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Radiation, chemical reactions, and flesh, nails, or hair (whether attached to a living person or not) still get categorized properly? Bodily fluids, i...
November 26, 2020 at 06:42
Pretty sure words like nowhere/nothing are meant to be used in conjunction with other words of substance or that they have implied wording when used d...
November 26, 2020 at 04:25
*long sigh* 1. Yes obviously something will always be something +1. 2. No. 3. No? 4. See 2.
November 25, 2020 at 11:38
It would have to be a dynamic value. Which defeats the purpose of placeholder constants in the first place. Entropy, half-life, etc?
November 25, 2020 at 11:20
Simple solution. Merriam-Webster is nothing and so cannot be conceived by the mind. Therefore, nothing can now be conceived by the mind.
November 25, 2020 at 11:16
See. Tact. Not hard. Nah we've all been there I'm sure.
November 25, 2020 at 10:39
Instead of tossing the lives of tens of millions of Asians to the wind (again) as well as possibly starting WWIII, why don't concerned parties (or "yo...
November 25, 2020 at 07:49
Post of the Year.
November 25, 2020 at 06:52
It's probably been touched on somewhere in this thread no doubt but where does someone who thinks the person or person(s) even if it is the majority o...
November 24, 2020 at 04:33
Would you be willing to share what they are alongside what they mean to you and what your first guess would be and why? Edit: At the risk of this site...
November 24, 2020 at 03:31
I'm not intimately familiar with his writings though one of my favorite cousins is. Boy did it mess him up lol. For the rest of us this means.. things...
November 23, 2020 at 22:03
Dopamine is addictive. Why go through the motions of maintaining a healthy relationship if that's all you're really after. There's many theories and b...
November 23, 2020 at 02:44
There in fact, is. Anti-matter. Though I've never seen it. Perhaps there must be anti-mind as well? :grin: Really though, depends on how we define the...
November 22, 2020 at 23:27
How could one justify the existence or purpose of a "Hell" then? I was in a discussion semi-recently that touched on this concept a great deal. I thin...
November 22, 2020 at 22:51
It wasn't intentional. I do view such ideas as "silly" however it's a very real debate to many, the idea or question rather of what truly defines "con...
November 22, 2020 at 22:37
You're a unique one I'll give you that. So, by your definition, pack animals have "souls"? Why not bacteria or even circuits in a computer then?
November 22, 2020 at 04:47
One where everyone is told or otherwise believes it's a dystopia, and so constantly seeks and works to achieve one. No time for petty squabbles, strif...
November 22, 2020 at 02:13
Well, generally speaking one could say, accurately I might add, every benefit science brings also brings a detriment. Sure, we can live longer. Now we...
November 22, 2020 at 00:07
Generally speaking you shouldn't attempt to murder someone in cold blood just because you don't like the way they look. They have places that can help...
November 21, 2020 at 07:33
Any obsession inhibits much more than enlightenment I'm sure. As far as material goods in general, more than likely. Why do anything more than you hav...
November 21, 2020 at 07:14
I think we might be conflating two concepts here as one. An omniscient being would simply know the choices we would make in advance, regardless of whe...
November 21, 2020 at 07:06
Sorry, I don't listen to inadequate responses. /sarc :grin: got you there though...
November 21, 2020 at 06:37
Real is the opposite of what is "fake". So one must first ask, "what is fake?" The answer to that is subjective and based on one's beliefs, experience...
November 21, 2020 at 06:25
How is there not? Your mind is not on the same level as a hypothetical omniscient being. If there's two paths to take home and someone in traffic infr...
November 21, 2020 at 06:07
Well thankfully you don't have a third home to worry about otherwise you'd really be reeling. I'm sure you'll be fine. No but really that's the thing....
November 21, 2020 at 05:56
This I'd so humbly argue is where I'd like you to consider you may be mistaken. Everything is planned, predetermined. According to most religion God h...
November 21, 2020 at 04:58
That. Or is just goes to show myopic oversights and quick, no-holds-barred, bum-rushed gains don't always constitute "what's best for bottom-line corp...
November 21, 2020 at 04:48
Doubt it, otherwise we'd all be living in fear, as what is (not asked to 'live in fear' but rather to possess knowledge or 'fear of God'). I look at i...
November 21, 2020 at 04:34
I guess you could play a video game with all items unlocked, infinite health, ammo, etc. and still find some entertainment value from just going aroun...
November 19, 2020 at 22:39
You need to be able to suffer or otherwise have the possibility of failure, misfortune, or loss to have any sense of passion or life of purpose. Natur...
November 19, 2020 at 01:56
Do we really know the objects we do talk about? Sure, basic things like Laws of Motion, chemical reactions (at least, what substances do what when int...
November 18, 2020 at 02:25
Technically, if there is some other form of 'existence', which we, understandably if not narrowly assign the life we live as what encompasses and cons...
November 18, 2020 at 01:15
By simply asking the question you answer it. What are we even talking about? Do you know? What are the arguments, what are yours? I understand it's ho...
November 18, 2020 at 00:09
in Ancient Greece women were not used for sexual pleasure, only procreation. Therefore the only way to enlightenment must be illegal relations with yo...
November 17, 2020 at 22:26
How could you know? Sure there are indicators but that's all they are. An alleged well-off child could be born with a debilitating defect or have an a...
November 17, 2020 at 21:54
I guess what people need to ask themselves is would you rather feel something than nothing at all? Would you rather have loved and lost than to have n...
November 17, 2020 at 20:44
The less people you tick off the safer you'll be generally. If you could live in or visit a city where everyone gets along, where you can safely walk ...
November 16, 2020 at 18:19
I'm reminded of a blank slate. It can be inscribed with words or pictography of either stunning beauty or resounding degeneracy. Because something can...
November 15, 2020 at 22:28
The author of the quote in question was from a time when there were just over a billion people in the world. Point being, due to the nature of finite ...
November 15, 2020 at 22:09
I'm not willing. My point was if you would volunteer yourself to be strapped to a chair or otherwise in a controlled society and I do various things t...
November 15, 2020 at 00:24
While views on morality can be as diverse as the day is long, I hold that most views can be classified as either hypocritical or non-hypocritical 95% ...
November 14, 2020 at 19:55
Sounds pretty solid to me. :grin: FIFY?
November 13, 2020 at 23:08
Perhaps. Many schools of thought. Ignorance is bliss. Life is what you make of it. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Jesus saves lol. Take you...
November 13, 2020 at 17:53
I've heard a few less than flattering stories that offer plenty explanation. Do I know if they're true? Nope. Not one to spread propaganda. Though it ...
November 12, 2020 at 09:03
Not really. Norway population - 5 million (150k sq. mi.) USA population - 350 million (3.8m sq. mi.) That's 70x more in population with only 25x more ...
November 11, 2020 at 23:53
Difference between a "domestic terrorist" and "foreign combatant" = raising your hand and saying whatever to a 10 second pledge (that really means not...
November 11, 2020 at 23:24
Not at all. I'm saying if I'm broke and useless (as most violent criminals are) what use do I have. None whatsoever. All I could hope for is given tim...
November 11, 2020 at 22:22
I dunno man, there's something strategic about freezing cold. Not only with generational knowledge can you learn to not only adapt but be comfortable,...
November 11, 2020 at 22:07
How or why would felons doing so separate the good from bad let alone the worst person of all time lol. If anything it would be the opposite.
November 11, 2020 at 21:34
I didn't mean that, I meant in tandem with again a utopian idea of prison where the person has time, opportunity, and resources to reform, while reali...
November 11, 2020 at 21:10