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Beverley

['Member']Joined: December 08, 2023 at 10:56Last active: October 03, 2025 at 00:20None discussions137 comments
Location: UK

Bio

I recently returned to the UK from 2 years studying for my second degree in Canada. I intended to take as many writing courses as possible, as I wanted to develop my writing skills. However, for the first semester, I was told that they would choose my courses for me. One of them was Philosophy, a subject I knew literally nothing about. I was amazed that I had been having these kind of thoughts my whole life, but had no idea there was 'thing' called philosophy. Now I can't get enough, and what is even more great is that philosophy seems to be a fantastic inspiration for my writing too!

Favourite Philosopher

I think from the ones I know, they are all fascinating

Favourite Quotations

The hardest thing is life is not doing what you want, it's knowing what you want.

Comments

In: In any objective morality existence is inherently good  — view comment
Immediately after reading your post, the first thing that sprang to my mind was that it would be just as easy to make a similar argument for the 'Yes,...
January 25, 2025 at 15:26
In: The essence of religion  — view comment
I am not sure if I am allowed to post a poem here, but I wrote this poem and I think it summarizes my view on this probably better than if I simply tr...
May 15, 2024 at 01:22
In: All arguments in favour of Vegetarianism and contra  — view comment
This is the exact same conclusion I came to (although I do admit, it is not until placed in such a situation that one can really be certain what they ...
April 15, 2024 at 23:53
In: Are there things that aren’t immoral but you shouldn’t want to be the kind of person that does them?  — view comment
This makes so much sense to me. Isn't it as simple as harm/suffering is negative and therefore bad, and hence, causing harm/suffering (for reasons tha...
April 09, 2024 at 00:50
In: What happens when we die?  — view comment
I don't go to priests, so don't worry. I believe you are incorrect about the brain. During cardiac arrest, no signals are sent. The reason that the br...
March 30, 2024 at 11:01
In: What happens when we die?  — view comment
I appreciate your point of view, however, when a person is in cardiac arrest, the brain is no longer functioning and hence, no signals are being sent....
March 30, 2024 at 10:44
In: What happens when we die?  — view comment
First of all, I am just playing with ideas here. I do not really know what I believe about this at the moment. I do have lots of ideas streaming in th...
March 30, 2024 at 02:34
In: What happens when we die?  — view comment
Ooh, I like that :) Can you tell me more? How do rocks and trees have consciousness? I have had a thought about this, but I just wondered what else ha...
March 30, 2024 at 01:40
In: What happens when we die?  — view comment
I am not an expert on consciousness by any means, but couldn't there be at least 2 types: consciousness of the body and consciousness of the mind? If ...
March 30, 2024 at 00:21
In: What can I know with 100% certainty?  — view comment
Oh my gosh! I am not kidding, I have some angel cakes in my cupboard! How spooky! (I just spent ages trying to figure out how to post a picture ive ju...
March 28, 2024 at 14:58
In: What can I know with 100% certainty?  — view comment
I did have a cream cake last night at 10.30pm. That does seem a bit devilish :grimace:
March 28, 2024 at 14:35
In: What can I know with 100% certainty?  — view comment
LOL I really hope I'm not!!!!
March 28, 2024 at 14:33
In: What can I know with 100% certainty?  — view comment
This is true. But I am pretty sure that he would want to know if he was a demon or not, for example. I think anyone would. (I know i would!) And witho...
March 28, 2024 at 14:30
In: What can I know with 100% certainty?  — view comment
It seems related because it is an example of how much i believe he would want to know. I think that when he says, 'I think therefore I am" he imagines...
March 28, 2024 at 14:19
In: What can I know with 100% certainty?  — view comment
Don't you think he would want to know if he was or wasn't?
March 28, 2024 at 14:13
In: What can I know with 100% certainty?  — view comment
Maybe he simply couldn't apply it as deeply as considering the possibility that he himself could be the evil demon (and who could blame him? Who wants...
March 28, 2024 at 14:09
In: What can I know with 100% certainty?  — view comment
I get what you're saying, but why do you think he did the meditations in the first place? What was he trying to achieve? What was he trying to find ou...
March 28, 2024 at 14:02
In: What can I know with 100% certainty?  — view comment
Before I make another comment, I may have missed some of the new comments (It's hard to keep up with you all! You all have a lot to say about this!) s...
March 28, 2024 at 13:34
In: What can I know with 100% certainty?  — view comment
It's very simple. I agree with him. You don't. I don't have a problem at all with that. I believe that everyone is entitled to their opinions. I alway...
March 25, 2024 at 22:36
In: What can I know with 100% certainty?  — view comment
I do not blame you at all. I would have bowed out much sooner! You lasted for pages without agreement from anyone but didn't give in. I am really impr...
March 25, 2024 at 08:53
In: What can I know with 100% certainty?  — view comment
As far as logic goes, the problem with Cogito is that the original premise is not a logical or valid statement. This means that you can say anything y...
March 25, 2024 at 08:43
In: What can I know with 100% certainty?  — view comment
You are back! Yay! You are not collapsed in an exhausted heap trying to explain over and over why the cogito is not valid ... since page 14! Consideri...
March 25, 2024 at 08:23
In: What can I know with 100% certainty?  — view comment
I see what you are saying, but I also see what he is saying too. I have never studied logic before, but I spent a fair few hours last night reading up...
March 25, 2024 at 08:14
In: What can I know with 100% certainty?  — view comment
I believe that the following is the correct logic:
March 25, 2024 at 06:43
In: How could someone discover that they are bad at reasoning?  — view comment
The person realizes that they are human and make mistakes like all of us do. He should consider ALL possibilities and be aware that he will STILL make...
March 25, 2024 at 02:00
In: What can I know with 100% certainty?  — view comment
I think what he is trying to show here is that we cannot successfully use logic on the cogito in a way that it makes sense. From this, we can conclude...
March 25, 2024 at 01:39
In: What can I know with 100% certainty?  — view comment
Hallelujah! I was doubting myself for a moment! I am not going mad then :) Does this make more sense to you now?
March 24, 2024 at 23:30
In: What can I know with 100% certainty?  — view comment
I was doubting your statement that nothing can think if it does not exist. Russell is saying that Descartes does not prove that thoughts need a thinke...
March 24, 2024 at 23:21
In: What can I know with 100% certainty?  — view comment
I just wanted to check, is your argument here that if 'I think therefore I am' is true, then logic dictates that 'I do not think, therefore I do not e...
March 24, 2024 at 23:02
In: What can I know with 100% certainty?  — view comment
People often resort to name calling if they are unable to find a way to respond to someone's comments. I have to say, your patience at trying to get y...
March 24, 2024 at 18:25
In: Descartes and Animal Cruelty  — view comment
I wonder if he was 100 percent certain that animals lack souls and minds and that it was not unethical to abuse them? This is, perhaps, one example of...
March 23, 2024 at 20:21
In: Are jobs necessary?  — view comment
That is the kind of thing I suspected. I also believe they make decisions via consensus and women are treated as equals. I think there are many exampl...
March 23, 2024 at 20:03
In: Are jobs necessary?  — view comment
Thanks for the videos. I'm interested to see these tribes. I'll take a look and get back to you (although I'm sensing a reluctance from you to discuss...
March 23, 2024 at 19:16
In: Are jobs necessary?  — view comment
I don't know of any. I assume you do because you quoted them as being uncivilized, so I was just wondering what made you think that.
March 23, 2024 at 18:59
In: Descartes and Animal Cruelty  — view comment
I'm not sure what to believe regarding the accuracy of this. Of course, I know what I think about it if it is true, and for some reason, it would not ...
March 23, 2024 at 18:06
In: Are jobs necessary?  — view comment
I was just wondering, in what way are San tribes not civilized?
March 23, 2024 at 17:54
In: Are jobs necessary?  — view comment
Does the fact that people live in a tribe necessarily mean that they can be classed as 'uncivilized'? I find this train of thought troubling. I imagin...
March 23, 2024 at 03:43
In: What can I know with 100% certainty?  — view comment
I am not entirely sure now which exchange and instances you are referring to, but if I think someone is giving their opinion on something, but making ...
March 19, 2024 at 18:28
In: What can I know with 100% certainty?  — view comment
I absolutely agree with this. To me, threats of death and coercion cause harm to others and are, in my view, morally wrong. In fact, I would go so far...
March 19, 2024 at 15:57
In: What can I know with 100% certainty?  — view comment
I think that most people are in agreement that hurting others is morally wrong. For me, anything else, such as the choice whether to fast or not, is u...
March 19, 2024 at 15:41
In: What can I know with 100% certainty?  — view comment
I thought there may be something like that. It must be terrible :( I also had this thought myself, but concluded that I wasn't sure. Are we confusing ...
March 19, 2024 at 14:54
In: What can I know with 100% certainty?  — view comment
Is having a conscience a problem? I suppose it could be if it became uncontrollable and developed into a mental health issue. I wonder if everyone has...
March 19, 2024 at 11:59
In: What can I know with 100% certainty?  — view comment
I think having a conscience is important too (or is that the same thing?) When I have done something that, on reflection, I realize may have hurt (not...
March 19, 2024 at 09:27
In: What can I know with 100% certainty?  — view comment
I go to lengths to make it clear that these are my opinions, and I try not to state my opinions as facts, which would be wrong. I also frequently let ...
March 19, 2024 at 09:11
In: What can I know with 100% certainty?  — view comment
In your opinion. If I have ignored you then I apologize. I must have missed something.
March 19, 2024 at 01:00
In: What can I know with 100% certainty?  — view comment
Yes, of course, we cannot solve the problems of the world, but we can make small differences (small on a worldwide scale) that actually may make a big...
March 19, 2024 at 00:04
In: What can I know with 100% certainty?  — view comment
To me, that is just another way of rephrasing compassion and caring. I'd be surprised if anyone actually did that. People can feel sympathy for others...
March 18, 2024 at 23:59
In: What can I know with 100% certainty?  — view comment
Doesn't solve problems for who? For you, or for the people being shown compassion and caring? If you are saying that compassion and caring doesn't sol...
March 18, 2024 at 22:46
In: What can I know with 100% certainty?  — view comment
Maybe I need to rephrase the second one to: Nothing is set in stone, which is set in stone. I think I just didn't negate it enough at the beginning an...
March 18, 2024 at 22:07
In: What can I know with 100% certainty?  — view comment
To me, this seems a little too black and white. Could this not simply be another way of us trying to confirm certainty for fear of acknowledging the g...
March 18, 2024 at 03:03
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