Well Big Aristotle, I tend to agree. However, I think @"tim wood" has a point in that your answer suggests the greater good ALWAYS takes priority...wh...
I think that "simple" and "complex" are relative concepts, like "big" and "small". So I can't see how they could take on a universal meaning...? What ...
I am not convinced that I understand consciousness (no, actually I am rather sure that I do not, haha)...does science think it understands it at this ...
I think you are right in that objectively I am a relativist. However, using the knowledge of "reality" that we can acquire, I think we can subjectivel...
I think you said it more directly, but this is what I have been complaining about since the start. Glad I am not the only one to see it that way :smil...
None of this disputes that society is made up of people...does it? So in a part of society, there is consciousness, that makes that part of society mo...
I was about to say that ship has already sailed (in developed nations), but we still have ultra poor who are certainly struggling. However, for, let's...
We definitely agree here. More agreement. And you may have noticed my struggle to hash "objective" religious dogma with real life (our discussion). I ...
Yes, but we are back to Sider's position that the people in heaven are just barely different from those in hell. If they just did one more good thing ...
I did not mean to harp on your definition, but more suggest that all definitions would be similarly flawed. Except words like "easy" and "natural". Ea...
I am a philosophy novice, and I have never read much Plato that seems purposeful (yes, I know, everything I ever read that was purposeful was based on...
I am not saying much, haha. Just that "simplicity" or "complexity" can refer to a variety of factors. So a black hole would have the simplest composit...
This is what is what I was getting at here: This view is increasingly common...but one would struggle to defend it using any sort of traditional relig...
How about 2 people that lead identical lives except: one accepts Jesus Christ as their lord and savior, the other accepts Thor as their lord and savio...
Do we actually KNOW that it was possible to pick any other number other than 22 on that particular attempt? If the number picked was 100% due to deter...
I think you are right. And I get the feeling that every time we use "complex" to describe we are summarizing our equivocations...for example: Overall,...
Wow, well I apologize. I would have to go back and re-read the whole thread to see where I missed it, or got off track...but I don't think I was ever ...
Well that could certainly be possible. We all throw the word "evolution" around, and we don't always mean biological evolution...and yet I can't help ...
I didn't mean either of those quite so negatively (although eugenics certainly deserves it). When you talked about speeding evolution, that has to be ...
Good, as that was how I understood it :smile: That is possibly a bit stronger than I would phrase it, but I don't think we are too far apart here. I m...
Wait, do you mean like eugenics or genetic engineering? I agree that those will move evolution along quicker than the natural environment, but those s...
So if you look at humans who can make choices, and then organisms that can't, which one selects the most efficient path most often? Humans very regula...
I think I agree overall, assuming you are using some figurative language. But as a small disagreement, couldn't our sub-conscious also be influenced b...
Well we don't need to go that far :razz: Ok, I can see that...but that is exactly what I was doing. Your question made me think of all those questions...
Doesn't it just need to obtain/use the most efficient means? Why is choice needed? Are you suggesting that microbial life is somehow "choosing" the mo...
huh? please explain. I don't see where pride relates. And I barely made an argument, so it is not like you are referring to my confidence in being rig...
I don't think this adds up. Free will gives the option to NOT pick the most efficient method. So the best (most efficient) way would be better achieve...
While I would not personify government with intention or a sinister nature, surely history shows that government has served big business - and this se...
No problem. We were talking in a couple different art threads...so hopefully my response is on topic. I am with you here, but it brings up questions: ...
As education has become more democratized and accessible, society has become increasingly demanding that all opinions and ideas have value. From here,...
Well potentially yes, in the same way that a doctor knows best as to how to treat a sick or injured person (doesn't the sick person know himself bette...
I agree that this type of populism thrives on people not knowing what is best for them. But I would still argue that Trump is often giving the people ...
I still do not have a strong opinion on this topic. I have just been reading the back and forth to see if I would be persuaded in any direction. Still...
I am confused. I thought the current situation is nothing but elite bashing. One side bashes government elites while the other is bashing corporate el...
Good argument support and thanks for informing me. Even given this, is it safe to assume that austerity measures will have to be implemented again in ...
Dang, almost sounds like Buddhist enlightenment. Now that sounds exactly like Buddhism (I think, this is coming from someone that really only understa...
Well keep up the tough work. If you start convincing large numbers then I will need to analyze your techniques, so that I can apply it to other walks ...
Good example of how a populist would NOT phrase their argument, haha. (that probably shows you are actually analyzing what good governance entails) In...
With the current accessibility of information, along with higher education levels, it seems that ANY modern democracy will be at the whims of populist...
During 8 years of austerity (that you mentioned is coming to an end), Britain's national debt increased. Why not make it austere enough to have an imp...
I think I mostly agree with your post, and using an example from Seinfeld to make your point means you are golden in my book. Other people here have m...
I do not deny that at all. But I do not necessarily need empathy from others (or at least that is what the analytical half of my brain is always tryin...
If you reduce the happening to just a punch in the face, I might be able to agree with no harm (although not feeling pain reduces our awareness of har...
Someone may have a more educated answer, but based on personal experience, I would answer yes (or at least somewhat). Many people in my life have call...
I would not use the word infinity, but I can certainly agree with uncountable. I don't see this as a problem. Well the existence of these relationship...
I might think it is wrong (and that is not the only definition/method you have used in this thread). That is part of what I have been trying to tease ...
I will get to the force stuff in this post, as that is clearly the part that you felt may be significant. However, I just have to try the relationship...
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