universeness

Can you perceive of any purpose for the universe during this time apart from its happenstance progress towards a lifeform capable of asking questions?...

Hopefully just à bientôt.

It's your hand, you may put it inside any sock you fancy! Hssssssssssss, crrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, bye!

Dan Dennett states that philosophers help because they work so hard at trying to identify the correct questions to ask and pursue. He further states t...

Have you watched: https://youtu.be/Gfr50f6ZBvo Demis Hassabis and deep mind are doing some fascinating work on AI. The alpha-fold2 system for protein ...

I was recently reading reports on his stay in a Russian institute to help him with his 'obfuscated' substance addiction and the, imo, suspicious motiv...

Philosophers: their porridge is too hot. Most people(certainly not ordinary, no such thing as an ordinary person imo): porridge gets cold very quickly...

Did you type anything significant there? I tried to read it but all that came through was hisssssssssssss and crrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Just keep reading ...

I cited it and linked to it in my thread: https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/12828/the-penrose-bounce Definitely worth watching! I personally t...

I second this position strongly. I think it's very life-affirming and a celebration of humanism for humans to think about such issues. For me, it show...

Thanks to everyone who has responded so far. I have enjoyed reading them very much. I will follow all the links offered by @"Enrique" I was familiar w...

I will reply or comment whenever I like. I have debunked your antinatalist viewpoint and will continue to do so, but you are mostly white noise now as...

I don't care what you do bar..tricks, you are just white noise to me now.

Your vile antinatalism should not be allowed on this forum imo. Go back and read your exchanges with @"DA671". Keep reading them until his logic final...

You bore me now bar..tricks! You are a lost child.

Just for you @"Bartricks" I copied and pasted the extract below from wiki: One of the most controversial rejections of the concept of desert was made ...

The word is related to justice, revenge, blame, punishment and many topics central to moral philosophy, also "moral desert". In the English language, ...

Deserts contain life! I have been delivering what you deserve for a while now. If you stick to doing that when you respond to others then I will compl...

Don't throw stones in the water if you can't handle it when you get swapped by my returned waves. Anyone who wants to post on this thread will do so. ...

I suspect you do create more laughter than I bar..tricks, especially when you try to type philosophy or antinatalism.

Aw didums! Ask your mommy or a philosopher you like, for a hug, even a virtual philosopher might help!

Grow up bar..tricks, take off your big awkward clown clothes and learn to debate like a man. Stop preaching your antinatalist BS.

I understand your frustration that you cant lead me or direct or manipulate our exchange. That's why you are reduced to trying to answer your own ques...

I try to understand the person, not their job. Everything you do, and everything you experience influences everything you are. I like the old deep que...

What is the philosophical definition of an 'ordinary' person? Anyone who does not call themselves a philosopher? Are some philosophers more ordinary t...

I think the golden rule is held dearly by all good people. As an atheist, I have met many theists who seem to be humble, decent people who would help ...

Keep demonstrating your skewed logic deeply dopey. Your clown underclothing is beginning to show through nicely. Did you hope that I would type an ans...

No, you are absolutely awful at it. Don't try to dance with me, you pathetic amateur. It would take you the rest of your life to learn even the basic ...

I do genuinely think authority is scared of 'people power' or even 'the mob' in the UK. Even a rich and powerful individual can be destroyed in the pu...

My advice is simple, pick your team/place your vote/plant your flag etc as wisely as you can. You pay for your learning. You make your choice and you ...

Some posters demonstrate your observation quite definitively. Indeed! Luke 6:31 has "And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them." A ma...

I second that emotion and I will also back up one of the issues you raised. In my younger days, almost every time I wore a kilt to an event some woman...

I think your opinion of the golden rule is a tiny minority opinion and is misguided. That's just your poor interpretation. The golden rule considers a...

:up: :clap:

The golden rule does not fail, but it is open to abuse like everything else. A twisting of the rule (such as a masochistic rapist who wants to be rape...

:rofl: What a brilliant and accurate rant! An excellent clip. I like this guy, I hope he's a socialist.

If you are then you are way overpaid!

Um Pocahontas, you suggest that they are in a situation of harm due to their birth and that there exists an intent behind that, which is BS. There is ...

I know you don't. It's just another consequence of your inability to think deeper than you currently do. As long as you are not taken too seriously yo...

On second thoughts, the fact it has the word 'tit' in it might put the antinatalists off as such words may invoke their natural instinctive imperative...

probeautitudonism! You heard it here first folks!! It has the word 'tit' in it so perhaps it will be a hit for antinatalists. What does it mean you cr...

Well that just shows the wisdom of not giving you any censorship power. My hope for your move away from accepting hour after hour of despair persists....

:rofl: That would make Nicola happy I think. Is that hair real? Its surely just a bad wig! He would be an even better advert for Scottish independence...

I hope you become more positive in your predictions of the future of our species. You might be a happier person if you tackle your hopelessness in new...

Well, I certainly don't advocate for a continuous population explosion that is unsustainable but the goal of antinatalism is not population control. I...

It would be such a better world if every human on the planet had this basic opinion and used it towards each human they met until that human displays ...

You should write stories based on dystopian futures, you would entertain many children and perhaps even give some jollies to the antinatalists. Are yo...

So, only AFTER a baby has been born then and not before. So as others have already pointed out to you in this thread. It's nonsense to suggest that it...

So the fact that almost every animal species has a 'mating season,' and humans are members of all animal species. for you, is not scientific evidence ...

So you are unable to deliberate on the origin of human suffering, at least you are beginning to admit to your shortfalls. Some progress in that at lea...