L'éléphant

A real object is prior to you giving a reason for its existence. It does not have to have a reason to exist. It just is. Water is not meant to be logi...

I can imagine a logically consistent object and a real object. If I were totally ignorant and illogical, I could still imagine such a difference. For ...

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In the words of a realist, we could all be totally ignorant and illogical all we want, but the universe would be here. And same things viewed under or...

Since 'possible' objects are derived from our causal experience -- we wouldn't be able to imagine an object without the exposure to actual objects (if...

Given the OP's stipulations, there isn't going to be an intelligent discussion here. Just so you know. And that's because the OP's argument is laid do...

This is a situational argument, so context is everything. You will need to redo your steps. Ethical egoism is a theory that argues for the person who ...

Yeah, that's changing in some cities. When they start appropriating bike lanes on a busy street lined with commercial establishments, it removes the h...

You are using 'exist' loosely here and out of touch of philosophical scrutiny.

A lofty goal, indeed. I wish you success in BTP (back to parents) living arrangement.

Dude, I really couldn't make any sense of what you're saying. You started with "relations exist" earlier. That's what I was responding to. In my view,...

I didn't say we stay in the id stage. That's the beginning -- we can't escape it because this is the only thing in humans that is present at birth. So...

Philosophically, it is possible. I know that our default response is it is not. But humans have had a time of innocence and ignorance -- albeit briefl...

I would be inclined to hold this same view, the problem is, I see it as a circular response to ontology. Not to mention that it is ignoring the fact t...

Theories of relation or properties do not hold that they have a being. They could only be present if objects of contemplation exist. Hence, they are n...

You are conflating the words "possible" and "potentiality" in physics. There is no hard currency for possibilities except what we imagine them to be -...

Good OP! We are still occupied with the Newtonian view of reality -- not just physics, but the Newtonian causality. We might not be using the name 'Ne...

No, it isn't the next obvious step. The true self-blame asks for "what could I have done differently to prevent it?" So, the forgiveness is suspended ...

As you please.

:up: Luxury goods are those. Also, brand names create ATs. Same factory and production processes for the same goods, but packaged, labeled, and distri...

Why do you think that if used for social programs, it is a disadvantage?

If that's how you see it, then I will not try to convince you.

Why would you preface your post with "Not to sound snide/.."? This is a discussion forum, so, I totally understand if you disagree. Actually, if you r...

This is a common attitude in the discussion of morality among the forum members. And I think this is erroneous because it misses the main foundation o...

No, unfortunately not.

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And others I did not tag here: So, may I ask, who's the next best thing to replace Biden now that he contracted covid? Is it too late to find a good o...

I should have known. As someone with inside knowledge, I concur. But I wouldn't accuse him of getting a commission though.

I thought you'd been using the Wikipedia. But I had no idea that's the only reading material you use. :up:

Yup! More platitudes. So my conclusion for this topic is -- we don't have an answer. Nothing. Rien. Morality is a chore.

So in America, criminality is more acceptable than aging? Lord have mercy!

It's a sad, sad world. What's wrong with Biden? Why is he being criticized so much?

:up: I'm not sure why the "Catholic" keeps getting dropped from the name. I wouldn't. Just my opinion. You've been using the Wikipedia? True. You're b...

This is an example of Ethics of Care. Similar to the OP. Should we reject benevolence? Why or why not? Because in EoC, there really isn't a direct har...

I hope you enjoyed the celebration. :up: There's no everybody else. Just you who seem to want to shorten the name. There's Jewish Orthodox, after all....

So are you going to have a celebration party?

There is more to this argument because the behavior in question is something that, by itself, is not immoral. At least not what we could call the ten ...

Incorrect. You need to say the whole thing.

There is Catholic Orthodox.

I'd rather not have the meat substitute. Vegetarianism is good enough. If you are still craving meat, so you turn to fake meat, then that's not sustai...

Maybe, maybe not. One may not need to call it Karma, but the idea is the same. We have the Confucian and Tao Te Ching teachings, for example. No. That...

I suppose. That is the title of this thread. But yes, it doesn't matter whether it is human action or caused by the universe, we use our moral sense t...

Congrats, Javi.

Thanks for responding. I am under the impression that we act on something -- in this case, out of our sense of justice or fairness -- because WE see t...

No. Please answer my question. What is the act of saving those people for? I am trying to get to that sense of something that we humans use when we're...

Please provide an example. So, if a volcano is about to erupt -- being that a volcano eruption is totally non-human caused, and the lives of people li...

Is unfairness or injustice really just the product of human action? Nature is not created equal or fair, and as a result, some human population had fa...

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The US was responsible for why the Covid pandemic IN THE US happened Oh yeah, that too. :sad:

There is no such country. And it doesn't sound plausible either. Within a country, there is always a dominant language, dominant cultural sentiment, a...