But those emerging technologies work by associating brain states with certain actions, like moving up or down. I'm not saying we can understand our co...
Of course, a man is a thing and so is an angry man, or an happy man. Or did you mean something else by state of a thing ? I don't really get what you ...
There are mind-controlled drones that work by the mere operation of thought that work by observing brain states. Or maybe am I wrong and they work in ...
Living an examined life means evaluating our past or current behavior and beliefs by applying moral principles and reason. That's my take on the subje...
It seems to me that when talking about philosophy as a way of life, we have to distinguish between using philosophy as a guiding principle, and using ...
Given what we currently know for sure about the universe, humans are quite special. We are the only known non-extinct species capable of language, we ...
What do you mean by "filling a slot" ? And by system ? What do you mean exactly by dependant on technology ? 1. Why would they be helpless ? And why t...
The need to contextualize the current situation in the US. That is, Americans need to know why the world is the way it is right now. This applies to t...
1. Knowledge, that is forming justified true beliefs on the the existence or non-existence of God in the theis sense of the word. 2. Religions give lo...
What do you mean by civilization ? The possible attributes for civilization would belimited by the definition of civilization. If for example social s...
Professional philosophers can be biased, they're not completely logical and unbiased beings, because if they were, then they all would have the same b...
If the law is not binding, and there is no remedy, it would be as if the law didn't exist in the first place. If the law exists, then it means that mo...
As far back as Ancient Greece, certain people were not allowed in academia, the most obvious example being barbarians (people who could not speak Gree...
Why do you think making a mistake requires a false belief ? Why do you think so ? Reasoning is an ability, while knowledge is more of an object, so Go...
Of course killing is wrong, so you could say that dolphins do is wrong. However, saying they are cruel is different. Cruelty is the act of killing for...
Yes, humanity has become more compassionate. But when it comes to individual living non-human beings, there doesn't seem to be any change, even though...
But living beings generally tend to only assign value to themselves, but not other living beings. The question is whether or not they value not only t...
It seems we do not agree on the definition of value and nature. So, I'll clarify: Nature: Anything that is alive. Intrinsic value: desirable to attain...
I think the authority of the Bible comes from the belief that what you're reading is the actual word of God, written down by sages. So, the authority ...
Just like other people in the thread said, it depends on wheter you're interpreting it litterally, allegorically or analogicallly. If you're interpret...
A little late to the thread, but I think in academia, it'll be studied and researched extensively, because a lot of people still have an interest in i...
What about things that are sort of in the middle ? I don't have much physics knowledge but isn't there a state of matter that is between the classical...
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