Whether such a thing as race exists, is not an interesting question in this context. Something exists, and we need a word for it. right so again you a...
I am not daydreaming I have modified my language in such a way to not include race referring language and when I did so I could see that my own tenden...
if there is no such thing as "black people" in our language then "black people" can not be devalued if you truly see everyone as human, then at least ...
absolutely, I am starting from this foundational point that in fact we are all humans and that the evolutionary differences we see in our skin colour ...
oh but it is about the language, if children were taught from the beginning of their lives that humans are humans and not that there are sub-categorie...
you don't need to stop describing people's physical characteristics people clearly have different physical characteristics but if we want to end racis...
like I said, this approach only works for those of us who hold the position that in fact race is not a part of our reality you won't need equal opport...
The vastness of the issues that stand in the way of utopia at the macro level are utterly depressing I am offering one simple suggestion that will at ...
I agree racism is a complex problem but changing your own language use is a step in the right direction try it and see how your own propensity for pre...
for those who believe in concept of consciousness beyond death you must first answer the question of how prevalent consciousness is in the world? do y...
funny I feel the same way about you. You keep repeating that it's the racist usage of certain words that is the problem, not the words but the real so...
racists need the categories to prefer and discriminate take away the words and you take away their tools of discrimination I choose to be part of a sl...
the point I am trying to make is that racial language is not used exclusively to describe physical characteristics, rather racial language as shown in...
actually most usage of race is not confined to physical characteristics, an easy example are comedians "white people do this" ha ha ha, black people d...
please enlighten us with the obvious. Exactly which physical characteristics clearly correspond to which racial categories? I think you are actually s...
you keep avoiding the question, do you actually believe that there are different sets of humans that are different unique characteristics such that we...
nice try, but go ahead and define for me how all the vast array of physical characteristics of humans can be neatly catergorized into things called ra...
the concept of race has no basis in reality similar to the concept that the world is flat it's not a matter of refusing to see race, as in fact there ...
I concur with those that take the view that anyone who uses racial language and refers to people using archaic and ultimately non-sensical categories ...
actually my conscious experience is that we often have no clue about our intentions, 'why did I do that?" "what was I thinking there?", it seems that ...
so along these lines when brain function diminishes such as in the case of injury or dementia, the "signal" from the actual cause of action (the soul)...
ok so whatever it is that you ascribe moral responsibility to, the same issue issue persists, the concept of some sort of self that is independent of ...
just teach your kids that there are no races, to not use words like white, black, brown etc and eventually racism will end, after generations adopt th...
Yes I have pretty much retreated into this mode of life, I simply don't think about things too much anymore. but it's not so much about partying for m...
:victory: Your thoughts have definitely impacted my consciousness. But how do you make sense of the world with ourselves as ultimately incoherent rand...
Maybe I'll be more descriptive in what the conceptual breakdown or deconstruction looks like in my mind. The real muddle comes with the breakdown of t...
Those who never had their brains hardwired with the structures and beliefs of theism are in a very different position, than those who have. I am not s...
the solution is actually remarkably simple stop describing humans using simple colour labels that are imprecise and unsophisticated descriptors start ...
interesting thought, but it's not so much that I need a big story for motivational purposes, I do seem to still care about making the world a better p...
right so what point is therein in discussing the macro? It's akin to a discussion about whether a person is attractive or not. There's not much utilit...
:up: well I appreciate the candidacy. I expect my life will take a similar path. But I feel like perhaps just accepting that is what is and not lament...
I am an interesting reality relevant to this thread as my culture does not align with my racial appearance. I have a unique appearance that is difficu...
An even deeper engagement would involve caring about causes, positive societal change, the greater good. I used to be engaged and care about trying to...
Yes this is pretty much my approach, I rely on my positive emotions and try to be good to those I care about. But my deeper engagement with life is st...
in the abstract, no I have no real inclination or intuition about whether it is wrong, I can and would only face this question if it presented itself ...
what feels right for me in any given situation is ultimately linked to patterns of behaviour that arose in the context of a judaeo christrian faith......
the difference between you and I is that I actually did believe and so the loss for me and the corresponding void is much more profound The nike posit...
"What I consider right and wrong may be derived from theism, but as an atheist, I don't have any objection to that. Treating other people the way one ...
if you've never been a theist, I think you are coming from a very different place. I have many friends who are atheists who don't face the sense of em...
interesting and this is pretty much my approach to life currently. It works for the most part, but doesn't give one much motivation to focus on the la...
I honestly appreciate the thought and effort. In simple terms you suggest aiming for what I perceive to be the good, despite not having an objectively...
Indeed it's the act of replacing those principles that has evaded me for some 20 years. A simple example: Abortion was clearly wrong when I was a beli...
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