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What exactly is so shameful? Many members here who disagree with the specific ban support their opinion with reasonable arguments, which are about tha...

And now with that post you think yourself better than a racist. Nice. Take it easy you little babe dictator, or just take your pills.

Well idealism is a broad church indeed. If I could be more specific I meant mostly about the issue about the material or not nature of the mind. I sta...

Yeah I read that in your previous post also. So in general, if I get it right. For example in the "mind/ body problem" (physical /no psychical) you wo...

You didn't get the point. As usual.

It would be good though if a forum like that could be in such use for some people.Even unintentionally. Not as that to be forum's goal of course . Jus...

So if I get it straight, your main objection is the way Banno presented Friston’s idea here on this thread? Using the "dark room problem"? You find it...

Not that I will miss him, but I don't think his general attitude was against forum rules,or expressing such extremist beliefs. If the rules means that...

Yeah probably isn't the right word indeed.But the meaning it's the same. Just couldn't find an appropriate word to summarize what you wrote above.

But that's the exact base that he builds his argument on.Even if not expressed in mathematics,he uses mathematics to serve that initial premise he mak...

Well as I wrote before, sure it has to offer some useful thoughts. And maybe it also become a step for a better idea. Who knows. But it's not the idea...

The thing is that this idea is based on the most significant fundamental error. It tries to oversimplify human behavior, which is wayyyy more complex,...

Probably won't ever achieve it though.

I notice it in everyday life. I m sure you do also. And I find it pretty reliable. Intelligence doesn't go hand to hand with sense of obligation. Many...

Well said.

But we obviously don't, animals neither. Empirical observation makes it crystal clear to us. Somehow the article seems to alters "surprise" common def...

I think your question is very easily answered by empirical observation. And the answer is No.

You wrote a lot but I think the key issue is this. Everything in fact is completely pointless indeed! Right about that. But this is exactly what shoul...

Even If I can't choose what my next thought would be, I have always the ability to filter them via Logic. And then filter my actions also. That works ...

Well of course it is not only the West which caused all the harm. It would be more appropriate to say the developed-wealth countries in general. Despi...

Migration is the inevitable cost that West should pay for fucking up the other countries throughout recent history(and I don't only mean via wars of c...

True. But habits are nothing else at the very end than just "repeatedly actions". It's a circle for me. Change habits and your actions will change too...

Then we agree. I would say we are both. At the end aren't our habits lead to actions? And vice versa?

I guess you mean the moments when you feel the blood spinning in your veins, your heart beating like a bass and you feel all of yourself becoming a "l...

Indeed.

And when you hear "pleasant feelings", wanking is the only source that comes to your mind getting them. Cool. I don't judge. Sure not.

If you have the ability to wank all day and you get so much happiness from it, then none of my business. You better do that indeed. Not all of us thou...

Since death exists I can't find any other worth full meaning in life except from trying to live a happy life. And since happiness is just an abstract ...

Well in fact yes cause I think that theists explain the unjust issue of God via their belief that "God knows better". It's not that they don't admit t...

Existence or not of God says nothing about good on evil. Good and evil are just what religions added to "God's concept". People who believe in God in ...

Same it is a true premise if only you can verify it's true. And you can't. So it is unknown what God would be ("good" or "bad") if he exists. Well I m...

Exactly.

Says who? If there is God why he should be a "good" one? It's a false premise where you built your argument on. Same Bartricks did at his own thread.

If God exists why he should be "good"? And I think you built your case based on that false premise. Imo, existence or not of God says nothing about go...

Which country is that If you wanna share it of course? Really seems extremely weird to me that there aren't places as to keep permanently people with ...

I think the answer is very simple to your question. Similar to knives, it's the use of it which could be bad indeed for someone. Social Media on their...

Love exists but it's an Egoist thing indeed.Its final root is Ego. And that's totally fine! The problem is that folks find that a bad thing, since Ego...

Hmm. Could he not be? First comes "reality" and then follows the "observer". Reality gives birth to the observer. I really can't see how the observer ...

Reality yes. Cause it presupposes already an observer. And everytime it's the different "reality" depending on whom that "observer" is. It's just "obs...

Still exists though.Being incomprehensive for humanity (yet at least) doesn't make it disappear. There are two games indeed.

Probably not. But still it should have its own "way".

I would suggest moving on to "third thoughts" also, as to get back to your first thoughts! Why to doubt about that? That an Absolute Truth actually ex...

I did that from the beginning. But still isn't,to me at least. Only if you somehow mean that "the truth" that Mad talks about doesn't exist at all. An...

Then with imaginary you mean that "the truth" doesn't exist? Cause I don't see how the meaning is different otherwise.

If "truth" is imaginary, then "real" is imaginary too.

Exactly.

I guess it just depends from "who" that person is. For example Nietzsche's "personal gnosis" was much more than just "legitimate" wisdom.

For me it is the absence of answers to our existential questions. Most probably death is the ultimate root of it.The inevitable end. So some try to fi...

Scary but also beautiful indeed.

Pfff