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I am still looking for something more. In terms of career choices there are obvious differences. Do we see more women moving into jobs that are favour...
February 25, 2026 at 09:19
Followed by If you believe what I am referring to are merely social constructs then I had that covered in the OP. Otherwise, I woudl be very intereste...
February 25, 2026 at 09:13
It seems like more and more people read what they think not what is written on this forum. I was not saying it was or was not a major factor only that...
February 23, 2026 at 02:58
Gobblygook. Bye
February 22, 2026 at 08:13
Abortion increase may have a lot more to do with the number of reported cases due to the actual medical technologies available. I would be reluctant t...
February 21, 2026 at 23:56
I am not talking about gender roles. I have not used the term 'gender' once. I am talking about distinct sexual differences and how they play out in h...
February 21, 2026 at 23:54
Yes. You just need a very long train track :D Possible worlds theory allows this. It is permitted to push the guy to save 5 lives. If no for you how a...
February 21, 2026 at 23:44
What if you start a party?
February 21, 2026 at 11:52
Harvesting the organs of someone to save 10 lives assuming there is no other availble means to save these 10 lives?
February 21, 2026 at 08:11
Would you push a fat guy off a bridge to stop a train that was going to kill 5 people? If not then how exactly is this different from flicking a switc...
February 21, 2026 at 07:44
How about being in a position where you push someone onto the track to stop every other human life on the planet being snuffed out? My point being tru...
February 21, 2026 at 07:39
That is a very clever/perverse way of not denying that men are on average significantly stronger than women. Just because the disparity in strength be...
February 21, 2026 at 07:08
You are aware that testosterone has many benefits too. I have never heard that married men have lower testosterone? That is interesting if true.
February 21, 2026 at 00:13
So you think childbearing and physical strength are 'small differences' compared to what? True enough, compared to other apes the disparity between th...
February 21, 2026 at 00:12
There is literally no exaggeration. It is a hypothetical question which means to look at the possible effects of possible biological drives on social ...
February 20, 2026 at 09:44
So they would build something to protect and provide for is what you mean? I guess a business venture could function as a 'child' of kinds. Plenty of ...
February 20, 2026 at 02:44
Lighten up about what? I just asked a question that is all. If that is all you are going to contribute that is your choice. No big deal. Enjoy your da...
February 20, 2026 at 02:28
I was simply asking how would these kind of biological drives present in societal life. It is clearly a speculative question when it comes to a women'...
February 20, 2026 at 01:51
You are your own worst enemy.
February 20, 2026 at 01:41
Biased opinion.
February 19, 2026 at 16:54
Binary. If we had three arms, three eyes and three legs I reckon things might have played out differently ;)
February 19, 2026 at 14:27
Assume there is something, small but just significant enough, if you think biology is separate from psychology. If you need evidence that there are cl...
February 19, 2026 at 14:23
Sorry if this has already been covered, but do I have to create an account or are passwords and login for this one automatically transfered over by an...
February 19, 2026 at 11:23
If you cannot do this there is probably not much for us to discuss because:
February 19, 2026 at 11:18
We can disagree here. Too many people are lazy, stupid or both when it comes to basic critical thinking.
February 10, 2026 at 11:54
Most people do not understand the difference between anecdotal and empirical evidence. This is the basic issue. A lack of critical thinking is nothing...
February 10, 2026 at 03:31
I mean literally, if it is not biological (carbon-based life form > Life) then it is not sentient. Computers are not sentient and silicon is not senti...
January 30, 2026 at 02:13
I do not. Essentially I think you are just saying AI is conscious because it is good at creating the illusion it is. A painting of a mountain is not a...
January 30, 2026 at 01:30
Are you saying 'sentience' is merely a human belief not a scientific reality? You would need to elaborate quite a bit more please. Sounds interesting....
January 28, 2026 at 09:52
People are already cyborgs--physical and mental attachment to phones, cars etc.,. Presumed sentience will be an interesting addition to this for sure....
January 27, 2026 at 01:00
He said "do not". That is what I was correcting.
January 22, 2026 at 04:36
Freedom comes with responsibility. You are perfectly free to do anything within your physical and mental capacities. People do not act out on the free...
January 22, 2026 at 02:31
You have seen the light! :D
January 20, 2026 at 14:18
and I said: Either way I think there is more use in send people into space with a few million dollars rather than spending hundreds of millions on adv...
January 15, 2026 at 02:10
This is like asking is there any good reason for anything. If you do not value exploration or pushing limits then I guess you do not value this. If yo...
January 14, 2026 at 10:06
You are obsessing about this. I said leaning towards socialism not that there are socialist countries in Europe. No point in discussing further if all...
January 09, 2026 at 10:18
I said over the last 50 yrs. Even now it is more or less the case across Europe (particularly I was looking west/north/south). In the US the democrats...
January 09, 2026 at 09:12
How are we to have any reasonable chance of disagreeing if you cannot take what I say as I say it. If you wan tto show evidence that the US governemen...
January 09, 2026 at 07:31
I think you are just looking for an argument that doe snot exist. I never cliamed any country in Europes was socialist. I literally just quoted what I...
January 09, 2026 at 07:23
You pay for healthcare. If you think that many European countries are more right leaning than the US over the past half-century I woudl have to say 'n...
January 09, 2026 at 07:17
I mean th US has fear of ANY socialist scheme. Healthcare is an obvious one.
January 09, 2026 at 07:06
You should know that from the outside BOTH parties in the US are very much Right Wing. You have had no Left Wing in my lifetime. I would say that over...
January 09, 2026 at 05:22
Everything I have read here sounds very much like it is skirting around phenomenology yet trying not to say so. Whether Wilbur is more a Heideggerian ...
January 05, 2026 at 06:09
Are you familiar with Clifford Geertz? If so what do you make of his definition of religion?
January 05, 2026 at 04:26
I think it is mostly down to social media that makes what was already there present in your face. I do not honestly think anything has gotten much wor...
December 24, 2025 at 17:07
In the sense that we are viewing morality as simply 'preference' ('boo!' or 'yay!') empathy is what extends the 'boo!' or 'yay!' to others. This sets ...
December 24, 2025 at 15:51
Nevertheless, they are empathetic. If it is a social phenomenon then based on what, if not how we dispose ourselves and express our feelings? The shar...
December 24, 2025 at 09:27
Well, it is. The UK is not an exception though. Freedom in any form has to be fought for. Differing freedoms compete and conflict. Be worried when no ...
December 24, 2025 at 09:13
I am pretty sure 'spiritual' matters have not waxed or waned, it is more or less a change in how we view this or that as spiritual. The manner in whic...
December 23, 2025 at 09:50
If you are an emotivist this is not a particularly relevant question. You decide based on what suits your own disposition. People tend to prefer thing...
December 22, 2025 at 05:58