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Not quite. We’re responsible for getting drunk. If we know we act like a dick when drunk then we blindly do take the responsibility - “blindly” being ...

My fault. I was trying to say something in too short a form. I meant my “personal ethic” (what I call morality) is necessarily part of the “group ethi...

I cannot remember the name of the theory. Basically the idea is that cultures blend throughout history where the climate is similar. The hardships of ...

I find it distasteful is people go around annoucing they are a “social justice warrior”. I wouldn’t have had a problem if the term had been used to re...

Female prostitutes were called “gay women,” and then when male prostitute came onto the scene they were called “gay men”. The term stuck for the males...

You think that is sensible response? This is not true. Some people espousing homophobic tendencies is hardly representive of all conservatives. Quite ...

Not “unethical” exactly. My moral view is both determined and determinate in terms of ethics. Note: I was clear about distinguishing the “moral” from ...

My mistake. Oxford dictionary used the most popular useage of the term. I don’t equate “social justice” with what “social justice warrior” means at al...

Huh? In regards to ... what I said? Sorry you’ve lost me?

Let’s be clear. The term was cooked up by people with placards declaring themselves “warriors”. People saw the funny side of this; for obvious reasons...

Here’s another interesting talk: https: Professor Dave Reay: Climate-smart food //m.youtube.com/watch?v=s_YvrSkESe0&list=PL9E20C4BE37DEBC70&index=12&t...

Well, I find it useful to distinguish between what is “ethical” and what is “moral”. Moral is my personal take on what is “right” and Ethics is about ...

Weren’t you aware that the term was created as a negative term? The term was coined to be derogatory NOT complimentary.

There is the theory that peoples inhabiting similar climates have suffered similar hardships and problems and thus have simile cultural traditions. I ...

It is interesting to look at what people wear. If you were to go to any major city in the world and look at their wardrobe you’d probably have idea wh...

Here’s an interesting tangent: From: http://blog.talkingphilosophy.com/?tag=michael-bay Not wanting to go off-road, but I think there is something to ...

To be fair we coudl choose to look at “Transformers” as being an exploration of human religions regarding it as a commentary on how we anthropomorphiz...

I was in half a mind as to whether to add here. It does pretty much run nicely into the current direction of the discussion. Note: I am planning to po...

Just because humans are inclinded to want to “fit in” it doesn’t make all art completely subjective. That seems to be the gist of this discussion righ...

Here’s a link (looks like reasonable overview): https://social.hse.ru/data/2013/12/21/1338659679/Baars%20Gage%202010%20Cognition,%20Brain%20and%20Cons...

I would ou like to ask you a simple question. You previously mentioned “fact as interpretation” and I was wondering if this is your personal position ...

This no more than a trick of language. Human are not capable of comprehending what they are incapable of comprehending. This is Kantian “noumenon” in ...

I’m not going to provide dozens of links. Instead I will drop some names and categories of study where it matters. Whatever field of study takes your ...

Apologies. We’ve certainly been yalking cross purposes here! :D I’d suggest posting in the Logic and Philosophy of Mathematics for answers to your que...

Mostly it comes down to culture. Arguably the most important factor is language. Language has embedded within it aspects of history, art and politics ...

I was trying to point out that the idea of “race” and “national identity” are pretty much the same thing. You’re happy to ignore the “race” disparitie...

I meant the possibility that referring to some “race” is not unlike referring to some “nationality”. Neither are focused on the broader picture of “hu...

Then why ask? If your book shows an example and says “are” - in the example given - means implied, then you had your answer before you posted here? I ...

IF p THEN q (where p and q are statements) - the rest you’ve tagged on semantically. You could, by your argument, also insist that IF means (“If it is...

Show me then? They use “existent,” so I guess that would be closest to “are”. If it’s “false” provide evidence. I’m looking for logical symbols like t...

I’d say so. It’s not exactly an easy thing to define. By moving to another country you don’t automatically understand the nuances of the culture, so i...

Just curious to see if you can spot the possible irony of this statemenr alongside what you’ve been saying in this thread?

Shared history, art, customs and, most importantly, languages. I’m sure you’re looking for something more indepth so highlight what your interest is i...

The passage interests me because it highlights two very difficult issues that are entwined within each other by use of language and in how we explicat...

I don’t know what you mean either. I don’t understand what is bothering you. I can just as easily conclude that: All ravens are black Some OR all rave...

What do you call a triangle with four sides? NOT a triangle.

There is no logical symbol for “ARE”. End of story. Anything else is merely a question of semantic interpretation to set out logical propositions.

Not that I can see? I’d expect an “ALL”/“SOME”/“NONE” before. Without a quantifier there is nothing to work with.

Oh, sorry. I just read the OP and was a little puzzled by what was confusing you. No, it shouldn’t. In colloquial use it easily could be and if that w...

Probably nothing more than the obvious. Preference of interests (the social sciences are now dominated by female students) and the inclination to want...

I don’t think understand the idea of logic? I can say “All cats are yellow” as a logical premise if I want to. There are various conjunctions and the ...

I cannot say I’m massively surprised by that reaction. Still a little disappointed though. Such is human nature! :)

Mmmm ...? Nah! https://www.gapminder.org/videos/everyone-lives-on-dollar-street/

Yep. Wasn’t making it up ;)

Why are you voicing such concern about the rebdistribution of wealth within the US? Perspective: https://www.investopedia.com/articles/managing-wealth...

Easy peasy! Educating young women is known to be the most beneficial thing to do for the human race.

Frist step would be to disband from the buddhist doctrine (which ever you presume to the “true buddhist doctrine”). Probably not what you want to hear...

This is a little pet hate of mine. So many times I’ve seen “absolute” used to reach toward some proposed finality. It can be used reasonably well with...

I’ve met a few people that simply refuse to accept, or aren’t aware of their ability to, that they can “think” without words. This is something that’s...

I am, quite obviously, the ONLY “sane” person breathing. I know this because everyone else is blatantly insane. Therefore if I assume I am the only “s...