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Patulia

['Member']Joined: July 08, 2019 at 11:46Last active: July 31, 2019 at 17:394 discussions22 comments

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High school student who has recently discovered a great passion for philosophy. Loves drawing food (therefore the egg pic) and learning foreign languages.

Favourite Quotations

"No small art is it to sleep: it is necessary for that purpose to keep awake all day"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus spoke Zarathustra (On the teachers of virtue)

Discussions (4)

On perfection

July 26, 2019 at 12:33 24 comments Philosophy of Religion

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In: On perfection  — view comment
You're welcome, I guess. Btw, it's not Petulia, it's Patulia .
July 29, 2019 at 13:01
In: Are science and religion compatible?  — view comment
I asked the same question to my science professor, who is very religious. He said that one could be a believer but still be a man or a woman of scienc...
July 28, 2019 at 09:27
In: On perfection  — view comment
Maybe that "something" is imperfect on its whole, but if we consider the fact that he is imperfect as a source of perfection we may consider it perfec...
July 28, 2019 at 08:55
In: Advantages of a single cell organism over a multi cell organism  — view comment
I personally don't believe that a God played any role in the apparition of life on earth or in evolution (I am saying this because maybe my post sugge...
July 23, 2019 at 14:49
In: Advantages of a single cell organism over a multi cell organism  — view comment
Well, you're actually correct. Darwin created the basis of the theory of evolution, but it doesn't do science any good to hold on to Darwin's ideas an...
July 23, 2019 at 13:16
In: Happiness as the ultimate purpose of human life  — view comment
OK thanks
July 18, 2019 at 11:12
In: Happiness as the ultimate purpose of human life  — view comment
Thanks to all of you for the interesting perspectives and pieces of information you have provided me with! I have just realized that the word "happine...
July 18, 2019 at 07:29
In: Happiness as the ultimate purpose of human life  — view comment
I wouldn't either, because I value truth as well and I wouldn't give up truth to have happiness. If you are someone who cares about believing the most...
July 17, 2019 at 17:54
In: Currently Reading  — view comment
Just finished reading "Le Père Goriot" by Balzac and currently reading a book on Darwin and Darwinism. Started but not finished yet (but plan to finis...
July 16, 2019 at 12:44
In: ''Not giving a fuck'' as an alternative to morality as we know it  — view comment
In the small scale the "not giving a fuck" model works, though. It makes those who apply it happier and less stressed (I speak from experience).
July 15, 2019 at 12:02
In: ''Not giving a fuck'' as an alternative to morality as we know it  — view comment
OK, let's say you don't care about John's respect. But maybe John doesn't care about you not giving a fuck and he is stealing your stuff because he ne...
July 15, 2019 at 11:37
In: ''Not giving a fuck'' as an alternative to morality as we know it  — view comment
We'll that's for sure! I am personally trying to pursue this way of life and it's actually working out pretty well. However, wouldn't you be happier i...
July 15, 2019 at 11:26
In: Zeno and Immortality  — view comment
Can't we solve the paradox using the concept of infinits and of limits? Like, Achilles first covers half the distance from the tortoise, then he cover...
July 14, 2019 at 08:10
In: Italy's immigration-security decree and its consequences  — view comment
There's no need to apologize, really!
July 13, 2019 at 19:25
In: Italy's immigration-security decree and its consequences  — view comment
Well, yes, we do have a lot of problems in the South, that's what I was saying. I am Sicilian and the stereotypes foreigners have about us do not make...
July 13, 2019 at 18:58
In: Italy's immigration-security decree and its consequences  — view comment
And should this be something to be proud of? People are dying, everywhere, in this very second. It's not some sort of competition in which there is a ...
July 13, 2019 at 10:29
In: Italy's immigration-security decree and its consequences  — view comment
You're right. But immigrants still arrive, and they arrive by sea on half-wrecked boats. The Ngo have the duty to save them, and this duty is indipend...
July 12, 2019 at 20:47
In: Italy's immigration-security decree and its consequences  — view comment
He says governments should build bridges not walls. However if Italy cannot welcome, cannot integrate, cannot provide the right services to those who ...
July 12, 2019 at 16:52
In: Italy's immigration-security decree and its consequences  — view comment
Oh, sorry I didn't understand what you were asking. Basically they are immigrants who come mainly from Libia, where there is a civil war. The governme...
July 12, 2019 at 15:12
In: Italy's immigration-security decree and its consequences  — view comment
It's a person who flees their home country, gets to another country and applies for asylum, which is the right to have international protection
July 12, 2019 at 14:48
In: The Problem Of Consent  — view comment
Well, the consent thing is something I don't entirely agree on as well, but I also think that giving birth to another human being is a matter of respo...
July 10, 2019 at 21:02
In: The Problem Of Consent  — view comment
If I understood correctly what you meant by "consent to be brought into existence", I think that we cannot talk about giving consent in such a situati...
July 10, 2019 at 18:28
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