:up: Sounded as if you were saying something along the carbon footprint line, which directs responsibility on the consumer a la the tobacco industry o...
Which is the same excuse fossil fuel companies give. Just lower your carbon footprint. Never mind that the entire continent of Africa emits only 4% of...
To come here and announce “Give me any solution and I will tell you why it won’t work,” use an example of cows, declare “good luck with that,” and exp...
No, they don’t. Like with the ludicrous cow example? Where you simply declare “good luck with that”? That’s not an analysis— it’s childish nonsense. I...
It’s true that this is a common myth used by industry, but it’s on par with the “carbon footprint”: a way to divert blame to the individual consumer a...
Plenty of solutions. They’re being employed as we speak. Hardly doomed. It’s a matter of time and political will. When 100 companies are responsible f...
It’s true I’m not interested in discussing ignorant comments. Bye. They explain their calculations. The term “true tax rate” is not a technical term. ...
Sure. I heard it called “lifestyle creep.” I like that. As your salary increases, so does your spending— so you remain even, or even get into debt. Bu...
That’s fine — so then why come to this thread, which is mostly about how the wealthy avoid paying taxes — and go on about how people should simply sav...
That’s fine. Most people can’t afford to invest in stocks or save “5%” a month. Most are in debt up to their eyes. So how does it get done? How about ...
That’s a good question. It’s not that Bezos has no income — he does. Millions (even billions) cash on hand. Repaying a loan isn’t difficult, especiall...
Agreed. There are many things we can do — any of them would be a start. Close these loopholes; wealth tax; higher corporate and individual taxes; high...
:up: You put it much more succinctly than I did. You’re right. See my response to unenligtened, above. I try to go over the reasons for why it’s uncle...
Sure, but I’m not really advocating avoidance. Here’s the problem with OP, I think: I’m making a lot of assumptions which are not explained and using ...
Glad to hear it. Not to treat it as special or requiring special attention, philosophically. I think we do that subconsciously — I’ve been guilty of i...
It’s rare perhaps, but not as rare as you’d think. Tradition and identity go a long way. What’s so great about belief? Anyway— I’m surprised you didn’...
Well I consider this a kind of dogmatism, and especially so if it’s simply due to the happenstance of upbringing. Why shouldn’t we treat idealism as a...
I see that now. I didn’t mean that exactly— by “strong enough” I’m referring to how difficult it is to make that transition. It’s extremely hard. But ...
As the disclaimer notes, I’m not aiming this at believers. I’m aiming this at those who are interested in questioning; in philosophy. That can be anyo...
No, I’m not saying I’m right. I’m saying I have a different definition of philosophy. I said that before, too. Yours is fine— but that’s not what I’m ...
Yep— I should have specified. I was in part building off of an earlier response that didn’t involve you, so you had no way of knowing. Well, kind of. ...
I know it for myself. I think I’ve been clear that this is my opinion— and only applicable to a narrow case, which you’d know if you deigned to read t...
Yes — if this were India I’d be saying the same things about Brahman and Hinduism. Thanks for reading the OP and not simply reacting to what you think...
But remember: everyone thinks they have good reasons, evidence, and sound arguments. True, I didn’t specify that this person believes this “delusional...
Hypothetical thesis: The God Xhandizi is the one true God. He was revealed by a man in Bora Bora. He is known to have one thousand eyes and fifteen he...
Bound to happen whenever one brings up Christianity — or any belief with strong emotional aspects. You get both the thin-skinned faithful and the non-...
I never set up such a dichotomy. Any bigotry is projection on the readers’ part. I made no claims about the value of religion. In fact I’ve often been...
And to the person I’m directing my advice to. It’s not that it means nothing — it has sentimental value perhaps, for example — but there’s no reason t...
:up: The issue I’m raising isn’t really a mod one. I’m not suggesting censoring anyone or deleting anything. I’m merely giving a personal view on a fa...
I don’t take them for granted. I’m happy to question them. It’s more of a definition, really — I don’t consider creationists to be doing science, whil...
Yes. I stand by that. Vindictive people going around bad-mouthing others simply because they’re called out on their sanctimony is something I’ll gladl...
No, because the one that catalyzed me to write this is actually someone who I like and who is a good contributor. But there are usually dozens of disc...
I’m objecting to otherwise non-religious people who want it to engage in philosophical inquiry spending inordinate amount of time wallowing in — givin...
I don’t really think that though— I’m saying it’s a waste of time to treat God or Christianity as special (here the thread name), assuming that you ap...
What’s pathetic is your understanding. Complete straw man. Not once did I say that. But keep fabricating all you want if it makes you feel virtuous. I...
Unlike you to deliberately quote out of context. Kind of disappointing. The context: This does not mean religion is a waste of time. Giving special at...
I’m not sure about that. This is where I think the disagreement perhaps stems from. There are important religious questions entailed by religious beli...
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