Yohan

Valuable to who? I'd prefer a therapist that doesn't personally care too much. Someone who is detached and logical and to the point. I can get sympath...

Do you think it's possible to determine if we are right or wrong? Why or why not? Is it wise to aim at certainty before making a decision? Do we actua...

I'd say any ambiguous term like 'philosophy', especially when its used in a limited way to mean, for example, western philosophy, yet such isn't speci...

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You yourself said you can imagine the sound of eating ice cream. A lot of people report having songs get stuck in their head. What do you think goes o...

lol I didn't say imagine being an apple. I said imagine an apple before you. And I didn't say I can perfectly simulate nonvisual sensations. Whatever,...

I wonder if introverts tend to have more vivid imaginations, since introverts tend to be more withdrawn. A friend of mine with aphantasia is very unin...

I wouldn't call it getting the odor of tabacco on fire. But assuming you are using that as a metaphor for experiencing the smell of tabacco inwardly, ...

I think you are assuming what you can or can't do is the norm. I can imagine touch as vividly as images. I was actually mildly shocked when I learned ...

You described the problem of objectivity well. Still, in everyday use, we talk about real vs unreal. Eg. a real woman vs a cross dresser (sorry LBGQ e...

Maybe intersubjective reality? Pretty nifty

Another experiment: Science: Examining reality Philosophy: Examining thought. Spirituality: Examining the examiner

thanks. I think it sounds better: an emphasis on not contradicting axiomatic principles.

I doubt this distinction is precisely accurate but is may be vaguely useful? Philosophy: Abstract speculation, with an emphasis on not contradicting a...

I don't think so. I think I was more trying to be inspiring than offering solid logic. I am more an artist than a philosopher. Maybe I should confine ...

Problem, reaction, solution. Its part of the plan to destroy the economy to make way for a new economy, usher in a fourth industrial revolution, and e...

Yes, I think you are evil. Even though I know, on some level, you are just a product of nature and nurture.

True. Keep your primitive notions of good and evil if they help you sleep at night.

Depends. Humans can be far more cruel to humans than animals, since they don't usually label animals as evil when they are maladjusted. I'd rather be ...

The most destructive idea Man ever came up with was that people fall into the categories of good or evil. Animals are not good or evil. Its easy to re...

“You know, it really doesn`t matter what (the media) write as long as you`ve got a young and beautiful piece of ass.” ? Donald Trump

Name one person who has no decency. It's clear everyone is mixed. Some people have sunk more into their greedy selfish side, some have risen higher to...

“I stole this from Zen Master Suzuki Roshi: If it's not paradoxical it's not true!” ? C.B. Murphy The law of non-contradiction appears to work "opposi...

"well it depends what you mean by physical. Physical, in science is a label we apply on specific type of Impressions. We need to distinguish "mental" ...

I don't need to assume reality is physical. I only have to assume it is consistent. Sure pragmatically the world has effects on us. It is real in at l...

@Nickolasgaspar Never mind. To me you are just making assertions based on a belief in science. For me, I don't even know if I am awake or dreaming, ye...

I think what was quoted was brilliant. I am going to start using it to discredit anyone who believes something I don't believe. It can even be used to...

Is this a metaphysical claim, or an empirical claim? Deductive or inductive? Can you provide a syllogism or a way in which I can empirically test this...

I am an anti-vaccer myself. I would like to apologize for any un-gentlemanly behavior done by other anti-vaccers on that thread. It is a deeply sensit...

Reality is like.... this thing, you know. This big vast thing that, like, we are all a part of, you know? It's like, everywhere.. Reality is you, me, ...

I don't know what you are seeing there. I don't consider cheer a necessary factor in acceptance, but I do consider it the most inherently pleasing res...

Being reluctantly accepting of everything is painful. Being neutrally accepting of everything is emotionally pointless. Being cheerfully or gratefully...

If you and your opponent are in equal positions, say at the start of the game, your acceptance of that fact is probably emotionally neutral. If your p...

Hard truths, like that we are all going to die some day, may start out as begrudging acceptance, but eventually lead to peace and joy. "Begrudgingly" ...

Why is some adaptation done begrudgingly and some done cheerfully? I think resignation and acceptance may have to do with the degree of one's adaptati...

Fair enough I guess.

How about data, information, and knowledge are various parts of a car, while wisdom is the one that steers the car? One actually has to practice drivi...

You can accept things that are hard to accept. Cheer doesn't have to factor into it. From google definitions: begrudgingly: reluctantly or resentfully...

Resignation = give up prematurely on something good and possible, due to discouragement (self-doubt etc) This is a reactive response to adversity. To ...

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I think you lost consistency of definition of 'nature' at this last point. Per your definition of nature, the the supernatural would mean breaking the...

So a computer is natural, because it is measururable, calculable, mathematizable? And my personal experience of the computer is not natural?

This leads to intent. A beaver made the dam intentionally. The mountain was formed, perhaps without intention. The more sophisticated something is, th...

But the question is what does natural mean. So I am trying to strip the concept of anything that is not necessary. So far, I not seeing the exact diff...

Imagine this scenario: You are a conscious robot who spent his whole life on a technologically sophisticated "planetoid" with no organic life. The tec...

My position is that 'concreteness' is meaning we give to some experiences. I don't believe 'concreteness' is an inherent quality.

I'm not sure what I said makes sense. I guess I think that both the abstract and the concrete are abstractions. But that probably sound nonsensical to...

Srap, Are dams artificial (in the sense of not naturally occurring) because beavers make them, rather than rivers? Is there a difference in naturalnes...

Chaotic data? Refine data so that makes sense? = information Organize information into a comprehensive map of reality= knowledge When enough diverse k...

Per Wikipedia ""Supreme Brahman" that which is beyond all descriptions and conceptualisations. It is described as the formless (in the sense that it i...