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You're right, fair play implies natalism and antinatalism have to be compared under the exact same conditions. Notice, however, that natalism leads to...
September 10, 2021 at 18:12
Yes, I've often been told that.
September 10, 2021 at 16:36
I don't know how to parse your recommendations. Some of them do sound like what a philosopher might say but I'm not certain whether it'll work or not....
September 10, 2021 at 16:35
For a true blue antinatalist you seem not so concerned. My point is that there are real, extremely urgent reasons to adopt a global antinatalist polic...
September 10, 2021 at 15:39
September 10, 2021 at 14:27
All good!
September 10, 2021 at 13:51
The truth table doesn't match what's going on in Curry's paradox. X = If this sentence is true, Japan is on the moon. Assume X is true; the antecedent...
September 10, 2021 at 13:47
You contradict yourself, a telltale sign that it is beyond your ken. Don't worry, we're in the same boat. It's extremely difficult to break a habit th...
September 10, 2021 at 12:08
Is it self-referential? Could you explain it to me, please?
September 10, 2021 at 11:19
That's why :point:
September 10, 2021 at 09:49
Knowledge, sticking to the justified true belief definition, is about entailment between given propositions and others; understanding, though includes...
September 10, 2021 at 09:43
To me, understanding means to become aware of the key elements/components of a(n) subject/issue/problem. As an example, take the debate on abortion. U...
September 10, 2021 at 09:32
You could be sincere in your attempt to be a philosopher but then that doesn't translate into becoming an authentic philosopher; nevertheless, the for...
September 10, 2021 at 08:35
Basically, self-referential paradoxes require two ingredients. 1. Affirmation (usually implicit) of something that's essential, existentially. e.g. ex...
September 10, 2021 at 08:29
Ok. Here's what I think. Claude Shannon's theory of information is based on how many steps it takes for uncertainty to become certainty. For example, ...
September 10, 2021 at 08:11
Please read the relevant Wikipedia pages.
September 10, 2021 at 07:44
Shannon's definition centers around uncertainty (skepticism).
September 10, 2021 at 07:37
To me, it's very relevant. How would your definition of information aid or expand our understanding of information? Shannon's definition is both philo...
September 10, 2021 at 07:27
Good luck/Bad luck? Knowledge/Illusory Knowledge?
September 10, 2021 at 07:25
Nope, I don't think that's correct.
September 10, 2021 at 07:23
How would we measure something that hasn't been defined?
September 10, 2021 at 07:20
Like all things, the novelty wore off. Oddly, Neo (new?) dies in the end or that's what they made us think happens. Neo dies twice, why not a third, o...
September 10, 2021 at 07:03
I can't seem to tell the difference. Kindly edify me.
September 10, 2021 at 06:56
@"schopenhauer1" Did you know, 1. Malnourished women stop having periods? Nature's way of telling us not to have children if we can't afford them i.e....
September 10, 2021 at 06:54
My approach is scientific to the extent I'm capable of that. Your idea of what information differs from the standard set down by Claude Shannon. I rec...
September 10, 2021 at 06:33
Mind if I pick your brain on, 1. What is understanding? 2. What's the difference between information and knowledge?
September 10, 2021 at 06:21
Global Data Storage Calculated At 295 Exabytes 295 Exabytes = 295 billion gigabytes = 295,000,000,000,000,000,000 bytes = 2.95 \times 10^{20} bytes
September 10, 2021 at 05:30
A shoal of fish is not a fish. :grin:
September 10, 2021 at 04:55
One thing's for sure, we can define information any which way we want. The definition, whether the one you advocate here or some other, will have to 1...
September 10, 2021 at 04:53
It looks like I wasn't clear enough. My bad, the ability to articulate my thoughts wasn't ever my strong suit. I'll give it another shot. First off, w...
September 10, 2021 at 04:01
Did the Buddha ever think about what The Doctrine Of Impermanence (Anicca/Anitya), the cornerstone of Buddhism, meant for Buddhism? Does anicca/anitya...
September 10, 2021 at 03:49
Copy that! Thanks! Yes! Nagarjuna's Tetralemma For a given proposition P, 1. P (P True).....No! 2. Not P (P False).....No! 3. P and Not P (P True and ...
September 10, 2021 at 03:44
I don't wish to make the issue a game to be played without care or concern; if anyone insists its a game, so be it, but the consequences won't be a la...
September 10, 2021 at 02:39
Intriguing isn't it that there are immoral acts that aren't illegal but that all illegal acts are immoral?
September 10, 2021 at 01:52
Two points: 1. Skepticism (Are you sure?) 2. Plato's allegory of the cave (Who is normal?)
September 10, 2021 at 01:50
Right! I haven't been able to get my hands on a good explanation of Nagarjuna's tetralemma on the www. Do you know of any online resources I can bite ...
September 10, 2021 at 01:47
Indeed! It could also be that buddhists are ok with coexisting other religions because they view them as simply alternative routes to the same destina...
September 10, 2021 at 01:46
One issue I have with Wittgenstein's claim that meaning is use is that even definitions viewed in terms of essences is, after all, use of a word to st...
September 10, 2021 at 01:42
Oh! I misunderstood. Sorry. By the way, how are your views different from Plato's? I ask because your notion of ideals matches Platonic forms and, whi...
September 10, 2021 at 01:28
I can't remember the film's name. Sorry, my memory isn't what it used to be. I'll check out Haman's gallows.
September 09, 2021 at 14:11
Christianity has been a force in the world of charity for as long as I can remember. Unfortunately, christian charity has been marred by much controve...
September 09, 2021 at 14:00
Nothing counterintuitive in it then? All your life you've depended on your senses, never doubted them in any way and now, when someone like me tells y...
September 09, 2021 at 13:20
https://youtu.be/r6sGWTCMz2k https://youtu.be/-qgreAUpPwM
September 09, 2021 at 12:03
Beats me!
September 09, 2021 at 11:15
I don't mean to burst your bubble and I know this is hard but, take a look at the following: Can you really rely on your senses when, A. Your mind can...
September 09, 2021 at 10:23
The modern world, post the sexual revolution of the 70's, is no place for marriage - the days of wedlock as a social institution are numbered. Once up...
September 09, 2021 at 09:06
Eating meat is the same as killing animals. Good point!
September 09, 2021 at 08:56
Spengler seems to draw an analogy between biological organisms and civilizations (cultures), treating the latter as a superorganism and, he reasons, j...
September 09, 2021 at 08:47
:rofl: I'm not the brightest bulb on the chandelier but, if you take notice, a lot of the action in philosophy centers on the resolution, only attempt...
September 09, 2021 at 08:24
Incomprehensibilis.
September 09, 2021 at 08:19