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What part of the planet do you propose is restricted by the world?

I'd say there are things and there are categories. Pluto was a planet, then it was not, but it was always there. All sorts of criteria must be met for...

This is moral relativism. A building is "bad" if it does not fulfill its purpose, contextualized to the needs of the person building the building. The...

This just seems to be indirect realism, but maybe that's what's meant by anti-realism, I don't know. If you're committed to the idea that there is som...

The bigger problem are poltergeists. What happens is they build over an old cemetery and the dead folks get pissed and they fuck with the whole family...

If a poorly constructed building fails to meet certain criteria, we call it bad. We decide for ourselves what those criteria are depending upon the ut...

No, there are two things (1) badness and (2) suffering. #2 is an emotional state. #1 is a judgment about that emotional state. If I say "you are suffe...

The fact that we can even ask the question "what if our ethical creation is unethical?" sensically proves this wrong. The ethical exists as it is rega...

The apparent contradiction is clarified by pointing out that the literal proposition may be false but the principle elucidated true. If I spin a tale ...

But where is the moral judgment? I get that the suffering is occurring in the world as an objectively identifiable event, but where is the badness of ...

It's not just the Bill of Rights that limits the power of the majority, but it's the entire structure of the document itself, particularly with the up...

Strange to posit a psychological basis, implying a subjectivity even in the theories we choose. I'd say simply that we are ontological realists by def...

The lengths people will go to wrestle control of TPF.

And with that single sentence, it all suddenly makes sense.

The migration pattern map of the UK to Russia shows a single person, largely inhabiting a few blocks of Moscow, with one trip up and down the Volga ri...

Looks like it's ok with the Russians that you be a dual citizen: https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2020-05-01/russia-new-law-eliminates-re...

Would that require giving up your British citizenship? That's not concerning in some way? I grew up in the cold war, so my opinions are affected by th...

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They grew wild where I grew up. We had crabapple trees too. Crabapples are good for throwing at Tommy.

Follow up on my arm... The doctor said I'm going to need a bionic arm, so I scheduled that. Since I'm going under, I went ahead and scheduled the 2 fo...

And Aesop meant to explain the lack of resolve foxes had in securing grapes.

But see, Genesis 3:17, "To Adam he said, 'Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat...

Sure he did. Genesis 2:15 to 2:17. 15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. 16 And the Lord God ...

The women are relentless. I'm not a piece of meat. I'm just there to work out, but they won't let off. Can they not see the ring?

And if things aren't working out, then you know it must not be the end.

I would just turn it into a competition and injure myself.

Mine were bigger until they popped.

See, I thought the opposite. The dumbbells require more strength and control, but the machines make you keep things aligned. In any event, I use both,...

Just to be clear, you're saying lance it and see what's in it?

This is an example of Popeye's elbow. It's on the bottom on the elbow and mine's on the side. /uploads/files/e8/84db1dvm4icvqd6w.jpg

A little participation here folks? Can we get some more pics of medical maladies to diagnose?

My dog gets those from lying around.

I don't need to go to a doctor because you guys were able to diagnose me and offer me treatment options. I get most of my treatment in the Shoutbox.

Speaking of doctors, can someone diagnose this lump on my arm. /uploads/resized/files/0r/rs79tew5ylycs311.jpg /uploads/resized/files/4j/hcfm41jo0hqwih...

I take your definition of "truth" then not to be a correspondence theory (to say the least), but a pragmatism that states the truth is that which is m...

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I'm thinking the land demands per capita for hunter gatherers exceeds that of industrial societies by several hundred fold at least. Hunter gatherers ...

How are modern day hunter gatherers faring these days?

Are you the old Sapientia of banning fame or a new drunk guy?

My apologies. You are correct. I didn't mean to get between you and Valentinus' penis. Carry on.

So I'm to understand that you're insinuating that men use their penis as a measuring stick and climb along side the Eiffel tower and use that measurem...

For the life of me, I'm not really sure what you guys are going on about with this "what is a fact" conversation. If the terms have different meanings...

So, it appears that the extent to which the Christians actually burned classic literature is in dispute among scholars: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wik...

Educate me on the eternal rewards provided to the righteous followers of Judaism denied to the sinners. This should be interesting.

They're always trying to outdo us.

Are you citing to some particular Protestant dogma that prescribes the particularities of the faith required for salvation, or are you just telling me...

Intended by whom? Do you envision a committee having met thousands of years ago and arriving at all sorts of explanations about the universe, packagin...

I went to Paris several years ago and they had an Eiffel tower like they have in Vegas.

I don't actually read them that way, but they can defend themselves. I'm a mouthpiece for a living, so I'm on break while here. Just my observations, ...

Can't speak to how others use the term, but it's something I'd suspect has had a meaning that has varied greatly over the years. The Bible doesn't ref...