A case can be made that it's not so much about clean energy as it is about using resources wisely. Fossil fuel is a problem not because it's inherentl...
Omnipotence and omniscience aren't supernatural concepts. If x can create a universe then surely, even if only in a relative sense, x must be in posse...
How about looking at it from an exam perspective. There's a fill in the blanks question: 2a. The purpose/meaning of life is_____________ As you alread...
Please refer to the what I underlined because it means illusionary/simulated free will = real free will. We're not sure because we can't distinguish t...
Yes, the parts have different properties than the whole but the properties of the whole are formed by the properties of the parts. In your example the...
In simple logical terms I don't see the necessary contradiction that would make heaven an impossibility in human terms. Would you agree with me that t...
A better design is possible. We can think of heaven can't we? You'd have to prove that heaven is impossible. Can you do that? I'd like to know. Thanks...
You're right but you said: That's why I recommended statistical methods. Anyway I think your argument should be inductive i.e. non-deductive because t...
By illusion what we're really saying is there's an x (real) and it's image x1 (illusion). According to such theories we only perceive the image and no...
The point is you're trying to justify the mystic i.e. you're to prove that proof isn't necessary. Isn't this cutting off the very branch you're sittin...
I see a fundamental problem with mysticism presented here as an alternative path to knowledge vis-a-vis logic. It's self-contradictory to be precise. ...
You'll have to prove that without the ''correct'' mindset, self-efficacy can't be achieved. In other words you'll have to show that self-efficacy achi...
A is non-vegetarian but has a herbivore pet. B is vegetarian but has a carnivore pet. Being non-vegetarian doesn't need reasons. We're omnivorous and ...
Correct in my opinion. It's all about numbers isn't it? More the merrier? EDIT: Sorry didn't read your post carefully. I think reproductive capacity d...
But a trait that helps an organism survive also provides opportunity for mating and thereof to pass on the concerned traits. Grass is green and turns ...
Yes, evolution may not be simply a matter of chance & survival but these are the major players. Yes, there are claims that some traits have no surviva...
Dominion Mandate It appears that you're wrong. The Christian God commanded man to dominate the world, subdue its creatures to serve man's purpose. Of ...
Moral responsibility correlates with control. If one has control over something than one is responsible, morally or otherwise. If control is absent th...
The cognitive dissonance lies in expressing love which I take to be a caring attitude towards life, at the same time killing and consuming animals whi...
Well, if multicellular life didn't have advantages then it wouldn't have evolved. If unicellular life didn't have advantages it wouldn't continue to e...
This is called Hypothetical Syllogism and forms a valid deductive method in natural deduction. It seems you need to get your hands on a book on logic ...
Good question. It's an analogical perspective we have to take. Plants, animals and humans share a lot of characteristics. So, the argument goes, we're...
Causing pain, therefore killing, is immoral. In a very simplistic sense how would you feel if your throat was cut, dying slowly from blood loss, feeli...
An argument is valid if and only if it's impossible for the premises to be true and the conclusion false. Validity is determined by the form rather th...
Because water doesn't fit the definition of life. It (water) doesn't nourish itself, neither does it reproduce, etc. Of course you could ask for the d...
View it from an evolutionary perspective. Life presumably evolved from simple to complex. It began as single-celled organisms and then into complex mu...
I think all isms related to God over and above explicit Theism are simply adjustments made to accommodate a divine being with facts which, we all know...
I think Bohr was simply pointing out our inability to verify, in this case the extreme requirement of actually seeing one, the actual existence of ele...
One simple argument against your position is related to the example you gave of driving a car. When driving there are TWO mental states: 1. The subcon...
If art hasn't been defined I don't see how there can be any such thing as an art expert. If there are no experts on art then there is no objective sta...
I was offering an explanation to the query ''why logic works or fits so well with experience?'' My explanation doesn't involve psychology. It's based ...
Agreed. It's very much like how life itself evolves. A trait, in this case logical ability, must have survival value. From logic evolved math which to...
Absurdity is basically related to impossibility. Claiming the impossible e.g. a contradiction is absurd. Attempting the impossible e.g. searching for ...
1. If there are no objective values then there are no facts 2. There are facts So, 3. There are objective values I don't agree with premise 1 because ...
I believe that logic, an internal-mind system is secondary to the external world and derived from it. I don't know if you believe in evolution but if ...
It's quite redundant to ask why gloves have five fingers but such an interpretation derives from thinking the world is logical in structure and functi...
Thank you for the recommendation but it does seem odd that, if Harrari is a philosopher, defined as love of wisdom which is about truth, he should rec...
Not my intention to insult anyone but it does take extreme ''enthusiasm'' to insist that something is true/false AND demand that ALL parties accept it...
Why ''fiction''? Why not something real/true? Does ''fiction'' mean something other than lies or has Noah Harrari realized something we're not privy t...
I agree but this common ground between science and religion seems to be impossible to find and this is probably due to, as you said, zealots on both s...
It's a good parent who realizes that his/her child has matured into adulthood. Philosophy having birthed science should let it develop itself on its o...
That makes religion too flexible for some people's tastes and also not entirely true given the current science-religion controversies regarding Creati...
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