The scientific imperatives put across within this work are
straight-forward enough to understand. The world is governed by facts and these
facts operate within multiple capacities. Everything can be boiled down to
atomic facts, that is to say, everything is constructed from a form of atomic
structure, right down to the very words spoken as they are manipulations of air
into specific patterns. However, that which does not exist can also be related
to atomic truths as they do not possess an atomic structure to allow it
existence.
The world is related to us as being a microcosm of the universe’s logical
existence. The Earth is in existence, therefore the universe must exist.
However, this is not necessarily a definitive inference of the true state of
the universe as we can not automatically infer the existence or non-existence
of other atomic structures. Each atomic structure is independent of itself and
only by definitive empirical facts can we understand what exactly exists.
Accordingly statements of propositions of logic being tautologies apply.
That is to say that logical statements are formed from reasoned, irrefutable
evidence and that further logical statements can be made because of those
easily understood and straight-forward statements. Furthermore all statements
and propositions of logic are of equal rank as they are true regardless of
interpretation of them. According to Wittgenstein, if a proposition is logical
then it can not, unlike as Bertrand Russell suggests, have a contradictory
state of being and must hold within itself tautological existence regardless of
interpretation.
However, logical objects and logical constants are impossible as the
universe because, as previously stated, atomic structures are independent from
each other and therefore can only exist within their own personal universe. A
logical object would require an object whose use has one singular, specific
application (even food can be used for more than simply nourishment as can be
seen in ancient practices of pagan worship) and a logical constant would depend
on a world that does not change. It could be argued that the speed of light is
a logical constant, but even that has been repeatedly revised and changed as
technological advances have come to light
The propositions of truth are indicative of the ideas of logic and the
state of existence. All truth, logic and existence propositions link together.
A proposition of logic needs to be proven and existence is typically based
within logic when broken down into a purely scientific mechanic. Thought
influences logical ideals. It lends name and progression to the inspiration
behind the proposition. Thought may manipulate truth and existence but can be
drawn back into grounding through logical reasoning. Our perceptions may
manipulate what we believe of this world but logic, according to Wittgenstein,
as based in tautologies, can not be edited by them and remain the same until a
time where their relevance ceases to be.
All thought influences the progression of propositions and therefore all
thought must at some point contain a form of logic and rationality. If our
thought lacks logic or rationality then we must maintain silent contemplation
until a more reasoned ideology presents itself.
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