BrianW

I thought I should add this: Don't eliminate emotional highs from your life (especially those which are shared), instead determine how best to incorpo...

The above quote by @"All sight" is a reflection of something Socrates says: "For I am in want, and he has enough; and he only gives you the appearance...

Outside of metaphysics the brain-in-a-vat theory is not as striking. It may be seen as an 'atheists' version of 'God and his creation'. The brain is o...

Morals/Ethics is just a code of conduct, so how can any life-form lack it. Speaking in terms of belief, I would say that we (atheists) are a decent pe...

What if I thought to myself: "My depression is a low, how about I indulged in the high." Would that alleviate my depression? By highs I don't mean use...

Hi, and welcome to TPF. This interdependence is one of the fundamental beliefs of mine. I try to avoid metaphysics and spiritual philosophy when I exp...

Me too. I think we have to figure a way to express the whole range of perspectives in order to determine a comprehensive study of emotions. When its t...

Ok. Though I should say that it's probably began and it's at the ground level - trying to establish a 'base-reading' as it were. Eventually both psych...

The fact of relative perspective makes it difficult to use terms like 'objective'. It's why Einstein had a problem with Newton's theory of gravity. To...

I think the brain-in-a-vat theory is a good analogy for the relationship between our perception and reality. However, it cannot be limited to either.

I think the brain-in-a-vat example is a very intelligent thought experiment. However, it ignores the reality of our perception. While most of our perc...

Unfortunately, one big problem with what I've just said is, "how do we coordinate objective agreement?" Most of the time objective agreement is not fi...

We consider them logically especially in the way we all experience or perceive their applications. For example, we may not have evidence of consciousn...

This argument of consciousness is like what the argument of gravity used to be (before Newton). Everyone knows the activity they are trying to describ...

I think now that psychology is advancing much further, it will eventually discover a way to discuss emotions in objective and perhaps even logical ter...

I love it! Nowadays to lack food, clothing and shelter is not poverty, it's stupidity. We are too well informed not to be able to sought ourselves out...

Also, while religion has its 'dark' side, I think we could better understand it if we learnt how to translate its colourful language and imagery with ...

We may not want to accept it but the various 'great' religions are a philosophical success. Religion is not about mere ethics and morality but it's al...

I think philosophy demands a certain degree of mental activity such that, when engaged in correctly, it is inevitable that one's capacity for intellec...

Thanks for this cartographic inspiration! Thanks to you, I'm actually trying to re-orient my perspective into seeing the various branches and distinct...

It's easy being negative because most people do it and, after having done it for quite a while, we've become quite adept at it. But, what if we took i...

If 'free-will' means ability or capacity to overcome all limitation, then we (humans) neither have it nor met a being with it. I think what we mean by...

Even if there are morally objective truths, how can we, limited by perspective, recognize them as such? I think, for us, relativity is infinite. There...

I think, instead of 'superior', we should say, "religion is more popular than philosophy." I think it's because religion seeks to accommodate people u...

The idea of a first cause is rather paradoxical and my hypothesis may be quite distant from being logical. However, I hope you can help develop it fur...

What if the first cause is causation?

I think metaphysics and science have the same origin - Philosophy. Both metaphysics and science went hand in hand, each in its own place and with its ...

I don't think good and evil have anything to do with 'God'. Firstly, I think the 'God' represented in the Bible, especially the OT, is quite fantastic...

Your take on these riddles is quite inspiring. Thank you for this! Allow me to venture a few propositions: => It is interesting that this question is ...

It's about what you said about personal experiences: I think we can't really limit experience as being independent of others. A big part of an individ...

It is. But, consider the gravitation theory and its many applications in projectile motion. For thousands of years civilizations had been applying tho...

I understand lacking what we currently consider as language, but is there a creature which lacks self-expression? I think beliefs and thoughts are par...

Because science is always seeking to establish its theories through objectivity. A fact is not significant if it does not have objective applications.

The 'red' or 'redness' that we perceive is the difference between the signals induced from the different vibrations impacting our senses. There are al...

I have altered the definition of perception. Please bear with me.

I think, naturally, we are always seeking greater harmony with our environment and everything in it. Because of that, we continuously seek to redefine...

Following from the OP, please allow me to give my take on this topic using what I believe are the basic mental processes preceding the idea of 'knowin...

Quality is the structural configuration of form. I agree with @"tim wood", -> "it is that in which quantity inheres." Quality is the structure while q...

Perhaps. There is nothing wrong with doubt in the face of truth, as long as it fuels the impetus to seek that truth.

No one has come out and claimed that without doubt 'consciousness does survive the body'. Therefore, I think it is unjust to dismiss such a premise wi...

This is wrong because it does not keep with the law that states 'like begets like'. A product of matter and energy would be matter and energy. What yo...

First, everything is energy, whether tangible or intangible (or an activity). Therefore, you need to check your definition. Second, you need to google...

What you're referring to is not the scientific method. I think you're the one who's got things twisted. Are you implying Newton worked to disprove gra...

Yes, everybody knows that corpses decay. You seem to miss the meaning I'm trying to convey. If everything is energy, then life and consciousness would...

1. KRISHNA - -> 3:5. No one can stay truly action-less even for a moment, for the properties of prakriti (matter) compel all to act! -> 3:21. What the...

The unity I refer to is LIFE. It is the principle underlying everything we mean by truth or reality. Theosophy is more a mixture of the various religi...

'Godhead' is just a name. The principle is that of unity. Unfortunately, theosophy is limited to spiritual language, though the underlying principles ...

In principle, we share agreement on life after death. As to application, I think the theosophical explanation of reincarnation and evolution of life i...

I don't think the more poignant point is whether there is or isn't life after death. If you accept the philosophical (later scientific) assertion that...

Also try theosophy (mixture of eastern and western esoteric teachings), yoga (old teachings by Swami Vivekananda and Swami Sivananda, new by Dr. Vladi...