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This. The agnostic is not arguing for any kind of epistemic nihilism.
June 25, 2017 at 16:08
That was only one of the interpretations I provided. But the evangelization might not refer to other human beings but to all the creatures of the eart...
June 25, 2017 at 16:03
This is still confused. Being against procreation is not the same as not finding any good reasons to procreate (for you).
June 24, 2017 at 22:41
Highly misleading. This passage has been read allegorically since the early church as I recall. It can refer to the fruitfulness and multiplication of...
June 24, 2017 at 22:36
Then you're not technically an anti-natalist. Anti-natalism can be wrong and yet there be no morally binding reason to procreate.
June 24, 2017 at 22:31
I don't like reading books digitally.
June 24, 2017 at 21:51
Yes, I was turned off by the price as well. I tried reading a little bit from his book and couldn't follow it very well either. He's a better speaker ...
June 24, 2017 at 19:47
Yeah, I tend to tune out when he gets into the Jung stuff, as I find that very muddled and smacking of the perennialism I have come to loathe. But he'...
June 24, 2017 at 18:44
That's fine, although I think that's straining the definition of birth. There ought to be a better word to describe coming into existence, especially ...
June 23, 2017 at 19:56
I disagree. I think no harm can happen before conception. Plenty of harm can happen before one is born.
June 23, 2017 at 18:37
Alright, that's what I had in mind. I realize you can judge the morality of others who claim to be Christian, but I'm interested in whether one, as an...
June 23, 2017 at 16:48
To do what? But, again, causation does not equal compulsion....
June 23, 2017 at 16:45
But you couldn't know this unless you actually became a Christian. It could be that concern for the afterlife (salvation) is the best way to do good o...
June 23, 2017 at 15:57
I'm not an anti-natalist anymore in part because the argument from consent, which you present here, doesn't work. It's incoherent, as Agustino said, a...
June 23, 2017 at 15:48
Shots fired!
June 16, 2017 at 16:54
Well said. It's ultimately an ideological war, but that said, I think destroying ISIS, supporting the benighted liberal democratic movement within the...
June 16, 2017 at 16:45
Interesting stats. (Y)
June 16, 2017 at 15:22
I didn't make the poll perfectly. Sue me. You can make one yourself if you're so interested and concerned.
June 15, 2017 at 17:12
I am patriotic in that I support my country, referring to the government, people, laws, values, culture, and territory designated by the US. I think i...
June 14, 2017 at 21:48
Naturally.
June 14, 2017 at 17:01
You said it, not me. ;)
June 14, 2017 at 17:00
Bring it on, weeaboo!
June 14, 2017 at 16:55
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June 14, 2017 at 16:28
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June 14, 2017 at 15:49
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June 14, 2017 at 13:18
It's clear that you're trying to get a rise out of me. Go troll elsewhere.
June 14, 2017 at 13:06
Your eyes are faulty. I made an edit clarifying. I'm not an expert poll maker.
June 14, 2017 at 12:56
Are you accomplishing anything or being authentic in making this thread? Genuine question.
June 13, 2017 at 00:10
Yeah, so funny. Conservatives literally eat babies and children! My knee is numb from slapping it so hard....
June 12, 2017 at 18:56
Funny guy. And an ironic statement.
June 12, 2017 at 16:35
Then what would be an attitude that accepts a proposition as true with evidence? I don't see how that wouldn't be a belief too.
June 10, 2017 at 14:34
Consider it lost, for, alas, I don't know what you're talking about here. When was the joke made?
June 10, 2017 at 14:00
You are, for one. Well, okay. I obviously agree with you.... I already made two posts on this claim. Keep up. I gave a very clear as well as nuanced a...
June 10, 2017 at 13:44
I see Western civilization in decline, which obviously includes the US, so I don't think it's going all that well, but it hasn't collapsed yet. And if...
June 10, 2017 at 05:04
According to the total number of incidents selectively collected by that one website, no. But I wasn't thinking in terms of numbers but in terms of th...
June 10, 2017 at 04:38
If you bitch, moan, complain, whine, and bloviate about the mendacity of one president or one party and pretend like the other side isn't guilty of th...
June 10, 2017 at 04:32
>:O http://www.politifact.com/personalities/barack-obama/statements/byruling/false/ And many more....
June 10, 2017 at 04:11
I find it shocking that people find it shocking that politicians lie. What is more, the people in this thread are quite selective in their shock. Obam...
June 10, 2017 at 02:40
Good read from a left wing perspective: https://newrepublic.com/article/142977/new-paranoia-trump-election-turns-democrats-conspiracy-theorists
June 10, 2017 at 00:59
No, I was as clear as I could be. And I fail to see how giving a "philosophical" answer to a question on a philosophy forum is anything out of the ord...
June 09, 2017 at 22:35
Maybe I'm not interested in rehashing it, but whatever.... What you quoted of me answers this very question.... I don't recall saying it was the great...
June 09, 2017 at 22:31
On the contrary, all I see is Hanover laying down the hammer. Incidentally, there's a new game coming out called Far Cry 5 set in Montana, whose ficti...
June 09, 2017 at 20:30
Why, do you? If not, then you have no grounds for judging whether he does. I myself don't claim to have a good grasp on such things. A decent grasp pe...
June 09, 2017 at 20:13
Are you trying to compete with Wosret at making bizarre posts?
June 09, 2017 at 15:39
Well, like Heister, I think those stats are disingenuous to bring up. I've explained why elsewhere before. You can't compare unintended, potential acc...
June 09, 2017 at 15:31
And I suppose you're a veritable savant on those topics, hmm?
June 09, 2017 at 15:23
It seems the Conservatives will remain the majority, but I think their losses to Labour serves them right. My impression is that they have been largel...
June 09, 2017 at 03:34
But... muh lightnins.
June 09, 2017 at 03:19
Allahu Eggcar... t.
June 09, 2017 at 03:14
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June 09, 2017 at 03:11