Nickolasgaspar

- you need to focus...I am asking a question...how can a statement be accepted as wise when it has not epistemic foundations. -So you can't offer an a...

But you keep dodging the core issue here. How can a philosophical conclusion be wise without epistemic foundations. Would you find wise the suggestion...

well there you have it, by dismissing valid critique you allow pseudo philosophy in the philosophical realm. btw better update your definition of A co...

. -I don't know when you stop beating your wife? can you see the problem in your initial statement? And how entering that home will allow you to know?...

-the problem is that you don't know what a ghost is, you don't have the address of the house, you don't have the keys to get in...and you assume it is...

-"It seems to me that you are mostly repeating platitudes." -Again the selection of words show that you either are unable to understand the issue or y...

I don't address conspiracy theories. The book describes observable problems found in our philosophical practices. Philosophy not only fails to experie...

the problem is that we allow the polluting of our metaphysics because they happen to expand outside science. Unfortunately Philosophy doesn't monitor ...

My role is irrelevant. There are facts that you all need to consider before declaring an idea "philosophical". Its the goal of this method identified ...

Well science and philosophy are joined by default. When we have data we call it science , when we don't have data we call it philosophy. Psychology ha...

-I don't want to be absolute but at least most if not all of the OP and the comments I have checked do not meat the philosophical standards.(zero epis...

I forgot to address your point. You stated that " I don't mind people using philosophy as a psychological crutch, to validate their own thoughts and f...

I have a great lecture on that. Is Philosophy Stupid? - Richard Carrier - Skepticon 6 https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=is+philosophy+stupi...

You will need to be more specific or else I will be forced to conclude that you are talking about a different topic. I am talking about ideas that are...

mentioning Rand's name ...is not an argument against the epistemic success of objective methodologies.....sorry if you are unable to put together a no...

of course it is relevant. Principles of logic apply on every claim independent of the intentions of the "author". People can dissect irrational claims...

So I am not denying the basic needs of mammals to ease their anxieties, what I am criticizing people's efforts to seek validity by trying to place the...

-correct and I point out that not all "thinking in general" qualifies as a philosophical inquire. -that was a long shot but you are guessed right! I a...

I was referring to those beliefs you were eager to let off the hook by trying to make the burden of proof appear irrelevant IF the believer doesn't ha...

those beliefs people are eager to share in public.....but they are not interested in convincing others for their rationality.

If you are interested about the components of Science or its nature in general the following lecture is the best you can find. Systematicity: The Natu...

You sound like any other magical thinker you tap dances in an effort to avoid challenging his faith based beliefs....

-None of the above is the subject of this discussion and of the questions I raised. My point of objection is the inability of people to distinguish va...

So i have to quote philosophical shenanigans of people who were trying to keep academic philosophy relevant(and they justify their paycheck) through a...

don't fool yourself...I am not posting in these forums because I want to convince people for the validity of my personal preferences...I just believe ...

Factually wrong statement by Gnomon. There is this thing called scientific hypotheses. Those who are verified are promoted to scientific theories, tho...

-No that is a fact. Supernatural presumptions leading to supernatural conclusions do no provide wisdom that we can act upon inform our actions and exp...

nothing new...why are you saying this obvious fact to us? If one is not interested in convincing people ...good for him...the idea remains fair game f...

lol no...its a logical standards that has an application in statistics and in any hypothesis. well since no one today seems to be able to google a sta...

-yes people don't react well to criticism and they are not interested to be reasonable or to hold true beliefs....what is your point? When they go pub...

independent of their intentions,from the moment they share their views we have to inform them that they hold irrational beliefs.

-lol...seriously...you don't know how google search works? the first in random...here you are.Don't make me work for your education..its your responsi...

So we wont find any of those in philosophical forums debating their beliefs.......oh wait! lol.

-You do know that you can google a phrase you ignore...before removing any doubt for your ignorance from your interlocutor....right? You can use your ...

- you do your best mate.! oh this is your goal.......ok, that explains your outdated beliefs. -its an accurate description mate!

Normative critique has failed to explain the epistemic success of science and Descriptive Science explains why Normative "rules" offer nothing of valu...

-because..they are not strictly human"conditions". Knowledge, wisdom and reason are mental abilities shared by other animals...in a lesser degree of c...

-Actually we don't have to assume it . We just acknowledge that we can not demonstrate any connection between god and existence so we reject the claim...

what indications and facts do you have for a god to be possible? I mean..... we can talk about me owning a giant diamond on Jupiter under all those ga...

-Obviously you aren't. You are not even making a philosophical case since you are arguing for the supernatural!!! lol no Atheism is the rejection of a...

-because chronicling isn't philosophy of science. It doesn't address the reasons or the methods that allow science to be so successful in our epistemi...

sorry but you hold factually and fractally wrong beliefs that you can not support with objective facts or sound arguments. You are done as I said.

ok you admit you are a pseudo philosopher...that's good to know.

That is an objectively wrong statement. Science has a set of empirical methodologies that can provide objective facts either in favor or against our h...

Now you are addressing a different issue Yohan. You are referring good evidence and bad evidence. I don't deny that there are different qualities of e...

your comments don't help this conversation or your points. You need to decide. DO you recognize the importance of epistemology in philosophy or are yo...

Another common error. People confuse Chronicling with Philosophy.

-"Either materialism or idealism is the reality of things.' -or occastionalism or solipsism or pantheism or theism.... -"If idealism is how it is,"......

-I have a program written in Atari basic that allows me to copy paste claims (like yours) and accurately informs me about their truth value. Yours fai...

Listen....if you don't understand why evidence have to be objective/accessible to everyone then you obviously missed the reasons behind all the misery...