What do you mean by “non-conclusive“? There are no valid arguments for theism being true. The best theism can do is argue that theism should be treate...
They dont, if all you are doing is insulting. I had the impression you were expressing something of substance at the same time. That would being fair,...
Meh, Im not sure thats fair. (To dismiss 180 as a thinker of merit). Everyone has a blindspot or two, and the race blind spot has Faux academic backin...
At this point? Did we have this conversation before or something? You quoted two words cherry picked out of a sentence and then didn't even address th...
I disagree with defining racism this way. Its done only to inoculate anti-white sentiment against a charge of racism, and thats all. Prejudice plus po...
And China. For some reason Russia gets all the attention but China isnt fucking around. They are a much bigger threat, with much more influence and re...
My mistake, i was under the impression the polls ended up being wrong but I realise now I was going by a general sentiment that he couldnt/wouldnt win...
It can be official and symbolic. If they arent at war, or some sort of military conflict then I dont see how its significant peace being made. Also, i...
Ok, but again I heard similar things the first time. Trump defies polls, are you saying that this time the polls are more accurate? Or is it that this...
Well a symbolic gesture is better than nothing isnt it? Also, you seem mighty certain Trump will lose, i remember that kind of certainty the first tim...
That in no way addresses my question. Was Israel at war with either of those nations, or at least military conflict of some kind? If not, it can hardl...
Are there any global industries that aren't? Corporate vision is amazingly shortsighted and insane considering they are supposed to be the best and th...
There are plenty of equally esoteric threads going on, but Ill concede theists have shitty arguments if thats what you mean. The line gets a bit blurr...
Perhaps its because the current discussions going on are so poor and the topics so uninteresting one is forced to look among the unliving threads for ...
Not if what they want is a clear answer. Maybe your right and everyone talking to you is a bad actor, but if you used some charity when considering wh...
I dont think people are picking up on what you are expecting them to. You might want to try expanding on what you mean, break it down, instead of just...
That sounds like most people, not just racists. Anything other than admitting they are wrong or that they dont know, ad hoc rationalisations etc etc, ...
Lol, no Im not. I was just curious about whether or not your adamancy about defining “god” before discussing has ever actually resulted in a definitio...
Are there any gods that you wouldn't be an atheist about? Have you ever had god defined in a way you weren’t atheistic about (without the term “god” b...
The good discussions are had by those here for discussion. The other folks you mention arent here for discussion, they are here to soapbox, to vent th...
Thats the first sentence of a paragraph, which explains what exactly he meant by that. Perhaps you disagree with it, but thats not the same as “dumb”....
I dont know that it would factor in per say. It may or may not, the society good be nihilistic, or the individual not nihilistic. All depends on each ...
I would say yes to that. Until it evolves out of us humans will always express individuality, in fact id go so far as to say that its only the conform...
I think by definition the individual “dies” in this complete hegemony, but only because you defined it so. Am I misunderstanding? It seems like you ar...
Well thats an example of someone trying to get others to express individuality, not Majorians self expression of individuality. You asked whether or n...
Of course, in so much as an environment is able to be opposed/ignored by each individual within it. Im not sure where the conundrum lies here...if the...
Thats true, there is always resistance from that crowd. I guess I more mean people who are against certain intellectuals who aren’t necessarily the fr...
I agree with you, I think Harris is a very good communicator. Id say his job is a public intellectual, if that term means anything. People hate him th...
That surely has something to do with it, we are social creatures and thats where it all comes from. Once we soar on the wings of reason, thats where t...
That coincides with your brand of egoism. Im more of a social contract guy myself, and I dont much buy into principal based ethics. I think you are ri...
I think you are correct, under NU suffering is the qualifier for moral agency. Well a newborn can suffer, so again that is only part of the calculatio...
Well you would make a utilitarian calculation on the babies net suffering and net happiness. Under NU you would first consider minimising suffering an...
Then you are rejecting NU, and your initial query about NU is moot. Also, NU (and just Utilitarianism) isnt about maximising pleasure, its about maxim...
I think you misunderstand NU. Its true that it is primarily concerned with minimising suffering, but that doesnt mean it has no other precepts. NU is ...
You sure can be thick headed. His point in repeating that same thing in in response to your repeated question is his way of of saying “sorry Timmy, yo...
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