Tzeentch

There you go. But I'm done playing ring around the rosie. Enjoy your bubble.

'Deserving' is a rather empty concept, but lets put that aside for now. The arguments you put forward over the course of this thread were; - There are...

Overblown hysteria. The media have nothing better to report, and what better to draw attention than pretending there's a crisis. The coronavirus has k...

If you believe that, I assume you must have some ideas about the arguments and concerns I have put forward. I am genuinely interested in what you thin...

Because being jobless is a very immediate concern to which promises of a future utopia bring little reprieve. I'm also not against thinking outside of...

This seems to me like a "people who disagree with me are stupid" kind of response. Maybe I am missing something, but why are you ignoring the argument...

I try not to make assumptions about what other people mean, since that tends to be seen as 'strawmanning'. I prefer giving people an opportunity to cl...

From a non-American perspective, Bernie Sanders is the only candidate I've seen in a long while that doesn't make the impression of being utterly corr...

Considering the amount of goods the USA imports from other countries, I'd say it's a relevant question.

The average person is being bombarded with so much fake news, it's impossible to identify it all. Your best bet is to be highly skeptical of anything ...

Um, sure. But what does that have to do with anything?

It depends on what you mean with "we" and "everyone". No, they're not. People just feel that way because they really like the benefits that working (o...

No one forces one to work. I don't see people choosing for the "work less, have less" voluntarily very often, though.

Shouldn't people decide for themselves what is enough, though? It's an interesting idea, but I think certain consequences need to be considered. It ma...

Because being without a job and having bills to pay is a scary thing.

Thanks! It's always good to hear someone found my scribblings useful or interesting.

Eventhough I would suggest seeing a doctor first, since the symptom you are describing seems to be (?) physical, I get the sense that you are not look...

As long as we're speaking of two consenting adults, I don't think it can be said that "one person is using the other," since both are using each other...

Could you perhaps elaborate further on what it is you'd like to discuss? Because it is not immediately apparent to me how this discussion involves eth...

Thank you for the insightful comment.

A person has few options. Either one grows as a moral being, meaning at one point one will reflect and be confronted with their past actions and thoug...

Perhaps our idea of suffering is faulty. This is what I hinted at in your last thread. Suffering isn't factual. It's subjective. If a god exists, ther...

Explain.

What is wrong with that?

What meaning does death have if it doesn't end our existence? Our sense of pain and suffering is supposed to alert us to threats to our life, but if a...

If there is an 'almighty creator' and an afterlife, death and suffering are completely meaningless.

The Talos Principle deals with a lot of philosophical themes directly, for example by asking the player thought-provoking questions and having the pla...

Sometimes I feel the need to give this thread a bit of attention. If I could only give one person the same sort of experience I had when playing this ...

It is said that if one wants to improve the world, one should start with improving themselves. I think the individual good and the good of all is clos...

Could you be more specific with what part you don't agree? Because to me it seems like we're mostly in agreement. Maybe I would add that fear and happ...

At the very start of this thread it was claimed that humans have an innate tendency towards immoral behavior. I disagreed, stating that humans have an...

My earlier posts deal with the matter of perception.

Personally I prefer the term wisdom as the opposite of ignorance, and knowing how to make oneself happy, and acting accordingly, is one aspect of wisd...

A few of the things you listed, like "dealing with other people', "survival through cultural institutions", "finding relationships". If one doesn't li...

We're getting into psychology here, and this question would be answered differently depending on what person we're talking about. A possible motive wo...

Personally, I don't think an action is all that constitutes an evil deed. Most importantly, there must also be an awareness of a moral dimension. I do...

Hmm.. I think our definitions of ignorance may differ. I'll give you a short version of what I discussed with others in this thread; I believe humans ...

That would be an interesting thought to explore, but for now I'll stick with neutral. I consider good and evil to be closely related to rationality an...

I do believe there is something like 'true happiness', maybe close to the Greek idea of eudaimonia. (I do like classical Greek philosophy in general)....

You were testing your convictions on your surroundings, trying to validate them. The benefit you were seeking seems obvious to me, even if you may not...

Ok, but why aren't these motivated by a perception of what is good? (or maybe 'not good', in the example of hate). Surely, when someone pursues a sexu...

Both intrinsic and instrumental?

For an animal, perhaps. I would not extend this line of reasoning to humans. Perhaps. Like I said before, I don't consider animals to be capable of ev...

One could live self-sufficiently somewhere? Maybe in a community? But it might be easier than that. If stops paying taxes and has no permanent place o...

I'm not interested in playing games.

I would regard it as a form of instinctive behavior, which for an animal may be considered 'natural'.

It's an interesting question you pose. The first question that comes to my mind is, why couldn't it be both?

I don't think animals have the capacity for evil nor good. But lets say, for the sake of argument, that they do commit evil acts.

Your point being?

Our discussion is not about what I prefer, but about what is legitimate. I can't? Couldn't I theoretically move to some desolate place where no govern...