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INFJTheist

['Member']Joined: July 27, 2018 at 02:05Last active: July 28, 2018 at 04:041 discussions10 comments
Location: USA

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Small business owner, gamer, philosopher, fiction writer.

Favourite Philosopher

Jordan B. Peterson

Favourite Quotations

There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy. All the rest -- whether or not the world has three dimensions, whether the mind has nine or twelve categories -- comes afterward. These are games; one must first answer.

ALBERT CAMUS, An Absurd Reasoning

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In: Man's moral obligation to God?  — view comment
There are two things I struggle with in your reply. 1. How is what you are describing not just having a better attitude? What has fundamentally change...
July 28, 2018 at 03:17
In: Man's moral obligation to God?  — view comment
Yes, I'm aware of what Epicurus taught, that is why I referenced him. :) What I was trying to say is that it appears if our own happiness is the great...
July 28, 2018 at 03:05
In: Man's moral obligation to God?  — view comment
I don't really know how to interpret a world without personal identity or perspective. I am relatively familiar with eastern religions and philosophie...
July 27, 2018 at 23:34
In: Man's moral obligation to God?  — view comment
This is very interesting. So your response if I understood it correctly essentially boils down to hedonism being the nature of the world we are playin...
July 27, 2018 at 23:20
In: Man's moral obligation to God?  — view comment
I find your replies really ignorant and insulting. Why do you come here if you are only interested in mocking people? Why not refrain from commenting ...
July 27, 2018 at 22:40
In: Man's moral obligation to God?  — view comment
Fair enough. If not god, we'll call it a collective call to something greater than ourselves. Adequate? If this collective call requires us to dissolv...
July 27, 2018 at 22:36
In: Man's moral obligation to God?  — view comment
This is exactly what I'm trying to figure out. If our animal morals (biological hedonism) and desire for self-preservation disagree with god's command...
July 27, 2018 at 22:31
In: Man's moral obligation to God?  — view comment
I understand what you're saying. Thank you for introducing me to the emic and etic concepts.The reason I am posting it here in the philosophy forum an...
July 27, 2018 at 22:28
In: Man's moral obligation to God?  — view comment
Would you say the same about other things we once did not know the nature of, such as disease, or neurology? I'm not sure if the nature of god is know...
July 27, 2018 at 22:22
In: Man's moral obligation to God?  — view comment
I assume by your very short reply that you're referring to my statement not being self-evident "If God..." but the question I'm asking is not whether ...
July 27, 2018 at 03:12
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