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I think our religious heritage has lead us down the wrong path. It appears we have forgotten what philosophy has to do with science, and what science ...
July 09, 2020 at 17:47
So if ignoring the coronavirus and the need to wear a mask and practice distancing makes us feel good that is what we should do?
July 09, 2020 at 17:20
Oregon Public Broadcasting has been focusing on the causes of racism and has been broadcasting explanations of the different movements and the actions...
July 08, 2020 at 20:15
It is a mistake to assume what someone else thinks.
July 08, 2020 at 20:01
I am having a hard time following your reasoning. When a gold mine is closed the businesses close, and then everything including real estate has no va...
July 08, 2020 at 14:46
What do you mean you don't remember that kind of instruction? I can not give a better reply until I know what you are talking about. But I was in high...
July 07, 2020 at 18:26
Only in the US is it an insult to call someone liberal. The rest of the world retains the original meaning of the word as it is associated with "liber...
July 07, 2020 at 18:11
For sure what is happening today is amazing. I don't think we have had such unity since the early days of unions. Unions succeeded because we all supp...
July 07, 2020 at 17:19
May I help you with the explanation that someone is controlling the dismantling of the Industrail base of the US and promoting the Military Industrial...
July 07, 2020 at 16:47
I will argue the autocratic model of industry has resulted in dysfunctional families, and serious economic and political problems. All of which would ...
July 07, 2020 at 16:22
Do you mind if I ask how old you are? I don't think we share the same memories of reality. For sure we have read the same books. Do you know what a no...
July 07, 2020 at 16:14
Wow it appears PF knows nothing about democracy! Are you supporting what was said or agruing against it? The place to end police brutality is through ...
July 06, 2020 at 19:31
I believe there is truth in what you said, but that is a limited truth. The truth would be more workable when there are more resources than people and...
July 06, 2020 at 19:13
There are only two ways to have social order, culture or authority over the people. Liberty depends on culture. Culture depends on education. Before w...
July 06, 2020 at 19:06
Trump absolutely is a leader of a culture war. Opposing wearing a mask and following the advise of health experts is totally opposed to science, and t...
July 05, 2020 at 14:13
Ah, Jesus didn't stand for a hiarchy of power did he? He said we do not understand what power is, didn't he? Neitzsche was concerned about Christians ...
July 05, 2020 at 13:54
Oh really people hate the idea of consensus? I never heard of such a thing. Well the swell of social consciousness we are experiencing now is pretty a...
July 05, 2020 at 13:31
Really? I am quite sure democracy is about empowering the people and the first formal democracy is at least as old as Athens when citizens with nothin...
July 04, 2020 at 16:14
What forms culture? How do people come to know the different philosophies and decide which ones are the best to use when they prepare to make a politi...
July 03, 2020 at 22:18
Thomas Jefferson believed everyone must be educated if we are to have a strong and united republic, and that was not education for a technological soc...
July 03, 2020 at 19:27
I am thinking may be I don't belong here at all? Which one objects to the notion that a cooperation is an individual? Which one is againt monopolies a...
July 03, 2020 at 19:09
Yes, and no. We are ahead of the game because we have history and advanced communication technology. We are in trouble because we ignored history. We ...
July 03, 2020 at 18:49
It has happened before but revolutions do not come out as those who fight them hope because they go into them to destroy the existing power and do not...
July 02, 2020 at 13:38
Descartes is having a beer in a bar and when his glass is almost empty the bar tender asks him if wants another beer. Descartes replies, "I think not"...
June 28, 2020 at 13:56
But Martin Luther King's dream speech had nothing to do with an African culture. It was 100% the culture of the US that children were once taught is o...
June 28, 2020 at 12:53
That is not at all how an old text describes democracy in the US. It is not how books written during the world wars describe the US democracy when we ...
June 28, 2020 at 12:26
I don't see anyone talking about democratic values so I want to stress I think talking about democratic values is the solution to the problem. Why are...
June 26, 2020 at 18:29
A friend and I claimed to be Ferengi from the Star Trek show on a census because we object to the race questions. However it is not as easy as just no...
June 26, 2020 at 18:22
Hanover, those are interesting considerations however I was attracted to this thread because I would like a less demanding experience appropriate for ...
June 26, 2020 at 17:46
Men tend to discuss subjects and goals and shy away from correcting each others behaviors. Women tend towards correcting people's behavior and that ca...
May 10, 2020 at 17:48
May 10, 2020 at 17:45
I have also felt offended. I am not sure women would have ever gotten a civilization going. Men seem more capable of getting past personal differences...
April 26, 2020 at 19:01
Either you can relate to what I am saying or you can not, and right now, you do not appear to be relating to what I am saying so yes I assume you have...
April 25, 2020 at 18:59
My reply to your post disappeared and I am too tired to repeat the effort so I will skip to the most important points. Besides the criticism that my p...
April 25, 2020 at 17:54
Okay, I can appreciate that reasoning. But it is hard today to imagine a community of people who do not share goals. I think when a group of people do...
April 25, 2020 at 15:59
Humans always have goals. They don't always share the same goal. However, when we were defending democracy in the classroom, the citizenry of the US w...
April 24, 2020 at 16:32
“Above this race of men stands an immense and tutelary power, which takes upon itself alone to secure their gratifications and to watch over their fat...
April 24, 2020 at 16:22
:lol: That is a rather limited understanding of what happened, and I would not include science in that statement. Education for technology and leaving...
April 24, 2020 at 16:18
I will try again. Are you agreement with education for a technological society with unknown values replacing a liberal education for good moral judgme...
April 24, 2020 at 16:05
I rather have a good argument than a criticism that does not address anything I said.
April 24, 2020 at 14:27
:chin: What you said is not agreeable to me. The US has recently experienced a huge cultural change and that followed replacing our liberal education ...
April 24, 2020 at 14:24
“Above this race of men stands an immense and tutelary power, which takes upon itself alone to secure their gratifications and to watch over their fat...
April 24, 2020 at 14:13
Public education is like a genii in a bottle. The defined purpose of the education is the wish. The students are the genii. "If we reflect on the vari...
April 24, 2020 at 14:06
Thank you for a serious contribution. You make me aware of how much my thinking changes and I should have started with a comment about social values b...
April 23, 2020 at 16:32
Unless you want to contribute to the discussion seriously, please stay out of it.
April 23, 2020 at 16:23
Yes, and I am not accountable because I am just following orders. Let me begin by saying I am so pleased you are willing to discuss mythology with me!...
April 23, 2020 at 16:17
I am sorry you are having a hard time with the lockdown. I do fine with this way of life as long as I have the internet. But I am gaining weight and s...
April 23, 2020 at 14:21
Yes, it is wrong to talk about behind someone's back. In the forum, it is almost equal to being banned. I am thankful to the person who shared this......
April 22, 2020 at 17:51
Boy or boy we are getting into hair-splitting and I am not sure how this will turn out? The US strongly values individuality but I am not sure what in...
April 22, 2020 at 17:40
I agree with you and thank you so much for that information! Please tell me more about "I really did not want to post here because of previously being...
April 22, 2020 at 16:23