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In: Is Not Over-population Our Greatest Problem?  — view comment
Is population the worse thing for the environment? I would say plastic is: https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZ...
June 30, 2020 at 04:17
In: Is Not Over-population Our Greatest Problem?  — view comment
You have to force them*. Exactly. I have no problem with that. *Many of them.
June 30, 2020 at 04:05
In: Is Not Over-population Our Greatest Problem?  — view comment
Honestly, I'm much more optimistic in this approach than trying to get the filthy rich to tone down their lifestyle.
June 30, 2020 at 03:47
In: Is Not Over-population Our Greatest Problem?  — view comment
Who says we can't address the problem of overpopulation without making huge sacrifices? There are studies that show that female empowerment results in...
June 30, 2020 at 03:40
In: Donald Trump (All General Trump Conversations Here)  — view comment
Nice one. I'm not really an ageist. Sorry if I offended any old people on this thread.
June 30, 2020 at 03:19
In: Donald Trump (All General Trump Conversations Here)  — view comment
There's a biological basis to agism. :cool:
June 30, 2020 at 03:02
In: Is the forum a reflection of the world?  — view comment
Slack on my part too. I thought @"Banno" would find this interesting. :sweat:
June 30, 2020 at 02:09
In: Is the forum a reflection of the world?  — view comment
I was mistaken. You’re dismissed.
June 30, 2020 at 01:59
In: Is the forum a reflection of the world?  — view comment
I found it funny that you wrote country instead of continent. Did you at least get that part?
June 30, 2020 at 01:59
In: Is the forum a reflection of the world?  — view comment
@"Brett" I’m playing dumb. @"Banno" Apologize for dragging you into this.
June 30, 2020 at 01:51
In: Is the forum a reflection of the world?  — view comment
Aren’t Wittgensteinians able to sort out confusing language?
June 30, 2020 at 01:46
In: Is the forum a reflection of the world?  — view comment
Maybe @"Banno" can help you.
June 30, 2020 at 01:40
In: Is the forum a reflection of the world?  — view comment
It was very wise of you to mention those countries. That’s why I wrote it there. Don’t overthink it. It was dumb on my part.
June 30, 2020 at 01:38
In: Is the forum a reflection of the world?  — view comment
There’s nothing to get, so don’t worry about it. *Im so random*
June 30, 2020 at 01:33
In: Wiser Words Have Never Been Spoken  — view comment
June 30, 2020 at 00:56
In: Is the forum a reflection of the world?  — view comment
Very interesting link (here).
June 30, 2020 at 00:56
In: How come ''consciousness doesn't exist'' is so popular among philosophers and scientists today?  — view comment
I think its time to close this thread... @"Baden"
June 29, 2020 at 13:33
In: How come ''consciousness doesn't exist'' is so popular among philosophers and scientists today?  — view comment
Where's @"Banno"? My shift is over now. He needs to take over.
June 29, 2020 at 13:28
In: How come ''consciousness doesn't exist'' is so popular among philosophers and scientists today?  — view comment
We don't use that word here. I'm serious this time.
June 29, 2020 at 13:17
In: How come ''consciousness doesn't exist'' is so popular among philosophers and scientists today?  — view comment
That's better! Let me help you: @"Wayfarer"
June 29, 2020 at 13:00
In: How come ''consciousness doesn't exist'' is so popular among philosophers and scientists today?  — view comment
I thought I could find a quote in an online article. I was wrong. You don't always win in life.
June 29, 2020 at 12:56
In: How come ''consciousness doesn't exist'' is so popular among philosophers and scientists today?  — view comment
I'm not going through hours of YouTube material just to get a quote. The Rosenberg thing was more of a suggestion than anything. I didn't expect it to...
June 29, 2020 at 12:52
In: How come ''consciousness doesn't exist'' is so popular among philosophers and scientists today?  — view comment
He's all over YouTube. I saw him in moving naturalism forward, I saw him debate William Lane Craig.
June 29, 2020 at 12:36
In: How come ''consciousness doesn't exist'' is so popular among philosophers and scientists today?  — view comment
I have no idea how anyone can take Alex Rosenberg seriously. It's impossible to strawman someone who is made of straw. If @"Isaac" want's defend Rosen...
June 29, 2020 at 12:00
In: How come ''consciousness doesn't exist'' is so popular among philosophers and scientists today?  — view comment
I had no idea what I was getting myself into. It's so hard to find quotes from Alex Rosenberg without buying his book. I scoured much of the internet.
June 29, 2020 at 11:52
In: How come ''consciousness doesn't exist'' is so popular among philosophers and scientists today?  — view comment
Rosenberg is a nihilist (and not just a moral nihilist). Nihilism is the view that there are there are no composite objects (i.e., objects with proper...
June 29, 2020 at 11:32
In: How come ''consciousness doesn't exist'' is so popular among philosophers and scientists today?  — view comment
I'm going on memory. I'll get back to you if I can find something.
June 29, 2020 at 10:59
In: How come ''consciousness doesn't exist'' is so popular among philosophers and scientists today?  — view comment
Alex Rosenberg. I remember that he held the view that only quarks and leptons exist.
June 29, 2020 at 10:56
In: How come ''consciousness doesn't exist'' is so popular among philosophers and scientists today?  — view comment
Quining Qualia So contrary to what seems obvious at first blush, there simply are no qualia at all (Last paragraph). @"Wayfarer" @"Banno" @"Isaac"
June 29, 2020 at 10:44
In: Donald Trump (All General Trump Conversations Here)  — view comment
Bolton: U.S. should consider ‘very severe measures’ over reports of Russian bounties. I'm thinking of buying his book. :joke:
June 29, 2020 at 10:38
In: Donald Trump (All General Trump Conversations Here)  — view comment
I get to live in a country with the word's most insane president. Lucky me. :shade:
June 29, 2020 at 10:20
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
https://youtu.be/3F82NL1d0dU
June 29, 2020 at 10:08
In: Donald Trump (All General Trump Conversations Here)  — view comment
USA! USA! USA! USA! :party: :party: :party: https://youtu.be/JbyuS9QdqG4
June 29, 2020 at 09:59
In: Book or Lecture Series Recommendations  — view comment
There are tons of different free philosophy courses online. (link) Edit: Mixed quality, I'm sure. I obviously didn't go through every one of them.
June 29, 2020 at 07:13
In: Book or Lecture Series Recommendations  — view comment
Open Yale Courses Death Edit: I also found this one interesting, but I don't really like his style.
June 29, 2020 at 07:08
In: Book or Lecture Series Recommendations  — view comment
John Searle has 3 lectures on YouTube: UC Berkeley lectures. Edit: I found them very interesting.
June 29, 2020 at 07:04
In: How come ''consciousness doesn't exist'' is so popular among philosophers and scientists today?  — view comment
:up: :up:
June 29, 2020 at 06:54
In: Book or Lecture Series Recommendations  — view comment
Edit: missed the "recommend" part There's an introduction to philosophy course on Coursera (link) It's starts june 29th and it's free to enroll. Edit:...
June 29, 2020 at 06:53
In: Is the forum a reflection of the world?  — view comment
This is getting boring... :yawn:
June 29, 2020 at 04:56
In: Is the forum a reflection of the world?  — view comment
Did they at least pass on their genes? We need their money more than anything else.
June 29, 2020 at 04:54
In: Is the forum a reflection of the world?  — view comment
Exactly! Why do we have to read these long and painful books when they already read them years ago?!
June 29, 2020 at 04:50
In: Is the forum a reflection of the world?  — view comment
To read difficult long books and explain them to us in simple terms..
June 29, 2020 at 04:45
In: Is the forum a reflection of the world?  — view comment
Worse.
June 29, 2020 at 04:36
In: Is the forum a reflection of the world?  — view comment
A nursing home would be much more humane, but yeah.
June 29, 2020 at 04:32
In: Is the forum a reflection of the world?  — view comment
I don't know why that is, perhaps they are bots.
June 29, 2020 at 04:18
In: Is the forum a reflection of the world?  — view comment
Nobody's got the guts. :cool:
June 29, 2020 at 04:12
In: Is the forum a reflection of the world?  — view comment
The idea was that it prevented distractions in the original thread. Anybody can ask any question about any topic in philosophy in the educational thre...
June 29, 2020 at 04:08
In: Is the forum a reflection of the world?  — view comment
Oh, well. At least I tried.
June 29, 2020 at 03:50
In: Is the forum a reflection of the world?  — view comment
I tried making the technical stuff more accessible to everyone in my education philosophy thread, but it seems like a dud. :confused:
June 29, 2020 at 03:48
In: Is the forum a reflection of the world?  — view comment
They've got life experience and money. That's about it. :lol:
June 29, 2020 at 03:34
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