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He (Dan Barker) has in depth knowledge of the Bible. He was a priest for 2 decades if you must know. Don't dismiss his findings so flippantly.

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That was baked into my post. The people most sensitive to this rather disturbing truth are the Jains (god bless them). A more nuanced approach to deat...

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If a reasonably intelligent person like Dan Barker can reduce the Good Book to one phrase "married bachelor", it's obvious that the Bible is one big c...

I do agree that the Biblia Sacra isn't officially classified as a Zen tome, but there's no hard and fast rule that says books in one genre can't conta...

Incel and its offline branch.

:lol: No offense Possibility

Sorry, I don't follow.

My subconscious: I don't know what's going on there.

Good advice! I don't quite like the idea of relying on predigested material. Isn't that someone else's shit? :grin: Good day señor!

Slow and steady wins the race? :grin:

I'll have to think about it. :wink:

What do you mean genre? I thought we were discussing advertizement.

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:ok: I'm intrigued by your statement: deterministic nonlinear dynamic systems. It's a compendium of concepts (determinism, nonlinearity, dynamism, sys...

How do we reconcile determinism with free will, as must happen in compatibilism?

@"baker" There were people (mostly Christian monks) who believed that Taoism (one arm of Zen that kickstarted the whole Koan aspect of Zen) is a Chris...

Well, you brought it up! Shouldn't you be the one telling me? :chin:

Not all companies advertize their products: 6 Top Brands that don't advertize (much) are still ridiculously famous

I was simply contemplating an interpretation of altruism that meshes with our inherently selfish genes. It actually squares with what I've been saying...

That excerpt sits well with Socrates' overall take on knowledge. (I neither know nor think I know).

Is that (nonlinear) the secret to compatibilism. Could you elaborate on it if it's not too much to ask. Thanks.

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:up: If determinism is incompatible with free will, it seems impossible that any AI, no matter how advanced, will ever possess free will. I'm assuming...

Pascal's wager, RIP Pascal, is more of an explanation than an advice! RIP Blaise Pascal :flower: :death:

Yes, going by how obsessed we are of Him, Sky Father, Old Bearded Guy in the Sky, could any other species rightfully claim to be His favorites? :grin:

Random!? The answer to your question, dear OP, would depend on whether the world makes sense to (us/someone other than us, perhaps a higher intelligen...

Same here. None whatsoever. I thought you would know (better). It's your theory.

Then how do you know what he didn't teach? How do you know this? I'll give you an example of something that's not knowledge, the string of symbols: )^...

Like what what happens in school and college: Teachers/Professors vs. students! There's a small chance that there's a tertium quid in our midst! Never...

Merci beaucoup!

:fire: Lovely!

:lol: I hope some of your late grandma's wisdom rubbed off on you. RIP grandma :flower:

Beats me! I thought you'd have some idea. Signing off...

What I find interesting is how the logic of (some kinds of) misogyny work(s). --- Ms. Penny (a woman), Mrs. Carr (a woman), Dame Lena (another woman) ...

What would the reverse of modus ponens look like? 1. If p then q 2. p Ergo, 3. q ?

On a serious note, that \uparrow is a kinda sorta mirror image of if A is true and B is a part of A then B is truE.

KO :down: https://youtu.be/9m8p9qkX0CU

:lol: Lucky you!

:chin: Does logic have a direction?

:up: What are A, B, C theories of time? Be as concise as possible. Thanks in advance.

:chin: Relevance, if any? A second chance! One would have to remember (one's past mistakes and what one got right the last time around). Luckily, unlu...

What did Plato claim to teach with respect to morality? Are you sure? How do you explain Socrates' statement that no one knowingly is evil? How can we...

Good questions. My instinctive response would be the fall (of man & lucifer and his gang of wayward angels) has something to do with free will. That's...

Interesting. Virtue is not knowledge. Could you expand and elaborate on that? How was Plato going to teach people virtue, if virtue isn't something kn...

What I wrote is Plato's and other philosopher's take on sophists and sophistry. If Plato did excuse sophists and their method as simply misguided or s...

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:ok: Truth be told, it was a certain philosopher's personal take on Kant. I don't have a name, so apologies.

Fascinating!