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SnowyChainsaw

['Member']Joined: December 05, 2017 at 21:12Last active: June 25, 2020 at 16:311 discussions95 comments
Location: UK

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Recently discovered the true value of philosophy and am trying to refine my understanding of the philosophical process.

Nothing is indefinite. Unfortunately, we are not nothing.

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In: Does everything have a start?  — view comment
I concur. Quantum Field Theory describes the universe's existence as an amalgamation of the probability of it existing at any specific point and, even...
October 23, 2018 at 22:13
In: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Climate Change  — view comment
What? No. My fear is perfectly rational. Nuclear reaction, of both kinds, are objectively some of the most destructive forces in nature. Messing about...
October 15, 2018 at 01:29
In: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Climate Change  — view comment
Cool, I'll have a look. "Traditional" Nuclear power plants use nuclear fission to generate energy. Fission and fusion are the two primary processes th...
October 14, 2018 at 23:52
In: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Climate Change  — view comment
Yeah, sorry I'm just being argumentative for arguments sake. When fusion is working, it's great. But if it goes wrong, the potential for catastrophe r...
October 14, 2018 at 23:30
In: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Climate Change  — view comment
Your use of the word "embrace" detracts from the severity of the issue and will aid fossil fuel based business in battling the implementation of alter...
October 14, 2018 at 23:13
In: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Climate Change  — view comment
Interesting point. However I don't think embracing a potentially catastrophic issue is the best way to argue for why the layman should switch to solar...
October 14, 2018 at 22:55
In: Climate change and abortion  — view comment
I take this back. Science is not a value nor a principle. It is simply a method by which we make discoveries and therefore there is no such thing as a...
October 14, 2018 at 22:18
In: Climate change and abortion  — view comment
One is a science issue, the other is a social issue. Neither pits one against the other. Tell you what, I'll give my take on these two issues and you ...
October 14, 2018 at 22:10
In: Climate change and abortion  — view comment
Because they do not question the same principles.
October 14, 2018 at 21:46
In: Climate change and abortion  — view comment
Sure, I can agree with that for the most part. But I still feel it assumes that there is a conflict between values in the context of discussing these ...
October 14, 2018 at 21:33
In: Climate change and abortion  — view comment
@"Rank Amateur" This is because they are very different issues.
October 14, 2018 at 21:09
In: Climate change and abortion  — view comment
@"Rank Amateur" This can be said about almost any issue and this over simplification is probably why you think people change their values depending on...
October 14, 2018 at 21:07
In: Climate change and abortion  — view comment
I disagree that these issues are comparable. Climate change is an issue about preserving the environment so we can sustain our civalisations. The abor...
October 14, 2018 at 20:41
In: Reality and Incompleteness  — view comment
No, it's not the expectation of completeness. More the illusion of it. The artist convinces us their world is complete because the characters conform ...
May 05, 2018 at 02:59
In: Reality and Incompleteness  — view comment
Indeed. Consistent probably isn't the most suited term, but our points are the same. In order for an artistic expression to be believable, or real, we...
May 04, 2018 at 17:27
In: Reality and Incompleteness  — view comment
I agree with T Clark. In the context of artistic expression, I find the most believable, and therefore engaging, forms of art are the ones that sugges...
May 04, 2018 at 16:26
In: Could Life be a Field?  — view comment
Those were the names of the categories of particles that interact on the various fields. I.e. The Leptons; electron, muon, tau, electron neutrino, muo...
May 04, 2018 at 15:46
In: Could Life be a Field?  — view comment
In quantum field theory each subatomic particle we have identified exists as an excitement on its own, specific field (Bosons, Leptons, Quarks, Baryon...
May 04, 2018 at 14:46
In: Alternative Economic Models - An Ownership Economy  — view comment
Thank you both. Those are some very valid criticisms.
April 30, 2018 at 15:52
In: A question about 'maturity'.  — view comment
Do you not think this is the influence of the two party system? Everyone had other choices, they just assume voting for them would be redundant. Howev...
April 22, 2018 at 20:27
In: A question about 'maturity'.  — view comment
"So how do we fix the errant course of politics?" My main contention with the current political climate is that it encourages tribalism with the awful...
April 22, 2018 at 20:02
In: A question about 'maturity'.  — view comment
Not at all, you are being very patient. "I’m suggesting sensible boundaries." - Unfortunately those boundaries will expand to exclude some people in s...
April 22, 2018 at 19:39
In: A question about 'maturity'.  — view comment
Yes, but your argument is based on the premises I have objected too. Unless you can demonstrate these premises are true, then that invalidates your co...
April 22, 2018 at 19:25
In: A question about 'maturity'.  — view comment
The state of the current political climate and the biology of frogs are not comparable. You can objectively prove frogs are amphibious, but I am afrai...
April 22, 2018 at 18:58
In: A question about 'maturity'.  — view comment
"“Uniformed votes” should not be controversial. Unless you largely approve of the political climate and direction of the country, it’s hard to see how...
April 22, 2018 at 18:30
In: A question about 'maturity'.  — view comment
"Uninformed votes" - Assertion. "Our most serious problems" - What you consider the most serious problems may not be what the rest of society consider...
April 22, 2018 at 17:54
In: A question about 'maturity'.  — view comment
"I would add that only (heterosexual) married people with children are allowed to vote." Unless they decide to vote in a way you disapprove of. Most p...
April 22, 2018 at 17:38
In: A question about 'maturity'.  — view comment
I don't think "maturity" is a particularly important trait in a potential state leader. It is preferable, yes, but a Nation's political system should ...
April 22, 2018 at 14:48
In: In what sense do languages evolve?  — view comment
An evolution is merely a change over time. So to say "Language evolves" is only suggesting that it changes over time, which is demonstrable. Don't thi...
April 16, 2018 at 17:02
In: Are some people better than others?  — view comment
I don't think it is fair to compare humans on any metric, nuanced of generalized, since value as a concept is purely subjective. The only way to accom...
April 09, 2018 at 18:29
In: Christianity: not stupid  — view comment
Ok so after reading the article its not as interesting as I'd hoped. Yes, the brain rewards certain behavior with dopamine, this is nothing new. It re...
March 21, 2018 at 03:28
In: Christianity: not stupid  — view comment
That is a good point. Although I feel this is the first time Religion has adopted a philosophy that is directly antithetical to its previous practices...
March 21, 2018 at 03:20
In: Christianity: not stupid  — view comment
Wonderful, its great that Religious Schools teach critical theory. I haven't been to a Religious Liberal Arts Colleges so I don't know what their teac...
March 20, 2018 at 23:51
In: Christianity: not stupid  — view comment
Sorry I forgot to conclude my initial point. Please insert this after paragraph 4. If you agree that people are capable of organizing their hopes and ...
March 20, 2018 at 19:48
In: The language of thought.  — view comment
The first part I'm not so sure about. People can express intense desire, arousal, excitement, anticipation, comfort, belonging and any other emotion t...
March 20, 2018 at 19:31
In: Christianity: not stupid  — view comment
"People seem to need some kind of "religion" on which to organize their experiences, hopes, aspirations, disappointments, failures, dreams, nightmares...
March 20, 2018 at 19:20
In: The language of thought.  — view comment
"If we all speak different languages, then that logically implies that there is a global language that comes before words, ie: we don't think in words...
March 20, 2018 at 18:35
In: Christianity: not stupid  — view comment
My mistake and fair enough. Take it easy.
March 19, 2018 at 04:46
In: Christianity: not stupid  — view comment
Yeah, I guess my question could be a trick but only in that it highlights a fundamental contradiction I feel Religious ideology has always had by trap...
March 18, 2018 at 21:34
In: Christianity: not stupid  — view comment
Your right, I am talking in general terms. All I am trying to say is that Religion discourages critical thinking. It does this by claiming it already ...
March 18, 2018 at 19:59
In: Christianity: not stupid  — view comment
@"tim wood" "Ok, but here's the question: critical thinking is the name of an attitude taken toward a subject matter. In application it consists in as...
March 17, 2018 at 22:23
In: Christianity: not stupid  — view comment
Its not that I want people to be skeptical of everything, only that I think it is important to have the critical thinking skills that skepticism devel...
March 17, 2018 at 20:51
In: Christianity: not stupid  — view comment
My only issue with religion is that it has a tendency to perpetuate a cult-like mentality and denounces rational inquiries based on empirical evidence...
March 17, 2018 at 20:25
In: The Right to not be Offended  — view comment
Agreed, however I think these rights should be valued equally in context of the law and wider society. People getting offended is not necessarily an a...
January 23, 2018 at 18:52
In: The Right to not be Offended  — view comment
Indeed, and I think it is a sorely understated difference in the kind of discourse you're referring to.
January 22, 2018 at 20:56
In: The Right to not be Offended  — view comment
I think the right to be, and not be, offended is an important part of political and social discourse. However I don't think it should be a criminal of...
January 22, 2018 at 19:33
In: Ontological Argument Proving God's Existence  — view comment
Your argument relies on the assumption that God exists in either our imagination or reality, or both. God existing in our imaginations would still be ...
January 19, 2018 at 15:27
In: Perspective, the thing that hides behind consciousness  — view comment
I don't see that as something particularly significant, not in the grand scheme of things. Our abilities to interpret, ponder on and understand inform...
January 16, 2018 at 18:48
In: Does God make sense?  — view comment
Actually, they don't. Krauss's thesis is that nothingness is unstable. Since he is restrained by our pesky mortal existence, testing this is impossibl...
January 13, 2018 at 23:58
In: Does God make sense?  — view comment
Ah yes, that bit. My first "reply" to the article was aimed at this.
January 13, 2018 at 23:18
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