I've been following this topic for a while now. I have no no strong opinions/feelings one way or the other, but here's my question: Supposing your pos...
Just a minor clarification here. In the 1950s & early 60s, Buckley was still aligned with the (for want of a better description) the racist elements i...
Nah. I may spend 10 minutes a day out here. Every once in a while I may have something vaguely intelligent to say, but outside of that real life is pr...
I'm still not following you - but perhaps a mis-understanding. Here's what I said: And here's what you said: While there is a different emphasis in yo...
I'm not following you, but perhaps I was not clear - the human trait of benevolence is recognizable - and yes "massive preventable suffering is a prob...
Funny - I recently discussed this in a different thread. There used to be a poster out here - Bartricks - who maintained that omnipotence meant that G...
Humanity has come into existence in a particular place & time through a multi-billion year process of evolution. Our "inescapable features, instincts ...
I think I see what you're saying, but let me echo it back to you using a slightly revised scenario. You (MU) see me (EricH) on the street staring inte...
This was in direct response to @"Metaphysician Undercover"s statement: MU is using a very loose definition of the word "something" here - I take it to...
Someone in the next room flips a coin. We cannot see the result. Now we ask the question - is it possible that the coin is showing heads? The answer i...
Not my intention. I was simply adding my voice to the litany for folks here who are trying to metaphorically knock some sense into MU's head. AFAICT M...
Minor quibble. As a basically plain language person, the word metaphysically seems out of place. Hypothetically possible, theoretically possible, epis...
If it is possible that p is true, then this means that either p is true or p is false. So this gives us (p or ~p). But we have asserted that p is true...
As a plain language person I get a kick out of these discussions. You and Banno et al are obviously very smart/knowledgeable people. That said, I cann...
Bishop Whalon make a pretty obvious point: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/god-does-not-exist_b_1288671 "If God does exist, then that is not God. All e...
Under the previous assumptions/definitions, there could be multiple omniscient beings, but what would happen if two omnipotent sentient beings wanted ...
As with any technology, AI can be used to benefit people or to harm them. From my perspective, the biggest dangers from AI are the abilities to create...
As with any technology, AI can be used to benefit people or to harm them. From my perspective, the biggest dangers from AI are the abilities to create...
This topic has been the subject of numerous science fiction books and movies - most recently the book Mickey 7 - which was made into the movie Mickey ...
At the risk of prolonging a side discussion - while they could be derived from Mosaic Law, the 7 rules are not in the Bible. They were invented by Tal...
I'm not an expert in interpreting the bible, but I'd disagree with this. The plain language of Genesis makes it clear that Israel belongs to the Jews ...
I'm not disagreeing with you, but I have a different take on this - which I consider as a side comment. Apologies if you are already familiar with it,...
I'm sure that there are better ways of putting this, but the short answer is that Einstein said this because he believed that there was some underlyin...
I could be wrong, but I highly doubt that - after seeing the photos of those trans-men and/or meeting them in person - any significant number of folks...
So you feel that these people should be using the women's bathroom: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS4cPxEWxGk5lUOm1HU9PDh710E4j...
If you have 2 apples in one hand and 2 apples in your other hand you are holding 4 apples. If you have 2 apples in one hand and 2 oranges in the other...
This discussion reminds me of this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null_(SQL) In particular you might want to check out the section “ Law of the excl...
In the past 100 years our knowledge of the universe has expanded by orders of magnitude. I find the notion of a multiverse intriguing - but I'm just a...
Call me delusion. but I think the following things are pretty darn good for people that I have never met: - having access to quality health care - kno...
in America holocaust deniers are allowed to distribute their literature with little to no censorship, and as a result their ideas just aren’t taken se...
Talk about getting things ass-backwards. Leftists are trying (in their own inept way) to compensate for centuries of discrimination against women and ...
To your list I would add the possibility that the universe has always existed and always will. But my personal choice is the last. I would phrase a bi...
I can't find a specific quote, but my understanding is that Singer only supports infanticide in cases where the infant is severely disabled - e.g. spi...
Ah - now I get it. I wasn't sure how to phrase this. The history of this region is immensely complicated with many different threads (as with most his...
The word "Arab" is a generic term that refers to an ethnic identity and has nothing to do with a particular geographic location. https://teachmideast....
I confess to being totally baffled how anyone as well informed as you seem to be could consider early Zionism to be some sort of kumbaya "let's all ge...
There were over 200 delegates at the First Zionist Conference and the program waw adopted unanamously. Quite true - especially considering that Chomsk...
I don't know where you get this notion, but it has no relationship with reality. Of course history is very complicated - and there were numerous varia...
I’ve been following this thread with a combination of amusement and astonishment (with a bit of dread thrown in for good measure :roll: ). The technic...
We're just repeating ourselves here. I've given you 2 clear definitions and use cases of the words "true" & "false". You seemingly acknowledge what I'...
I'll never understand the level of invective out here. I mean let's face it - we're all a bunch of eccentric cranks out here. Let's have some fun, but...
Another very delayed response here . . . We’re taking past one another. I will try to clarify. I suspect that I will fail in communicating, but I’ll t...
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