Alkis Piskas

Ethics have nothing to do with being a slave or a master. They have to do with survival end well-being. You are more well-off mentally and spiritually...

The definition of change that I gave was: "An act or process through which something becomes different" (Oxford LEXICO) There's no "movement" in it. R...

A simple remark: It's quite weird that you brought up Wittgenstein in relation to humor! He's one of the most tragic figures I have ever seen in philo...

I didn't offer any synonym of "change". I described the essence of change. "Movement" just came naturally to me --without the presence of any dictiona...

Oh, certainly. Esp. in Chicago of the 30's! :grin: Killing was a pleasure. It must still be, I believe, for the Mafia. Here are some counterexamples f...

Yes, one can --and should! :smile:-- describe etchics on a purely rational basis. What you call "subjective" is that everyone has his own ethics, base...

I don't think this is what a circular definition is. "A circular definition is a definition that uses the term(s) being defined as a part of the defin...

Yes, highly intelligent person can see more things about life, which will be too complex for a not so intelligent person, but this does not mean that ...

This is certainly a very restrictive definition -- it doesn't cover the subject of change. Am\nyway, why do you care about what "some say"? There are ...

No doubt about that. Yet, there are philosophers who doubt it. Thtat's why I said "classic philosophical question". I also agree with the rest of your...

I am afraid that you are twisting your words and/or adding meaning to them. This is totally different from what you said erlier "We count, but only be...

Can you give an example of how nature counts?

With or w/o an observer, the computer does exactly the same thing: it shows pixels and emits sounds. It is us who call this activity a "simulation". T...

Well, nature has no mind and conscience so that it can know anything. So I can't see how else this "knows" can be interpreted. If you remove this feat...

I suppose you are referring to computer simulations ... I also suppose that such a simulation is "playing" right now w/o anyone watching (observing) i...

This is the way I also use the word myself. :smile: Right. It's an object (consisting of pixels on the LED). Only that the part of the calculator (mac...

True. Not true. The physical universe doesn't count. There's nothing "out there" that calculates. It's us who do. There are three trees in a garden, b...

OK. I think the issue has grown out of proportion. My fault.

Concepts are thought and created by us. They are not created and exist by themselves or by some supernatural being. I do. And I believe other people d...

But you still have an opinion about it! :smile: Also you cared enough to tell me your opinion about my comment! :smile: (I must not expect to get more...

I fully agree. The same holds for Dualism. "Variations" exist because you cannot explain everything but just using a "label". This is why I personally...

Do you mean that if I ask your opinion about TPF, you would express it only if you get annoyed or angry? :smile:

Totally different! Numbers are created by Man. Consciousness is not. Numbers are mathematical objects used to count, measure, etc. Consciousness is a ...

OK. I have not studied the subject. There must be certainly some truth in all that. But I am not interested in or going to study the subject. But I am...

Yes, I guess so. But religiosity --deep religious beliefs w/o rational support-- often works like a crutch. It helps people escape reality. I know als...

I would be interested to know about that. Do you have some examples or rationale on that? Besides the examples I have, (I think that) I explained why ...

Yes, I am sure. But note that I have not made a research on the subject. What I said was from my own observations and evaluations of a lot of people I...

I start from the end :smile: I would rather call it "Democracy of information", at least this is how I see it. The problem lies on where democracy sta...

Of course, it can be defensive optimism, people lowering their expectations as a method of emotional protection (i.e. be prepared for the worst, etc.)...

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Yes, I read that. And, by this occasion, I also found dozens of other definitions. Only https://www.yourdictionary.com/nihilism has 10 of them! Actual...

Who says that? The common expression for man made things is ... simply "man-made"! And this is to distinguish them from those found in nature, without...

It's very good that your brought up a definition of the key term of your topic. Really few do this! However, it doesn't seem to describe "free will", ...

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I don't know in what sense you use the term "nihilist" and why do you need to put a label on you, which I am quite sure cannot define you. "Labels" ha...

First, I am talking about the "first cause", not any "prior cause". Then, I assumed that there cannot be a physical thing that is cause of itself, whi...

But the example talks about a serial killer ... Anyway, I get what you mean (outside the example given): 'A' wants to harm 'B' but not severely, and '...

Of course. But these are extreme cases. There are always extreme cases in everything. Moreover, in this case, we cannot speak about morality when the ...

I'm not sure what do mean exactly, but if you mean that I have only talked about our own survival, it isn't so. I have included "others" in a very cle...

I believe that it is a very good example. (@"Hello Human" :up:) The main difference between the two is their intention. The criminal intends to harm t...

Exactly. That's why I said: "From here, we can expand the term "survival" in a qualitative manner, from a bare living state to a flourishing state: we...

I am back after some pondering on the subject ... First, we must select a "world", a "universe" to work on the premise "A first cause is logically nec...

If you are not willing to reply to responses from people on your topic, you should say so. Otherwise, you have still a chance: https://thephilosophyfo...

Nice topic! (Note: I will use the term "morality" as it is used in the description of the topic, although I personally prefer and normally use the ter...

Have you made this up right now? Because you have not mentioned Thales in your description. It comes after a comment of mine. Anyway, you made it wors...

Where do you base this assumption-statement on? From Homeric myth to what we know as Western philosophy a lot of things have happened. One cannot way ...

1) What "God"? One described by religions (Christianity, Islam, Hinduism ...)? Or an imaginary, constructed, ideal God? 2) The term and attribute "omn...

I just checked ... Go to the first page of your topic (discussion), click on the 3 dots at the end of the description and then on "Edit" (pencil). The...

Yes. This is much better! :up: (I'll come back to this with ... my views on the subject ! :smile:)

Racism: "Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism by an individual, community, or institution against a person or people on the basis of their members...