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Not a philosophical paradox thought.... Can god cook a burrito so hot that he can not eat it?
April 29, 2022 at 21:10
-"Philosophers don't actually talk about life all that much. They've let biologists have that concept" -I wish... -"Again, professional philosophers d...
April 29, 2022 at 21:05
Here is a caller of an Atheist show making the same ridiculous use of the term "supernatural". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MpQNtbfLyU Maybe heari...
April 29, 2022 at 21:00
Well if you understand logic you would understand WHY we don't use "negations" to define things (especially those we ignore). You are using are ignora...
April 27, 2022 at 14:35
Try the following lecture...https://youtu.be/YLvWz9GQ3PQ
April 27, 2022 at 02:21
Not really. Our first interaction was a shock to you when you find out that any philosophical inquiry needs to meet specific standards.....Since then ...
April 27, 2022 at 02:03
I get it, most of you have invested in specific metaphysical ideologies and people who mesh with your echo chamber are recognized as a treat so you fe...
April 27, 2022 at 01:48
His arguments show a much different intention.
April 27, 2022 at 01:39
I am not sure that you could even if you tried. -" " -No....our mental shortcuts create simplifications of reality. -Possibility needs to be demonstra...
April 27, 2022 at 01:38
-Our empirical language and reasoning. -"The knowledge of these is not part of empirical knowledge." -Of course it is. Our symbolic language all the m...
April 27, 2022 at 00:42
The mechanisms by which human societies manage to accumulated knowledge through time and become part of a diachronic culture.
April 27, 2022 at 00:13
Unfortunately yes.
April 27, 2022 at 00:06
let me help you. -"Folk with a science background who think they can "fix" philosophy are a dime a dozen" -You are strawmaning my position. I am not h...
April 27, 2022 at 00:05
-First of all I don't strawman your position, just because you put the words differently or say the same thing with different words that doesn't make ...
April 27, 2022 at 00:01
Strawman. Science has nothing to do with the issues pseudo philosophers introduce in Philosophy. Their pseudo philosophy has issues with Logic and the...
April 26, 2022 at 23:48
_the problem with your approach is that you have a hammer and a nail in front of you and you search for a screwdriver just because this hammer job "ap...
April 26, 2022 at 23:35
yrmw!
April 26, 2022 at 23:30
from: Is Philosophy Stupid?© 2013 byRichard Carrier, Ph.D. "What is pseudo-philosophy? Philosophy that relies: 1. on fallacious arguments to a conclus...
April 26, 2022 at 23:29
https://philpapers.org/s/god
April 26, 2022 at 23:10
there are many philosophers who are theists and they try to introduce their metaphysics views in philosophy. Just open a Philosophical Journal or brow...
April 26, 2022 at 22:54
-How do you know? Do you understand whichclaim was challenged and what metrics were used to falsify it?
April 26, 2022 at 22:52
-The problem is that you don't understand the critique.... You just chose this trick to avoid challenging your misconceptions. This discussion can nev...
April 26, 2022 at 22:50
1.That we don't need "artifacts" like Orgone energy or Élan vital to explain a pure biological process. 2. In 2017 a study was published showing that ...
April 26, 2022 at 22:04
-I can not talk about the beliefs a metaphysical naturalist might holds. The only assumption Philosophical Naturalism brings forwards is an indefensib...
April 26, 2022 at 21:09
Why do philosophers talk about life when we have already answered that question. Why philosophers talk about the universe being a simulation when we h...
April 26, 2022 at 20:52
yes, they are like there different stages of baldness. -"" -Why is it so difficult for you? You just listed the in between states ( half awaken, fully...
April 26, 2022 at 20:46
Yes Human brains have the capacity for numerical and moral judgments, grammar etc. After all we are the evolutionary product of billion of generations...
April 26, 2022 at 18:51
Both are evaluations we use on claims that are either just in agreement with facts or they also do display an instrumental value. We can use a claim f...
April 26, 2022 at 18:47
-Ok we are in agreement on that. _well I can not say that I know how this comment is relevant to my point that "knowledge" and "truth" do not always o...
April 26, 2022 at 18:23
No the point is fallacious. -the existence of "circles" prove that we tend to simplify aspects of reality through idealistic concepts. You are referri...
April 26, 2022 at 18:20
-Well read again what you wrote. "non-existence cannot be either." You literary put "non existence" and "be" in the same sentence. If we are talking a...
April 26, 2022 at 18:13
-I would say....someone would be meshing with you. We currently don't have a way to replicate the structure, function and stored "information" of a bi...
April 26, 2022 at 15:59
There is no reason why the world is imperfect. Imperfect is an idealistic concepts we humans made up to point out flaws that piss us off. -"The human ...
April 26, 2022 at 15:41
Well you should avoid the bible ONLY if you are against Slavery, Incest, Human and Animal Sacrifices, Genocides, Situational Ethics, Gay rights and .....
April 26, 2022 at 15:28
I am not sure if I have posted a comment before in this thread but the answer is simple. Watch a toddler...when we come to this world, we know nothing...
April 26, 2022 at 15:14
You don't really enjoy tight corners...right? -Well that is more of a biased report. As an honest reporter you need to dig up the reasons why Science ...
April 26, 2022 at 15:08
Its not fair to demand respect from others when "you"(not you specifically) want to play tennis...without the net. You are not a tennis player...just ...
April 26, 2022 at 14:59
Its neither Science's or Philosophy's problem. Bad Philosophers and Theology allow scientists and good philosophers to "rub facts in their face". Agai...
April 26, 2022 at 14:58
-That is magical thinking. Sure narrative can guide us to specific facts but bad narrative can make up facts (god beliefs). Religions is a great examp...
April 26, 2022 at 14:55
You can not have your pie and eat it too. Either your wisdom is founded on knowledge or it can be empty deepities without foundations. (coincidences a...
April 26, 2022 at 14:52
I don't accept "personal realities". I only accept A reality where everything in it can be objectively verified by the same high standards of evidence...
April 26, 2022 at 14:48
That is really encouraging. I appreciate your input
April 26, 2022 at 14:41
So you say you don't agree...and then you stress their strong relation!(weird!) As I posted many times, a wise claim needs to be based on knowledge, s...
April 26, 2022 at 14:31
-I don't make sense of your statement. Science doesn't do assumptions, especially those who are in conflict with the observable paradigm. Again you ne...
April 26, 2022 at 14:24
Again...why is this so difficult for you? Science offers descriptive definitions. We will need to investigate the mechanism that produced those buildi...
April 26, 2022 at 14:20
-Can you demonstrate the possibility of such an existence? -Can you demonstrate that an always existing Cosmic field needs such a concept? -Correct bu...
April 26, 2022 at 13:56
-As I pointed out, you don't have enough data to assume non existence. After all Non existence is not a state of being so it is irrational to even ass...
April 26, 2022 at 13:09
I don't know if this helps you but I will try to introduce some perspective. I am a Methodological Naturalist. As such I accept our Limitations as a P...
April 26, 2022 at 13:04
-" Statements are either true or false, and then either said to be true or said to be false. " -You are addressing a completely different dichotomy (a...
April 26, 2022 at 12:56
No I am not. My whole argument is to distinguish true statements from Absolute truth. I pointed out that true statements (based on facts) are reasonab...
April 26, 2022 at 12:40