No he doesn't. He rejects only a certain type of theism, in contradistinction to the one he advocates, which is remarkably akin to classical conceptio...
I don't know. It's not really my problem. Really? All of those figures use the particular word "God" to refer to "a range of possible realities?" I do...
So? Citing one exception merely proves the rule. What you think is irrelevant. Your feelings aren't the standard by which words are defined. No, this ...
I do, though. It's just we're not really discussing it, and I don't understand the desire to avoid actually having an argument. I say let's have one, ...
I don't know what this means. But let me take a stab at it. The first part about an "ethical credo" might mean that you don't think anti-natalism is a...
This question needs to be addressed first, because if God does exist, then there must be an explanation for evil, whether we know what that is or not....
The whole point of his argument, as I see it, is that this result is best achieved by the people who agree with this statement having children. Otherw...
You could become a pescatarian like me, although I'm slowly moving in the direction of veganism. I agree that it's better to mind not the times but th...
Correct. There are actually several arguments in favor of anti-natalism, and I would classify them into three categories: those from hedonic asymmetry...
It's clearly not off limits. We're discussing it here and now, while Benatar and others have published books and articles on it in the academy. My con...
He will just respond by saying that creating human life and continuing to live once alive are separate issues. He will say that suicide is difficult t...
I myself find hunting a morally dubious activity, unless it's the primary means of one's survival, which obviously doesn't apply to most people living...
No it's not. That's why Person A doesn't say it. Person A isn't necessarily opposed to regulating guns. He may be opposed to the kinds of regulations ...
If you're a Benthamite who denies the existence of natural rights, then I can see why you would think it would be easy to repeal the second amendment....
Bombing the venue could have done the job. So could ramming a truck into the crowd. But as for melee weapons, a man in Japan recently stabbed 19 peopl...
The samsaric nature of this "debate" in a nutshell: Person A: I don't think more gun control would have stopped the recent mass shooting. A person int...
And if they claim to have good reasons for believing that it is, what then? How are we to know that they're not? Or it could not be. Making these appa...
I'm disappointed you've chosen to play dumb. You very clearly gave a disanalogy. If you don't see it, then I can't help you. Paddock clearly intended ...
This is rich. You accuse people of creating straw men and yet proceed to do just that in the quote above. Most drunk drivers don't intent to murder pe...
Okay, now I'm curious. For what reason do you want to solely talk about mass shootings? I want to give you the chance to explain why, because your rea...
Apparently, Australia is a veritable Garden of Eden. But look at this chart and filter for the most recent date: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
Yes, my position is that mass murder cannot ever be "solved," so long as human beings exist. I have already agreed with you that there are certain mea...
I think the Paddock case is unique though. There were absolutely no visible or documented warning signs, such that I doubt any law or regulation would...
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