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3rdClassCitizen

['Member']Joined: July 26, 2018 at 04:41Last active: July 07, 2020 at 18:130 discussions35 comments
Location: Texas

Bio

Independent theorist, author, creator of virtual pinball machine, composer, comedian, radical non-conformist, iconoclast

Favourite Philosopher

Socrates,Yogi Berra

Favourite Quotations

"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." - Aristotle

Comments

In: How did consciousness evolve?  — view comment
I think, therefore I think.... I tried to understand the steps evolution took to give me the marvelous brain I have today. One can look at creatures l...
June 21, 2020 at 02:19
In: Are There any 'New' Thoughts?  — view comment
How do I catalog by author books written randomly, or by monkeys? I believe the assembly line than makes some young adult book series has some answer ...
June 21, 2020 at 01:38
In: Are There any 'New' Thoughts?  — view comment
If you believe in alien intelligent life, then most technology and advancements in science are not new, just new to Earth. In the experiment with monk...
May 17, 2020 at 22:31
In: Are There any 'New' Thoughts?  — view comment
With due respect, that is a very common idea. Also the possibility that our galaxies are like atoms in a larger reality. By contrast, I have a theory ...
May 12, 2020 at 03:45
In: Communism is the perfect form of government  — view comment
There will inevitably be disagreement as to what is human error, what is greed, and what is necessary.
May 05, 2020 at 02:46
In: How did consciousness evolve?  — view comment
TAOTG, I have pondered something similar. Cells in our brain can do no thinking, but cells acting together make our mentality. If creatures like ants ...
May 05, 2020 at 00:38
In: A Question about a "Theory of Everything"  — view comment
IMHO a "theory of everything" is sophomoric, and shows a lack of understanding of understanding itself. I compare it to the ancient belief that there ...
May 02, 2020 at 07:50
In: Coronavirus, Meaning, Existentialism, Pessimism, and Everything  — view comment
I like some of the changes caused by the pandemic. I believe that we should have been doing much more networking. Children can learn most things by ne...
May 02, 2020 at 06:43
In: Does free will exist?  — view comment
Freewill IMHO is not "the end justifies the means". I believe ultimate freewill is a product of spontaneity, making your own decisions, and the FREEDO...
May 02, 2020 at 04:56
In: How did consciousness evolve?  — view comment
. That better defines consciousness, depending on your definition of aware. Simple no-brain creatures of one cell or very few cells react to their sur...
May 02, 2020 at 04:45
In: We're conscious beings. Why?  — view comment
The falling tree doesn't require awareness for it to make a SOUND. Noise suggests awareness of a nearby person with hearing. Facts exist, knowlege sug...
June 20, 2019 at 07:11
In: The Necessity Of Abidance By An Implicit Contract In Preserving Order Amongst One's Social Relations  — view comment
What if dog was spelled "C-A-T"?
June 18, 2019 at 22:10
In: Is it immoral to do illegal drugs?  — view comment
Perhaps instead of immoral we could say repulsive. When people get into excess food, alcohol, or drugs. When the drugs do the user, they can become im...
June 18, 2019 at 03:25
In: Do all moral dilemmas arise when two different duties are compared  — view comment
Yes, but if defense lawyers only put effort sometimes, then more innocent people will be denied a fair shake in court. Is it an aberration that those ...
June 09, 2019 at 05:58
In: Do all moral dilemmas arise when two different duties are compared  — view comment
Not usually suppress evidence, except in the movies and TV.
June 09, 2019 at 03:47
In: Do all moral dilemmas arise when two different duties are compared  — view comment
There is an assumption that a verdict of not guilty is always possible, if the lawyer is good enough. They can not suppress damning evidence. In this ...
June 09, 2019 at 03:45
In: We're conscious beings. Why?  — view comment
Why are we conscious? The ability to think is a large advantage, in the wild and in modern human civilization. Even among conscious creatures, the mor...
June 09, 2019 at 03:25
In: We're conscious beings. Why?  — view comment
I agree with creativesoul. If you can't show the math you should not post these conclusions.
June 09, 2019 at 02:37
In: Wholes Can Lack Properties That Their Parts Have  — view comment
Protons and electrons have a charge when separate. Together the charges cancel.
June 08, 2019 at 04:12
In: Is infinity a quantity?  — view comment
I meant whole, or natural numbers, not real numbers.
August 25, 2018 at 22:37
In: Is infinity a quantity?  — view comment
If different infinities have different values then is it really a definite quantity? Ammount of real numbers = infinite Ammount of even real numbers =...
August 25, 2018 at 21:42
In: Why is atheism merely "lack of belief"?  — view comment
I feel insulted when agnostics are grouped with atheists. They are very different. An agnostic is a confused, wavering intelligence with no meaningful...
August 25, 2018 at 21:12
In: Why is atheism merely "lack of belief"?  — view comment
An agnostic is a wavering religious person, changing their beliefs based on current events. An atheist understands the world without a God, and has no...
August 25, 2018 at 08:13
In: Is infinity a quantity?  — view comment
I believe that beyond time and space, that infinity is only a mathematical construct. We can not deal with infinite time or space, and nothing else in...
August 25, 2018 at 07:53
In: How would you interpret these short enigmatic sentences?  — view comment
This could have many extraneous answers. A. At the hair shop, one would see the wall that the two mirrors are mounted against. B. She could see hersel...
August 25, 2018 at 05:49
In: Law of Identity  — view comment
I see. Two pennies are alike, When one contrasts and compares two pennies, they might say that they are the same, opposed to being different. But they...
August 25, 2018 at 05:23
In: If the dinosaurs had not gone extinct  — view comment
If aliens were here millions of years ago, they may have taken many creatures, in the name of preservation. If not a zoo, at least a DNA bank would pr...
August 25, 2018 at 05:09
In: On the superiority of religion over philosophy.  — view comment
In the news recently,300 Catholic priests molested 1000 children in one state alone. Philosophers are folks who might at worst cheat on their wives, o...
August 25, 2018 at 04:51
In: Is ignorance really bliss?  — view comment
When it comes to 9/11, the vast majority of people don't want to know the ugly truth. It is better to let it go, a case of blissful ignorance.
August 09, 2018 at 02:51
In: A question about time  — view comment
Unless there is a valid scientific reason for the universe to profoundly change, like time stopping, one should default to the belief that time contin...
August 05, 2018 at 23:18
In: Is ignorance really bliss?  — view comment
It's too easy to claim others to be insane by accusing them of conspiracy theory. We all have heard many ridiculous conspiracy theories. This empowers...
August 05, 2018 at 22:55
In: What type of knowledge is more baseless than that of the scientific method?  — view comment
Inductive reasoning is the belief that you select an answer first, then test it for correctness. It most often results in seeing observations through ...
July 26, 2018 at 05:36
In: Does Christianity limit God?  — view comment
Religions limit God to a being that must provide an explanation to man in the form of writings. No one seems to believe a God would exist with a manua...
July 26, 2018 at 05:09
In: A question about time  — view comment
Change requires time. Time does not require change.
July 26, 2018 at 05:06
In: Is casual sex immoral?  — view comment
If i were married to someone with 9 figures in the bank, i think I could overlook a little indiscretion.
July 26, 2018 at 04:59
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