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I believe that we may have different contexts on "revolution." Indeed, I concede to the reality that bloody Marxist, Communist, or Populist revolution...

If it's opinionated then you can't say it's universal. There's that problem.

Then would it not be opinionated and based on the person's perception? I like Kant better.

We really need a metric on defining and categorizing pain and pleasure. Like which is of greater degree and significance. Do you all have some referen...

What if you had a button which would kill off half the population of China, would you press the button? What if you had a button which guarantees the ...

Is it the same as leaving the circle beside all the candidates as empty or is NOTA something that forces the parties to change their platforms?

Umm, what about the soldier who died to save his comrade in the battlefield, like that situation given in the article you quoted from?

My bad, didn't completely read the article.

The strict Hedonist would also like to reason that limiting pain or displeasure would lead be the morally just choice. There leads to a morally proble...

I don't think that's hedonistic anymore? Isn't Hedonistic trying to improve net happiness in every decision you make? In that sense, you choose to not...

We should really just chat in a private conversation.

Exactly. Thank you very much.

This entire conversation is a deadlock. We can't find any problems since we are both using principles. Basically the contention is: God is unloving vs...

That makes sense. It is a good and morally sound dogma to base the thinking from. However, we must realize that the concept is virtually impossible to...

It is somewhat morally problematic if you simply phrase it that way. If I wanted to maximize my happiness in a Hedonistic manner, I would completely d...

Let me respond to your rebuttals: Please elaborate. I didn't necessarily pertain to one's sin. I was pertaining to the problem of evil and sin itself....

So what happened to those people in Hell? Why didn't their sins transfer to Jesus? And here comes a problem I tackled since my Religion classes: Why d...

That's sad. How about those saints though? Like how they got into heaven or something? Were they not humans or where they "perfectly good"?

Are you implying that whatever you do, a Judeo-Christian, you are well going to be damned?

I like how Jesus phrased his teachings. He has never given one legalistic commandment to be followed to the letter. His words are open to discussion a...

I like how Jesus phrased his teachings. He has never given one legalistic commandment to be followed to the letter. His words are open to discussion a...

I concede to the notion of good intentions as stated by Aquinas, but I would need to argue that if Christ's commandment were to be a Categorical Imper...

Thanks for bringing up Sigmund Freud. I haven't read him yet. I will start reading some of his works.

Agape is defined as the "highest form of love, charity" and "the love of God for man and of man for God." This definition may be used in Jesus' first ...

I would argue that this statement is impossible to completely adhere to. It is impossible to, in any sense of the individual, love others as yourself....

In my opinion, it's basically perceptive and opinionated. Empty names have meanings based on the contexts they were taken from. If there was no contex...

The name "Posty McPostface" denotes you, a person whom all of us are having an intelligent conversation with. I argue that if you never had that name ...

Yes. It becomes perceptive because these contexts may vary from one individual to another.

Yes. Since it's perceptive after all.

Totalitarian revolutions? Please, don't categorize all revolutions into "Totalitarian." Totalitarian is a dictatorship, centralized, and controlling. ...

Whether the object referred to by the name is real or fictional, the name is still given meaning by the existence of that object in our perceptions. E...

Isn't that the point of my response?

Sadly, I have no philosophical background. No books, no authors, no whatsoever. Do you have any good philosophies out there that you might recommend t...

I would need to disagree with you here. If an object or concept is necessary to attain one's need, then it goes that the said object is a necessity is...

From those definitions, we can assume that whatever makes a person feel whole is a necessity. I believe Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is a great answer ...

I concede to your point. The question could have been phrased clearer. However our ideas still stand:The mind is limited though incredibly creative.

I agree, however we need to keep in mind that the main contention is basically: "Is there any parameters onto what ideas the mind can create?"

I believe that is where the misunderstanding lies. We used the word "infinite" to describe the uncountable number of ideas or concepts that may result...

How do you define "Infinite" in the first place?

What was the definition of wants and needs? Is it exclusively material?

I believe some clarification is needed. To whom is this "Wants and Needs" addressed? Does it refer to you being alive or does it refer to you being hu...

He meant it like this: "Is the mind capable of creating ideas or concepts that are exclusive to one's mind?" If so, then the mind is infinite, for it ...

Thank you very much for clarifying my point. Despite that, I would need to argue that there is no real need to be so abrasive and call for revolution....

Look at it this way: - An unpopular notion is founded by a group of individuals whose voice is not necessarily heard well. - This unpopular notion is ...

Freedom only exists in varying degrees. There is no one instance of governance which completely guarantees absolute freedom of speech. Even democracie...

I believe that our minds cannot create new concepts out of pure nothing. However, given even a small amount of input (data), a larger concept or idea ...

The problem lies in the perception of the individual. This discussion assumes that the definition of 'play' is downplayed by knowing the practical pur...

Punishment is not exclusive to revenge. Punishment may also take the form of penalties exacted upon an individual or group of individuals by the state...