YuZhonglu

EDIT: Computer games. They're a good antidote to depression.

"Really struggling" is 50% of the world's population.

Whatever I believe in is the natural, unvarnished truth. Everything others believe in that I disagree with is an artificial ideology created by brainw...

LOL. Alright. Then I have nothing against your position, so long as I get to rule.

Honestly, I believe everyone should make me dictator for life. I'm smarter than most of you and I'm more literate than most Americans. Who needs democ...

Why would anyone who believes in raising the economic situation of people at the bottom vote for Trump? He's done little except screw them over more.

Actually we do know when a person is thinking of the color red. There's a specific part of the brain that lights up. Check out this article: https://i...

Good. Glad to see that you agree. Let's put it this way: can you picture Socrates? Can you hear his voice? Answer: Only if you imagine it. There were ...

The people who executed him had every right to execute him. You're looking at it from the perspective of some dude 2000 years later. Regardless of whe...

You can be right and still be an asshole. The two conditions are not related. People form factions to fight other factions. Beliefs are necessary to m...

Well, the Spartans at that point were trying to enslave them, so I reckon the Athenians had justification to hate the Spartans. Granted the Athenians ...

But very very good at war.

Athens was in the middle of a big giant 20-year long war with their mortal enemies (Sparta) and Socrates goes up to everyone and tells them they're fi...

They killed Socrates because he was acting like an ass. Also, does anyone understand economics?

https://www.amazon.com/Behave-Biology-Humans-Best-Worst/dp/1594205078 Behave. By Robert Sapolsky. I believe every philosophy major should take at leas...

Nothing's really happening. Some people are moving from South and Central America to North America, Trump is making a lot of noise but otherwise isn't...

There is no elephant. It's actually a giant man-eating cake monster disguised as an elephant (the bottom is like that of an elephant. The top is a ver...

The written evidence that everyone writes about spirit differently. Christianity: Spirit is the Holy Ghost. Etc. etc. Islam: No. It comes from the ind...

But again, see, in your post you're assuming each tradition is discussing the SAME spirit. But if every group writes about "spirit" differently, then ...

But see, that's the problem. You say "Buddhism is what it is." So what is Buddhism? Write a one paragraph definition of Buddhism (no cheating). If som...

But what I don't get is why we're even assuming the "same" words mean the "same" concept. For example, Bob posts a video explaining the "evils of Budd...

But you're just making up percentages. How did you get 25%? Perhaps the correspondence is closer to 2%, but each person is assuming it's at 90% or 80%...

So, then, if we don't know if we're thinking of the "same" spirit, then how would we ever answer the thread's question? In other words, let's say I pr...

They assume there is something sufficiently constant about the USSR or America to use these terms. At what point is this assumption inaccurate? For ex...

But when I think of spirit, am I thinking of the 'same' spirit as you?

In order to argue about a topic (e.g. Is "America" good) your brain has to have a mental representation of America. For example, if Bob says "America ...

Here's a question: when two people argue about "USSR" or "America," are they arguing about the same USSR or America? Perhaps the reason they argue so ...

@ Whollyrolling and Gnostic The reason you can't come to agreement is because each of you is arguing about a "different" religion. Your argument can b...

No, beliefs and knowledge ARE the results of physical processes of the brain. Zombies and dead people don't have beliefs. The feeling of spiritualism ...

There is no thing as it is. Any belief is the result of physical processes of the brain. No brain = no truths. No one who is serious points to a bridg...

Evolution ISN'T dog eat dog. It's more like dog eats cat. Notice how jaguars generally don't attack members of their own species. Nor do cats, dogs, m...

"Objective Truth" just means "I'm really really sure this is correct and if you don't agree with me you're dumb." "Subjective truth" is more like "I'm...

Assange would be a lot more credible if he could reveal some Russian or Chinese secrets.

Yes, exactly. Demonstrating your perceived superiority and proving my point.

That's because you're condescending and no one likes you.

https://www.axios.com/china-jd-warehouse-jobs-4-employees-shanghai-d19f5cf1-f35b-4024-8783-2ba79a573405.html Amazon is outdated. JD and BABA is the fu...

It doesn't matter as long as you stand (not sit). I've actually designed it (monitor, keyboard, and mouse on pedastal) so that when I use the computer...

I'd rather walk.

I get philosophical by getting angry. Otherwise, it's a waste of time. Discussions are more fun when everyone's a little hairy.

I would like to point out that most of the manufacturing of the future will be fully automated (Ai manufactured and AI designed). We won't even need h...

I can google it and see how much of your "explanation" is copy and pasted.

1. Maybe Marx has. But you haven't. 2. Factories have changed a lot since the 1860s.

None. That's why I'm interested in this stuff as I know very little about it. As I said: I would listen to you if you can provide a good summary. Also...

I'll listen to you if you can provide a detailed synopsis of the logistics of how computers are made. Where do they get the raw materials, what machin...

No, I've read enough to know he's wrong. Private property is not some socially conditioned aberration. It's an extension of basic human neurobiology f...

If you want a better critique, Marx is wrong because there is no essence to human nature. Concepts like "Essence" and "Spirit" are just shitty words p...

Huh?

There is no mind without a body. Nor is there any spirit without flesh.

Money is a liquid form of exchange and used primarily because it's more convenient than bartering. Without money, your economy would be like Venezuela...

Actually, I'm in support of universal basic income (and higher taxes on the top 5% to pay for it). But I'm against any blatant wealth redistribution s...