Noble Dust

No, it's not trivial.

You should be the one answering this question.

*When everything around you is ugly, the concern for 'looks' is very far.

*meep*

Atheistic evangelists? Scientistic evangelists? Rationalistic evangelists? I'll let you know. :rofl:

Eh, I've thought about this a bit. Not sure it's worth mentioning, but.. The true "you" is unconditional. Never wrong. Purely logical. It's underneath...

Sounds like your precious thoughts are fading into the ether.

We don't need technocratic utopia to understand that part of human nature; we just need addiction.

A good layman's book on philosophy is Luc Ferry's "A Brief History of Thought". It certainly won't help you argue or defend your beliefs, nor will it ...

Hei

I just went with my buddy, so we got 4 slices between us; 3 regular, and he got a sausage slice. Wanted to get squares too, but they were out. I'm a r...

Yeah. I live off the the southern half of the G now, which has been surprisingly reliable, though. In other news, I finally went to Di Fara. Yup. Wort...

It's because you live in NYC. Don't play.

Did you "get creative"? What happened?

:starstruck:

Damn, it sucks that this thread is part of the lounge, which means no one sees it.

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Demonstrate this first. Not in faith, not in science, but what about in practice? As you've so nearly said? This bullshit definition of "faith" of the...

Which is a bias; an unconscious bias for most. One that I'm not comfortable with. :ok:

Stop being so unbiased; you're undermining the thread.

Great; so science suggests that we have bias in our political views. What about bias in our philosophical views, as that's what the OP is about?

Successful in what way?

I think you have the disposition for it, and for that particular area of study, so I'd say do it.

The problem is that you are "God" here. In this thought experiment, you already know about Hitler and how terrible he was. What does this thought expe...

Use one of the situations you've already mentioned.

Can you demonstrate this?

Again, we have no disagreement. "Real talk", as my asinine generation says. (i.e., I agree with you). But...comfort is something, isn't it? Only the m...

No bingo. Your definition defies itself.

So, by your definition of an objective morality, it does not exist, correct?

I'm confused.

"show"

Ok, can you demonstrate those positions? So far, they're just statements.

Sorry if I over-reacted. I've had many of these debates here, so the skin toughens a little bit. As to murder, I was asking you why it's impossible fo...

I'm not going to say anything about that subject because I never engaged in that conversation in this thread, yes.

Here's a prime example of morals. You added the Hitler question later; I saw that, and then I distrusted you once I saw it. Now, morally, I don't trus...

I never responded to that question, and as far as I can tell, you added it in later.

No, that wasn't the question.

"If the answer is yes" to what question?

What?...

Woah, let's back up; I asked why it's impossible for it to be objective that killing is wrong.

No, let's stall there. Why is it impossible?

But again, what about the "bias" of a materialist? I ask, because I have good friends who are materialists, by one bent or another, and they've intima...

Yes.

Or I might not; feel free to respond to my prompt.

Use your imagination.

So demonstrate how that is the case.

"Self evident to all observers" is an impossible state of affairs.

What does "objective" mean for you?

I asked "how".