TheMadFool

:ok: First thing to notice here is we're worried about logic and reality not in agreement. The one thing that gives us sleepless nights is the law of ...

This phenomenon deserves its own name. I'll call it the instrumental-intrinsic fallacy - this fallacy is committed when you confuse the means with the...

The progress of society if one could call it that has been one from chaos in prehistoric times to order in modern times. This transformation of societ...

So you would immediately run toward a shimmering image of water in a desert? Every such instance is for 100% a desert oasis? What about hallucinations...

RIP Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg :flower: :death: :flower:

If thinking is occurring then there must be a thinker - that's the Cartesian "I". Descartes's "I" is that which is thinking, nothing more and nothing ...

That's odd. The first thing that needs to be established is whether an observation is real or not. If you don't have that on your checklist, you could...

Most of the time I feel the same way but which would you rather have around you when a tiger or lion makes its way toward your family? Cold logic or w...

From an evolutionary perspective, brains, logic with it, were later additions to our repertoire of abilities. The brain adapted/adapts to the envirome...

All g/G.

There is no proof, as of yet, that god doesn't exist.

There usually is an exception to every rule. Quantitative differences (counts/measurements) in money, weaponry, physical prowess, mental ability, and ...

I beg to differ. When you observe something, say a reading on weighing scale that reads 12 kg, what's the checklist you have to go through before you ...

Does that single measurement suffice in, say, writing a paper that's to be submitted in a peer-reviewed journal? I don't think so. That could be it bu...

Exactly. All what you said boils down to the issue of whether a single individual's observation is real or not. :ok: However, I feel introducing causa...

Well, name one occasion where the weaker side ends up on top in the game of survival.

I see. Thanks a ton :up:

Oh, what's the point? Thanks

I beg to differ. Is there a difference or not between a short life and a long life? Don't people say that someone was fortunate to have lived to a rip...

One thing I noticed and I'm not that much of a noticer is that all emotions seem to be reactions in the sense they're an effect, a response, to someth...

I was actually hoping to be proven wrong because the entire scientific community can't be wrong about this.

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Why? Who has had their chance? That they're probably on the right track insofar as understanding humans is concerned but the thing is irrationality is...

I suppose you're right.

No control, no steering.

Steered?! You might want to rethink that. Does a drunk driver steer himself at 100 mph into a tree?

:ok: We're not on the same page on this. The very idea of repeatability is to either confirm or disconfirm an observation. There's no need to bring up...

The way you've presented the emotion-reason duet as a partnership rather than a rivalry is not wrong per se, in fact it's a truth only a fool would de...

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:point: In Defense Of The Defenders Of Reason All I'm saying is your view on the issue - the possibility that there could be more than one personality...

I agree :up:

All I'm doing is working with you and your intuition on the subject at hand. It is quite clear that if I utter an obvious contradiction such as "I am ...

My favorite technique, not because it's the best but because it's the one I use most often, is trial and error. It doesn't require genius - children u...

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@"Hippyhead" :rofl:

I suggest you type in "problem philosophy" and "paradox" in Google's search box and you'll probably end up with a list that'll keep you busy in the un...

You've hit upon a very intriguing fact. We're all accustomed to, in philosophy especially, consistency as a necessary feature of the rational mind. If...

At this point I feel the need to ask, what is common sense? Also, most importantly, is Wittgenstein's observation on philosophy something someone just...

Did you forget about religion and the widespread belief in evil spirits? The word "deamon" also means an spirit I believe. What about belief in bodily...

Interesting thought, much similar to my own. I too, after many videos on youtube and some book I read when I was young, believed that the vastness of ...

I suppose so. I hope so.

Indeed, moral universalism, the way it's defined in terms of the domain of its validity, it being universally applicable, enjoys a degree of freedom t...

Aah! I had an inkling that's what you were driving at. Let's analyze this logically shall we? First things first, there are three possible outcomes in...

I'm thoroughly confused here. Do you mind explaining? This is like asking someone to satisfy their hunger without eating Isn't stratregizing the whole...

:up: This is possible only if moral absolutism is true, right? On what basis other than moral absolutism can moral universalism be a valid position?

Isn't that a contradiction? Highly likely as I'm a total failure when it comes to nuances. To be honest, it doesn't make sense to play with yourself a...

Well, you framed the question in a way that suggested you were under the impression that the player playing white had an unfair advantage. No, s/he do...

Moral absolutism is the belief that all actions are intrinsically right or wrong, there being no circumstances that could put that into doubt. In othe...

I don't know any principles in ludology or game theory that states that the side that makes the first move is at an advantage/disadvantage but I can t...

As far as I can see, compassion boils down to being able to put yourself in another person's shoes - feel what s/he feels - and this ability is called...