 at the same time?
 
Well, the thing is, it's many things, like spiritual for example. But would it apply to everything? Since the Force is everything and nothing, would nothingness apply to all its metaphysical aspects? If so, I think it would be nature 1 and 2, but I'm not sure.
Yeah, that sounds good.
What do you think of what Vieth said? About being able to be type 2 and 3 at the same time?
Sure.
 
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