I really do not believe Christians are doing such a good job of being tolerant and compassionate people when compared to Hindus and Buddhists. Until B...
My grandmother was a school teacher when we had one-room schools. Her generation of teachers thought that they defending democracy in the classroom be...
Tom I wonder if a thread about, why there is so much opposition to Christianity, would succeed? If I did such a thread I would want Christians involve...
That is an interesting thought worth pondering. I think education in the US could be improved with the benefit of improving mental and physical health...
I just take the philosophy behind democracy for granted, and your objection reminds me I should not do that. Let's see. I like the notion that we are ...
You got it but it is not because this is what governors and representatives want for us. They were lead to believe what we have is essential, just the...
You might try Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D. books, "Gods in Everyman" and "Goddesses in Everywoman". The Greek gods and goddesses are archetypes of our dif...
A liberal education encourages us to ask the big questions and before 1958, in the US, all children had liberal educations. The purpose of education w...
That is sad. I am an old hippie and as I watch the rioters and all that anger, I want to hand out flowers and sing songs that lift our spirits. "All w...
Ah go on, just because I chose the translation with pictures doesn't mean it is too flowery. :lol: I am afraid you are right about me not being a hugg...
I had to look up the meaning of bigotry. I think coming down too hard on religious people instead of being respectful and open-minded might qualify as...
I disagree and will continue to argue "faith" can have a magical effect including healing us and achieving more than we believe we can. The nature of ...
I bought both the Tao Te Ching and another I Ching. I am so looking forward to comparing them. The first thing in the Tao Te Ching book I read said, R...
Very true! Because of the US war with Afghanistan and a huge investment, half of Afghanistan has been Americanized and brought into the modern world, ...
That comment is vitally important to this discussion! Are all those people living below the poverty level born to be inferior people or can science de...
I would stand another thread, but I don't want my thoughts separated from the change in our thinking. I am blown away by all the covid assistance that...
:rofl: I think I rejected Confucius and the Book of Mormon at about the same time, both because of the sexism! :shade: I have since renewed my interes...
The only faith I know of is a blind belief. Without it there is doubt. I don't see the logic in doubting what we believe as equalling freedom? I have ...
Whoops did I forget the little word "not" again? I hate a literal interpretation of the Bible and I hate it when I forget the word "not". Your questio...
Perfect. It is like I don't get religion. Weird isn't it? Some people want only natural health foods and exercise, some want pot and some want beer or...
Now, this is heaven! What a delightful contemplation! :heart: :flower: I will have to ponder it before attempting a response. But my knee-jerk reactio...
And that is where philosophy is important! But also good parenting and security are important. We are learning, being disadvantaged as a child, or tra...
:roll: That is a bit negative isn't it? And what does having an experience have to do with competence? Life is full of awesome experiences, like makin...
My relationship with Christianity has changed many times over my lifetime. I went through a period when I believed it was a challenge that brought out...
The Christians I know attempt to resolve every problem with prayers and they have complete faith that God/Jesus will answer their prayers. Obviously, ...
:lol: You all are reminding me of the years when I was lost in Hades. Hades is a place where we all must all go, from time to time, to get a sense of ...
Well the US is about to experience a huge transfer of wealth. This is on top of feeding everyone, providing free medical care to many, subsidized hous...
So you think Cicero was wrong about us choosing the right thing when we know what that is? Science is very important to knowing the right thing. What ...
:lol: It helps to read history. Compared to our past, we are very fortunate people. Perhaps where I live has a lot to do with my positive attitude. I ...
The love thy neighbor as thy self doesn't seem to work so well when the other is different. We have not been too nice to those people who have a diffe...
Never? I think it has been a goal of philosophy and the Enlightenment. Good moral thinking depends on knowledge of science. Cicero, we do the right th...
Wow, this is so on topic! We have both the good and the bad. :grin: Never before have so many people enjoyed so much security and so many pleasures, a...
How do you understand happiness? In the US because we turned our backs on the classics we think it is a frivolous pleasure. That is not what Jefferson...
That appears to be the only argument we could have. I see a few nuggets of wisdom in the Bible but Creationism is not one of them. I don't think Chris...
In my world, which is probably different from everyone else's :lol: a moral is a matter of cause and effect and that makes destroying our planet immor...
I am very impressed with your knowledge of Spinoza and his separation of vocational education and education for the humanities. However, I disagree wi...
I am not sure but I think a dictatorship is rule by one person? At best, it might be a rule by one party. A democracy is rule by reason, and everyone ...
The Sophists were equal to our education for technology. A totally changed purpose of education with a focus on being technologically correct, with th...
Technology is not science. Humans have had technology since they lived in caves. The Egyptians obviously had technology but they did not understand un...
That is interesting and it makes culture very important. Jefferson devoted himself to public education because he saw it as the way to make our republ...
Until we replace autocratic industry with democratic industry, I don't think any of us will have much meaningful power. When we gain power by being un...
:lol: That is not exactly how I would word things. I do not think of myself as a bad person, and doubt that many people think of themselves as bad peo...
That is a nice way to put it. I got on board before it all fell about, and rode through to end following someone being killed in our camp. As I have l...
I would say those mixed racial commercials are just jumping on the bandwagon. It is the politically correct thing to do, unless a person is a racist b...
My experience of Occupy is it got taken over by the homeless and the message of Occupy was lost. It was too many young people who were clueless and no...
The Oregon Broadcasting Station has filled its schedule with shows about how badly all people have been treated, Chinese immigrants, Irish immigrants,...
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