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O Humans suffer more because they know they suffer.

Of course many things have helped towards the advancement of science. Just consider the printing press and the science and application of optics which...

Even mathematics has to be empirically proven to be correct. Many discoveries where first done mathematically and only years later proven to be accura...

I think expecting 7 billion people to live on this planet ( with 2 billion more to come) and live sustainable in balance with the rest of the ecology ...

Anarchy is not an end in itself, it is a means to an end. Anarchy is the civil disobedience in an autocratic political system in order to achieve a (m...

The problem is not the wedge. How this wedge was able to start making copies of itself is the problem.

I like to start with an (over)simplification that we can agree on and then work our way up from there. Lets see if can agree on the 'basics'. We know ...

The Limitations of Logic Logic without empiricism is Religion. Logic with empiricism is Science.

Without climate change we would never have evolved as a species. From the oxygen producing bacteria to a meteorite crashing into the surface of the ea...

The fact society operates as it does is testament that we are incapable of doing as we want. We are driven by our fears and desires and they more or l...

The Op is "Anarchy is Stupid' The essence of Anarchy concerns dis-obeying. Perhaps you should just restrict your thoughts on that.

Totally agree with you there. No such thing as absolute freedom. The more choices (options) you have the more freedom you have. This is also the reaso...

If I dump my rubbish I am causing and contributing towards the pollution of the environment. Contributing merely means I am not alone in exhibiting th...

You are constantly obeying rules. You are just not aware of it because you agree with most of them. You have been pre-conditioned by your parents and ...

Observe, obey oh yes. let us quibble about semantics. Observe is what I do when I see 2 people arguing.

You don't know why you should obey the rules (not made by you) that regulate traffic or society?

I wonder what the world would look like if everyone did what they wanted? Most people just do what they believe they have to most of the time.

Do you believe anything exists without a (sub)conscious observer? Does time, space and matter a priori require the existence of life?

Clever...

I would think a degree of separation of a chemical process from it's surrounding would be a fairly necessary prerogative. The 'system' would need to d...

Dogs have a keen sense of smell which has them living in a world far more dominated by smell than vision. How a dog 'sees' the world with his nose is ...

Wouldn't that mean a past before an observer does not exits? The Big Bang only exists (as a past event) because we are able to look into the past?

2. Adam and Eve

We do share similarities with dogs. It is just that because their sense of smell and hearing is so vastly more acute than ours we will never understan...

To find simplicity in complex 'reality' is the essence of 'knowledge'. We are looking for building blocks not for buildings. Try to find a definition ...

Because you and I share the same machinery I have far less of a problem comprehending how you operate. Society is built on the fact that as humans we ...

I was trying to define Life in it's most fundamental essence in the hope/belief one could extrapolate from there to discover something meaningful abou...

Even comprehending how a dog views 'reality' will just remain an educated guess.

"What is the difference between actual infinity and potential infinity?" All matter can potentially be part of a black hole.

I think humans would be capable of surviving even the worst nuclear winter. As a species we are almost impossible to eradicate.

We are still here aren't we? And as I said: we might be the only species capabile of surviving extinction.

Egocentric and emphathatic. Every person is both.

The nature of intelligence is to assist in our survival.

Absolutely. Without the stuff I would be practically brain-dead. My best ideas are THC inspired.

All species have faced extinction at some stage. Perhaps we are the only one that has the ability to prevent this happening to ourselves.

Starting off with a nihilistic premise has helped me find clarity in life.

Time will tell. :smile: Under the influence of cannabis I wrote a long explanation where I argued that everything was Time and Timespeed.

Possibly. Quote: Sorry I wrote you such a long letter. I didn't have time to write you a shorter one.

I am simple person. Can't think beyond a single concept.

I think this forum would benefit from a 2 sentence maximum rule.

Yes. I just wanted to express it in the least amount of words possible.

True. Do it all the time.

I too have lost interest in this line of thought.

I am of the opinion that the climate crisis will exacerbate the migration crisis which in turn bring right-wing fascist regimes take control of govern...

Blind obedience is stupid. Blind dis-obedience is also stupid. Anarchy is 'well-considered) dis-obedience.

This is a quote from Richard Feynman not mine. Heard of him?

The Professor is correct that the logical conclusion of how our society is developing is towards saturation. That we will experience catastrophic wars...

Matrix here we come.

Yes that is true. I do believe we are developing towards a economic system where the input of human labor will become redundant. (Almost) all manual a...

The future is the only thing that matters.