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Philosophy is not competition, it's co-operative learning. So it's not uncritical, but the criticism is just one part of the inquiry process. Philosop...

Because science - as it is practised - includes and embraces physicalism and objectivism?

No, it's just a consequence of being the judge(s) of art. No, they don't decide what art is, the artist does that. The audience judge whether they lik...

Is it God we're discussing, or just a scapegoat?

Really? I thought that one fell squarely on humans, not God. Or must She bear the responsibility for everything, regardless of who does it? :chin:

I would argue that, if people describe God like a shopping-list - includes this ingredient; does not include that ingredient - then the problem lies d...

But is the message sent by the artist the same as the message received by the audience? :chin:

No, it doesn't. But it's the audience that judges art, not the artist. Agreed, but the same observation applies: It's the audience that judges art, no...

I can do better than that! :wink: Coming back on topic, I claim that my keyboard is possessed by demons. Living demons! :smile: :snicker:

Must? Why? All the Gods we have ever worshipped are just names for aspects of God. All the same thing. Just different perspectives. So why must (some)...

Yes, everyone except @ernestm knows that. :up: He thinks Pantheism is like the so-called NeoPagan 'revival', a bunch of hippies worshipping Pan. Havin...

God exists, but She is the God of all things, not just human beings. To you puny humans, "evil" means only 'something we humans don't like'. Grow up! ...

No, they don't. We are more than capable of simply absorbing this sort of thing unconsciously, and we do it all the time. In layman's terms, I might j...

underlining.] From a perspective opposed to religion, this is a common view, and it does hold some truth, especially when we consider human religious ...

Yes, I see your point, and acknowledge its validity. But there are some sciencists who really do hold these beliefs, or claim they do in philosophy fo...

Are you sure that's a good idea? :wink: A modular conception? Hmm. Ah, that sounds a little more like it! :smile: :up:

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I'm going to regret that typo for as long as I'm here in the TPF, aren't I? :blush:

I think it might be your conception of "entertainment", as a commercial/business/profit/money/American thing, that's making art not resemble entertain...

Oh dear. Sorry for missing the typo! :blush: :smile:

Please let's be clear: I commented that the vast majority of American politicians - even the supposedly left-wing ones - look like fascists to me, her...

:blush: First-ever in my lifetime. :blush: Typing fingers got ahead of brain. As for Ron Paul, the only (left-wing) US politicians I know are Warren a...

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Why stop there? Is there a reason - a good reason - why we should subdivide the universe according to localised concentrations of matter (or according...

:up: Sounds familiar. :smile: Yes. @StreetlightX clearly believes (below) there is a problem here. I wonder what it is? :chin: I can't think of better...

What you write about science is true. So is what I wrote about scientists, who are only human, like the rest of us. The issue (problem) here, as I und...

If the AI proved to be an AU (Unintelligent), that would be unfortunate. But even Trump-voters are alive. I think everyone agrees with that. It's not ...

No, the real tragedy is that truth is now created by repetition. Gone are the days when truth was based on verifiable facts. Now you just stick to you...

highlighting.] It's the emboldened bit I have a problem with. Do you think that's true? Have you any justification to offer? Yes, there are examples o...

Yes, that would be interesting. :smile: But I wouldn't be side-tracked by the thorny question of whether the AI is alive, I'd just enjoy the conversat...

Many have commented that this view exists, and offered their opinion that it is a problem. I have said as much myself, many times. Those who are open ...

I can't rid myself of the oft-quoted motto "if it walks like a duck, and quacks like a dick, it's probably a duck". If it seems to be alive, because i...

There are many disciplines whose new practitioners would benefit greatly from a mentor. Computer program design is one. Philosophy is probably another...

:blush: Well said. :blush:

I wonder how these newbies differ from those here who aren't new? I ask this in the context of the topic: what is it that newbies need or deserve that...

What's the question here? We have two issues presented, neither of which can be dealt with by science, and the reasonable (?) assertion that science c...

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The "fittest" will be American, then. They practice this sort of thing, all the time, in case someone tries to take their gun-toys away from them.

There's a geographical element to it too. From my political perspective, here in the UK, even America's left wing appears extreme-right-wing. So someo...

FYI: I just saw this tweet in my timeline on Twitter: <<<A whole page of hits for "Noa Pothoven" from major media outlets, every one repeating the fal...

I have only a glancing acquaintance with Ayn Rand, but my understanding thus far is that she tends toward fascism, not socialism. Selfishness, which s...

Surely art is presented to you (to us) by the artist, and we like it or we don't. I can imagine that, sometimes, the artist might pass along some idea...

On-topic, but thinking laterally, I wonder if travelling to the stars is ethical from the point of view of the resources it would take to mount such a...

'Irish freethinker' John Toland (1705) was "a couple of aging hippies in the 1970s"? :rofl:

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Again and again you return to your schoolboy misunderstanding. Pantheism is a modern word that describes a modern movement. It has nothing to do with ...

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That's a shame. ... That you have retreated from discussion to personal insults.

I rather think that "quality" has strong associations with taste and with preference, although that is far from a definition of the word (quality). :c...

So, no links to anything anyone else has said or thought? It's all down to your youthful impressions from school? - Link to original article Link to o...