I feel as if that both tears society apart and shoves it together. What a strange concept. Maybe someday we will understand ourselves and then the res...
I guess the question is then what "locks" someone in an ideology? I understand the problem you're referring to, however. There are many "echo chambers...
I guess this implies you aren't human. I'm more of the line of thought that anyone who is can observe the world around them and make something up abou...
That's a really interesting perspective. I agree that I am certainly questioning, and that does feed into this cycle of moral development, but I also ...
I was along that line of thinking as well, that children should make their own decisions in that regard. I don't think Columbus was "evil" per se, and...
I don't really know what you mean by "political leanings", I was just wondering about this kind of stuff. As for presenting things as statements and o...
After a bit of a hiatus, I decided to come back to this forum to see what people thought about this question in particular. Since I've not yet taken a...
It is evidential to some extent. I apologize if I didn't make it clear before, but I don't believe nothing exists. I'm more on the line of thinking th...
Nope. I don't really know much about Buddhism in general. Maybe two paths have reached the same end? All I know is that we don't see the world exactly...
In a way, yes. it isn't a tangible thing. Consciousness is more of a culmination of our senses in a way that makes sense to us, and that we can questi...
In that we are in agreement. Self awareness is simply the result of superior hardware and software. I think that it would be impossible for animals to...
I've pondered that one. Usually I consider that most paradoxes are simply flaws in human language, but isn't human language just a product of its circ...
My line of thinking is that humans are self aware because they can distinguish themselves from everything else. They are aware that they are themselve...
My argument is that animals are not self aware because they simply aren't aware of themselves. Many animals are smart, and most have emotions, but the...
No, you have the chicken before the egg. T/F answers are what the world is made up of and math is a reflection of that. No, I am not saying people sho...
I know I said I was done but I just think it's really funny how you didn't respond to this I believe it is customary to tell you that I'm "Going to be...
QP really is intriguing. I can't wait to see what the minds of tomorrow can make with using it. I guess we do know there is an answer, but have no clu...
When I am wrong, I will admit it and improve. I now know that I was using the word incorrectly and change from now on. Thank you for that. Why? Isn't ...
Quite to the contrary. The species I was born into is the whole reason I can be who I am. The human intellect is unmatched. If I was a dog, I would no...
Definitely some interesting stuff in there. Most of it seems like references to the cold war era. I'll have to give it a listen some time. I like to t...
I have seen some flaws in my argument thanks to you. I applaud you for your knowledge in the field. Perhaps my title takes on a new meaning? Democrati...
We may not know exactly where the particle is, but we are certain that the particle is somewhere just because we don't know where it is doesn't mean i...
Well, to start, I don't really know who you mean by the other guy. I guess someone else found the fallacy as well. The point to us being special is th...
To be frank, you should have more pride in yourself and the human race to call freedom of speech "arguing" there is a difference between that and a de...
Yes. We know for sure that 1+1=2. Everything has a state of yes, this is truth, and no, this is fallacy. Just because we don't know the answer yet doe...
Why, you experience the illusion of course. Self consciousness is the mind making sense of its world. There is no reason why your brain sees the color...
I believe your fallacy is that you feel a need to justify a non centrist view. You don't think that humans are special because to be so would seem... ...
I believe you are both taking this too close to home. This isn't about health care or living standards and taking sides. This is about an objective tr...
While perfection is impossible, we must pursue it endlessly. If we don't we will be on this rock in millions of years when the sun engulfs us and our ...
I believe you misunderstand my concerns. America is going nowhere, it's the continued safety of freedom and knowledge I am concerned for. I appreciate...
From what we know for sure, everything is either true or false. Just because something has an antithesis with good points doesn't mean it is possibly ...
This has been one of my points of interest for a long time. Let me put my cards on the table. Self awareness is hard to define. It is easiest to descr...
I'm not sure how much we knew about the ancient world in the 1700's, but I would hope if Jefferson did know about it, his view would change. There is ...
Debate and persuasion is fine, my main concern is those who can not think for themselves. The truth of the modern nation is that ignorance is exploite...
Some interesting insight for sure. I've had interest in Rome and the rest of the ancient world for a very long time, and I am a strong believer in lea...
I agree with your points. While corruption kills democracy, discrimination kills the peoples faith in democracy. However, it is very difficult to find...
While I agree that some democracy is better than others, I do also see a lot of red and yellow on that map, and a lot of the same shade or lower as th...
Forgive me for my US centric view, as I have never lived anywhere else. However, it is known that the US began this sort of "democratic revolution" by...
I think that the basic flaw in this argument is assuming that a god would even perceive the world in a way we could put into words. A god is all power...
There is a lot of talk about this man. Think about it. This single man is the center of so much attention. A world leader has probably not garnered so...
The future is built upon the mistakes of the past, and the blueprint of philosophy. It's too bad that people ignore the latter nowadays. The future of...
17. Most of the philosophers I know a lot about are dead, so I suppose in comparison that's young. I'm just glad people still talk about philosophy to...
The human mind is very easily tricked. I believe the question isn't, "Will I date an android" it is, "Will I know I'm dating an android". Simply put, ...
My belief is that the respective parties view on religion is due to the people that support them. For example, Conservatives believe in maintaining th...
Hello. I'm a bit young for a philosopher I'd say, but it's never too early I suppose. I've held interest in philosophy for many years, but I've found ...
I've always seen the stances taken by the left and the right on religion as more of a pandering to the people they require votes from. I assume you ar...
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