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I think we need to make a distinction between value and we valuing something. Somethings are valuable because they are beneficial to a creature (such ...
December 22, 2017 at 22:03
Pain relief.
December 22, 2017 at 21:42
I guess I'm obligated to respond now. Good answers everyone. I have not been diagnosed with ADHD so i don't think stimulant medications will help. Neg...
December 20, 2017 at 15:40
I think the fact that most people want to live is a testament to life being generally good.
December 20, 2017 at 05:56
Is nothing of nothing everything?
June 14, 2017 at 01:27
Hume is famous for his problem of induction. If Hume wouldn't have come up with that problem my guess is that he wouldn't be nearly as popular.
June 10, 2017 at 09:22
Here's a cool video on learned helplessness: https://youtu.be/87Vuqvp2V7w I think learned helplessness might be relevant to what's going on in the min...
May 29, 2017 at 05:09
I can tell you from my experience. A lot of people say I'm really smart. Yet when I take an online IQ test usually score average. Either people mistak...
May 29, 2017 at 03:53
I used to get suicidal thoughts almost everyday. My life is very depressing (I've even been diagnosed with schizophrenia). I still get suicidal though...
May 27, 2017 at 06:13
Depression is an illness just like any other. To me depression is as much philosophical as congestive heart failure. There's something going wrong in ...
May 27, 2017 at 05:29
It all depends on what you dreamed of. Let's say you dreamed about your friends. Your friends would be the object of that experience.
April 20, 2017 at 09:02
https://youtu.be/HHhogB5NmhM https://youtu.be/vHxmctgKFL8
March 06, 2017 at 09:06