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That doesn't state that no rule can apply every time.

Why does rule #11 take precedence over rule #17?

Rule #17: The hierarchy that the rules follow start at rule 18, with the rule number as variable x and for every rule if |x-18|=-y then the instance w...

Rule #16: Rule #11 never applies

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I guess I just have a problem with the word altruism in the same sense that I have a problem with the word soul. They are innately flawed concepts to ...

I'd say that lines up with the reasoning that led me to my OP. That is if we're using rationality and reasoning as synonyms. I don't know enough about...

I guess you may have a point. But I think the reason to live a 'purely good' life in that sense is more narcissistic than altruistic. Is it truly self...

Is there any instance of altruism that doesn't lead to some form of short term or long term happiness? Yes, altruism can be detrimental to one's well-...

I don't know that I agree with this. It is my understanding that to some extent, the circle of abductive>deductive>inductive reasoning is intuitive. I...

Haha it's quite the predicament, right? I've read that there are three main different theories that propose a solution to the trilemma. Each accepts o...

How is altruism the perfect state of goodness? I agree that it is itself, selfish. I just don't understand how it is perfect goodness

What is the source of this internal motivation then? And how does that differ from the concept of incentive? Why can't incentive be internal? Incentiv...

Or you could say incentivized by morality. Motivation and incentive are effectively synonyms. Saying we're not motivated by incentives is the same as ...

What makes personal gain immoral?

Considering that an incentive is defined as something that motivates someone to do something, i'm not sure how you can view that as immoral. Is the in...

My favorite part of the name is the meaning behind it. It's a story about a guy who tries to pull him and his horse out of a lake by his own hair lol....

The Münchhausen trilemma has been on my mind lately so the concept of survival has come up a lot, but I think understanding the survival aspect behind...

I mean yeah I agree that humans are social animals. What do you mean by a generalized survival instinct though? I think all of our traits can be trace...

It's very easy to make a statement like that, but would you care to offer an actual argument?

I think that at this point Bitcoin is a huge risk. The concept of a cryptocurrency has value because it allows people to exchange money remotely witho...

I don't know that I agree with this. Not all of the chips are necessarily down in a post-apocalyptic society. Say for example there is a plane crash a...

How can you say that survival is not a value? I'm not ignoring the point you're making, I just disagree. You can value anything, why would survival be...

The fact that they present in low percentages doesn't change the fact that they are present. To say that our desire to band together is as strong as o...

Have you noticed my profile picture?? Because I agree with you.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiXOectaT9U In my opinion, the reason he is called the ...

I think the reason you see evil as being the predominant force is that you're viewing it from the side of good. Just as a thought experiment, imagine ...

That's a false equivocation. How many people are living law-abiding lives as opposed to criminals? To protect against people committing crimes. But ju...

Is the act of acknowledging our propensity for evil and act of good or evil though? Lol I completely misunderstood your original point there...Nevermi...

Isn't the rule of law existing all you need to see evidence of a good side? Maybe the reason our moral compasses align so well is because they are dep...

The selfish urges. Even our altruistic urges are selfish to some extent in my opinion I think our deepest root value is survival. We want to get along...

Where are you getting this statistic? What makes you say that few people practice "positive rules" of society? I don't think you can label anything as...

That's how you define good though. Just because that is your belief on what good is, doesn't mean that it is an objective fact. To say that good is th...

I think those people might label good as being a form of societal power. In my opinion, our definition of good comes for the sum of society's emotiona...

I love the hubristic act of pointing out someones hubris

So it seems like all of these concepts are overlapping. Math, Philosophy, Science. Where does pseudoscience fit into all of that? If there isn't a har...

I'm struggling to grasp your separation of science from philosophy. If the three forms of reasoning are all dependant on each other, and that is what ...

I suppose you're right, but I think the hierarchy is important in the sense that serious topics such as global warming or nuclear Armageddon aren't ap...

So are you saying that there aren't different degrees of intelligence?

I don't know about that. It has meaning when you use it in order to determine how to act, or what to do.

So do the 3 different forms of reasoning have individual value, or are they dependant on eachother? What do you mean when you say philosophy splits of...

Isn't that just the foundation of the scientific method though? Would it be correct to define that as reasoning or science?

It's philosophy of science though. Are the two really as separate as you're making them?

Another big one is the belief that because natural laws have been true in the past, that they will continue to be true in the future

Maybe they were right. Maybe we've reached the limit of scientific knowledge and it's collapsing back onto its logical foundations. With that descript...

But really one could argue that all science is reducible to its axioms and therefore any scientific evidence fits the description of what I was going ...

Part of my investigation into the philosophy of science started with my investigation into the philosophy of mind, specifically my attempts to define ...

Perhaps "good science" should be rooted in its consistent ability to predict future events instead of its ability to be falsifiable

My personal view on morality is that it is partially innate, in the sense that our individual moral code is based entirely on our evolved emotional re...

I also think it is important to note that I view the desire for pleasure as an escape from pain. If a human were to do absolutely nothing, it would be...

I guess I wasn't as specific in my writing as I was in my thinking. I view pleasure and pain as being on a spectrum, so I would view suicide as being ...