Maybe you’re right, but I just always viewed altruism as helping others while gaining nothing (I.e. helping others strictly for their sake). An exampl...
Well, I don’t really see how life is analogous to your spaceship scenario, but after thinking about it if you’re only being altruistic because it bene...
Appreciate your input in all of this. I just wanted to also say that I personally seem to lack much empathy. So, my principles are somewhat of a tangi...
Just want to point out that the knowledge required to do this for any sustained length of time almost certainly must include knowing the interconnecte...
I get what you’re saying, but it’s just difficult for me to say I believe something that I know is irrational. IOW, all of my moral actions are irrati...
That’s not what’s going on here. I’ve thought out my moral positions, but of course I’d value input into any obvious contradictions in my thinking. Th...
I won’t argue against that, but I would venture to say that the method (faculty?) that actually does the deciding is the one that appeals to us emotio...
Meaning (mattering) isn’t tied to truth, reason, or really anything else for that matter. Superstitious beliefs/actions demonstrate this rather easily...
If your interested, you should read “Six Names of Beauty” by Crispin Sartwell. It’s an easy read, but I found it interesting. It covers six names for ...
Maybe, but I’m not really sure. First, the question of whether or not to have children really only matters to people who feel strongly one way or the ...
I agree with that also. I think it’s entailed from which part(s) of our brain is used. Considering the fact of hedonism render the “should” question m...
Not necessarily. It depends on if they actually want to have children. If I don’t want to have kids, I don’t suffer by not having any. You might be ri...
So, in your view, do you consider the expected harm a person being born will experience through life greater than the expected harm experienced by tho...
In order to obtain power, one must be powerful. In order to be powerful, one must enjoy dominating others. In order to enjoy dominating others, one mu...
I think there’s a lot that goes into this, including what “love” looks like in other countries/time periods, so don’t consider these thoughts as exhau...
Sure, but what I’m getting at is that it’s someone’s fault that we have so many guns too. I just get the idea that some people treat society as if it ...
I don’t know what you’re referring to here. Margaret Thatcher? If so, her name is about all I know about her. I have no issue with that. The issue is ...
Yes. My point is that “society” is just a group of people, so the blame still falls on the actual people making the choices. “Society” isn’t responsib...
Institutions, laws, etc. are all comprised of individuals who either make personal decisions, or enforce decisions made by other individuals. Also, th...
As a determinist, I would say that none of us are truly responsible for our own actions. So his actions, along with various other factors (each of whi...
I was just speaking in evolutionary terms. That’s all that matters from an evolutionary perspective. However you personally adapt in your lifetime mak...
That’s an interesting way to look at morality, but unless you’re willing to somehow assert that it is right/wrong to be hypocritical, this doesn’t say...
Yeah, that’s an interesting question. I really have no idea, but I think to make an educated guess you would need to analyze what traits are most nece...
Just to clarify. I’m skeptical that human nature exists. That is, I’m doubtful that there is some universal trait that we all share, and that is immut...
I believe it’s me you’re referring to, so I’ll try to explain my thoughts more fully than I did in the other thread. Personally, I want to believe in ...
I’ll bite. I’m only peripherally aware of Jung and his ideas, so if I seem to be misunderstanding or misconstruing his ideas, let me know. I’m not see...
To me, focusing on the issue of prison reform is a bit misguided. Certainly there are issues with our prison system (I.e. privatization, abuse of inma...
Not always. Even if you just look at potential for harm, their are clearly some lies that are worse than others. Lying about ones merits vs. lying abo...
You may be right, but the issue isn’t necessarily the quantity of lies, but rather the harm, chaos, destruction, etc. that they cause. I think there i...
It’s been 22 years, but this song could have been written yesterday. I guess some things will never change... Tupac- Changes https://m.youtube.com/wat...
Curtis Mayfield- If There’s a Hell Below, We’re All Going to Go Last night, I was so depressed And I went and got the Bible And I turned to the book o...
I agree. I think curiosity is a big factor in experimenting. But curiosity is also a necessity for philosophy. Sure, but I don’t know if you could fin...
Maybe this isn’t the direction you’re trying to go, but I don’t think “sex, drugs, and rock’n’roll” is the whole picture. To me, that lifestyle is mor...
Marilyn Manson- Burning Flag https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vQpj6zYEWsg They wanna sell it out, buy it up And dumb it down A good god is hard to find I...
I’d like to push back somewhat on the idea that philosophy isn’t important, or doesn’t have much value. To me, the value doesn’t lie in something tang...
My point is that D and N are statements that attempt to correspond to reality; the statements are about something. That “something” may in fact be as ...
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