Just a slight problem with this, if someone was to approach you in the street and slap you in the face, have they simply slapped a theoretical constru...
Agree with the notion that any act seen as a violation of natural law, does not constitute that it is supernatural but merely that our current scienti...
The moral mean to prevent a murder would be to murder the would be murderer* In the context above judging them separately would be incoherent as murde...
It’s possible to envision a world where corporationism replaces if not mitigates the role of government to that of mere legislative enforcers to the m...
I shall have to export some Cows. Perhaps relocate them to Glasgow …rename it Refined Angus …Locally Sourced. How pissed off would the Aberdonians be?...
Don’t stop there, replace all civil servants with robots. No gold plated pensions and let the civil servants actually be useful for once and start pic...
Regulation or deregulation? https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-says-banking-system-is-safe-following-silicon-valley-bank-collapse-bbed317c?mod=mhp Can...
The perfect definition of knowledge that you’re looking for is actually in the dictionary. The confusion appears for want of trying to apply it to sci...
I think you draw a good distinction between scientific knowledge and everyday easily accessible knowledge about the world. Take for example the common...
https://explorable.com/falsifiability The above might help. I think I’ve confused the term. It appears that unfalsifiable information is in fact utter...
Well let’s use shoes as another example. In certain communist tyrannies the lack of choice was real. In some countries jeans were not even allowed as ...
Knowledge to me is a warranted proposition reflecting the state of things. It is raining - is one such a proposition and constitutes knowledge. The Ya...
If there is a possibility or a potential of something happening i.e. winning the lotto or in this instance eternal life then the question is one of li...
If reality whatever we may agree that to be is eternal and persists when we do not (as in dead) then that same state of affairs which granted a ration...
How so? Imagine a society where only one type of car was available to it’s citizens. Red Model B By your argument a citizen in this society would be f...
The protection of certain human rights from the actions of evil doers, the ignorant and territorial ambitions must be defended with equal or superior ...
But what really is the question of free will? Is it a question of the paths we take and if we had a choice on taking such a path or are choices illuso...
Collaboration/Cooperation is not always altruistic, it’s there to serve or advance the interest of each party for themselves. Take this to a grander s...
I’m not quite sure what your doubt concerning reality is about if I’m honest. The world existing independently of us is a given in the OP at least. So...
Sometimes as Christians we are not always aware of gods plan for us. This applies to most of us or other faiths of a monotheistic nature. On the subje...
Hi Toby Determined, Nice name btw, The quote below has been alluded to by Hegel in the preface, which I’ve quoted below it. I think that encapsulates ...
The old adage: I intend to live forever, so far so good. —— Imagine Tom, Dick and Harry having a solipsistic conversation. Tom says: Neither of you ex...
But life goes on with or without you right. I have no problem with such solipsism such as yours but it fundamentally rejects reality. Reality of cours...
For me philosophy is useless unless it guides or informs someone’s principles in their everyday life, although not all branches of philosophy have pra...
Link please? Brazil Russia India China (BRIC) I was giving this some thought. China if it wanted an indirect confrontation with the West could supply ...
If someone was trying to quit drinking and i was a possible enabler in the continuation of their habit then I would make the sale. Few months back aft...
In an ideal scenario the suffering of as many as possible, although criminal acts may not be prevented to avoid this. The justice system then takes ca...
It actually applies to most immoral acts such as Murder, Theft, Damage of Property, kidnappings, rape and other immoral acts but not all as in the cas...
The aim of morality in as far as I see it is to reduce or prevent harm to individuals and society as a whole. Take stealing as a basic example. This i...
@"Manuel" Let me propose a different thought experiment for you. Please follow these instructions Count to 10 starting from one at a steady even pace ...
You can’t you’re right! The reason you can’t is because you’re trying to hold on to the NOW (or pin it down if you like) which is why it can be elusiv...
A substantive post which turned out to be a rebuke of Adorno’s verbose complaint regarding equality and difference. Btw, I did read Jamal’s Adorno quo...
T Clark gave a very good rebuke of it which I agreed with. I didn’t mean to be rude at all…I was hoping you’d express yourself without worry of trigge...
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