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Watts729

['Member']Joined: August 09, 2018 at 03:03Last active: August 11, 2018 at 15:512 discussions11 comments

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"The definition of the quality of a chair is ever changing. A "perfect" chair hundred years ago did not incorporate modern ideas of ergonomic design, ...
August 11, 2018 at 15:58
Does an object have these qualities inherently or subjectively?
August 11, 2018 at 15:55
So you are saying quality exists just in the observer?
August 11, 2018 at 15:55
Is it descriptive in a subjective or objective manner?
August 11, 2018 at 15:54
I want you to derive your own conclusions, hoping to discuss and build off one another, instead of just throwing ideas into a bucket.
August 11, 2018 at 15:53
You describe here what it does, not what it is.
August 11, 2018 at 15:52
Thanks for the input. My undergrad is in computer science and I cant imagine having to be an engineer in a cubicle for the rest of forever haha. I do ...
August 09, 2018 at 03:54
What you propose here is a "common core" for how to raise a child. Every child is different, and no one parenting style works! God forbid we have the ...
August 09, 2018 at 03:46
You are jumping from different conclusions way too fast. A slippery slope fallacy it seems. To argue morals of a particular act because of hypothetica...
August 09, 2018 at 03:29
It depends what you mean by free will. If you have read Dan Barker and Sam Harris you would get the impression that free will does not exist on the in...
August 09, 2018 at 03:21
I think we need to clear up what kind of "ignorance" we are speaking of. Are we talking about willful ignorance? Like ignoring that which displeases y...
August 09, 2018 at 03:09