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November 14, 2021 at 17:20
These don't seem to fit together. I'd say so. But I might be completely wrong about the youth today being any different to the youth from the past. Th...
November 14, 2021 at 15:09
And due to the geographic divide will lead to the inevitable outcome of a more literal split. In other countries the political division is generally s...
November 14, 2021 at 12:30
Democracy and simplicity. People can vote however they wish to and most prefer an A or B option so they don’t have to think too hard. Note: Even in Eu...
November 14, 2021 at 11:24
More succinct that my rant :D
November 14, 2021 at 11:07
First problems above: I think a big problem here is the English language. When talking about a ‘meaning of life’ we’re just talking about ‘purpose’ or...
November 14, 2021 at 11:07
And all of these are delineated by personal perspectives. Generally there isn’t anything that is ‘boring’ there is simply a preference by individuals ...
November 14, 2021 at 10:00
No idea what you’re talking about. It doesn’t look relevant to the thread.
November 14, 2021 at 09:13
Yes. Memories are sense based. No. Even abstractions are … well, abstracted from sensory input not from some mysterious ether. All in all I think Kant...
November 14, 2021 at 09:07
Just the philosophy forum is bad for your health
November 13, 2021 at 09:55
Pretty much for the reason you outline above. Realism. A bunch of interacting entities (that are neither good or bad) is more comparable to humans tha...
November 13, 2021 at 03:22
A degree, any degree, informs your potential employer that you can dedicate yourself to something longterm. If you do a degree then it means you’re ge...
November 11, 2021 at 10:53
That cannot be true. I value 'first' more as most people do. I am not saying it is logical just more a condition of culture I think. The rest is just ...
November 10, 2021 at 03:26
Well, my point was YOU are in the 1% on the global scale so are you running the world like you're part of an international crime family? Turns out I a...
November 10, 2021 at 03:22
Is that a 'value'? Why is it important what comes 'first' or if something does come 'first'? Do you apply more value to first or second and if so why ...
November 09, 2021 at 14:54
Cause and effect are brought about due to categorical distinctions. Within distinctions values are emergent. We can ask if values beget distinctions o...
November 09, 2021 at 07:48
If we're talking global scale most, of not all, people here are the 1%. If you narrow it down to a specific country then it is easier to look with dis...
November 08, 2021 at 14:32
He is literally the founder of phenomenology. The term you use talking about phenomenology (intentionality) is his specific to phenomenology. https://...
November 08, 2021 at 04:20
If you’re here just to act like a dick good for you. You asked what should I do and I assumed you meant in order to attain ‘bliss’ so I answered. ‘Enl...
November 07, 2021 at 17:49
Glad you got it :D
November 07, 2021 at 12:26
I have no idea why broadly categorising buddhism under ‘theism’ (rightly and justly done by many) is so upsetting. No creator god, fine. No creation, ...
November 07, 2021 at 10:46
If you’re not interested in studying consciousness then a science of consciousness is pretty much a waste of time for you then. Note: phenomenology is...
November 07, 2021 at 10:14
The problem is you choosing to hold to a very specific and narrow definition of ‘theism’. If the vast majority of people who speak English don’t agree...
November 07, 2021 at 04:51
I don’t much care whether some group of people accept the definition of theism or not. I don’t accept the definition of ‘religion’ as it is commonly u...
November 07, 2021 at 04:44
It is the same as asking how is science of use. That was kind of my point. Husserl frames phenomenology as a science of consciousness - ask cognitive ...
November 07, 2021 at 04:32
Note: most religious folk have no clue what they’re doing or why they’re doing it. It is a system of perpetuating a myth more than understanding the m...
November 07, 2021 at 04:23
Buddhism is a theism. This isn’t really up for dispute. I find it evasive to not reply and evade questions. I find this happens a lot when someone the...
November 07, 2021 at 04:20
Humans are biased (if you're human don't believe this means everyone else is more bias than you).
November 06, 2021 at 14:40
It is a term that had a legitimate meaning until governments put a 'this guy's a crazy' spin on it.
November 06, 2021 at 14:01
It depends on what is meant by 'religion'. In terms of institutions 'religion,' 'science' and 'philosophy' have more in common than not. As a way of u...
November 06, 2021 at 12:06
Of you ask someone what something means to them they will give you an answer even if they had never really thought about what it meant and they will b...
November 06, 2021 at 11:25
Yu must be using the term 'theism' as rigidly meaning 'creator' then. I don't and others don't. It is only correct for certain branches of buddhism an...
November 06, 2021 at 11:04
Phenomenology isn’t a ‘philosophy’ in terms of being a way of living life. That is probably why Husserl was quite explicit when framing phenomenology ...
November 06, 2021 at 09:00
It is still incorrect to imply that buddhism is not theistic because there are examples of this. I don’t know what you mean (personally) by ‘bliss’ an...
November 06, 2021 at 08:42
Phenomenology (Husserl) is meant as a scientific method of studying consciousness. Solipsism isn’t anything like that at all. Phenomenology does not t...
November 06, 2021 at 04:02
That’s not true. There are quite clearly buddhist practices that believe in deities. Of course you may not refer to these as ‘true buddhism’ but that ...
November 06, 2021 at 03:57
Don't know and don't really care.
November 04, 2021 at 16:01
Science deals with facts. Philosophers often question what facts are based on ... but scientists don't care and continue with facts. Basic point being...
November 04, 2021 at 12:36
Mary has never felt any severe in pain her whole life. She's lived in a nice comfortable room yet has studied everything there is to know about 'sever...
November 04, 2021 at 12:05
We're 'geniuses' of a sort. Who isn't! Very much. As far as I can recall he didn't make a big deal about any differentiation between poly/mono ... I s...
November 04, 2021 at 11:47
I can see why they didn’t bother to publish it ^^ This is poorly written and one sentence doesn’t even make sense (italics). You should probably get p...
November 04, 2021 at 06:46
Talk to your wife.
November 04, 2021 at 04:17
Plato’s The Republic is as good a place as any to start. In terms of fiction 1984 is also a very nice window into philosophy. Overall I think an eclec...
November 04, 2021 at 03:54
It really isn’t as I’m far from the first person to point this out. It’s kind of obvious. Why it is happening is likely due to multiple reasons includ...
November 04, 2021 at 01:57
There seems to be a blind spot here. I am guessing you accept the evidence for pantheons being believed in at various points in human history. That is...
November 04, 2021 at 01:41
That makes no sense to me whatsoever. If it aligns with your beliefs and experiences though I’m not going to argue.
November 04, 2021 at 01:25
Fair enough. I was making a broad generalisation as in a pantheon the gods interact quite readily in a 'human' manner. Still the question remains as a...
November 03, 2021 at 17:02
That would be something of an oversimplification I feel. The gist is close enough though. Easier doesn't mean better, I just see more scope for explor...
November 03, 2021 at 16:24
I looking at it as if it is beneficial to human society to have theism and that polytheism allows for a more expansive view of the world at large, but...
November 03, 2021 at 16:22
I'm not going there. My aim for this thread us quite specific. I am assuming there are no actual gods and that they are a manifestation of human exper...
November 03, 2021 at 16:12