RegularGuy

I should say that I believe that some moral sentiments are relative. Others are knowable moral truths. Child raping is wrong is a moral truth. Kosher ...

The foundation is the continuation of society, further founded in our nature as social creatures.

Apparently :ok:

:lol: When did I ever say anything about a literal Heaven?

Does your idea of what is morally wrong have anything to do with anything other than personal disgust? If so, then enlighten me please. Perhaps you ca...

I’m sorry if I hurt your feelings. I just wasn’t aware you had any.

:lol:

@"Dfpolis"? Thoughts?

I’m sorry. Where can I find that?

I once walked seven miles in below freezing temperatures from a bar after-party with only jeans and a long sleeve T-shirt on. I did it out of necessit...

Okay. So what can we do differently? Some people are very skilled at thinking things. @"andrewk", @"fdrake", and others are way more talented than me ...

I would like to believe that, but I always get into trouble when I start believing I have superpowers.

I understand from several neuroscience articles and philosophy of mind books I’ve read that our neurons fire in a way that we act before we are consci...

You’re talking about herding cats basically?

Cool. Perhaps @"fdrake" would like to give his thoughts as well?

Now you’re speaking my language. :grin:

My interpretation of the article was that person one measured and the wave function collapsed. Person two didn’t measure, so to him the wave function ...

@"andrewk" You’re too smart for us. I would like to hear your thoughts after reading the paper.

You seem to be confusing private meaning with shared/conventional meaning.

No. It always has meaning. One may just not know the meaning. That’s when they need to be educated.

What does this mean?

Give an example when the word “pen” has no meaning.

Repeating yourself doesn’t help me without giving examples.

Are you referring to dead languages?

I suppose I meant to say “symbols”, not “symbolism”. Speech words, written words, linguistic thoughts and thought images, actual images, literal symbo...

Meaning is what symbolism refers to.

I was just going to say that I finally got your meaning before you posted that. I’m not good with mixing poetic language with analytic philosophy. I l...

I must be thick because I still don’t know what you are talking about. You said that the saw can cut things and that the hammer can drive nails. Then ...

Huh? What do you mean? Serious question. In my view, the word “pen” has meaning. It refers to a writing utensil with ink. A picture of a pen can also ...

I do wrong shit all the time. It’s unavoidable in this life. However, I know WHEN I’m doing wrong.

Just being honest and nothing to do with spiritual enlightenment. I wouldn’t blame others for saving humanity in this way, although it would still be ...

Just because you choose the lesser of two evils doesn’t make boiling babies morally right. It is still evil. It is still an objective moral truth. Com...

I guess you’re right. I was trying to make the point that it isn’t a truly public venue, but then I remembered the example of Representative Stephen K...

It should be noted that these are private businesses.

But what about an animatronic model or 3D art piece that makes one or two repetitive movements?

Yeah, you’re probably right.

@"Terrapin Station" What does this say about extra-mental facts?

Most of us are, and yet most people don’t understand that.

I will take a page from @"S"’s playbook. Anyone who says “that boiling babies is wrong” just means “Ew, I don’t like boiling babies, boo” is a moron.

That just means you’re human. You’re smart in some of the key areas that I value. However, I will add the caveat that the kind of smarts I value don’t...

And yet conservatives hold him up as one of the greatest presidents of all time.

Naw. You’re a pretty smart bloke.

And Reagan was no baby boomer. Generation X is just as much to blame as the boomers for the continuation of Reaganomics.

I think Bitter Crank has an IQ of at least 145. He’s like an encyclopedia.

The overall “conversation” has meaning, and so do the individual contributions of the participants. “Meaning” is what words, thoughts, representations...

I meant moral values in the form of “if, then” statements. Intelligent people can disagree on the “right” values. A computer would need values in orde...

Morocco? Very cool. :cool:

The sculpture is the middle ground because you have to view it from various angles, taking more time than a photograph or painting. That’s what I thin...

Logic alone cannot enable a computer to make a societal decision. It needs values programmed into it as well. So, what are the right values?

Ah, the Neanderthal. The original white trash.