Frank Apisa

Baden...keep your cool. Biden is far from perfect...and he was low on the list of those I was hoping would win. Early on I got in a very heated debate...

As opposed to totalitarian rule...I MUCH prefer a democratic society. My problem with "democracy"...is that the freer a people are, the more likely th...

Sounds like that would be a smart move on your part, Jam.

Anyone reading what he wrote...after reading the sentence I quoted...if a fool. I am not a fool.

"Believe in"...huh? People like you are the reason people... ...like Voltaire said, "The best is the enemy of the good"... ...like Confucius wrote, "B...

One of the things he said was, "Biden has done more harm to the US and the world in his decades long career in politics than Trump could ever aspire t...

Yes to both of your comments there, Frank.

No, Baden...people like you are the problem. Okay...you cannot see it...and it may lead to more of Trump. And, like you people did in 2016...you peopl...

The unique fauna of Oz have apparently eaten your brain. Nothing of any worth will come from your attempts to use it.

If you want to think that is what's happening...that you actually care about how people react to posts on an obscure, not especially active Internet f...

Since he apparently is directing his question to himself... ...I wonder why he does not have an answer?

No, I am not fine with it. I am not fine with any stories of men, particularly men of power, allowing themselves to behave toward women in ways half a...

You should work up the guts to say where you are from...then give lectures on how NOT to run an election or a campaign properly. If you have never vot...

Are you certain you mean "Yahweh" in your title, DL? I've seen Jesus spelled as Yeshua...but "Yahweh" is the name of Abraham's god.

This is an opinion...only an opinion: Any American who votes in a way that helps Trump retain the presidency does a disservice to America and the worl...

Not sure what this incoherent mess is supposed to mean, but if you are saying that we should default on our debts...stiffing the chines...you are a nu...

Only thing I see wrong... ...is the reasoning.

Sounds good to me, Christoffer.

I agree, TMF. And that is the reason I suggest it should be outlawed in philosophical discussions. Used incorrectly, which it is 98.7% of the time...i...

Occam's Razor should be outlawed in philosophical discussion everywhere.

My "position" is that Biden is head and shoulders a better choice than Trump as a leader...and as an advancement toward a more progressive society tha...

In 2016 that kind of thinking got us Trump. In 2020 that kind of thinking will get us four more years of Trump. Do whatever you want. As for me...I wo...

Correct! Pragmatism is still the most important commodity at this moment.

I expect many Bernie fans will do that. Too bad, that. It approaches Trumpism (being absurd) more than I want to see any part of the left moving. Re-t...

Since we cannot even determine what "the real universe" is...that would be an impossible job. And for certain, at this time we cannot determine what "...

Exactly which 4 paragraphs should I be responding to? I just wanted your extended opinions on Occam's Razor and Pascal's Wager. You provided them...an...

Wow! I do not agree with Tim on lots of things, but your response to him was unnecessarily insulting...and not the kind of reply that will encourage p...

Sandbagging new (or supposedly new) ideas happens a lot. I've had it happen to me on dozens of occasions. Not actually a lot "new" in this world. Try ...

I agree with the thrust of what you are saying there, P...but here is the operative point I am trying to make...and it has ONLY to do with why people ...

There was a time I was very, very positive on Tulsi...and that includes the many times I saw her interviewed. But then came along the campaign...and i...

Perhaps it did...but you don't realize it did. They may have been charitable and considered it satire. If you think YOU have an explanation of "the or...

ALL atheists lack a "belief" that any gods exist...but not all people who lack a "belief" that any gods exist are atheists.

Sorry, P...but I disagree. STRONGLY. Nobody uses the descriptor "atheist" unless the person has a "belief" that no gods exist...or the person has a "b...

So you think things "created" by the gods...would not be natural? Seems to me that if a thing exists in nature...it is natural. Too broad? I repeat......

They are both natural. Not sure of your reasoning for why one would be more natural, but...go with it if you want.

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Probability estimates are like statistics. 92% of each is made up right on the spot.

I certainly would not...and would, in fact, argue that YOU ARE NOT AN ATHEIST. Ultimately, an atheist is someone who designates himself an "atheist." ...

If any gods exist...they are not "supernatural." If they exist, they are as "natural" as apples. My guess is that there are MANY things that humans ca...

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For certain, at times, one must choose. "Yes" "No" or "I abstain" are all reasonable choices at times. At other times, they are not reasonable. For "T...

Agreed. My personal feeling is that the "intellectual dishonesty" comes mostly from making a guess...and then calling that guess a "belief." Seems to ...

I agree with Colin Cooper. What he said AND... ...the fact that so few people (philosophers and people in general) are willing to simply say, "I do no...

Yup...you are both obsessed with me. I get a kick out of it. :lol:

I'd say, AMEN...and leave it at that, but like the scorpion, it is not in my nature. Society...civilization DEMANDS that we have government...and prob...

Still no answers to the questions. Just insults...as diversions...because you people know I am correct. Sure...you use "ATHEIST" as a descriptor...but...

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Sure. Visit Somalia...and see how things are working out.

Okay, Mr. Atheist...who does NOT "believe" there are no gods...and who thinks that the likelihood that at least one god exists is equal to or greater ...

They do seem like nice people...and, as you mentioned, that "only makes it weirder." What on Earth could they be thinking...assuming they are "thinkin...