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Jeff

['Member']Joined: August 28, 2017 at 22:37Last active: August 30, 2017 at 21:070 discussions21 comments
Location: The School of Athens

Bio

An experienced philosopher.

quod erat demonstrandum

Favourite Philosopher

N.T. Wright, The Most Reverend Watanabe

Favourite Quotations

"The Party is always right!"

Comments

In: What would you choose?  — view comment
it has everything to do with an analytical perspective. Using an AP, it is how you take apart the intital statement which I found to be incorrect in i...
August 30, 2017 at 03:04
In: What would you choose?  — view comment
From an analytical perspective, we need to think of the reason why we had to choose? How come we were put in that position to make that choice? There ...
August 30, 2017 at 02:56
In: Post truth  — view comment
it depends on the form of democracy you are talking about. Democracy is vague. You need to be quite more specific.
August 30, 2017 at 02:53
In: 'Quantum free will' vs determinism  — view comment
you are not accounting for the fact that nature can create machines, but machines can't create nature.
August 30, 2017 at 02:51
In: Wittgenstein, Dummett, and anti-realism  — view comment
you attempt to use philosophical bivalence as an argument point, but I believe that it is currently irrelevant to the current conversation as said tha...
August 30, 2017 at 02:49
In: Do you cling to life? What's the point in living if you eventually die?  — view comment
you claim that meaning can be permanent, which I disagreed with. Metaphysical conditions change over time and therefore as the philosophy behind the m...
August 29, 2017 at 22:51
In: Pragmatism and Wittgenstein  — view comment
Hume also says that we are only told to believe it but our understanding of the different physical elements could change as our knowledge of philosoph...
August 29, 2017 at 22:46
In: Proof that there is only 1 God  — view comment
don't forget that God is omnipresent and omnievident.
August 29, 2017 at 22:42
In: Do you cling to life? What's the point in living if you eventually die?  — view comment
what if the logical reasoning behind the metaphysical elements in th context also be not just physically but also in a mental sense behind the evidenc...
August 29, 2017 at 22:40
In: Will Shkreli Be Arrested, and For How Long?  — view comment
First, you have to think about the motives of Shkreli raising the price. Did he have information that other companies would soon have access to the dr...
August 29, 2017 at 22:30
In: I thought science does not answer "Why?"  — view comment
the quote doesn't answer the question by using a biased form of uncorrelated evidence from the prominent atheist, Stephen Hawking, so I believe this i...
August 29, 2017 at 22:21
In: I thought science does not answer "Why?"  — view comment
I also agree with this statement
August 29, 2017 at 22:14
In: Question for non-theists: What grounds your morality?  — view comment
yes
August 29, 2017 at 22:13
In: On being overwhelmed  — view comment
neverless, I still feel obliged to give you some supporting evidence to my statement.
August 29, 2017 at 02:34
In: What is motivation?  — view comment
copying and pasting does not help the growth of this philosophical forum, many members have been here for a long time and it shows a lack of knowledge...
August 29, 2017 at 01:11
In: On being overwhelmed  — view comment
quod erat demonstrandum
August 29, 2017 at 01:07
In: Personal Knowledge and Insight  — view comment
I think we can credit this to advancements such as modern philosophers like Hume and N.T. Wright providing logical reasons for the advancement of pers...
August 29, 2017 at 01:01
In: On being overwhelmed  — view comment
what if the metaphysical elements relating to the evidence do not allow you to escape the current moment? Unfortunately the logical fallacy proven has...
August 29, 2017 at 00:47
In: Question for non-theists: What grounds your morality?  — view comment
Jokes on you, atheists! I have a degree in Christology and enough historical and theological evidence to prove that God exists.
August 29, 2017 at 00:42
In: Emotions are a sense like sight and hearing  — view comment
I feel emotions are becoming more and more unnecessary in today's world due to the rising popularity of social media and devices. Philosophy is becomi...
August 28, 2017 at 22:45
In: Why we Need Freedom of Speech  — view comment
I agree with this intelligent young man
August 28, 2017 at 22:39
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