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Why is revenge excessive? If you punch me in the face, and I seek revenge by saying “you sir, are an asshole”, then its not excessive. Revenge doesnt ...
November 08, 2018 at 22:21
The choice to follow the digits is determined, so the paradigm is still in effect. Its pretty inescapable.
November 08, 2018 at 21:11
Why does revenge have to be “even more” than justice? Isnt the difference between revenge and justice a matter of motivation? In fact, I would say tha...
November 08, 2018 at 21:02
I agree, the traits you describe are dynamic, they play off of each other but in the end its a loop, its locked in. I think you are right it does put ...
November 06, 2018 at 05:41
Alright, then I think what you said is perfectly reasonable.
November 05, 2018 at 22:11
It seems a bit strange to say experience is s product of our actions..experience is a product of being conscious, but ya that makes sense. So where ar...
November 05, 2018 at 22:10
A) agree, but would suggest expanding a bit more. A persons thoughts and feelings are informed by some biology...lots of testosterone leads to certain...
November 05, 2018 at 20:11
I think omniscience is redundant to omnipotence. Everything is. I’ve never really understood why any other attributes would be included in gods descri...
November 05, 2018 at 04:10
Regardless, it shouldnt be off limits to criticise. Just like everything else.
November 04, 2018 at 01:54
Well, Muhammad WAS a pedophile. Married and had sex with a 9 year old. If its the truth, it should be fair game to talk about and criticise. I agree w...
November 03, 2018 at 22:03
Lol, the lack of understanding is yours, entirely. I was just trying to politely withdraw because I despise wasting my time. If you can’t understand t...
November 03, 2018 at 20:35
I don’t think it is, Unfortunately ive reached my limit on how much more I can break it down. (Not meant to be snide) I understand what you are saying...
November 03, 2018 at 20:08
I goofed with the quotes, ended up in reverse. I trust you can figure out the order.
November 03, 2018 at 19:36
You mean to tell me that you cannot determine which thing is better at hammering nails, a hammer or a dead fish? Not without conceding my points you c...
November 03, 2018 at 19:35
It can be both a preference and objectively better, people trying to accomplish a goal (remember that was my initial posit) tends to create a preferen...
November 03, 2018 at 19:08
The hard steel, the shape of the hammer head (flat on the hitting part), thin so you can see what your hitting, the wooden handle thats lighter thsn t...
November 03, 2018 at 18:32
I addressed this, but things are getting confusing with our rapid responses. Ill try and do a single post response from now on to avoid this.
November 03, 2018 at 17:49
Yes, the machine would be telling you, via the properties of the hammer, what the hammer is good for. Thats besides mt point thiugh, as I started with...
November 03, 2018 at 17:45
Well, what you are talking about anyway but I understand.
November 03, 2018 at 17:40
Ok, well it depends on what counts as opinion. If an opinion is ill informed, I would say its a degree more wring than an informed one.
November 03, 2018 at 17:38
In its shape and attributes. You want me to say “in the mind of user” or some-such?
November 03, 2018 at 17:30
I would say in its utility, its value as a hitting nails device.
November 03, 2018 at 14:25
That everything is equally justified if they are subjective human constructs, as they all have the same basis of simple subjective preference. The arg...
November 03, 2018 at 14:22
Of course it is objectively better or worse, the hammer over the dead fish for hitting nails for example. It is true that we can search for certain pr...
November 03, 2018 at 13:41
A hammer is objectivly better for hitting nails than say, a dead fish. A person may or may not have a preference to use a dead fish to hit nails, but ...
November 03, 2018 at 13:31
Well said!
November 03, 2018 at 01:23
Just jumping in here since I find what you said interesting, Though i realise your comment was directed elsewhere. How exactly do you mean value here?...
November 02, 2018 at 23:14
I dont think it does, I think that the omniscience only informs. It is knowledge, it can only effect something by being known if it is known by the ac...
November 01, 2018 at 07:56
Ya see I think god is just a perfect predictor, because he knows all that is, he can infallibly predict someones choice.
November 01, 2018 at 07:39
I think I see where we diverge. I dont think of omniscience as granting foreknowledge directly, I think of omniscience as granting foreknowledge based...
November 01, 2018 at 07:37
Does the GCB necessarily exist before the universe was created? Why couldnt it have come into existence along with the rest of the universe from some ...
November 01, 2018 at 06:35
Im not sure I follow...what is the difference between ummutable and a changless state? They seem the same to me, making your argument circular.
November 01, 2018 at 02:56
Do you believe there is a point at which rhetoric and speech does in fact cause violence, and what sort of evidence wouod satisfy you on this particul...
November 01, 2018 at 01:21
Greatest conceivable being is not the same as a being of pure good is it? My point was that there are other possibilities than the conclusions drawn i...
October 31, 2018 at 22:55
You have added words to his, “at least” as likely is not the same as being likely. His initial statements are simple and concise, I do not think I hav...
October 31, 2018 at 22:50
I do not think you have made headway in your point, except to attempt to define away my objections. You define faith as not in conflict with fact or r...
October 31, 2018 at 21:03
This is just a different example, illustrating a different point. I understand that not every example will show a conflict, but some do, and that is e...
October 31, 2018 at 20:57
I feel like I have a good grasp in your point, I just disagree. Also, I didnt say faith was foolish, you are putting words in my mouth there. All I in...
October 31, 2018 at 20:54
I dont see how 100% knowledge over any other percentage matters, thats a question of accuracy rather than of the principal of what I said. Foreknowled...
October 31, 2018 at 20:40
That seems like a dubious claim. Can I not have good reasoning but arrive at a conclusion that doesnt coincide with facts? For example, if someone did...
October 31, 2018 at 20:07
Yes, this is an example of circular logic, the conclusion and the premiss are essentially the same. It starts with the premiss god exists, then goes o...
October 30, 2018 at 23:16
I dont think 2 follows from 1. It is just as likely to be a lack of insight as it is the good not outweighing the bad. 3 also does not follow from 2. ...
October 30, 2018 at 23:06
Ok, fair enough.
October 30, 2018 at 19:43
You do not understand what is meant by GCB. You should read Anslems argument, he goes into more detail than the summary in the OP.
October 30, 2018 at 19:22
Its not a finite set if you can always add one more. Again, you are misapplying your math principal here. This isnt about the numbers, it is about the...
October 30, 2018 at 18:34
You arent really talking about a number here, I think you are misapplying the math. GCB cannot be represented by an infinite set, by definition the GC...
October 30, 2018 at 17:30
I don’t think your equation makes sense. The nature of B precludes the part of your equation that is “B+1”, the “B” in “B+1” could not have been “B” (...
October 30, 2018 at 17:17
2 simply restates the position my argument is meant to dispel. It still does not follow that gods foreknowledge effects the decision the person is mak...
October 26, 2018 at 15:15
The position is as incapable of being attacked as it is incapable of defending itself, and therefore is just as easily dismissed as it is proffered. Y...
October 25, 2018 at 21:08
My point was that you don’t need intersectionality to accomplish your stated goal. That intersectionality is certainly being used in nefarious ways by...
October 25, 2018 at 17:27