BrianW

I think the few indirect mentions Plato gives of himself are supposed to hint at the relationship between Socrates and himself amidst the others who a...

I see the beginnings of a cyclic argument here so, how about this, if you trust your method is superior, give it a field test. Beat the best of them a...

So far your arguments have been 'bad shit crazy'. You are implying that it's ok for your arguments to be bad when others' arguments are also bad, henc...

I think I understand your predicament a little better now. However, I think you are missing the bigger picture. The bigger picture is the reality of g...

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Thanks. It makes you wonder, why would anyone discuss those tired old dinosaurs which seem to only bring misery to discussions about religions. There'...

Wow, that's such an interesting idea. It brings to mind identities and communities such as theosophy, yoga, spiritism and spiritualism (also buddhism,...

Religions need to be unified. They basically have the same ethical guidelines, the same fundamental metaphysics and operate within practically the sam...

Then, which strategy do you propose and why? Coz they both have pros and cons.

“If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.” - Einstein So, we are the six-year olds and you are the guy who underst...

Variety is the spice of life. I think every circumstance has a limit to how much focus our minds can give to it. Past that limit, it becomes stale and...

General perception, like in principle or something; like how we develop perspective, I don't know. What's your take?

Ok.

Though, can we exist without perception? If so, what would that experience be?

Perception, maybe.

There is no proof for negation of something. For example, "Something doesn't exist." => If it is a something, then it must exist. If it doesn't exist,...

To suppose there was no analogy means to believe everything in the Bible is based on actual physical reality. If so, then I must assume you have had d...

What assumptions?

Most religions are publicized esoteric lore and due to the profound nature of esoteric teachings which are primarily symbolic and conceptual, the aver...

Then what is LAW (or the constitution)? Also, how about reason?

I have a question based on sexual ethics: What is wrong with consenting adults who understand the emotional and mental ramifications of their actions ...

I think most people are drawn to religion by its power instead of its wisdom and so inevitably stray from the path to some degree. However, towards mo...

Religion's purpose is to educate and give people methods of expressing themselves to the benefit of the greater 'whole' (family, community, culture, e...

The truth that his racist perspective is not born of reason and has not yet settled as a component of belief. The compartment which would characterize...

That racist guy is just stupid, by choice (he's blinded himself to the truth). His inability to answer the question proves he doesn't have that compar...

“In the view of such harmony in the cosmos which I, with my limited human mind, am able to recognize, there are yet people who says there is no God. B...

"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid." “If you can'...

In a way, yeah. I think when you formulate a question you reveal to yourself the choice you want to make, or the direction you are tending to. Do we e...

A man is praying to God. "Lord," he prays, "I would like to ask you a question." And the Lord replies, "no problem, go ahead." "Lord, is it true that ...

'almost'. It does not imply a reality. :lol:

We should not stop economic growth but policies should try to direct the growth in a more sustainable AND OBJECTIVELY HUMAN ORIENTED direction. By sus...

At the present stage in human evolution, NO! I have great respect for religion (not just because it played a part in my upbringing, but it also has va...

Thanks :up: It actually makes it easier to follow the thread.

(I'm not well versed in the mathematical language, so pardon me if my confusion is born out of a misinterpretation) - So far I see a lot of mixed meta...

In a previous post (different thread), I posited that, I explained it thus, In detail, I would say that our faculty of knowledge, our intelligence, is...

Then illusion is a part of reality...? Perception of what?

So, where do you start - reality?, illusion? Please explain.

This 'God' talk is getting old really fast. We need to have conclusions or final statements in all the OPs which reference God. My take on 'God' is th...

Hi, I would like to explore this argument of reality vs illusion further. But first, one of my biggest concerns with that argument is that it begins f...

While I think most people's beliefs need to be revised with respect to their religions, I find that atheists also need to find a positive channel for ...

It seems logical ,so far. Um, what is time and how does it relate to that infinite and permanent base reality?

Hi, I've seen your passionate call to philosophers to speak out more against nuclear weapons with respect to a possible nuclear fallout. I'm wondering...

Not quite. We still don't know the origin of any life-form. What we have in the evolution theory is a guide as to how the first perceived, already pre...

The significance of evolution is progress. Disabilities and other afflictions are ways in which our weaknesses/deficiencies are highlighted by nature....

Ahhh, I see. Namaste. :pray:

My conclusion is the result of application of logic. To suppose an illusion indistinguishable from reality is like claiming an ocean submerged within ...

There is no illusion indistinguishable from reality. To succumb completely to an illusion implies a deficiency (disease or deliberately applied constr...

One example is that: All illusions, whether dreams, day-dreams, fantasies, hallucinations, delusions, etc., are narratives. Mental narratives. They ar...

I'm not saying illusions are real. Only that the components of illusion are borrowed from our perception of reality. I agree that beyond logic no argu...

First, I should say that while I have beliefs (a chosen path of inference) in terms of what the larger picture of life may be, in the traditional sens...