I haven't seen it yet so I shouldn't comment. Just having a bit of fun, in the spirit of the shoutbox. It's getting rave reviews, though. So no good, ...
The decline of philosophy, though, has more to do with philosophy itself. Disciplines run their course. Philology is no longer a discipline. Philosoph...
I'm unsure how your response is a response to my comments. That said, the world "being on fire" certainly does and would/will have religious influence...
I morn the decline of the humanities as well. At the risk of sounding too philosophical, courage is contextual. If you're not raised in a context wher...
I think this concept of sheep is misguided. It's such a common notion, but it's not grounded in reality. Imagine a world full of philosophers. It woul...
I think clear language goes a long way in fostering better debates, which tends to lead to more respect. Of course I'm not always clear. But I think c...
This is totally on point, per my view. Language is a living thing. That's a metaphor, but it's a metaphor about language. It's barely even a metaphor,...
This strikes me as great poetic structure, not specifically great use of simple words. Although I suppose the two are intertwined, especially in verse...
This is still a projection of how we see these concepts. Imagine you lived 50,000 years ago. Are you telling your neighbors, "we need to do this as a ...
I'm always hesitant about these reconstructions of what things were like within human consciousness (presumably) at the dawn of history (as opposed to...
Were the earliest religions a scheme to get money? Sounds more like a description of a tendency seen in some forms of modern Christianity more than an...
The description I made of meditation could pretty well be described as knowledge of acquaintance. An experience of momentary changlessness, then, fits...
Ok that clarifies it, I see how that makes sense from a physicalist position. That wasnt clear to me before. I disagree, but it makes sense. Knowledge...
As Thinker mentioned, the experience of a still mind, for instance. Meditation can lead to a state of perceived, momentary changelesness. Awareness an...
I've had experiences that involve the perception of not experiencing change. Where is change happening for you? Physically? Metaphysically? Within spa...
If you'r comments about time are in reference to what I said about time in relation to spiritual experience, note that I was referring to our experien...
I do too, and I think this is the point of departure for me. I agree that a spiritual experience is a deeply personal matter, and that what you call t...
Indeed, the idea of a relationship with God is an anthropomorphisation. The way that God interfaces with us is not relational. A relationship (in the ...
Ok. I can at least go with that for now. Oh, of course he did. Absolutely. This is an important point, and it signifies exactly this: belief is neutra...
That entire post is a joke, right, and not a response to the problem of compassion? All I'm doing is waiting to see you actually practice compassion o...
Well, I don't know, you can't really say one way or another. This doesn't particularly bother me. You've used the word "intersubjective" before, and I...
Well, again, my autodidactic stance shows itself. I don't know anything about that. But the question of how many can achieve a state of devotion to tr...
Yup. Viz: So where exactly have you exemplified these characteristics of compassion here? I bring these arguments against you not out of any vendetta,...
Really, though, you go from a philosophical description of compassion, to then making fun of your idea of an emotional compassion? What exactly are yo...
Ok, so, comfort over truth? I vote truth. But I vote truth because I think something as basic as "comfort" is a mild form of the various experiences a...
Now, I have a problem with these theoretical posits. You say "per impossible", and I say, "yes, it's all impossible, the things you describe". So, I d...
I wasn't saying that; my use of "practical reasons" was a quote of you, and the use of the term was negative in both contexts (your use and mine). You...
This severely overlooked album. Basically the Ok Computer of hard/southern rock. even released the same year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbG4VJj3...
That clarifies what you meant, for me. But, still...I have trouble with the whole thing; the language of the whole situation. Truth being "somehow val...
Dostoevsky was a literary fiction writer. You're interpreting his idea here philosophically, rather than in a literary way. What I meant when I brough...
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