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As you know, I'm trying my best to be a nice and considerate philosopher. So, perhaps you can help me. If someone has a religious belief which is stup...

I know.

There's been a few discussions lately which pick on really easy targets, like that discussion on "miracle cures", like the one on "immortal souls", an...

Wah. But yes, the idea of segregating the forum along those lines is ridiculous.

You're wrong. It's not true that the statement, "Force equals mass times acceleration", is untrue.

He's an atheist. He just doesn't want to be called one.

There's nothing incoherent about agnostic atheism. Micheal was right three years ago when he explained it in his reply.

That's a patently absurd claim. And bringing up examples of false historical accounts doesn't support it.

No, it isn't. For anyone at all. Maturity and age are completely irrelevant. It's a category error to say that beliefs are chosen. All you've effectiv...

And the ability to edit.

Belief just isn't the kind of thing which can be chosen. It's nothing like going clothes shopping or picking from a restaurant menu. That's just not h...

You could say that about almost anything related to this topic. Who cares? It just sounds like you're trying to poison the well for any criticism.

That's not true. You're putting words in his mouth. What he actually said was that it's difficult for atheists to talk about God because there's no ge...

No, it never is. That's a category error.

Absolute nonsense. Like I said, you need revise your conception of truth in line with fallibilism.

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Why do they know best? They're medical professionals! If you're suicidal, then that's a symptom of mental illness. Who better to assess them? Themselv...

That's not what I said. Nor is it what you said in your last reply. You added the part about "those who have been brought into existence" as though no...

It should be up to who knows best, so medical professionals. If the person really does know best, then I would expect their case to be granted by the ...

How can you not know what metaphysics is? You've been interested in philosophy long enough. Learning the branches is one of the most basic, early stag...

Yes. I have two mobile phones. I type up the first text on one of the phones saying that I murdered your family. And then I type up a second text on t...

I told you what's wrong with it. You are actually, by logical implication, because you're arguing for your ideal, and in your ideal there are no child...

Okay... Well, I preferred you when you thought more like me, and less like Terrapin Station. But it's not even a liberty issue. People are at liberty ...

You know that logo at the top, what does it say? It doesn't say, "The Science Forum", does it?

This has surely got to be one of the worst kinds of ethical reasoning. Reasoning based off of purely imaginary and impossible (or practically impossib...

Default wrong. Like guilty until proven innocent? You murdered her by default, but we'll await the verdict.

You've already been given examples, and you can look them up. So why ask me that?

So many respondents missing the point regarding "proof". He clarified that by "proof", he means showing to be true. This can be done through the relev...

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No it's not, it stems back to the original proposition, which is that an adult should have the right to die if they want to, which would mean rashly s...

That man running through the streets today.

Did you catch his face?

Not by long, if it was. It was realised on the 23rd of June 1972. So 47 years ago.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vSwDLavjiNc

Did you get the reference, though? Funnily enough it might've even been the year of your birth...

10538.

Eggy weggs.

What are you talking about? I didn't say or suggest anything about "using force". This law can't be enforced like other laws can. The police can't do ...

Yes, of course I want someone other than them to make that decision, namely a medical professional. I've been suicidal myself. Thank goodness I got th...

They're not. It's an illusion. Like the value of philosophical discussions of this sort.

Yeah, a real legend. They should carve his head on Mount Rushmore. I loved that thing he did with splitting children away from their parents and cagin...

Are you pulling my leg? I made a simple point that the issue of consent is irrelevant, inapplicable, inappropriate, the wrong category. You then say t...

What responsibility do you think Americans need to take to repair the legacy of slavery in this country? Play the radio, make sure the television - ex...

No, not simply if they want to. But I do support the legality of assisted suicide under the right circumstances, as per the laws in certain countries....

You're in need of professional help, then.

You're presenting an argument that you've already presented elsewhere, and which has been refuted. If someone takes £20 from someone else's wallet wit...

I agree.

It's because they don't care. They have different priorities, like sounding creative and profound, even though they're actually just talking uncritica...

Life can't be that bad for you, then. Otherwise you would've overcome the difficulty. And you're lying to yourself. You know that you're alive because...

"Penny for offshore accounts". Brilliant. :lol: