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In: Nature of the Philosophical Project  — view comment
The sun rose for hundreds of thousands of years, it rose yesterday, it'll rise tomorrow too.
October 11, 2022 at 10:21
In: Does quantum physics say nothing is real?  — view comment
:up:
October 11, 2022 at 09:48
In: The Unholy Love Affair Between The Corporate and Political Elite  — view comment
:chin: Nobody's gonna believe that cock and bull story now, oui mes amies?
October 11, 2022 at 09:17
In: Does quantum physics say nothing is real?  — view comment
Oui, QM does imply, given some necessary logical connections are established, that nothing is real. The seed for the following is ever-present in QM:
October 11, 2022 at 08:58
In: Foundational Questions of Physics & Metaphysics  — view comment
:up:
October 11, 2022 at 08:16
In: Nature of the Philosophical Project  — view comment
X and not-X, both can be real e.g. Putin is real and so is Zelensky (not-Putin).
October 11, 2022 at 08:10
In: Nature of the Philosophical Project  — view comment
Apologies, I don't follow.
October 11, 2022 at 03:00
In: Nature of the Philosophical Project  — view comment
What precisely is the problem with cataphatic metaphysics (x is real)? :up:
October 11, 2022 at 02:45
In: How Objective Morality Disproves An All-Good God  — view comment
Indeed, mon ami, indeed! Without God, everything is sacred!
October 11, 2022 at 01:57
In: Philosophical Brinkmanship  — view comment
The future is something we can change; that's the whole point!
October 10, 2022 at 17:22
In: Forced to be immoral  — view comment
Have you read Jack Cummins' thread on uncertainty? The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
October 10, 2022 at 17:21
In: Nature of the Philosophical Project  — view comment
As far as I can tell @"schopenhauer1" is right on the money. Check out his thread on pessimism (we're passive users of our bodies and ... minds).
October 10, 2022 at 17:18
In: Nature of the Philosophical Project  — view comment
Omne ignotum pro magnifico. Thinking/thought may not live up to the hype surrounding it or am I missing something? What if it turns out to be disappoi...
October 10, 2022 at 11:03
In: Forced to be immoral  — view comment
:zip:
October 10, 2022 at 10:38
In: Philosophical Brinkmanship  — view comment
I really appreciate ancient philosophers - they managed to get so much done with so little to work with. A true philosopher is at home in 2022 BC as h...
October 10, 2022 at 10:30
In: Forced to be immoral  — view comment
Shhh! I design ships that float for only and exactly 5 seconds! :lol:
October 10, 2022 at 10:24
In: Ukraine Crisis  — view comment
No Blitzkreig, only the Germans knew how to pull that off. Winter is fast approaching and deep snow has always been Russia's trump card.
October 10, 2022 at 10:21
In: Forced to be immoral  — view comment
@"schopenhauer1" should chime in. He says life is a game we're forced to play and the theme is Sophie's choice and variations thereof. This world seem...
October 10, 2022 at 10:07
In: How Objective Morality Disproves An All-Good God  — view comment
If all there is to this world is this world, the existence of a(n) (omni)benevolent god is doubtful.
October 10, 2022 at 10:01
In: The Unholy Love Affair Between The Corporate and Political Elite  — view comment
I could be miles off the target, but it seems as though politics is about economics. How good/bad an economic policy is either makes/breaks parties/go...
October 10, 2022 at 09:12
In: Is there an objective/subjective spectrum?  — view comment
Why, may I ask?
October 10, 2022 at 08:25
In: How Much Is Certain or Uncertain in Life and Philosophy?  — view comment
Agrippa's/Münchhausen's trilemma. There are only 3 possible ways of proving a proposition p. 1. Infinite regress (... justification for the justificat...
October 10, 2022 at 02:37
In: Pre-science and scientific mentality  — view comment
:ok:
October 10, 2022 at 02:15
In: Pre-science and scientific mentality  — view comment
It from bit! Précismént!
October 09, 2022 at 17:48
In: Antinatalism Arguments  — view comment
I get what you mean! We're, in a sense, being led by our noses!
October 09, 2022 at 16:43
In: Pantheism  — view comment
Zeus/Indra = Electricity :chin:
October 09, 2022 at 06:10
In: Does Camus make sense?  — view comment
Conatus (re Spinoza).
October 09, 2022 at 06:09
In: Pantheism  — view comment
:lol: :up:
October 09, 2022 at 05:37
In: Hawking and Unnecessary Breathing of Fire into Equations  — view comment
There's a long queue of mathematicians outside the physics department.
October 09, 2022 at 05:37
In: Does Camus make sense?  — view comment
October 09, 2022 at 05:17
In: Foundational Questions of Physics & Metaphysics  — view comment
@"Gnomon" With information we can start from scratch and build any damn world/thing we fancy (the sky's the limit); that is to say, if you're a monist...
October 09, 2022 at 05:14
In: Antinatalism Arguments  — view comment
A cog in the great machine we call the universe! Work, work, work, die! We're replaceable parts; momma nature doesn't care about us because she can al...
October 09, 2022 at 05:03
In: Pantheism  — view comment
Nothing has changed.
October 09, 2022 at 05:00
In: Does Camus make sense?  — view comment
Is it not absurd that there are beings who have an innate desire for meaning living in a world devoid of one? That's like bringing a baseball bat to a...
October 09, 2022 at 04:43
In: Is there an objective/subjective spectrum?  — view comment
Bias isn't limited to, isn't just, emotions. Plus, emotions have their own role to play in our experience of the world.
October 09, 2022 at 04:36
In: The Earth is ...  — view comment
Some asteroids aren't round!
October 09, 2022 at 03:47
In: Does quantum physics say nothing is real?  — view comment
:ok:
October 09, 2022 at 03:42
In: Is there an objective/subjective spectrum?  — view comment
Mashallah! :clap:
October 09, 2022 at 03:07
In: The Earth is ...  — view comment
The sun is round, the moon is round, the planets are round. Why should the Earth be flat? :chin: Shhh! It is though!
October 09, 2022 at 02:45
In: Foundational Questions of Physics & Metaphysics  — view comment
Well said!
October 09, 2022 at 02:40
In: Pre-science and scientific mentality  — view comment
:lol:
October 09, 2022 at 02:37
In: Is there an objective/subjective spectrum?  — view comment
To strive to attain the unttainable is folly, oui mon ami?
October 09, 2022 at 02:37
In: Does quantum physics say nothing is real?  — view comment
Why? Isn't it obvious that at quantum scales real vs. unreal is unhelpful, especially since these notions are defined at human scales?
October 09, 2022 at 02:34
In: Is there an objective/subjective spectrum?  — view comment
S = subjectivity O = Objectivity Subjectivity-Objectivity Spectrum S-----------------O The mission goal is to tend towards O via dialectical MAD (mutu...
October 08, 2022 at 14:22
In: Why does owning possessions make us satisfied?  — view comment
It does (for some, nay, most). It is the way it is!
October 08, 2022 at 14:08
In: Antinatalism Arguments  — view comment
What if we are tools? We seem bewitched by telos, even killing ourselves when we can't find one. We're sentient tools/machines!!! :cool:
October 08, 2022 at 14:03
In: The hoarding or investment of Wealth  — view comment
Indeed!
October 08, 2022 at 10:32
In: Does quantum physics say nothing is real?  — view comment
Quantum physics says something more, that the real-unreal dichotomy is old, outdated, and useless.
October 08, 2022 at 10:17
In: Pre-science and scientific mentality  — view comment
With every post I'm afraid. Your penmanship though is really something!
October 08, 2022 at 10:12
In: The hoarding or investment of Wealth  — view comment
Who is?
October 08, 2022 at 10:11
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