Well, a pantheist or panpsychist believes that all things have mental activity while an eliminative materialist might believe that only things and bei...
I think eliminative materialism might imply that consciousness will and can only form into systems which are capable of autonomous action. It may be a...
In psychology, they usually refer to this phenomenon as the hedonic treadmill. Whenever something makes us feel good, the good feelings that the activ...
Well, there appears to be many suicides that happen without an extraordinary event. For example, sometimes immature teenagers commit suicide to get re...
What about individuals who commit suicide with little or no hesitation? I would argue that those individuals either never had a desire to live or had ...
Ok. I think it’s good that you don’t let your negative emotions run your life. Although, I would say that compassion is also an emotion and the wander...
I would like to entertain you with a story. There once lived a wanderer who was passing by a local town and he saw a little boy who was caught after p...
That’s interesting, but this comment raises another question. Imagine someone who is shameless and has lost all self respect yet has become comfortabl...
Why do you think it is important to have a sense of dignity? Is having a sense of dignity good for its own sake or is it good only because of somethin...
From the prospective of game theory, there might be a case made for the prudence of revenge. It might be argued that those who have a reputation of ta...
I don’t think that revenge will give you piece of mind. It is more likely to torture you for needless reason. I think it’s easier to learn how to cont...
I agree that most people are only able to consider these laws in situations that are less emotionally influenced. But, perhaps it would be useful to a...
This is something I thought a lot about. Many people seek wealth not because of the material goods that it brings but rather the status and the opport...
Yep, I think it would be wise to have a law that says that a judge and jury must have a meal tray with any food they want provided within reason and b...
I’m definitely belong to the risk adverse camp for the most part. This is because of the Law of Diminishing Utility which is recognized by most econom...
Well, I have studied neuroscience actually (I’m assuming you probably meant neuroscience rather than neurology in your comment because neurology is ab...
I agree and I’ve read some research on that. This is why it is important to actually be aware of your cognitive biases so that you can be at least a l...
I agree, it would be nice if there was a greater focus on the topic in high school at least. In high school, they taught me about cellular reproductio...
I think it’s worth thinking about what ultimate end goal are you trying to achieve with your revenge plan. If you trying to be happy, then revenge is ...
Well, there seems to be one of 2 ways that these “design your major” programs work. The first way is one that simply allows you to select which classe...
Yes, but that’s because there are consequences to not doing well. If you have bad grades, you might lose your scholarships or your parents might stop ...
That’s a good point. But, can some of the competitive incentives they provide be dangerous? For example, I have a friend who decided to go to an expen...
Are there a lot of intelligent and hardworking people today that choose not to go to college? Could this perhaps contribute to the rarity of the self-...
It’s true that it’s easier to motivate yourself in college because you are making a sacrifice to attend. Free education is never going to be as effect...
Well, that depends on your upbringing. My family would disapprove of me getting a philosophy degree due to concerns about debt and few future job pros...
Would it perhaps be better to choose what you study instead of having to be compelled to study the material of the guided trip? Wouldn’t it be more fu...
Very valid point as well. The IQ of an average uni student is probably only like one standard deviation above the IQ of the workforce. Instead, you ar...
Do you think going to college is good idea for those who end up dropping out and with lots of student loan debt? I’m asking this mainly because you sa...
This is the smartest thing I’ve heard on this thread so far. I really wish people would understand that about colleges and also high schools. I feel m...
I recommend checking out Robert Sopolsky’s lecture series on Human Behavioral Biology. In particular, the 15th lecture on human sexual behavior is whe...
I think the statistics can be very misleading though since correlation does not necessarily imply causation. It could be that the reason why people wh...
....or psychology, sociology, gender studies, economics, political science, foreign language, English literature, art, music theory, etc. I think it’s...
But, does one have to go to university in order to be educated? Is it not possible to educate yourself by watching lecture series on YouTube and readi...
Fair enough, I suppose for some people it’s easier to find friends at university. Although, I actually had an easier time making friends at work than ...
That’s interesting, why do you think that some people cannot always alleviate loneliness with digital media as easily as they could by interacting wit...
So, I’m a little curious. Is there a way that we can distinguish between real intimacy and fake intimacy? Is there a superiority that real intimacy ha...
That’s interesting, I never thought of life as operating within an order. I always thought of evolution as being a bit of a chaotic mess. Species cons...
Sorry it took me a while to respond. I’ve been working too much lately. Well, there is actually a 3rd perspective which I think we should consider and...
I must say that this response is now the most interesting one I’ve gotten. Though, I think my view is quite befitting to the common use of the word “l...
yes, but should we judge whether or not something is alive based on what group they belong to or should we judge it on an individual level. I think it...
Well, there doesn’t have to be sex involved. Organisms sometimes reproduce asexually. Reproduction is generally defined as the ability to produce offs...
Well, it’s not clear to me if I am redefining the meaning of the word “life” at all. There’s a double meaning in our usage of the word to begin with. ...
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