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By true I didn't mean perfect. I meant it even being a hint of what your trying to describe. :lol:

I would say no, they are not the same. One is incomplete because it does not exist, the other is complete because of its existence. In simpler terms, ...

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I agree. I only wished to demonstrate that it would seem that we do not have control over our purpose because we only control it partially; the remain...

If it was a true example of state control and censorship, the Covid-19 outbreak would be over already...

Are memes reproducing the memes, or are we creating the memes? Parasites utilize the host to create their own offspring, but I don't think thats exact...

What works for me is that instead of striving for a happy life, I live for a proper death. After all, Were all gonna kick the can someday.

Sorry, I'm not sure I understand the initial question. Are you asking whether our social responsibility is changing for the better or worse?

Perhaps the first cause simply has different properties than subsequent cause and effects? For example, we include 0 in the number line, even though 0...

I just rode a rollercoaster today. If it taught me anything, it's that questioning whether 4gs of force on my body is real, doesn't really matter at t...

One could say that this idea is intuitive in and of itself, and if the average, or majority of humanity were to read this text and primarily think yea...

So I have researched a little, and to the best of my understanding because entropy is a measurement of disorder, and because the second law of thermod...

Why would you not follow it? Edit: If an incitement is so strong that it becomes your present purpose, if even for only a second, could it be consider...

Is it a question of preference? I would believe that how you treat yourself and how you treat others are quite related to each other. And when are we ...

Addiction is a good example on how the informing principle of our physical stimulation takes control over our purpose. As well, physical stimulation i...

Senses are subjected to what? To whom? the self? well our "self", was constructed by someone else, being our parents. So would our senses be subjected...

I would disagree solely on the point that assumes that anything that exists is "real", per say. For example, knowing that dragons don't exist, I creat...

I would agree!

I'd be more than happy to.

I would say that the act of my existence, or perhaps the existence of the universe, caused the dynamite to explode.

Sorry, I only have a superficial understanding of what entropy is. My belief of entropy is that it is the fact that once once energy has been used or ...

This is entirely plausible. Really interesting take.

To the best of my knowledge, I would say that a cause is an act that creates an effect.

I have a suspicion that in fact we believe in quite similar things. Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I would assess that we both have a dangling need to g...

How can one relate to another practically, without any physical confrontation?

I would describe that our souls are constructed by the body, or formalized if you will; that the belief of a soul is simply the body's projection of i...

Thats an interesting take. How did you reach that conclusion? Whats the difference between surface and base? is base our primal animalistic behavior? ...

Hi Philosophism, Thanks for replying to my post! Actually, a few hours after I posted mine I found your post lol. I agree 100% that a first cause does...

Hi Hermeticus, I just read a decent portion of wikipedia on antimatter...blew my mind lol. really cool. I think it might be better if I restate my poi...

Huh. Just to make sure I understand, Humes attack on cause and effect was that it is impossible for theoretical reason to generate theoretical reason ...

I agree. Is this mental picture of an apple in your opinion in existence?

I agree. I think this statement is what differentiates thought from existence, being that my point was thought is similar to that of a simulation, a v...

I would argue an abstraction is simply that; the vivid image of a red, juicy, sweet apple without its direct connection to our material world. I think...

I forgot to add a fourth possibility that cause does not create effect. Oops!

Wouldn't the difference be that one is an abstraction, subject to an individual perception, and the other an apple physically realized? I would say th...

I would argue that because we are constrained by physical stimulation, such as pain or pleasure, we would not have full control over our purpose. Posi...

Hi! I'm pretty new to philosophy and I thought this place would be a good place to start. I'm particularly interested in quantum physics but only real...