Have you noticed that there's no philosophy of risk because the point of philosophy is the contemplation of the world. It's a passive activity. A nucl...
Where then should we rely on? Sorry, but 100% of all nuclear plant disasters were caused by human error and inadequate training. Ignoring warnings and...
Nuclear war comes to mind. Prevention is everything, because the actuality of it is the end of it all. So, we do not have the luxury of waiting for it...
Yes. Now you're intentionally blurring the lines. I no longer know what you really mean here. Meaning to self-destruct? If one dies for a cause, that'...
No, you misunderstood. To him, any of the choices of punishment is like death. I mentioned those already -- exile, renounce his beliefs, and death are...
I see. :grin: I've never used this word before. Sorry, I still don't see how the "will to power" amounts to self-destruction and that the natural tend...
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This. The ChatGPT's first mistake is not understanding what a thing is -- it is carved out with holes for eyes and mouth. So its concern about the mou...
This is the key to the narrative regarding honesty (or dishonesty). In my previous post, I maintained that honesty is a situational behavior, not a pe...
I wasn't talking about a deficiency. But yes, it is better than it appears to you. Here's the full paragraph: Truly, this, to me, is written by a writ...
I don't think you got the whole story of why he chose to drink the hemlock. It was a calculated decision on his part -- aging had a lot to do with it....
It is not unfortunate, as you would like to see it. Observational approach to understanding the behavior or humans and animals -- in their natural ord...
If I had written like this during my academic non-philosophy essay days, I would get a markdown -- in fact, anyone would have gotten a markdown. Those...
Honesty is a situational behavior, not a permanent trait of a person. Do not burden someone with that label because it isn't always necessary to be ho...
It cannot possibly. You are conflating the symptoms with the cause. Self-destructive tendencies are a symptom of a deeper problem within a person, whi...
I actually find BIV (brain in a vat) a boring thought experiment. It is because you are given a scenario already pre-arranged so that everything is as...
Yeah. I thought the shoutbox went bye-bye. I didn't know you had to be logged in to see it. I think other categories are also hidden from the lurkers....
Yes, good passage. But what should we think of the thought behind it? That quantum mechanics removes the vantage point of the observer and presents th...
Not ambiguity, but uncertainty -- the uncertainty principle. So, with that, the Schrodinger's cat experiment doesn't deny the definite properties and ...
The whole is greater than its parts. We are called intelligent beings for a reason. An agent. If you're arguing that the parts make up what a human be...
I would say there's some truth in the first and a good basis on the second. An enlightened individual has an awareness of their own identity -- their ...
:blush: I know what you're referring to. I read your posts in this thread: Culture is critical And there's nothing wrong with your posts. You are writ...
I don't know. Accessibility comes to mind -- they want their works to be more accessible to their readers than writing nonfiction (which was peer-revi...
When observation is not operational? Sometimes the way you say things makes it a bit harder to provide an explanation. But yes, if I'm not now seeing ...
Ordinary observation. Or if you want a more formal word - empiric. Perception is conscious activity -- not in deep sleep. So, if you're asleep, you're...
Perception is not based on logical inference. So, if your reason for not believing in the existence of a cup because you're no longer perceiving it, t...
I cannot always leave the building in time so that I am there to witness the explosion. It's a grand show, no tickets needed. The break of dawn is equ...
I would say that they are probably correct -- there may not be tangible or objective morality, that's why we have laws (morality and the law) to enfor...
Beautiful sunset. It doesn't make me feel like crying, but I smile whenever an explosion of crimson/salmon color so low that it's literally a backdrop...
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