That is not a question for philosophy, but for science - unbeknownst to most philosophers, the divination of reality has been passed on to science (fo...
The problem is weak philosophy - that is, subjective values. This leaves us in a hazy, nebulous, and clueless state, where the best we can do is live ...
ON ACCURATE EXPERIENCE This has been investigated by science many times over (in psychology) - and the verdict is in - little of what we experience is...
They are all tools - you can use them as sugar to help the medicine go down (whether you medicine is snake oil or not), or you can use them for color ...
There is nothing wrong with it, and it is actually 'prudent' (from a survival standpoint) to assume that there is no afterlife - meaning it is somethi...
Back then, 'conquest' was to be taken literally - everyone was in 'conquest mode', which, needless to say, was a wrong (and primitive) mode of thinkin...
The video responses would have been interesting to compare, but there was only one. Any response would have had one shed a little light on one's own p...
Let's go on verified knowledge (and throw speculation out the window) and what the resulting current evidence says: The universe is a chaos system - e...
ON NON-REDUCTIVE PHYSICALISM Non-reductive physicalism is wrong - claiming that thoughts cannot be reduced to physical world processes. Without your b...
A few observations to share: 1.) Logical thinking in ancient Greek times grew out of an industry - to train paying clients on how to argue their cases...
Not everything has been articulated yet - and the most voluminous of those 'things' are 'potentially-useful perspectives' (which you alone may have ju...
THE ANSWER IS QUITE SIMPLE (but it was difficult to arrive at): Reality is that which will annihilate you, whether your mind acknowledges its existenc...
Wittgenstein pointed out that 'speaking' was 'action'. This may be obvious to us, but maybe the paradigm of his time failed to see that, and he needed...
I'm not an anti-realist in any sense (whatever you meant by it - you did not define it), though there is value in 'being unreal' - it contributing to ...
Pop culture is still all about 'glory' and 'identity'. The difference is in style - the next generation finds a style that it can call its own, but th...
Culturally, woman are still coming into their own, so philosophy is still on the horizon for them. One step at a time. Today business, science, and po...
THE PROBLEM IS IN INADEQUATE DEFINITIONS Utilitarianism made the same mistake that Aristotle did - deeming 'happiness' as an 'end-goal' in life, when ...
\ IN THE END BOTH METAPHYSICS ARE MAKE-BELIEVE At best, both metaphysics, as sheer speculations (if pure imaginative make-believe or if based on data)...
In the first case Bob's oversight was his responsibility, and the extra expenses were caused by him, hence he should bear the costs of his actions. In...
CONSIDER YOUR ERRONEOUS EXAMPLE You gave the 'lion in the rustling bush' as an example of a 'fallacy', which is a fallacy in itself - for you would no...
No - he fell into the lexiconic mental rabbit hole of his time - what he really addressed was 'communication' - he offered no adequate life-guiding ph...
YOU CAN GO BY YOUR SENSES You will know that you are awake when you know your senses are sensing the physical world. You will have to test it, but hop...
AN ISSUE FOR SCIENCE What ADHD is physically is a matter for science to pursue (you cannot 'speculate reality', your speculations only offer new possi...
I am the first to reply because your statement is incomprehensible (but let me try again... one moment please...) I believe you are contemplating the ...
The defining difference between a physical-world zombie (the 'Normal Zombie') as opposed to a mere mental image of a zombie - the 'P-Zombie') is... (r...
TRUST IS A TOOL There are several practical uses for trust as a tool: 1.) In Discovery and Experimentation; for example, a.) whether the trusted perso...
It is Unenlightened Speculation Consider 'enlightenment' - it will have identified a universal value (common to all enlightened beings), which is 'hig...
There is growing evidence, as animal studies continue, that animals can conceive of death through social experience and learning. Elephants cry actual...
Etymology is critical in communication, so it not only applies to philosophy, but to any verbal communication. If two people do not have the same defi...
ONLY APPLICABLE TO THE UNENLIGHTENED Your entire body of thought (terms included) is only applicable to the unenlightened - that is, to those who have...
YOUR PREMISE LACKS AND ADEQUATE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM By 'adequate', I mean based on the vast amount of existing verified knowledge that we now have. ...
The Wrong Assumption Your statement assumes that 'natural death' is a punishment for a crime, which is a wrong assumption, given all the evidence (tha...
The Wrong Starting Point You are beginning with the wrong mindframe. You should have the perspective of "Data vs. Theory". If there is no data, then a...
You cannot solve it, but nature might solve it through chaos - meaning that eventually one stack of grass (I've heard the donkey and two carrots) will...
Liberals pride themselves on being critical of others, so what they should do now turn their critical eye on themselves (especially the media). From w...
THE PROPER VIEW I would rather look at past (and present) philosophers as those who made noble attempts to elevate the deplorable mental states of the...
Transcendence is Still Pure Make-Believe Since it is pure make-believe, you can say anything you want about it, and any 'argument' is rendered futile,...
THE CRITICAL PROBLEM The 'critical problem' with past philosophies and past philosophers is 'VERIFIED KNOWLEDGE'. In the past, philosophers had little...
ON SUFFICIENT DEFINITIONS/PERSPECTIVES You are beginning with an insufficient perspective, and thus definition, of inductive and deductive reasoning. ...
It is not a paradox, it is a question of rules, lack of adequate real-world parameters, and Infinity: Rule: OVER-STEPPING: If you are allowed to OVER-...
You Began With the Wrong Perspective You are looking at the problem with the wrong perspective. You should be weighing the body 'verified' knowledge (...
METAPHYSICS AS PROVIDING EXCUSES You are on the right path concerning the 'usefulness' of organized nonsense. Take astrology (for an example of 'organ...
The mistake you are making right from the start is in thinking that trite platitudes (and narrow maxims and obsolete adages and terrible tenets) are w...
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