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JustSomeGuy

['Member']Joined: December 15, 2017 at 22:27Last active: February 05, 2018 at 10:586 discussions300 comments

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Just some guy with a passion for philosophy.

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"True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing. The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not."
- Seneca

Discussions (6)

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In: The Right to not be Offended  — view comment
Very well said.
January 28, 2018 at 02:27
In: The Right to not be Offended  — view comment
You don't seem to understand the way arguments work. You had made a claim which you were arguing for. Other people, myself included, presented valid c...
January 26, 2018 at 18:26
In: The Right to not be Offended  — view comment
You're essentially making the same argument you made for restricting freedom of religion a few weeks ago, which isn't surprising since it's a similar ...
January 26, 2018 at 16:59
In: The Right to not be Offended  — view comment
Roke is absolutely right, your argument is based on two very incorrect assumptions: that you know what all other people believe without them telling y...
January 26, 2018 at 15:49
In: The Right to not be Offended  — view comment
Words have absolutely zero inherent power to cause anybody harm or suffering. Words are nothing but verbal representations of thoughts. Can you hurt s...
January 25, 2018 at 08:36
In: The Right to not be Offended  — view comment
I legitimately have no idea what you're on about or why you are being so hostile and insulting towards me. Is English your first language? If not, I'm...
January 25, 2018 at 02:03
In: The Right to not be Offended  — view comment
Wait, what? So you were punching the air and a girl had a panic attack, and because of this incident you are now accused of being a pervert and a pedo...
January 24, 2018 at 17:11
In: Is Calling A Trans Woman A Man (Or Vice Versa) A Form Of Violence?  — view comment
Yes, and as I said that is absolutely all you have made clear: that you believe it. You have presented zero support for this belief of yours. Racial c...
January 21, 2018 at 06:17
In: Do you consider yourself a Good person?  — view comment
Well the first question to ask would be: do you believe in objective morality?
January 21, 2018 at 05:34
In: Is Calling A Trans Woman A Man (Or Vice Versa) A Form Of Violence?  — view comment
The fact that you won't acknowledge that the "acts" you listed are stereotypes does not mean I created a straw man. I think you're being intellectuall...
January 21, 2018 at 05:32
In: Is Calling A Trans Woman A Man (Or Vice Versa) A Form Of Violence?  — view comment
You haven't shown anything. You have provided zero evidence for your claim other than "because I say so". I'd also like to make clear that my claim wa...
January 21, 2018 at 05:25
In: Do you consider yourself a Good person?  — view comment
What is Good?
January 21, 2018 at 04:32
In: Do you consider yourself a Good person?  — view comment
And so humble, too.
January 21, 2018 at 04:24
In: Is Calling A Trans Woman A Man (Or Vice Versa) A Form Of Violence?  — view comment
Men get raped in prison regardless of whether or not they look like women, so I really don't see the relevance.
January 20, 2018 at 19:23
In: Is Calling A Trans Woman A Man (Or Vice Versa) A Form Of Violence?  — view comment
I never said it was, you did--that's been my point this whole time. You listed some stereotypes, claiming that doing them would mean you are "acting i...
January 20, 2018 at 05:22
In: #MeToo  — view comment
So I shouldn't share my opinions because it's possible someone might misinterpret my words and become offended? That's ridiculous. Of course there isn...
January 20, 2018 at 02:37
In: Is Calling A Trans Woman A Man (Or Vice Versa) A Form Of Violence?  — view comment
So you want me to tell you what white stereotypes are? I recommend Chappelle's Show, Key and Peele, or any standup special of any black comedian ever....
January 20, 2018 at 01:49
In: Is Calling A Trans Woman A Man (Or Vice Versa) A Form Of Violence?  — view comment
But these things are also stereotypes, so you're sort of shooting yourself in the foot. The truth is that these "roles" you're talking about are all b...
January 19, 2018 at 21:58
In: About existence  — view comment
None of that makes sense, though. The definition of "state" is "the particular condition that someone or something is in at a specific time." There ha...
January 19, 2018 at 02:38
In: Is Calling A Trans Woman A Man (Or Vice Versa) A Form Of Violence?  — view comment
Are you saying transgender people walk slower than cisgender people?! That kind of bigotry will not be tolerated here.
January 18, 2018 at 21:56
In: Ontological Argument Proving God's Existence  — view comment
Just a note: I don't know if this is how Harjas meant it, but traditionally the "God is the greatest thing we can think of" premise doesn't mean we ca...
January 18, 2018 at 21:53
In: About existence  — view comment
Based on the first law of thermodynamics (energy cannot be created or destroyed) and the fact that matter and energy are the same thing, it follows th...
January 18, 2018 at 21:42
In: To what extent are a people allowed to violently protest in the face of injustice?  — view comment
I think that we can only make moral judgements on violence in hindsight. Violence is only moral if it is preventing something even worse, but we canno...
January 18, 2018 at 07:41
In: Is Calling A Trans Woman A Man (Or Vice Versa) A Form Of Violence?  — view comment
Is this an actual scientific theory, though? I thought the way you said it made it sound like it was, but I hadn't heard of it.
January 18, 2018 at 07:25
In: Is Calling A Trans Woman A Man (Or Vice Versa) A Form Of Violence?  — view comment
What is the gender theory?
January 18, 2018 at 07:20
In: Is Calling A Trans Woman A Man (Or Vice Versa) A Form Of Violence?  — view comment
It appears to me as if we agree completely. I think you're saying the same thing I was saying, just in a different way. There are certain traits which...
January 18, 2018 at 05:31
In: Is Calling A Trans Woman A Man (Or Vice Versa) A Form Of Violence?  — view comment
Those things are all emergent from your biological sex, though. I thought you were referring to a male/female psychology separate from one's biology. ...
January 18, 2018 at 04:14
In: Is Calling A Trans Woman A Man (Or Vice Versa) A Form Of Violence?  — view comment
Is psychological gender even a coherent concept? I'm no psychologist, but it doesn't make sense to me that there could be such a thing as "psychologic...
January 18, 2018 at 03:47
In: Something above life?  — view comment
I am quite a fan of science, so that's fine with me. I'll definitely check him out; it sounds very interesting.
January 18, 2018 at 02:51
In: Is Calling A Trans Woman A Man (Or Vice Versa) A Form Of Violence?  — view comment
I wouldn't be so sure about that; I could absolutely see the more "fundamentalist" atheists agreeing with that conclusion. The anti-theists. I could n...
January 18, 2018 at 02:39
In: Something above life?  — view comment
Also, I appreciate you sharing your discussion, I'll look it over soon when I have more time--it sounds very interesting.
January 17, 2018 at 19:24
In: Something above life?  — view comment
Never heard of him; what has he written? Essentially, yes, though without the condition of the larger "thing" or world being just like ours, or some v...
January 17, 2018 at 19:23
In: Can God defy logic?  — view comment
If we're talking about Achilles and the Tortoise, the solution is simple. An infinite number of points can still add up to a finite distance. Just as ...
January 17, 2018 at 15:53
In: Can God defy logic?  — view comment
Apologies if this has been covered already, but which paradox are you referring to? There are many.
January 17, 2018 at 15:36
In: The Illusion of Freedom  — view comment
I'm familiar with the technique of demeaning someone in order to make yourself look more reasonable. Frankly, it's immature, so I suggest you reconsid...
January 17, 2018 at 02:42
In: The Illusion of Freedom  — view comment
Yes, this is just restating part of what I was saying. I'm saying that you are being unnecessarily difficult when it comes to something so simple, and...
January 17, 2018 at 02:09
In: The Illusion of Freedom  — view comment
I'm not sure what you mean by "next physical state", but the "program" in my example would clearly be the software in yours. It's not a "folk psycholo...
January 16, 2018 at 22:05
In: Can God defy logic?  — view comment
I agree, that approach does resolve the problem quite well.
January 16, 2018 at 21:34
In: The Illusion of Freedom  — view comment
Why? The reasoning is that the "program" your brain runs to process information and make decisions is determined by nature, through your DNA. From the...
January 16, 2018 at 21:22
In: Can God defy logic?  — view comment
That is an interesting question, indeed. I think it's probably possible to believe in something you don't understand. Many people believe in gravity w...
January 16, 2018 at 17:58
In: Welcome to The Philosophy Forum - an introduction thread  — view comment
I can relate to the small-town neuroticism, though without the homosexual demolition derby (which should really be a thing, if it isn't already).
January 16, 2018 at 17:52
In: Welcome to The Philosophy Forum - an introduction thread  — view comment
A bit late to the party since I've been here for weeks already, but I just saw this thread so I figured I'd introduce myself: I'm JustSomeGuy, like al...
January 16, 2018 at 17:46
In: Can God defy logic?  — view comment
Exactly. Basically all I've been trying to say is that we can't talk about a God outside of our universe, so it follows that people discussing God in ...
January 16, 2018 at 17:17
In: Mind over Matter?  — view comment
But that has nothing to do with brain activity. If external stimuli caused brain activity, then so long as there was always external stimuli the brain...
January 16, 2018 at 16:48
In: Can God defy logic?  — view comment
If it helps to replace "say" with "know" in my argument, that's fine. Maybe that's where the confusion lies. I just don't like to use the term "know" ...
January 16, 2018 at 16:44
In: Mind over Matter?  — view comment
Look, this is very simple: If external stimuli causes brain activity, then in absence of external stimuli there cannot be brain activity.
January 16, 2018 at 16:41
In: Can God defy logic?  — view comment
Well, in a sense, yes. That is essentially what I mean. If we have no experience of something, we cannot say anything about it. Meaning, nothing anybo...
January 16, 2018 at 16:38
In: Mind over Matter?  — view comment
The information contained within itself. I don't know what you mean by "program a brain".
January 16, 2018 at 16:26
In: Can God defy logic?  — view comment
Here: If God created the universe, then God is not part of the universe We cannot say anything about anything apart from our universe Therefore, if Go...
January 16, 2018 at 16:21
In: Can God defy logic?  — view comment
January 16, 2018 at 16:16
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