Saphsin

I'm just frankly utterly confused with the appeal of panpsychism. There are views that I completely disagree with, but I can understand the pull towar...

I’m supportive of the idea that Russia’s role (and thus threat) in global affairs is greatly exaggerated. If people read the press in Asian countries ...

I'm with you, I am somewhere between Epicurus/Aristotle & Aristippus on the pleasure question, but even the latter taught that the pursuit of physical...

Here’s a list of Kant’s other unsavory comments. Not a fan of his meta-moral views either so there’s no controversy for me. schwitzsplinters.blogspot....

If your friend broke your promise or lied about something, and thus gives you suspicion to become “skeptical” of their character. This is very differe...

You’re either really confused with how these concepts are put together (imagination/logical possibility isn’t remotely the basis for skepticism) or yo...

Yeah I just think you jump from A to Z without recognizing you’re jumping to Z instead of to B (your response to the friend and scientist example) I c...

Yeah I have no idea how you're operating in your everyday life then. Your philosophical disposition is either completely contrary to how you actually ...

We're talking past each other because you're ignoring my core argument, which I clarified twice by now. I'm talking about actual doable skepticism, an...

Your train of thought shouldn't continue because it is extreme. Try applying your reasoning arguing for radical skepticism to milder cases of skeptici...

Skepticism requires a grounded basis just as much as Justified Belief. In a court case where one side has presented a fair amount of evidence, you nee...

I don’t think it’s on a linear axis, but I do think there is a spectrum of viable skepticisms. I’m more skeptical about political forecasts than scien...

Where the line is (or if there even is a line, perhaps it's more of a stretched out spectrum with gray areas) could be an interesting philosophical pu...

Yeah, human beings have interests because we are a certain type of creature, living within a social context. That's what discussion about ethical issu...

Just to add to Pfhorrest, the fact that you were able to distinguish between solipsism and dubious beliefs about homosexuality means you already hold ...

Setting aside philosophy for a second, if you don’t make challenging your own beliefs a practice and you succeed in life in doing nothing harmful to o...

I'm more worried about Biden's foreign policy, because that's the President's day-to-day job and where they have the most power. And there are too man...

You can click on the links and open them up as I'm doing right now. None are Fox News, or Fox News-like sources. I suggest trying to click on them and...

You say fair enough and that you're not shooting at me but nevertheless your comment was a reaction to something I said... The first article is a summ...

Nah, the real work starts in November, when Trump is assured out and the grassroots pressure begins. No reliance on corrupt centrists figuring things ...

I recommend: African Politics: A Very Short Introduction - Ian Taylor Short but dense, basically explaining the big picture of why "Africa is poor" Al...

This is prescient: "To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle. One thing that helps towards it is to keep a diary, or, at any ra...

I think what fits more for what you're asking for may be: Richard DeWitt - "Worldviews: An Introduction to the History and Philosophy of Science" Othe...

If I were arguing with someone who rejected Bernie in the primaries, I would have a different emphasis and saying the same things as you laid out here...

And that's what I was talking about limiting in terms of calculations, and you bring in everything else.

Yeah I do selectively choose to care about visible consequences and human lives instead of the things you're spouting about.

Yeah but that's not what we were talking about. I only brought it up because you were ranting about endorsement, which is intention-riddled. Intention...

Wow, Christian Morality runs deep even among philosophical atheists... Personally I don't believe in sin or the necessity of shame or essentialist nat...

It was an analogy to make a specific point, I think it’s doable even if not perfect. I get what you’re saying though. I think some are good at transit...

I’m inclined to agree with the often overly loose use of the word fascist, but I think he got worse this year and could be even more if he wins again....

Err.. it's better to sacrifice a pawn if that helps you avoid checkmate. We should rather kill off their Queen even if they're left with their bishop....

I try to keep my feelings out of it, because they don’t really matter. Politics is about doing all you can to help people, which requires a discipline...

Who actually thinks in these terms? Indicative and Symptomatic? What does that mean and why should I care. Seriously Wtf Have you ever played any vide...

I'm not talking about explicit arguments, but you are clearly stuck on the mindset of putting so much significance into the act, to the point that the...

I really don’t understand why this is so hard for you, you show you hate Biden in the primaries and in year long protests. Some actions involve reduci...

I got introduced to philosophy in an elective class when I was 13 in middle school, it could be doable a few years earlier. The issue is difficulty an...

I responded that way because you gave me that political horizon crap. Look, I don’t know what this meta-filth is, I don’t see what it adds to politica...

I also read that Pigliucci blog post you cited. If you reread it right now, you get a different impression of this current discussion.

I don’t even want to talk about this subject for more than 5 minutes because it’s one small step out of a thousand to think about. I think it’s an ail...

You’re very smart, surely you can deduct how the least bad option may be voting one day and spending the rest of the 4 years on left wing activities c...

Yeah it’s difficult to take apart a badly worded abstraction you came up with, but I tried to entertain what you said instead of ignoring it, so I als...

Abstinence from voting in consequence is like a half vote for the worse option. I care about the consequences, not some imagined essentialist property...

You have responsibility for the consequences of your actions, just like all decisions in life. And all decisions in life are about choosing the better...

Yes I am responsible for a less worse administration, and then my responsibility for the rest of the 4 years is fighting against the current administr...

Yeah if you don’t care about how the political differences affect other people, you’re a selfish jerk.

There are two possibilities, Trump or Biden. A particular political action leads to the difference of a less horrid administration in the future. I ha...

Sorry you just don’t read the news. One example, the Democrats, as horrid as they are, have been trying to push keeping $600 a week unemployment benef...

I wrote a whole post about the differences. And you would know what the differences are if you just read the news and weren’t in denial.

I don't care about "theory", and I care much less about how I personally “feel” about the theory. I care about what voting actually does to impact the...

"That wasn't the question. The point is rather that you don't need to reject evolution to be a creationist. Creationists believe in a creator, that is...