There's this video on so-called great ideas - its a tirade against politicians who the content creator claims should be required to pass a licensing e...
:up: The good man enjoys sound sleep but the bad man doesn't. It boils down to that, oui monsieur/mademoiselle? Unfortunately, it seems this is more f...
X: Yes, yes, that's it! Do it again! Do it again! Quick! Quick! Y: Well, I first I turned it off, then I banged the damn thing with a hammer here and ...
Star Trek Beyond Commander Spock: I am entirely conscious, Doctor. I'm simply contemplating the nature of mortality. Doctor 'Bones' McCoy: Feeling phi...
Emotional distress damagss As the linked article suggests, calculating emotional distress damages is, at present, just approximating the "pain & suffe...
It looks like the two of you have to fight (with each other) tooth and nail, to the finish. BothAnd or Yin-Yang requires you two do so! We'll have med...
I have no idea as to why the concept of intersubjectivity was invented, but it might be so as to refine the notion of objectivity as more than just co...
All I'm saying is 180 Proof's opposition completes your thesis (re BothAnd/yin-yang). You shouldn't reject him because if you do, you're contradicting...
I'm waiting for someone to go "I signed up just to reply to this post." :snicker: I have no military experience and so won't be able to offer anything...
True, true, suicide isn't a joke, it's painful; it's superfluous too - after all nonexistence is desired, the intermediate life and the subsequent suf...
This is really old news but I heard this man, John be his first name, refer to himself as I ("Hey, I wanna talk to you about something really importan...
Nonexistence \to Nonexistence \downarrow Existence Path 1: No imposition; there's no one to impose on. Path 2: To be consistent, no imposition; there ...
It's just that the possibles >> the actuals. This leads us to the question "why is there something rather than everything?" another metaphysical conun...
:smile: In a sense Momma Nature aborts some, how shall I put it?, bad ideas. Did you know, a significant number of fetuses are abnormal and these are ...
What you say kinda makes sense - possible worlds as intrinsic to actual ones and thus "Nothing to see here! Move along, move along." However, reconsid...
Possible/Potential \to Real/Actual. Step 1: Objects A, B, C, and E (pure language) Step 2: Only objects A, C and E are possible (logic) Step 3: Only o...
A most commendable response! I feel you should encourage strong but genuine, well-considered opposition to your thesis as it would validate your BothA...
Kuhn seems to be referring to the fact that what passes for improvement in science is not a case of taking an old theory A and upgrading it to A', so ...
Well, it's intriguing that someone with a dim view of psychoanalysis knows so much about the subject. Anyway, I've always had problems in re logical v...
Well, you're correct! There's a very good reason why the synonym for foreigners is aliens - we could as well be living on different planets, that's ho...
Do you realize that anyone who objects to teleology in evolution hasta prove their point by making a Kantian phenomenon (appearance - purpose) vs. nou...
It's possible that ancient people a) had a very different notion of identity. and/or b) were using loose terminology. and/or c) left to the readee as ...
Well, I can control my fingers quite well - I'm typing this. However, as your keen sense of observation has led you to ask, why can't I control my imm...
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