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My argument is not based on votes. If you fail to see the logic of putting an end to suffering by any means possible, sorry, I can't help you. By the ...
September 06, 2021 at 14:11
You're beginning to sound like an evil genius, crafting all sorts of psychological conundrums to torture people to death and worse, resuscitate them s...
September 06, 2021 at 13:20
Suicide is not wrong. Would you or would you not put someone out of faer misery if the occasion arises? Would you be able to witness a person being br...
September 06, 2021 at 13:17
True that! Do you see love transcending pleasures of the flesh? Or, is it just as I think it is, two sides of the same coin?
September 06, 2021 at 13:12
What's the point then if my choice won't make a difference? Is this God just trying to get some cheap thrills at our expense? Again, in addition to th...
September 06, 2021 at 13:07
The usual deal for anitnatalism is that it's all about the alleged, true/false? you decide, inordinate amount of suffering that comes with living. Hav...
September 06, 2021 at 12:06
Is it me or are you making a distinction without a difference? As far as I can tell, the notions of heaven & hell are just another way of saying what ...
September 06, 2021 at 11:51
The only way I can make sense of your argument is if adultery is worse than drugs, prostitution, assisted suicide, and child pornography. The logic is...
September 06, 2021 at 10:37
This is where all the action takes place. Justice is sought for: 1. Retribution (an eye for an eye). 2. Deterrence (to discourage would-be criminals)....
September 06, 2021 at 10:06
No problemo!
September 06, 2021 at 09:50
If that's what your response is, your definition of existence is, let's just say, unstable - sometimes it's limited by space, time, and causality and ...
September 06, 2021 at 09:48
Truth be told, you're absolutely right! Both christianity and buddhism are, first and foremost, about suffering and how one might liberate oneself fro...
September 06, 2021 at 09:28
Antinatalism has merit if we look at escalating suicide rates. People aren't happy and that they choose to end their lives proves that the thought, "I...
September 06, 2021 at 06:42
I probably misunderstood you then. I thought you meant to say that christianity is about suffering in the here and now (like Jesus) and buddhism is ab...
September 06, 2021 at 06:23
Good one! :lol: Transmission from West Cupcake was interrupted twice, 1914-1918 (WW I) and 1939-1945 (WW II), and h. sapiens for some years reverted t...
September 06, 2021 at 06:06
If you ignore what I said in my previous post, the difference between infatuation and love is the same as the difference between thinking only about p...
September 06, 2021 at 05:56
So, an X exists IFF X is in space, in time, and x participates in causality? Am I right? Then, if God exists, God is in space, in time, and God is par...
September 06, 2021 at 05:42
Basically, it all boils down to, wisdom although yours is a more detailed examination of morality as it relates to wisdom. :up:
September 06, 2021 at 05:37
If someone breaks your arm/leg with a club, you can still think but if the club makes contact with your head (brain) with sufficient force, your think...
September 06, 2021 at 05:16
Sorry that you don't seem to be a condition to discuss the matter further. I'll leave you with something to ponder upon if you care to. What is your d...
September 06, 2021 at 05:10
It's not about superiority/inferiority...there are, let's just say, more pressing matters like suffering & death. Have I missed anything?
September 06, 2021 at 04:51
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If you're being tortured mercilessly, yes. That's what the Thanatos and Algea do to you. It makes you lower the bar for everything, so much so that yo...
September 06, 2021 at 04:50
"...there is nothing to say..." Then whence God?
September 06, 2021 at 04:09
Pyrrho the skeptic is supposed to have walked into paths of oncoming wagons because being true to his own philosophy of global skepticism, he doubted ...
September 06, 2021 at 03:45
I'm not sure but it appears, from my personal experiences and those of others, that morality and hedonism don't always go hand in hand as some/most of...
September 06, 2021 at 03:28
I'm a bit confused about the whole issue but here's some further analysis: Redness exists & Non-redness exists. Redness is a state/quality that red ob...
September 06, 2021 at 03:17
I would say that's a good outcome for both the interlocutors, buddhist and christian. It's the WTF? moment every buddhist aspires to and wishes to eli...
September 06, 2021 at 02:31
I watched the video and it commits an error right from the beginning with question: Does nonexistence exist? The presenter argues, fallaciously, that ...
September 06, 2021 at 01:49
You seem to be the right person for my question. Ants exist: Ex(Ax) where Ax = x is an ant Unicorns don't exist: Ax~(Ux) = ~Ex(Ux) where Ux = x is a u...
September 06, 2021 at 00:30
:smile:
September 06, 2021 at 00:21
So, does what I said about myself make/break your case?
September 06, 2021 at 00:16
Well, I can tell you this: I have thoughts which I find hard, sometimes impossible, to articulate.
September 06, 2021 at 00:11
https://youtu.be/dBk5-zRUuNQ The Taliban could be described as crazy but...not that crazy...yet.
September 06, 2021 at 00:09
You seem to be of the opinion that negation is limited to human-level languages. How then do you explain the dog's actions? The dog gets up on all fou...
September 05, 2021 at 23:49
It's possible that the body isn't actually a prison; does vessel make you feel better?
September 05, 2021 at 23:40
:ok: I was simply pointing out what seems to be a fact - animals know what negation is. I'm not sure but doesn't animal training involve a carrot-and-...
September 05, 2021 at 23:37
A christian and a buddhist meet in a bar. The christian asks, "do you know who Jesus is?" "Of course, I do, " the buddhist replies, "Jesus was a bodhi...
September 05, 2021 at 23:33
Stray dogs, I distinctly recall, sleeping/lounging on the road get up and move to safety when they see an oncoming vehicle. My guesstimate is that the...
September 05, 2021 at 22:24
Kamala Khan's beliefs about morality seem a bit muddled. A virtuous person is something you are but then she bounces back in the second sentence. A ra...
September 05, 2021 at 14:09
More here. The million dollar question: How did modern literary researchers recognize Enheduanna's work as poetry? Is there some cross-cultural leitmo...
September 05, 2021 at 13:41
Some are natural poets, they don't have to learn the ropes like others and mayhaps the difference between these two can be seen in their respective wo...
September 05, 2021 at 12:49
This doesn't add up. Every single trait that exists in the present was/had to be good for survival and if love is part of human relationships, it must...
September 05, 2021 at 10:56
:up: :ok: Prose poetry: From the examples in the link you provided, all that stood out to me was rhythm (cadence?). The point of prose poetry seems to...
September 05, 2021 at 10:48
That solution extends naturally to killing people who are, let's just say, problematic for you. Don't you agree? After all, in both cases we sanction ...
September 05, 2021 at 07:53
:up: Forget about it! Do. Good luck!
September 05, 2021 at 07:41
Never mind!
September 05, 2021 at 07:28
@"TiredThinker" PoeticUniverse's comment reminded me of an interesting fact about alcohol intoxication. Alcohol is a neural inhibitor or so I hear and...
September 05, 2021 at 07:27
Indeed, it says it's hokku. Mind telling me what's the difference between hokku and haiku? By the way,
September 05, 2021 at 07:15