No drug is 'harmless' per se. I think it's actually safer than taking paracetamol last time I looked? Like I mentioned previously there was, and is, a...
This is an interesting point from Military.com: So medical conditions are ok to refuse vaccine and also religious reasons. Not sure exactly how someon...
I can understand from a US perspective. Having literal inside info into companies like Astra Zeneca I'm not convinced in any particular danger there w...
I stated that the line isn't clear. What 'reprehensible claim' did I make? I did state that I don't believe people should be forced/coerced/bullied in...
I'm not convinced by such reports yet as there is - as always - a lot of political nonsense going on between different states trying to gain an upper ...
Playing to absolutist arguments doesn't help. I was pointing out - see above - that the line is not distinct. If you think it is distinct go ahead and...
That's fine. I don't see it like that in this case myself. I'd be more or less likely to agree with you if the dangers were greater ... again this is ...
Again, this isn't about merely 'opting out'. We're talking about people who 'opt out' being marginalised based on their own personal position. We're t...
Maybe so, but I think you've been equally brainwashed - or you're just not thinking clearly - because the situation is not as extreme as when the viru...
@"Janus" If you believed the same as MondoR then you wouldn't take it. It would be 'dangerous' for you and you certainly would fight to stop your chil...
This is untrue. See article above that I quoted. Member in the US army are being told they must get vaccinated. Others may not be allowed to shop or e...
No, this is a philosophy forum. We're effectively talking about changing the social contract. If I am wrong about how the difficulties of creating a v...
Read my previous post. It isn't a 'minor thing' for everyone. You don't need to educate me about Covid trust me on that ;) The good argument is that i...
Emotional reactions are not going to get us far in a discussion here. I see the need to attack anyone saying anything sensible by ignoring the sensibl...
@"kudos" Sometimes a trait can be perceived as a strength in one particular environment whereas in another it will be perceived as a weakness. A marat...
I’m talking about bullying/forcing people into taking the vaccine. If people cannot work when they want to that is bad. People can be tested to see if...
I think it’s a strange idea not to allow people to choose what to do with their own bodies. Of course you can say people can do what they want (but th...
Yes, but there is more genetic diversity within a group than between them. When it comes to political use of the term 'race' it is more or less about ...
From Washington Post: I hope people in the military in the US don't get vaccinated because it will weaken the position of the government in effectivel...
Of course. I was asking more or less about how other issues (like intelligence) is accounted for within this scheme. It looks to me like a rehashing o...
I guess you don't care to offer up any definition? Are there hazy areas for any definition you offer? Does any definition serve to reveal something of...
In short I would define philosophy as the investigation of human thought, reason, interaction, understanding and experience. 'Investigation' here coul...
Decartes Error - Damasio (a look at rationality and emotions) Also, maybe these: - The Scientist in The Crib - Gopnik, Meltzoff & Kuhl (ref. to variou...
Replace 'rich' for 'financially stable' and I think that sums it up fairly well. Except I think the ignorance of the middling population are not inten...
Living somewhere where there is not exactly a great deal of help handed out to people I can see your point. That said I don't think things are much di...
In terms of technical jargon regarding the cognitive neurosciences there is a difference. In fact, what is coined as 'consciousness' and 'conscious' v...
Like the OP. If you parse 'economics' alongside 'work' the meaning is exactly how I framed it. The cost of 'enjoying yourself' exists and it isn't in ...
To quote: I saw the same trick with Witty 'defining' language as X then restating the same definition (under words) to dispute the existence of a Priv...
Without ‘work’ we learn nothing and do nothing. So @"schopenhauer1" I’m just going to say you have a rather strange way of viewing life that I strongl...
I think we're talking cross purposes here. I don't mean just 'Work' as in 'having a job'. I'm talking about having to work to get food/water etc.,. Th...
It's not just western. All around the world certain jobs have higher prestige - doctors and lawyers usually being up there. The other question sounds ...
People are different. Equality is general fine when we’re talking about equal opportunities for all. Basically, so people can make their own mistakes ...
For the same reason I mentioned playing a game that isn't a game and looking for some winner. I just don't see room for much discussion around this to...
I think this says it all. We don't enter it, we're in it from the get go. Life is about economics; which means management and distribution of resource...
One's best interest often requires cooperation. To be 'selfish' requires a degree of 'selflessness'. Plus, people often act contrary to what they know...
Don't laugh at people because you think you're superior to them (ie. know better). I don't find it surprising that people double-down when you think y...
@"Banno" My mistake. Didn’t realise this was under the category of ‘Philosophy of Language’. The whole landscape of the philosophy of language is too ...
And 'he' (as per usual) would rather snark and evade than give any further explanation. Leopards and spots OR are you too long in the tooth to care? :...
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