Well, I am not one of them, although to be honest, I haven't even deeply thought about the issue in quite a long time. I'm sure there were members of ...
I don't think that that's a fair criticism, since they often take care to clarify who they're targeting and why. They're not 'staw God' arguments if y...
Yes, they sort of fit in with the rest, but stand out in some respects. Nigel Warburton's Philosophy: The Classics has a chapter on part one of The Ge...
Perhaps so, but it needn't do. I don't know, but I reckon if you asked them some very simple questions on ethics, they'd give answers indicative of mo...
So it's a "yes" to my original question, then. Why didn't you just say so? My criticism, then, is that it isn't right or proper to call that sort of i...
It is a serious question. I enquired what "humanitarian military intervention" entailed. You're just choosing to overlook that fact and focus instead ...
No. No it isn't. That is the attitude of a small minority. Most atheists are more sensible than that. I don't think that The New Atheists, for example...
My understanding is that he used the thought experiment as sort of test and as a means of getting across a deeper moral lesson, principle, aspiration ...
Setting aside the ethics, there are probably quite a few more impracticalities which would render that option unrealistic. I very much agree with un's...
It would be like that if all serial killers are psychopaths, but they're not. https://www.quora.com/Are-all-serial-killers-psychopaths-If-not-who-are-...
Yes, really. No. Well, besides that odd little fellow who wanted to use my telephone. The point was that they'd presumably have no preexisting underst...
Yes, of course. It's not just possible, but incredibly likely. Do you think serial killers are like extraterrestrials? They're more human than you mig...
What's interesting about problems such as these is that they can indeed be answered by common sense, and are done so in many cases, at least initially...
Or it might anger him, which probably isn't a good idea. Anyway, there's only one way to find out. Who wants to be the killer? Or do we already have o...
We did have just likes, and no dislikes, as well as a total number of likes on display, but there were concerns about there being some sort of popular...
I know the feeling. I was in the minority that voted in favour of it, but I'm glad its gone. Those down-votes were bloody infuriating. I would tell my...
I'm a bit confused as well. I half-jokingly presented that view and ascribed it to Michael, but although he denies it, it does seem to be implied by s...
And someone somewhere no doubt said "basically exactly" what you and I both just said before we said it, but I'm glad you agree. I have probably alrea...
I can't honestly say that I can relate to those of you for whom the topic of theism or God has played a significant role. I've practically always been...
Well, if it helps the police, then that's good. But talking to known killers who are still at large is something that one should be very careful with....
@"TSBU" I see the part about posting photos. I don't know how I managed to overlook that. But you do realise that anyone can post photos of people tha...
Yes, I made that assumption based on the lack of presented evidence that he's a killer, and on the likelihood that he's just an attention whore, becau...
Okay. And yes, your English is indeed bad, and it's a chore to edit your posts, so please bear that in mind. Well, assuming that I know that he or she...
You haven't said that we know that the killer is a killer. Did you mean to? Anyway, if this hypothetical is to be realistic, chances are we wouldn't k...
Neither do I. I don't think there are any, if you, me and tee-gee are correct (which we are). If, on the other hand, Yaha- I mean Michael, is correct,...
How can it not have had an effect on my life? Yes, it most certainly has; although how significant an effect it has had is in part dependent on contex...
This conclusion is demonstrably absurd, so there must be an error in the reasoning leading up to it. Obviously. There may well be more controversial a...
Yes, most of us know those things, at least deep down, but there are differences of opinion in terms of degree and selectiveness, e.g. taking care of ...
Because it is evident from the way in which we ordinarily use the word "object" that the meaning of the word doesn't imply a contradiction when used t...
Or perhaps you really think that I'm overlooking some important part of your lengthy reply in which you've succeeded, but if so, you might have to bri...
Most of us can live a good enough life. That's what matters, and matters more than moralism, perfectionism or defeatism. I disagree that our ethical o...
Don't listen to the lizard, he's the Devil in disguise and he's just trying to tempt you, like that time in the Garden of Eden when he was mistaken fo...
TPF 1 - PF 0 Why not just abandon that sinking ship and opt with a superior alternative? No ads, no likes/dislikes, no track record of the site going ...
The question doesn't even make sense, unless interpreted differently. They either exist or they do not, regardless of the fact that there are some peo...
Like others have said, realistically, getting rid of genders entirely isn't going to happen, even if you really wish it would. But I agree with the se...
But the original topic of discussion was, specifically, the minimum wage and workers rights as reflected in current legislation, and whether or not sm...
How is anything I've actually suggested much different from the current system? It isn't. You speak of a "fairness committee" (your words, not mine) t...
My counterargument still applies, only on a relatively smaller scale. Your "some money vs. no money" dichotomy is false, since a better option would b...
And if I were to ask you those questions, then you must either answer that they do not exist, or you must affirm that they are compositional, or you m...
The Scottish Parliament is devolved, not independent. It has some legislative power over Scotland, but other powers are reserved for the UK Parliament...
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