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Sam Harris

June 17, 2017 at 06:11 85 comments General Philosophy

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In: What fallacy is this? I'm stumped  — view comment
It seems to be that you're sneaking in a second premise in argument one, namely "The Church should try to act exactly as Jesus did". Only after assumi...
June 13, 2019 at 04:42
In: How would a Pragmatist Approach The Abortion Debate?  — view comment
Makes a lot of sense
June 12, 2019 at 16:52
In: What Science do I Need for Philosophy of Mind?  — view comment
This is very helpful thank you!
June 10, 2019 at 20:55
In: A Philosophical Basis for Resolving the Israeli Palestinian Conflict  — view comment
Thats right. There were of course people there before the Israelis. I was referring to which of the two came first, given that they're the only two gr...
April 10, 2019 at 18:33
In: A Philosophical Basis for Resolving the Israeli Palestinian Conflict  — view comment
Yes, I am well aware of that. As nation states started to emerge as basic political units, they were founded on their people having a shared culture, ...
April 08, 2019 at 13:44
In: To what extent are a people allowed to violently protest in the face of injustice?  — view comment
hmmm interesting.
January 27, 2018 at 21:14
In: This Debunks Cartesian Dualism  — view comment
Perhaps I expressed it wrongly. Yes,Cartesian Dualists believe that when the mind intervened in the body, it did so through the pineal gland.But they ...
September 23, 2017 at 17:34
In: There can be no ultimate political philosophy without a science of morality  — view comment
Perhaps were talking past each other. I think what youre trying to say is that in reality, politicians many times dont make any moral considerations w...
August 04, 2017 at 16:32
In: There can be no ultimate political philosophy without a science of morality  — view comment
I think it does enter into the equation implicitly. Whether you have a healthcare bill you want to pass, or a gun control policy, the law youre passin...
August 03, 2017 at 04:38
In: There can be no ultimate political philosophy without a science of morality  — view comment
Doing this would implicitly acknowledge that tossing a coin to decide what laws are implemented would be the moral thing to do. In other words, you wo...
August 03, 2017 at 04:19
In: How to understand healthcare?  — view comment
thanks for that Ill look into it.
August 03, 2017 at 03:31
In: There can be no ultimate political philosophy without a science of morality  — view comment
That is really the best answer I have gotten from this question up until now. It reminds me of Sam Harris's Moral Landscape, wherein he proposes that ...
August 03, 2017 at 03:14
In: There can be no ultimate political philosophy without a science of morality  — view comment
I believe that our definitions are not mutually exclusive. But lets take yours since I think it is more precise. Redifining politics the way you do do...
August 03, 2017 at 03:00
In: Why should we have a military that is under federal command?  — view comment
Why draw the line at the state level? Why not districts or counties?
June 20, 2017 at 21:15
In: A Case Against Human Rights?  — view comment
What I meant is that I feel puzzled as to where the limits of human rights provision should be established.I mean, hardly anyone would argue against s...
June 20, 2017 at 21:07
In: A Case Against Human Rights?  — view comment
I really liked your arguments. I followed you and agreed with you up to the doctors example, but if asked "if no instituion provides formal education ...
June 17, 2017 at 05:32
In: A Case Against Human Rights?  — view comment
makes sense, thanks for that (english is my second language)
June 17, 2017 at 05:26
In: Do You Dare to Say the "I" Word?  — view comment
It is certainly undeniable that all sorts of terrorist acts have been committed by people who have nothing to do with Islam. I am not disputing that, ...
May 27, 2017 at 18:33
In: Philosophy is Stupid... How would you respond?  — view comment
Read Bertrand Russell's essay The Value of Philosophy http://www.paulgraham.com/valueofphilosophy.html
May 24, 2017 at 20:26
In: Math ability and intelligence  — view comment
I am glad you brought this topic to discussion because it is something I have struggled with personally as well. A couple of years ago, I would have n...
May 21, 2017 at 04:10
In: How can I objectively decide what political ideals to take?  — view comment
This makes a lot of sense. So I think what you are saying is that despite not being able to perfectly describe what an ideal state would look like, we...
May 21, 2017 at 01:50
In: Why We Never Think We Are Wrong (Confirmation Bias)  — view comment
That makes a lot of sense, in fact there have been some studies done on the neuroscience of belief change. They demonstrated that when people were cha...
May 12, 2017 at 00:42
In: Why Overconfidence is a Sign of Stupidity (The Dunning-Kruger Effect)  — view comment
Thanks for adding that it might not be innate, it could have been an error on my part. It seems undeniable that culture does play a great role.
May 10, 2017 at 20:08
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