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In: The Blind-Spot of Empathy  — view comment
I misread. I cannot answer that question.
June 03, 2020 at 00:21
In: The Blind-Spot of Empathy  — view comment
All humans are 99.9 identical at the dna level. We are more alike than society would have us believe.
June 02, 2020 at 23:57
In: The Blind-Spot of Empathy  — view comment
Not really.
June 02, 2020 at 23:34
In: The Blind-Spot of Empathy  — view comment
That's exactly what I'm talking about. I guess it depends on the type of person you are. An innocent person can never know what it's like to be a murd...
June 02, 2020 at 23:19
In: The Blind-Spot of Empathy  — view comment
I don't believe I am. If you replace the words "sympathy for the words "empathy" in my paragraph it makes no sense.
June 02, 2020 at 17:38
In: Thoughts on Thomas Nagel  — view comment
It's literally impossible to know what it is like to be a bat because bats do not have empathy. https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/8464/the-bli...
June 02, 2020 at 17:12
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
Brother Cornel West: https://youtu.be/xfD3X3f5C_w
June 01, 2020 at 04:58
In: Get Creative!  — view comment
What caused the big bang. In the beginning there was a God and nothing else. Eventually God got really depressed and lonely. So he sacrificed his life...
April 04, 2020 at 22:08
In: Member Picture Thread  — view comment
(Delete)
April 01, 2020 at 08:49
In: Delusional Thinking  — view comment
Yes. In some ways I feel more free, like I'm not abiding by societies expectations of how I should behave. I feel like the need to be sane is a way of...
March 10, 2020 at 05:43
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
https://youtu.be/8r-e2NDSTuE
March 09, 2020 at 02:42
In: Confidence is Risky  — view comment
It sure is.
March 08, 2020 at 01:36
In: Confidence is Risky  — view comment
There are many different conceptions of confidence. Isn't that called humility? Correct me if I'm wrong.
March 08, 2020 at 01:35
In: Confidence is Risky  — view comment
Really good points.
March 08, 2020 at 01:33
In: Confidence is Risky  — view comment
What if my confidence in that heuristic just went down? :joke:
March 08, 2020 at 01:32
In: Confidence is Risky  — view comment
Everyone needs to start with some confidence to play the game, hence the Dunning-Kruger effect.
March 08, 2020 at 01:30
In: Delusional Thinking  — view comment
I'm getting all the help I can get. I'm just bitching.
March 08, 2020 at 00:37
In: Does anybody actually agree here?  — view comment
I agree too much. I wish I disagreed more, that way I would be able to respond to a replies to me more often than I do now.
March 07, 2020 at 23:07
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
I wish I was special. https://youtu.be/XFkzRNyygfk
March 07, 2020 at 22:53
In: Best YouTube channels  — view comment
School of Life
March 02, 2020 at 20:27
In: Unshakable belief  — view comment
I might not have any unshakable beliefs.
February 28, 2020 at 22:21
In: Unshakable belief  — view comment
Is that an unshakeable belief?
February 28, 2020 at 21:44
In: Get Creative!  — view comment
This is a poem I wrote 4 years ago about feeling really sad. (I fixed it up a bit) A wave of meaningless has washed upon me. Friends turned into stran...
February 28, 2020 at 05:24
In: Invisibility  — view comment
That's funny because my name is Meir, which means "one who shines" in Hebrew. I also struggle with cleanliness. When my room gets really messy, it fuc...
February 28, 2020 at 04:23
In: Invisibility  — view comment
I don't think so because I know who I am. I am a man without an identity; I don't belong to any group, nor denomination. I'm on my own, and it is nece...
February 27, 2020 at 05:39
In: Invisibility  — view comment
Fine with me. But when the mask comes off, when I no longer need to play a role at that moment, I'll be the worlds biggest recluse that I am; Invisibl...
February 27, 2020 at 03:56
In: Invisibility  — view comment
Nah, I want to be invisible through and through. But just because I want remain invisible it doesn't mean I can't put on a "mask" and pretend to be so...
February 27, 2020 at 03:27
In: Invisibility  — view comment
Me too, and so is this thread. :rofl:
February 27, 2020 at 00:04
In: Bernie Sanders  — view comment
(All General Sanders Conversations Here)
February 25, 2020 at 14:14
In: Against the "Artist's Statement"  — view comment
Oh, well. It's not that important anyways. Artists are going to continue writing statements, whether you like it or not. :wink:
February 09, 2020 at 09:06
In: Against the "Artist's Statement"  — view comment
@"Noble Dust" I'm struggling with the "functions creatively" part. Art is human creative expression. How's that?
February 09, 2020 at 08:44
In: Is consciousness located in the brain?  — view comment
Okay.
February 09, 2020 at 08:38
In: Is consciousness located in the brain?  — view comment
You sure?
February 09, 2020 at 08:37
In: Against the "Artist's Statement"  — view comment
Give me time to digest that.
February 09, 2020 at 08:36
In: Is consciousness located in the brain?  — view comment
As far as we know conscious awareness is a biological phenomenon. Its function is to help creatures react to their environment.
February 09, 2020 at 08:28
In: Against the "Artist's Statement"  — view comment
That's fair. I'll give it a shot. Where do I begin? First it's important that we both have the same understanding of what art actually is.
February 09, 2020 at 08:21
In: Against the "Artist's Statement"  — view comment
It's okay if we disagree.
February 09, 2020 at 07:58
In: Against the "Artist's Statement"  — view comment
I feel like your twisting the word "context" to suit your position. It's not a big deal, just pointing that out. I don't think it's fruitful to make s...
February 09, 2020 at 07:52
In: Against the "Artist's Statement"  — view comment
You mean "you provide most of the context"? I don't think I agree with this. As a viewer, you don't provide any context. The context is whatever inspi...
February 09, 2020 at 07:16
In: Against the "Artist's Statement"  — view comment
There's much more to art than the actual art piece. There's context to art such as the background and culture behind it. To fully appreciate art you h...
February 09, 2020 at 06:50
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
https://youtu.be/cE_jOD2Fxvs https://youtu.be/hiOX3gtCAFA
February 06, 2020 at 18:21
In: What do non-philosophers make of philosophy?  — view comment
I think that current philosophy is accessible only to a narrow range of people. It takes a certain level of intelligence to appreciate philosophical c...
January 25, 2020 at 21:03
In: Currently Reading  — view comment
A few a weeks ago I decided to implement a couple of rules. No electronics near my bed, (except a book light) and one book at a time (I don't start an...
January 02, 2020 at 11:14
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Although I don't disagree with the moderators decision to delete my latest discussion, it is not a good feeling to have your post removed. :yikes:
December 14, 2019 at 17:10
In: Is consciousness located in the brain?  — view comment
If the mind really is inside your brain then I don't think you would able to do any of those, at least not with current technology. I don't believe yo...
December 05, 2019 at 06:33
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Interesting: Adults Can and Do Have Tantrums
December 03, 2019 at 15:11
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
@"Mark Dennis" = @"Spirit12" = @"Jake" ???
December 02, 2019 at 17:02
In: Addicted to the philosophy forum  — view comment
Depends on what they say about me in the bannings thread. :wink:
December 02, 2019 at 16:52
In: When is it rational to believe in the improbable?  — view comment
Very informative. It's a shame that I don't have the math skills to fully appreciate probability. Perhaps when I begin college again I will learn more...
December 01, 2019 at 11:58
In: When is it rational to believe in the improbable?  — view comment
Why couldn't we just not assign probability in that case? Leave it as an unknown probability.
November 30, 2019 at 22:30
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