You are viewing the historical archive of The Philosophy Forum.
For current discussions, visit the live forum.
Go to live forum

Couchyam

['Member']Joined: May 16, 2019 at 05:39Last active: August 14, 2020 at 18:363 discussions21 comments

Discussions (3)

Comments

In: Unfree will (determinism), special problem  — view comment
There might be just one possible future, or there might be several. If general relativity is to be believed, and if spacetime is asymptotically flat a...
August 12, 2020 at 06:18
In: New article published: The Argument for Indirect Realism  — view comment
"If you wish to bake an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe." - Carl Sagan May I ask a few questions? (Sorry in advance if thes...
August 12, 2020 at 05:26
In: Unfree will (determinism), special problem  — view comment
Well, even assuming the universe is perfectly causal, who controls (or even knows) its initial conditions? What 'determines' them? Is it possible that...
June 14, 2019 at 17:57
In: Unfree will (determinism), special problem  — view comment
But isn't the world bigger than any one person? How does one decouple 'essence' from the rest of the universe, which includes conscious experience?
June 14, 2019 at 17:34
In: curved path 3rd dimension, straight path on a higher or lower dimension  — view comment
I believe it has to do with the capacity to help people live according to their their values, see things for what they are, and avoid falling victim t...
May 24, 2019 at 04:33
In: We're conscious beings. Why?  — view comment
There's a reason we call it philosophy.
May 24, 2019 at 02:42
In: The source of morals  — view comment
Thanks for your answers. It sounds to me that morals are being discussed at several levels here (of an individual, between individuals, between commun...
May 18, 2019 at 05:18
In: Existence of the objective morals & problem of moral relativism  — view comment
Would it be OK to contribute to this discussion, or has it been moved elsewhere?
May 18, 2019 at 04:26
In: The source of morals  — view comment
You raise great points. If you have the time, I would greatly appreciate it if you could address a few questions. To what extent is there value in sim...
May 18, 2019 at 03:57
In: Is it fair for people to compare themselves or their deeds to those of Jesus, when we only see a sma  — view comment
It seems to me that people generally don't try to be exactly like Jesus, they just accidentally stumble into his fate, like the convicts who were cruc...
May 18, 2019 at 03:18
In: Paradox of internet identity  — view comment
Just that, it may matter to a degree in some contexts, but probably 'ought' not to (or, the degree to which it matters should emerge from the axioms.)
May 18, 2019 at 03:05
In: My indisputable (completely original) argument for chimppig  — view comment
I find the notion of ChimpPig profoundly unsettling, though I will try to approach it (the 'germ' of ChimpPig) with what love I can muster.
May 18, 2019 at 01:16
In: My indisputable (completely original) argument for chimppig  — view comment
Is ChimpPig that which begets ChimpPig?
May 17, 2019 at 23:42
In: A model of suffering  — view comment
I (choose to) believe that something good can come from this discussion. leo, it sounds to me that your concern stems from the same root as that which...
May 17, 2019 at 22:21
In: A model of suffering  — view comment
Mental health professionals think about this topic far more than we do (assuming the majority of people in this thread are, like me, 'enthusiastic ama...
May 17, 2019 at 21:59
In: On Reason and Teleology  — view comment
I suspect something is deeply amiss in this thread. (It sounds like a conversation that isn't entirely in good faith.)
May 17, 2019 at 21:45
In: Unfree will (determinism), special problem  — view comment
I'm having trouble accepting (2) as self-evident. To my knowledge, there has been a significant body of philosophical work devoted to the cultivation ...
May 17, 2019 at 21:19
In: Is it immoral to do illegal drugs?  — view comment
Because doing illegal drugs is dangerous for one reason or another, I would advise against their use.
May 17, 2019 at 20:10
In: Questions about the future for determinists  — view comment
People generally accept as much free will as they can tolerate.
May 17, 2019 at 03:29
In: The source of morals  — view comment
It sounds to me that implicit in the discussion is how to avoid what one might call corruption of discourse, or in economic terms 'moral hazard'. Ther...
May 16, 2019 at 19:03
In: The source of morals  — view comment
Hmm.. how about this: morals are advice that is given out of concern for another. So morals originate from compassion, and are 'certified' through the...
May 16, 2019 at 07:23
In: Those Who Claim Morals Only Come from God are Against Seclularism  — view comment
"There are, however, quite a few Americans who believe in a divine-command theory of morality --- that is, a God must exist for us to have morality, a...
May 16, 2019 at 06:34
⇧