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Originally Posted by Og  Quote:
A=A
All finite phenomena are causally connected.
All things imaginable and unimagined do not inherently exist.
The All is formless and infinite, it is the creator of all things finite.
| Buddha would say that A does not equal A. All things are impermanent (always changing). A then is not the same as A now. It never is. |
Buddha would be wrong. While it is true that all things are impermanent, this does not undermine A=A. It serves a purpose within the limited context of identity. A thing is exactly what it is in a particular moment. My computer from point A in time through point B in time was in fact my computer from point A in time through point B in time. Certainly A=A breaks down, just like causality does at a certain point, but they are none the less absolutely true.