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In: What fallacy is this? I'm stumped  — view comment
Or, Puritans should not engage in Satanic music. Musical Instruments are used in Satanic music. Therefore, Puritans should not engage in music that us...
June 20, 2019 at 22:48
In: Can humanism be made compatible with evolution?  — view comment
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/12/evolution-of-morality-social-humans-and-apes/418371/ "Nearly 150 years ago, Charles Darwin proposed...
June 20, 2019 at 22:43
In: Can humanism be made compatible with evolution?  — view comment
What is your argument that is didn't?
June 20, 2019 at 22:35
In: What fallacy is this? I'm stumped  — view comment
That would work if the church agreed with abortion being an exclusively political and not a religious and moral issue. "For your final essay, you can ...
June 20, 2019 at 22:30
In: What is the difference between God and Canada?  — view comment
How do you prove anything tangible exists? What do you mean Canada? The surface of earth and things in it controlled by the Canadian government? The p...
June 20, 2019 at 22:23
In: A definition for philosophy  — view comment
Philosophy is the love of knowledge.
June 20, 2019 at 22:17
In: The irrelevance of free will  — view comment
I think I get it. Do we have free will? Free will to do what?
June 20, 2019 at 22:16
In: Invasion of Privacy  — view comment
lol
June 20, 2019 at 22:13
In: The Necessity Of Abidance By An Implicit Contract In Preserving Order Amongst One's Social Relations  — view comment
I laughed so hard at this LOL
June 20, 2019 at 22:05
In: What is the probability of living now?  — view comment
You have better chances of survival on scenario I (modern medicine, less accidents, no wars), but you might have a shorter but better life in scenario...
June 20, 2019 at 22:03
In: Government Economics  — view comment
Where's the love, man?
June 20, 2019 at 21:56
In: What is the Best Refutation of Solipsism? (If Any)  — view comment
Do you grow your own food?
June 20, 2019 at 21:56
In: What is the Best Refutation of Solipsism? (If Any)  — view comment
The recitation of the fact that more than 7 billion people exist.
June 20, 2019 at 21:54
In: The leap from socialism to communism.  — view comment
When a society becomes truly socialist it would already have become communist.
June 20, 2019 at 21:52
In: Is it immoral to do illegal drugs?  — view comment
A heroine addict mother wouldn’t be good for her child hence it can be immoral?
June 20, 2019 at 21:46
In: Is a major conflict imminent in the Middle East?  — view comment
“Is a major conflict imminent in the Middle East?” A major conflict is ongoing in the Middle East, and for many years now.
June 20, 2019 at 21:41
In: Is it possible to define a measure how 'interesting' is a theorem?  — view comment
Hmmm..I doubt it but ok.
June 20, 2019 at 20:55
In: What is Freedom to You?  — view comment
For me freedom is to not be pointed at by lesser men. I’m joking of course. Freedom for me is a word related with economics. It is the state of being ...
June 20, 2019 at 20:53
In: On Anger  — view comment
Not to mention things like culture, religion, upbringing, gender, age and genetics.
June 20, 2019 at 20:42
In: Can humanism be made compatible with evolution?  — view comment
On the original question, I’m not sure what exactly you’re after, but I believe one line of the explanation for humanism is that human nature is good ...
June 20, 2019 at 20:17
In: Can humanism be made compatible with evolution?  — view comment
Yes, I should've tried reading the whole thing properly before constructing an elaborate response. I apologise, but I think what came out is also inte...
June 20, 2019 at 20:03
In: On Anger  — view comment
Nope, it’s a broad term. Being angry that the bus arrived late, being angry that your team lost, being angry at your wife cheating on you, being angry...
June 20, 2019 at 19:59
In: We're conscious beings. Why?  — view comment
“We’re conscious beings, why?” Ok. Let’s see. Looks like a living thing has the natural tendency to alter its genes such that it’s offsprings can use ...
June 20, 2019 at 18:54
In: Can humanism be made compatible with evolution?  — view comment
Of course I assume you’re not mistaking what is meant by humanism here, which is the study of human nature, and not the humanist movement in philosoph...
June 20, 2019 at 17:52
In: Can humanism be made compatible with evolution?  — view comment
I’m unable to decipher what you understood by what I wrote, but I simply meant that there are arguments that exist (I might happen to agree or disagre...
June 20, 2019 at 17:37
In: Is it possible to define a measure how 'interesting' is a theorem?  — view comment
I don’t know but i think work on measuring abstract human concepts like how interesting, original, artistic, aesthetic and so forth things are should ...
June 20, 2019 at 16:32
In: On Anger  — view comment
Anger is a broad term. Being angry means different things for different persons. The stoic idea is not about feeling the emotion of anger, but to quic...
June 20, 2019 at 16:17
In: The Ontological Requisite For Perception As Yielded Through The Subject And Its Consequence  — view comment
“The first sentence gave me a headache so I stopped reading.” Same haha
June 20, 2019 at 16:05
In: Can humanism be made compatible with evolution?  — view comment
Some arguments question the claim that humanism is moral, inherently or otherwise.
June 20, 2019 at 16:03
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