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nsmith

['Member']Joined: April 01, 2019 at 03:20Last active: November 04, 2019 at 01:57None discussions14 comments
Location: San Jose CA

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Morality is not a question for the educated alone, but for all men. It must be discussed to the furthest extent to reveal the meaning and the origin of both ethics, and us as people.

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Jean Jacques Rosseau, Rene Descartes

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In: Beliefs of Modern Gnostics  — view comment
You're a chill guy, appreciate the respect and the actual desire to gain knowledge of something. Too many people post on here under the guise of talki...
August 21, 2019 at 03:25
In: Beliefs of Modern Gnostics  — view comment
I don't believe that there's such a thing as a "true gnostic". Being a gnostic has so many different meanings. They can be anything from a spiritualis...
August 21, 2019 at 03:14
In: Morality  — view comment
That was extremely well thought out and well worded, to summarize would you say that c?
April 03, 2019 at 05:58
In: Morality  — view comment
That's very true, however, when it comes to topics such as morality, I don't believe that you can tell someone what is moral when the topic of moralit...
April 03, 2019 at 05:55
In: Morality  — view comment
When I have all the facts, I'll make that leap to telling, but until then, its nothing more than personal judgement. Its essential that those on a phi...
April 03, 2019 at 03:36
In: Morality  — view comment
I didn't come here to debate at all and thats why I chose to use those phrases. I came here to discuss and hear the opinions of others. I use phrases ...
April 02, 2019 at 17:31
In: Patriotism and Nationalism?  — view comment
I believe that theres a correlation in that white supremacists are generally nationalists, but I also think that nationalism to a degree is helpful an...
April 02, 2019 at 17:28
In: Morality  — view comment
Thats an interesting question, and I don't quite have an answer, I'll think on that. So essentially the question is "Should morality and law be one, o...
April 02, 2019 at 17:26
In: Morality  — view comment
My answer would be its morally wrong because it causes damage to humanity. A humans fundamental goal is to preserve their life, and to preserve the li...
April 02, 2019 at 17:20
In: Infinite Being  — view comment
I feel that it is possible for an infinite being to exist, but this depends strongly on whether or not you believe that an infinite being can have a b...
April 02, 2019 at 17:17
In: You're not exactly 'you' when you're totally hammered  — view comment
I agree, their drunken self is not their true self, although this doesn't mean that you need to stay with them. In my opinion you need to make it clea...
April 02, 2019 at 17:11
In: Patriotism and Nationalism?  — view comment
Theres really no difference between patriotism and nationalism however, nationalism is often associated with fascism and racism. Because of this assoc...
April 01, 2019 at 07:55
In: "Skeptics," Science, Spirituality and Religion  — view comment
I find that spirituals and nonspiritual's are two sides of the same coin. Much like the horseshoe theory in politics the farther you get away from eac...
April 01, 2019 at 07:37
In: Morality  — view comment
Like everyone else in the world I've given this some thought. For the most part, what we consider right and wrong is considered wrong for a reason. Ma...
April 01, 2019 at 03:41
In: The Meaning of Life  — view comment
I wrote this speech to share in my senior year of high school, the topic was "What is the meaning of life?" Its not the best piece of work so I'll put...
April 01, 2019 at 03:29
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