{
  "author": "Maclain Hunter",
  "title": "If, Then, But, Since",
  "identifier": "hunter-if-then-but-since",
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  "content": "If, Then, But, Since by Maclain Hunter: \n\nP: IF: Logic is only a mental process in the minds of humans\n\nQ: THEN: it’s a product of the mind’s imagination and would be arbitrary (not grounded in the Coherence and Logic inherent in Reality being Reality - the Logic of Reality or “Logos” - as True Logic is and as truly coherent things like Logic must be) and imaginary.\n\nR: BUT: That cannot be the case that Logic is limited to human reasoning (that is itself limited and contingent upon higher forms and orders of Order, Logic, and Reason, such as the Logos - the Highest Order of Logic).\n\nS: SINCE: Logic is not arbitrary and Reason is observed in animals and in the Order of the Universe which itself displays a profound coherence and unity at the highest most macroscopic level. This is supported by the entire body of logically coherent scientific evidence which itself relies on this Logos to be valid and coherent and which shows fine tuning and systems beyond man in Reality that exhibit an otherwise impossible (if not logically grounded) mix of coherence and complexity - which is consistent with Logic and Logic’s fundamental demand that A is A and all must be and (universally, and at least in some particular sense/context) equal all.\n\nFormal Argument (Logical Proof): \n\n{Q <-> P, ~P, ~P -> R, R <-> S} |= (~P & ~Q) & (R & S) \n\nConclusion: The conclusion of not P and not Q but rather R and S holds true because it is not tenable that Logic is arbitrary and imaginary and only valid in the minds of humans. That would lead to logical contradiction and defies Logic. Logic is universal and universally comprehensive, as the Logical Foundation of Truth. \n\nTruth Table:\n\nvalid\n      ↓  ↓    ↓   ↓         ↓      \nPQRS⎪Q↔P ¬P ¬P→R R↔S╞(¬P&¬Q)&(R&S)\n―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――\nTTTT⎪TTT FT FTTT TTT  FTFFT F TTT \nTTTF⎪TTT FT FTTT TFF  FTFFT F TFF \nTTFT⎪TTT FT FTTF FFT  FTFFT F FFT \nTTFF⎪TTT FT FTTF FTF  FTFFT F FFF \nTFTT⎪FFT FT FTTT TTT  FTFTF F TTT \nTFTF⎪FFT FT FTTT TFF  FTFTF F TFF \nTFFT⎪FFT FT FTTF FFT  FTFTF F FFT \nTFFF⎪FFT FT FTTF FTF  FTFTF F FFF \nFTTT⎪TFF TF TFTT TTT  TFFFT F TTT \nFTTF⎪TFF TF TFTT TFF  TFFFT F TFF \nFTFT⎪TFF TF TFFF FFT  TFFFT F FFT \nFTFF⎪TFF TF TFFF FTF  TFFFT F FFF \nFFTT⎪FTF TF TFTT TTT  TFTTF T TTT \nFFTF⎪FTF TF TFTT TFF  TFTTF F TFF \nFFFT⎪FTF TF TFFF FFT  TFTTF F FFT \nFFFF⎪FTF TF TFFF FTF  TFTTF F FFF \n",
  "formal": null,
  "structuredAuthoredProof": null,
  "authoredSteps": null,
  "recordedAt": "2026-10-03T01:33:04.237Z",
  "originalAuthoredAt": null,
  "propositionMeaningBoundary": "Atomic identifiers retain their meanings in the exact source. No arbitrary truth assignment establishes an ontological or empirical premise; the formal witness checks the written inference."
}