Essentially, a simple comparison fails short to capture the relations these - and all other religions - have. Aside from maybe scientology, I don't th...
I feel these discussions usually fail to grasp the scope of "omnipotency". I don't think we can begin to understand what omnipotency entails, because ...
The differentiation between "descriptive rule" and "prescriptive rule" is fantastic. :ok: We could also say the difference boils down to epistemologic...
Wittgenstein out of context is problematic. There are a bunch of paragraphs leading up to this statement, that are very helpful in understanding what ...
And you don't see the similarity between that and introducing any form of social norm pertaining to when, how much and how often we should donate? Cha...
No, I don't think we agree. I think the ideal to make the world a better place is a bittersweet pill. I believe we need to differentiate between suppo...
Yeah, that's the idea I subscribe to. I think if one is to follow the concept of selfishness through to the extreme, they'll eventually have to come t...
I mean "need" exactly as you understand it. Necessities of life which without, you would die. But again; this is just one of many moral ideals. It's n...
I don't think we do. Personally, I'd want less social norm, not more. From an idealistic viewpoint I think, the appropriate question is not "How much ...
The Unreal is a bit elusive, isn't it? How do we know something like that exists - as soon as we think about it, it exists in mind, no? What do you th...
Just listened to the first episode - very intersting podcast, looking forward to listening to more! There's a lot to sink into here. If anyone hasn't ...
Well, the worldview of Aristotle, when it comes to political order, boils down to a question that in modern society is virtually overasked - are you l...
In the world abroad from online boards, I am a somewhat passionate artist too. I don't earn any money with it but some years ago me and some buddies o...
The technology that is being used for this tool is commonly refered to as "machine vision". It's a vital part in many production companies. The princi...
I've never had any difficulties like that. I engage in philosophical topics with friends, colleagues and strangers quite frequently. Philosophy practi...
Not quite. It's just that the logical statement "All seas are bees", on it's own doesn't allow the conclusion that the two things are equivalent. It d...
I don't think there's anything inherently special about humans - in another world, some other primate could have just as easily be that funky cognitiv...
Seeing how the universe spawns humans and humans spawn language, shouldn't it be that "language behaves like universe" rather than the other way aroun...
The greatest issue I see in regard to self-defense and arms is the factor of escalating threat. A practical case by case demonstration to display what...
The framework I've adopted to resolve the duality between objective truth and relativism is one of "layered context". Essentially, for every subjectiv...
A theory of mine in correspondence to "Similarity": If we are to recognize evolution as progressive and self-improving, we must realize that even if a...
While what you say of sophistry in general appears agreeable to me, your general stance on theism ignores many of the details concerning the topic of ...
Relative on human time line, the current level of scientific sophistication has been around for a second and has already produced compelling evidence ...
This is a very good question! Just how elusive consciousness is unfolds in the debate of consciousness in animals. Our only own evidence for conscious...
What happens when we look? Electromagnetic radiation (light) meets our photoreceptor cells within the eye, translating what are physical properties of...
Not quite. In my opinion, the hard problem of consciousness simply doesn't exist. Chalmer does not present any reasonable arguments to the existence o...
While science has brought a pletora of evidence to the table that thoughts and consciousness corrospond to physical (electromagnetic) processes, the i...
One big mess indeed. Far too convoluted. Let's be concise - what can the entity itself - the subject, observe and what can't it observe? Subject can o...
I can't quite remember which exact scripture it was, but I remember a passage describing how only humans can attain enlightenment and become Buddha. W...
I like to draw up the comparison between the Christian trinity and the Hinduistic Trimurti. It seems very apparent that the abrahamic religions took m...
Famine is a consequence, not what it "boils down" too. Ecosystems are generally stable - until they are not. Why is there famine to begin with? Some c...
Entirely depends on the type of ELE. Avians as predators have one big advantage; they can see their prey for miles away. So in a case of mass extincti...
The idea of consciousness, or rather, the idea of a "self", of a "soul" seems to be so enticing to people, that many a philosopher seems downright rep...
I'm pretty sure we're already in what some would describe as the "technological singularity". That is the point in where technology advances so quickl...
Sacred stems from the latin word "sacer". It essentially means "Belonging to god". You make something belong to god by the act of consecration - you d...
There are of course those, that believe these ancient texts and stories hold a prophetic vision. In a way, they might - if only recognizing the nature...
How? The law of noncontradiction states that contradictory propositions cannot both be true in the same sense at the same time. Disproving such a law ...
Yes. Logic is subjective, I have no doubt about this - otherwise we wouldn't be flinging hundred of thousands of words back and forth in this forum. W...
I don't think we ever act illogically on our account. Every decision we make is made through logic. It's always other people that tell us "you're acti...
Thoughts are our threads and logic is the technique with which we tie them together, fabricating the cloth that is our mental makeup. Our biological b...
I think the answer to your question is not a clear yes or no/A or B. It's clear to me that this is the case to some degree. To begin with, the things ...
Having faith in humanity, as so many things, I deem a matter of experience. I chose Option 3 because it's the most inclusive - but essentially I think...
Are you sure about that? When I interact with a child, I don't gauge their mental age first and then decided how to treat them. I treat them like a ch...
Artificial does not equate to "unnatural". Artificial is defined as "something made by humans". You can argue that everything is natural, that there i...
I suggest the categories "biological" and "artificial". They essentially explain the same differentiation that is commonly understood between "natural...
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