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I think these are major, self defining issues for many people. And whether they self-defined at age 7 is irrelevant to them. Letting down the family i...

If not here, then where? I do get what you are saying though. I find most of the religion/atheism threads to be boring and repetitive. However, I vote...

Terrapin gave the definition of populism. What you (Tim3003) describe is someone using a populist style to trick voters (which might be more common, h...

You are right...but unfortunately MOST people makes MOST of their "choices" based on emotion, not reason. Do we really expect MOST people to be reason...

Block A is next to block B. Rope C connects blocks A & B. Force X effects object Y Even if it takes language to express the relationship, it does phys...

Just for fun, trying to think of some"thing" that falls outside these two categories... What about the relationships between "things"? They can be phy...

Ah, but I think language is inadequate to describe what you are getting at. We can easily "create" people, right? whether naturally through sexual rep...

I thought I was making it clear that I do not understand your "understanding of complexity and simplicity"? That is what I was asking you to clarify. ...

Could we also form an ethical life and consented sentence for criminals incapable of not committing crimes in the real world by just getting them to a...

New York City? Civilization? Liverpool FC? Surely anything that is made up of humans is more complex than just humans? I get that you still have an ar...

Yes, that is what you are suggesting. However, you are the first person I have ever heard define it that way, so it doesn't seem to accurately reflect...

I am not sure this thread is the place for this (just say so - or ignoring me always works, haha), and I certainly like the way you have laid out argu...

thank you for that. studies have already addressed this misconception. It is not that wikipedia is perfect, but that "reputable" sources like encyclop...

Well for the last 80 years or so, the world has used the word "racism" to describe the above. In fact the term has been used so consistently that almo...

So what? They are still behaving in a manner we find atrocious. Calling that atrocious behavior "racism" is likely at the bottom of most people's prio...

One way is through models and enlarged photos. I can also read about atoms and notice their existence. Does that answer that? If not, please explain h...

@"Pfhorrest"@"Terrapin Station" Thank you both. I had googled these terms with mixed results. Between your 2 summaries I am feeling better informed. S...

I don't think he does (define it). If a person simply denies everyone else's definition while never providing one, they can never be proven wrong. Unf...

I would guess you expect this response, but I suppose that means you will have a response... If we can just "stop being racist" why didn't we try that...

Is it just that easy? haha. I feel if I stop arguing I am no longer me :grimace: In any case, I felt I often agreed with your view, so your reasoning ...

Hard to pick favorites, but here are the games that I have played the most over the years: Colonization Civilization (all of them) Diablo 2 (Path of E...

Definitions of racism typically include the idea of viewing one's race as superior. Slavery, assumes superiority. Apartheid, assumes superiority. Affi...

Why would someone want/need proof that the sun will rise tomorrow? There is plenty of evidence, just zero proof.

indeed. I guess as long as things are moving in the right direction there is reason to think positively (I don't know if the Trump movement is society...

I was about to say "the good new is", but that seems wholly inappropriate, how about "a reason for some hope" - I received my high school history teac...

haha, I am slowly learning. But ego gets in the way. If they just heard one more perspective maybe it would change their mind...and of course I have t...

Not sure where that comes from? Are you saying that all whites don't ever want a black person to be hired?

Nope. Just saying that FAR more black people have been NOT HIRED because they are black for the last 50 years than those who were hired to fill divers...

It would be tough to prove, but at some point statistical likelihood comes into play.

Hahhaha. Imagine how black people feel every time a white person is hired.

Yep, that seems all good to me. I was really just saying, "don't call it blue laws because that will confuse people as to your true goal". I think oth...

I think I agree with your overall point (assuming it is an economic one), but blue laws ARE religious (the fact that you also refer to them as Sabbath...

Just so we are clear, can we admit that at some point in history there WAS DEFINITELY systemic racism in the USA? When did it end 100%? What date/ cou...

I think you are on to something here, but I am too stupid. Each time I read it, I have a slightly different understanding. Can you dumb this down for ...

So far, I entirely agree with Ron Cram. However, based on my understanding of what he and Hume are saying, I can't see why anyone would have EVER take...

Fair enough. I would be happy to live in an ideal world where moral philosophy is unnecessary because all is good (whatever that even means). Until th...

Well, it felt like some hypothetical BS. I gave it a shot, haha. wait, isn't this evidence in my favor (sort of)? by LIMITING their tribe they were we...

I don't disagree with much of what you have said, and yet I was certainly inspired to learn more about philosophy after arguing with Randians. If some...

hahaha. So I clicked on the link. Then went ugh, this Jungian archetypal hero nonsense. But then I read a bit...then forgot why I was reading. I came ...

Huh? I said: Are you saying I lied? I don't get it? Maybe you are responding to a different person or thread?

Ah, but what if people vote for more government power? Should we get rid of the bill of rights? So my response applies more to this thread, I should a...

"Possible" matches closest with "imaginary". I was thinking of worlds that do exist, not those that might.

Agreed on highly speculative. But wouldn't AI be smarter and more powerful than any enhancements? Were all the enhancements developed entirely in secr...

Does "worlds" mean "planets"? or do you mean separate worlds like Romeo and Juliet were from different worlds? Just in case, I have also seen people u...

Well, only if they agree with her, haha. I get that even if one disagrees, Ayn Rand is inferior philosophy, but she spews some crazy shit that could s...

As someone who generally likes the idea of being enhanced, I entirely agree with this. They even made a movie titled "Gamer" about 10 years ago that s...

I find Musk's logic a little strange in this case. So, AI gets invented and it is everything he feared. These brain implants...are they connected to t...

This is an interesting idea that certainly rings true. Their lack of civilization was used as evidence of their inferiority (made more clear and justi...

Thanks for the input. Since you have some knowledge on the subject, do you know what happened to the children of slaves in Greece? Were they automatic...

I agree so far. Even if the Spanish had heavily settled the west coast of the Americas, Asia and Australia are still too far for any convenient trade ...