In modern philosophy, truth is defined by formal logic on propositions (statements). There are three main basic kinds of it, which I hear attempt to e...
If you step back a bit, religion has three rather separate components: personal belief, doctrine, and ritual. Most people have problems with orthodox ...
I think you hit the nail on the head there ) Personally though I don't think military force can solve the problem. I think it is a problem with educat...
Another good one, more recently, is 'brief history of time' by hawking. Maybe it is because I liked science fiction as a child, so I never thought the...
No, whaty I was trying to say, it just seemed so straightforward to me, I didn't think anyone would have trouble understanding it, but what I have sin...
No, I was interested in the theory, so I read this book by Hofstadter. It wasn't very difficult so I kind of assumed no one else had a problem underst...
I think you are talking to someone else. That's nothing at all to do with what I wrote, which is the philosophical derivation of socialism in the trad...
I do remember there is a scientific definition of life, which distinguishes it from other growing things, such as crystals, but it was something I rea...
There is actually very little support for human law in Islamic theology. The Maturidi school, the second largest school of Sunni theology, is the only...
In my last comment, I summarized the idea of divine law taking precedence over human law, therefore justifying terrorism. In much of Islam that remain...
I find the idea of radical terrorism being Islamic rather ironic, as the justification for it was actually a Christina doctrine first. Augustine's Doc...
Well that is interesting. I should say it is obvious *to me* because I learned Gödel's theories when I was 15. What I am discovering as an adult is th...
Thank you for pointing that out. My problem is I thought about these things too long by myself, and it is not always obvious to me what other people k...
You were the one who said you understand everything, and as an axiomatic system is consistent only if incomplete, according to the best of current tho...
According to you, I can't know any no more than you do, because you understand everything perfectly. So whatever I say you will say is wrong, probably...
that goes back to my first statement. Although we can improve our comprehension by effort, reality is ultimately beyond perfect comprehension. I do re...
Dualism is nothing at all to do with the functionality of models of the material world. It is about how the abstractions we apply to our perception of...
The problem you are having is very common. You don't like the answer so you ignore it. I gave you my answer. I put quite a bit of time into editing it...
So I already know the next question, which is "why is it necessary to continue to keep God in USA's social contract?" And the reason, I have tried to ...
NO Chany, the point of federalism is that there are not fixed interpretations in all peoples' minds as to what should constitute human law. So the ori...
Again, I really have no interest in the constitutional argument. The basis of natural rights, which you first miscomprehend, is in nature, and the Jef...
If you wish to consider socialism, the first step is to consider its origin in Marxism. While Karl Marx (1818-1883) favored ideas of communism, Marxis...
I'm sorry, but the existence of quantum mechanic theory has nothing at all to do with proving or disproving materialism. I have noticed this is a very...
In accordance with the laws of nature and God, the child is still accorded natural rights. In accordance with the theory of natural law for a peaceful...
With regards to abortion, the argument breaks down that women should unilaterally have right to kill their unborn children beforehand because, as natu...
No, natural rights are definitely inalienable. There is no way of separating them from consideration of one person or another, they have to apply to e...
Jefferson wisely returned to the United States and became President after Hamilton had finished ruining the legal system by creating a totally inflexi...
No, actually, Plato did not say that either. He said true philosophers are very aware of how much they do not know, and the amount they know that they...
Well, as the theory of natural rights on which Jefferson based that statement require the existence of a benign God who judges our destiny in our afte...
I agree that is a difficult question. Personally I feel that children not conceived under free will would not be accorded the same rights to birth, bu...
The point about natural law is that it arises directly from the human condition. A system of law is only as successful as the natural law it chooses t...
Well that is funny, but that is not what Plato said. He did not say the knowledge was hidden. He said it was actually painful for people to learn, and...
I think you miss the point. I did talk with a magazine editor about this today, and he agreed both that my point was valid, and that the point does re...
Not so. The decision was wrong, if you understand Jefferson's theory of natural rights. Right to life takes priority over right to liberty and pursuit...
In the USA, there is alot of denial about what 'equality" actually means as the founders intended. Originally the statement was that we are CREATED eq...
I agree. However it is clearly the case that many people do not experience this revelation, and it remains unclear what factor causes some to understa...
Well. That surprises me. I thought the reasoning interesting and the similarity obvious. But as it is not on the point of this topic I will not digres...
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