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Then how did we conceive of the law? Isn’t the law supposed to outline what is bad? Also would this mean that if Trump allowed all crimes within a 48 ...

How does “due to error we can never predict the position of the balls” lead to “the notion that the universe is determined fails”? I would agree that ...

self harm IS a coping mechanism for people that do it. So you can argue that they do want it. It is entirely possible to want to hurt yourself because...

But they ARE not in need. You yourself said, "Or we can BASELESSLY assume that there is morality, etc." I think you took a pragmatic approach against ...

You implied it heavily but I just said it to stay on the same page. Yes BUT the point is neither of those views opposes this: Your view is that we sho...

This is the statement I most disagree with: "simply because to assume otherwise would just be to give up for no reason" but I'll get to that later. I ...

I read almost everything about alan watts. That's why I'm so confused!

It'd help if you gave a topic of discussion instead of a few books. I for one would like to know why there are so many schools of Zen, Buddhism, etc t...

I’m more concerned with how we can tell whether this simulation is conscious or not when we can’t even tell whether the person we’re talking to is con...

I don't think causation has to do primarily with either of those things. I think it has to do more with our recognition of certain events following ot...

That’s what it means for you not to exist.... What you’re trying to imagine is the experience of not existing and your inability to do so doesn’t prov...

When most people say it it just means “I don’t like this”

wat?

What sort of authority would that approximation have? I don't care what others consider "Best".

I have learned statistics. What does that have to do with what I said?

ok so?

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because we don’t know them?

“Best” depends on a subjective judgement so maybe it is the best possible world for you. Not for me though.

You CAN imagine a world in which the collection of molecules known as your body doesn’t exist correct? Therefore your body existing is a contingent tr...

What does "Whole" mean? What does it mean for the cosmos to "move towards" a concept?

So you’re trying to imagine the experience of not existing? That’s an incoherent concept. Of course you would not be able to imagine that, that’s like...

Isn't that exactly what a "world without you in it" means? You either just lack imagination or you're being disingenuous When people make a mistake in...

I am arguing we cannot imagine 3x18 being 58 and that I CAN easily imagine a world in which I don't exist. You claimed the opposite in both cases. Yes...

How about the rest of my post? You know, where the bulk of the arguments against you lie. Don't just nitpick the last line and ignore everything else....

Other to what? If you accept solipsism you are the ONLY mind. There is no "other"

Uhhh why do you think this? You've made a solid case for the opposite view. Can we agree that experiences arise when certain brain operations occur? C...

How do you know they are being truthful? How do you know they are thinking? That's the point of solipsism. If you already give that there are other mi...

What we can imagine is someone making a calculation mistake. That's not the same as imagining that 3x18 = 58. Let's make it a bit simpler. 1 + 1 = 2. ...

I don't think anyone can imagine it being 58. We can believe it is 58 momentarily but that doesn't make it true. Once someone has discovered it is 54 ...

I don't think so but this doesn't matter I don't either. I don't know what that is supposed to mean. Care to elaborate?

That's not what I asked though. I don't think it is obvious that the vast bulk would say that this distinction is necessary to make. Saying that sound...

I think it's about "Stuff" before we distinguish it into "Physics", "Math", "Ethics" or anything else. Philosophy is just thought, it can be of any ki...

Who ever said it is necessary to distinguish between truths in terms of contingent and necessary?

True As I said, these things are interconnected. Maybe in some possible future there will be a time where we can somehow divorce the chromosomal struc...

Agreed. Those things are interconnected though. That's what I'm pointing out. You can't be indistinguishable from a woman/man visually without having ...

Yes, but I see no answer in this post or others. Any path forward we negotiate risks being demolished by a new collective ethic. There won't be a "fin...

I don't think many hold that position. I think most have a problem with people that vaguely somewhat resemble women asking to use women's bathrooms or...

Uh oh How would this system kick-off though? You would need to rely on people mining gold to support this new system which they are completely unsure ...

And that is exactly the problem. Strictly speaking, you'd have to change every cell in your body to include two X chromosomes instead of a Y and an X ...

Yes

Does this assume that you can be sure that by not eating meat you are saving the life of at least a few cows? If so I think the situation is radically...

I have no idea what "future real" or "growing block" mean

You're right my bad If time is circular then why would the spotlight have started at the big bang? It could have started at any point. If time is circ...

Yup And I don't think so. And this argument will go nowhere and is off topic and we should probably stop. I can't think of any real advantage or disad...

I didn't say a good act was obligatory. And not harming people being a neutral option, aka not good nor bad, is also consistent with it being obligato...

How though? It's not like your memories will transfer between lives. You won't notice you're living the same life for the 20 billionth time. If your m...

I find this really iffy. I think 3 is straight up false though. If time ends somehow there will be an nth moment without an (n+1)th moment. Not only t...

Huh. Interesting perspective. I just don't think of people that go through life merely not hurting others as "good". I think that's what's expected of...

So if I'm really angry at someone but still decide NOT to shoot them thereby averting harm I have done something good? I don't consider merely not doi...