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If we're talking savings and investment then I can pretty much go with where ever I want. I can choose to risk it in the market or not. I could keep i...

Personally, I would pretty much always go for financial independence over having slim savings despite good public services. I understand public servic...

He's confused, and it's a confusing topic - and this is coming from someone who has taken an upper level philosophy course on the topic years ago. If ...

You are technically right here, but in society money is what will actually provide these things and come to think of it I can't think of any other way...

Biden has shot up in the polls and he's now ahead of Bernie on the betting sites. Total insanity. It's such a generational thing too - my parents (mid...

Yes, I'd like the discussion to progress so I try to stay concise with my answers. The reason we can have a fruitful conversation is for a few reasons...

Quick question, is starving a feeling or it an actual physiological process? Is it different from being hungry? At what point does hunger turn into st...

Say, a decision to vote for or support a certain candidate. You seem to be advocating for a different position (or at least very much expanding) on wh...

According to what I've found upper middle class income for a family is between 100k-350k, but we're also paying much, much less in taxes then you are....

Having money is absolutely an end in itself. Money can provide security and freedom. Any working adult should be able to recognize this.

What if the conservative's goal is "preserve traditional marriage" or "have more money in my pocket by paying less taxes." How are their decisions irr...

I'm somewhat sympathetic to this idea if we're only talking economics, but if we're talking social or foreign policy issues (within reason no one is t...

You have endless patience.

You can doubt anything you want including doubt itself. Why stop at doubting axioms? Why not doubt your doubt itself?

Do you think it's a relevant difference if Trump is saying these statements while trying to negotiate with Kim as opposed to, say, if he were passing ...

It's not just that. In any case I'm on the other side of the political spectrum than Sanders so it's no surprise I wouldn't vote for him (although I d...

Baden, can we talk about issues which are actually relevant in 2020 as opposed to Nixon bombing Cambodia which was like.... 1972ish? Or Reagan funding...

Alright before we begin this discussion I'll just let you know that I would really never vote for Bernie. I'm just interested in the actual contents o...

What do you mean by what actually hurts them? What is this actual good that you are here to tell us all about?

I honestly didn't think it was a useful exercise, so I didn't bother responding to it. It's like take a concept like fairness - everyone should have a...

the justice on this one is hazier, and there's no need to use this as an example. I already cited an example and one clear example is all I need for t...

Just curious, what's your solution to this problem? Should homeowners not be allowed to decide which price to sell at? I think you're viewing it wrong...

no, if someone is wrongfully convicted of a crime that's injustice.

From the picture you've been painting you seem to be doing generally alright. Sure, maybe a 600k house is a little out of your range but you seem to b...

Get a side hustle, make a budget, and maybe look into the tiny house movement. I'm also not sure what your IRA is invested in, but the S&P is a decent...

Didn't you say something like well-being in another discussion? Or human welfare? My point remains. I shouldn't have to read an entire essay you shoul...

If you were judge what would you do in a case where you had to choose between a just verdict and the happiness/satisfaction of the community?

It. Is. Not. Your. Land. There is no right to someone else's land. There is no right to a $500k house in California. The quicker you're able to move p...

So justice would be 'knowledge' and morality is 'reality?' This is interesting and it's a definite difference between us. I see justice as an end in i...

So....pride. You can't let those rich assholes win. You are willing to continue struggling because your struggle is a moral one and you are on the goo...

What happens here is that through pre-natal screening fetuses with down syndrome end up getting aborted. The rate is shockingly (95%+) in some countri...

If I were you I would swallow my pride and do what is best for you and your partner. If you want to suffer on this cross and complain about it you can...

Saving 1/3 of your income is really good. Bravo. I don't know how much houses cost in your area, but if it's prohibitively expensive you might want to...

So.... around 50k? Have you paid off the mobile home? So monthly take home after tax is maybe...$4k? $3500? I'd be interested to see a budget breakdow...

This is actually a surprisingly common attitude, at least where I come from. People frequently talk about aborting disabled fetuses, and in the 1920s-...

The problem with this discussion is that "meaning" is kind of a vague term and what could count as "meaning" for me might not count for you. Just look...

Well, good - I think that's the starting point. I think someone who is honestly ableist wouldn't really consider the viewpoints of the disabled too mu...

This isn't really how I approach philosophy at this time. And by what you're saying here I'm interpreting it as some sort of "absolute system" that on...

What's interesting here - and I think is true across the disability rights movement - is that it's those in the disability community basically get the...

Yep, and honestly you don't even need to go this far to pull these kind of examples. Just look at the first 6 plagues on the Egyptians: He gave boils ...

So it would seem you agree with me, is that right? So then the action isn't determined to be good or bad simply because it makes an individual feel go...

I feel like your position would be stronger if you said something like "the action is good because it is ultimately in pursuit of hedonic pleasure" as...

Here's a pretty neutral source on what Jews believe about God. https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-nature-of-g-d You'll notice that "omni-benevol...

I think that according to Judaism God is essentially good, but make no mistake about it he is the source of bad things according to Judaism. "I am the...

I understand that and I agree with you, and if you've sided more to the theistic side I'm fine hearing your explanation for why that is. Personally, I...

***Disclaimer: Drunk post here, but still probably sensical as I'm not too drunk*** I am not an atheist. This is not a "hey, I see you're religious, l...

Honestly I'm fine continuing here as kind of a joke. Obviously it's just not possible to account for every single rule for every single circumstance. ...

I vote yay on this proposal. I'd like to propose the urinal rule: If in a public restroom with many urinals available, do not utilize the one directly...

I'm not really aiming to get into another conversation about atheist morality right now. I'd like to stick with the social rules/norms issue: Do you n...

I understand that and I completely agree but I think rational people can agree that just because something is written down or it's in a beautiful book...