Edward

What? That's your actual quote.

Wtf is this

No, they inform our thoughts, I would say.

Well, anything that affects our body could effect our emotions, sure. Drink, drugs, fitness, etc.

Yeah, there is an abyss of sorts. We can find relative value in what we have despite this. I've already had this discussion with you. All value is rel...

The only reason I see them as authentic is that they're what defines our value and gives us motive. They surely don't have much relevance to the world...

Sorry, I don't know what you mean exactly and by the word unhabited and do you mean uninhabited?

Yes.

100% agree. My issue is with a calm focused mood. I think, with philosophy this can too easily be a depressed mood. It's life affirming to be riled up...

Hmm, I agree with open mindedness and abstracting. Im not sure about ambiguity or b&w thinking. Philosophy is about love of knowledge by definition. T...

I am a relativist and I think that. Why are you getting hung up on semantics? You've admitted that at a base level there is no objectivity. When relat...

I agree that there's reason to continue without being constantly emotionally engaged. My point is, or at least my question: does a realisation of the ...

:grin: It's "whys" all the way down. But why do you think you weren't satisfied with initial answers? Stubbornness?

In even more direct terms, "how does camus' sisyphus believe in himself?" A concrete dilemma: How does a person motivate themselves to protest against...

Okay, I get what you're saying. Relativism, when taken to extremes is socially destructive. No one lives like this though (or at least very few). You'...

True, but I think nsmith was just pointing out the evolutionary development of perceived common morality. It certainly explains why some actions are n...

You admit! (in relation to a certain other discussion) If it's true then it doesn't matter that it's not compatible. Like you and everyone else we do ...

No one is debating the way things actually are and anyway, that isn't a problem for ethics it's just hard science and observation of an indifferent wo...

The reason the "brain in a vat" theory exists is precisely because of our inability to prove anything outside of our own experiences. What you describ...

Agreed, but the point of a brain in a vat is that you can't prove the existence of other brains independently of them telling you they exist. Hence th...

Unless one can prove that another "consciousness" is in play then ofcourse it doesn't rule out "brain in a vat". That's the whole point of brain in a ...

Can we make decent national democratic decisions? No. Is there another way? Not short term.

"Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others." Winston S. Churchill Ofcourse what you're suggesting is true. However, I see d...

Like another commentor said, I can't distinguish patriotism from nationalism. In my opinion, the line you're discussing is crossed when a feeling of o...

My view is that you can't demonstrate a difference between subjective "unrealness" and external reality. Experience is as real as you can get. A subje...

I suppose my point is, if your perspective is one of existential absurdity then how does one reconcile this with an authentic moral system. What if ou...

Agreed. However, it doesn't answer the question of being morally authentic when you don't have a baseline to choose from.

Arousal being stimulation from experience (not sexual if that's what you imagined). So intense situational circumstances naturally arouse strong emoti...

Actually, what I mean is, while there is a biological environment of arousal, does arousal not also relate to what is perceived and understood about a...

Point taken. A specific question, how do I get angry (like, I'ma protest this shit now angry) about something that doesn't immediately arouse anger? D...

You mean by discussing it?

Thanks, that's a great explanation. So, am I right in thinking that the hard sciences have an easier time building upon theories and can perform exper...

Is there not a "comity for the sorting out of what we do and do not know", or SOOWWDADNK Comity, for short? Why can't the information be compiled into...

How can a subject be so obsessed with logic yet not have to be logical?

But, would you say anything is learnt, or is it more of an art form, to be appreciated? Btw, you're likely moving to my hometown. What are the chances...

I think the problem lies in the fact that "objective morality", whatever it actually means, doesn't provide a function. You may as well state that the...

Lucky you! Perhaps I'm being presumptuous about most of the world, but certainly your average person on the street would be mistaken. Not necessarily ...

Thanks guys, some content for me to look over.

Yes, which is most of the time, I'd say.

The problem is that, semantically, the terms "morality, right and wrong" have connotations of objectivity.

Agreed. Please, among these historical agreements, demonstrate what objective reality was discovered. Yes, they made an appeal but I asked for provabl...

I think the term "SJW" is an ad hominem attack propagated by assholes like Joe Rogan against people that are perhaps more prone to being emotive regar...

Demonstrate why it's not. Please demonstrate anytime in history where any one group of people have made a collective decision that appeals to any type...