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Nicholas Mihaila

['Member']Joined: August 29, 2021 at 10:32Last active: May 08, 2023 at 14:592 discussions14 comments

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Yes I agree. I try to live an ethical life for a lot of reasons. It has a lot of advantages. Just look at politics or pseudo-ethical barriers slowing ...
December 02, 2021 at 23:01
It's clearly shown that there's a positive correlation with intelligence and happiness up to a certain point (about 130). The reasons behind that shou...
November 29, 2021 at 13:14
I'm certainly not saying there aren't counterexamples. It just seems likely that there's some inverse correlation with IQ and happiness beyond a certa...
November 29, 2021 at 12:14
I've heard about this perspective before. Honestly, it makes sense. It's just very counter to my nature. It does help, but I don't think it's the whol...
November 29, 2021 at 11:28
Oh, c'mon. That's just semantics, and I don't even buy it. That would mean that if a person who stood next to a speaker producing a particular sound w...
November 28, 2021 at 08:16
Oops! No, that was Socrates: "Ordinary people seem not to realize that those who really apply themselves in the right way to philosophy are directly a...
November 27, 2021 at 11:32
Thank you! And to you too! I already completed the surgeries. I'm currently in the recovery process. I'm still in pain but it's manageable and my mobi...
November 22, 2021 at 17:50
Can you elaborate some? Didn't Plato make a comment like that? Something along the lines of "All of life is just preparation for death." I'm not relig...
November 22, 2021 at 17:26
Thank you to everybody who responded. Even if I didn't respond to you directly, I read your post. Thank you. :) That perspective of being part of some...
November 22, 2021 at 16:39
I agree with your point about striving to maintain equilibrium. I've given up all hope for some grand reconciliation. There isn't one. That's what I'm...
November 21, 2021 at 18:23
If everything you could ever achieve will be undone, it seems to me like the only solution is to enjoy the process. It's difficult for me though. The ...
November 21, 2021 at 16:45
I've never heard it quite described in that way, but I love it! It would definitely be very taxing. And, as mentioned earlier, any "black and white" s...
September 01, 2021 at 22:46
I agree completely. Finding counterexamples is easy and the approach is undoubtedly lazy. I understand that the purpose of the question is validation,...
August 31, 2021 at 00:04
Absolutely not. So lies can be ethical, as you pointed out. I'll have to think about that some more. That's a great example.
August 29, 2021 at 11:45