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In: Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling  — view comment
Reminds me of the time a friend and I were running an elevation workout together for the cross country season and decided to race down the hill. The h...
October 27, 2015 at 01:51
In: What distinguishes real from unreal?  — view comment
Presumably, if one can assume they are in a rational state of inquiry (not dreaming, high, or hallucinating), then things that are perceived by the se...
October 27, 2015 at 01:46
In: Is the absurdity of existence an argument for god?  — view comment
Agreed. How could science even start to try to uncover the rationality, or lack thereof, of the universe? Does this mean that any assertion that the u...
October 27, 2015 at 01:40
In: Consciousness  — view comment
@"Wosret" Tell me all about it, I'm a zombie, and only pretend to understand. Dennett would have laughed. I think the experience of qualia is directly...
October 27, 2015 at 01:09
In: Is the absurdity of existence an argument for god?  — view comment
Good post. How do we know if a universe is rational?
October 27, 2015 at 01:03
In: We still haven't had an evolution vs intelligence design debate on these forums  — view comment
Don't...tempt me...:P
October 27, 2015 at 00:58
In: What draws people to an online forum anyway?  — view comment
I have thoughts, ideas, and questions that I want to discuss. I don't know anyone in person to discuss these topics with. Philosophy Forums and other ...
October 27, 2015 at 00:56
In: Exactly what do you understand as 'Woo'?  — view comment
I consider woo to be anything that attempts to explain a phenomenon without the use of rigorous rationality.
October 27, 2015 at 00:53
In: What is the expected formality on the new forum?  — view comment
This is exactly what I am saying. Posting is easy to do. Whereas in the old PF it seemed like people took more time with their responses.
October 27, 2015 at 00:50
In: What is the expected formality on the new forum?  — view comment
No, just in general.
October 27, 2015 at 00:49
In: Do we really have to have "likes"?  — view comment
I completely agree, the like/dislike option always bothered me in the past forum. It made it difficult for me to judge a submission by its worth and n...
October 26, 2015 at 23:34
In: The Future of the Human Race  — view comment
The best possible future for humanity, in my view, is one where we collectively agree to cease reproduction and live our lives for as long as we desir...
October 26, 2015 at 23:27
In: Is the absurdity of existence an argument for god?  — view comment
Why would someone need faith if life is not absurd?
October 26, 2015 at 23:16
In: Is the absurdity of existence an argument for god?  — view comment
Quoted directly from the SEP: "Camus centers his work on choosing to live without God."
October 26, 2015 at 23:13
In: Is the absurdity of existence an argument for god?  — view comment
I wasn't trying to be the first the make a death-related post. :\ To address the non-sequiturs: Camus thought there were three methods of dealing with...
October 26, 2015 at 23:05
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zpOnnc5Jus
October 26, 2015 at 22:56
In: Welcome PF members!  — view comment
Awesome, got it to work. Thank you.
October 26, 2015 at 22:29
In: How will this site attract new members?  — view comment
I typed in "philosophy forum" in Google, and the old forum was the first suggestion.
October 26, 2015 at 22:26
In: Welcome PF members!  — view comment
Slightly off topic. I'm still getting used to the format here, but for some reason my avatar isn't showing up.
October 26, 2015 at 22:22
In: Welcome PF members!  — view comment
Yeah, kudos, this site looks fantastic.
October 26, 2015 at 12:55
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