Money for example. In some tribes the concept of a standardised currency doesnt exist. But for most of the world it does. But wait it only exists when...
This seems a bit redundant because you could argue that the universe occupies space... but what space... the space of the universe, ie. it occupies it...
I'm not sure if they are "no where to be found" so much as we dont know what we are looking at when we observe an fMRI scan of the brain during activi...
Not true, fluids occupy a space but dont have a strictly limited boundary. You could stretch them out in almost any configuration all the way down to ...
Surely non-material things also occupy a dimension or "space" or sphere of influence at the very least. Does vacuum occupy space? Energy for example m...
No because "means" refer to numerical values which are subject to probability in the statistical sense no in the philosophical/metaphysical sense. Plu...
I dont blame her. I would gave done the same. Inquisitiveness is a hard thing to stifle. I would say its human nature to interact with that which it i...
I'm feeling content right now. It's TRUE but not provable. In fact pretty much most of my internal experience is not provable but no less true (to me)...
a very apt example thank you. I enjoyed contemplating it and totally agree the power for benefit and detriment that comes with exploring genetics as w...
Perhaps the sum of all possibilities has to be an odd number. Haha. Maybe even infinitely odd rather than infinitely even so that always there is some...
I believe philosophy is interdisciplinary and relies on logical argument/reason therefore I see no reason why it shouldn't be able to contribute. Can ...
I was going to mention quantum vacuum Haha. Perhaps you're right. Maybe order in the universe is more of a description of the observers function rathe...
What right was I asserting exactly? I dont believe I indicated that we were necessarily correct. I was only hypothesizing that there is a possibility ...
Probably not considering I am such a phenomenon which arose from a set of conditions (laws of physics) and am subject to them, therefore cannot dispro...
True. Granted ...the scientific paradigm is in constant flux and reevaluation while "nature" remains to be fully grasped. But it seems despite not hav...
Then why use the word "horse" at all? If you dont use the word horse because you know that others apply it to the same object then how would you ever ...
This is correct. You have to assume a question makes sense in order to recognise the sense in it. If I ask the question "do you prefer the colour gree...
In other words you can recognise that the term horse is applied to this creature without assuming the word horse is applied to this creature? Can one ...
All questions assume. At the very basis of a question is the assumption that it was worthy of asking in the first place/ may have an answer. You assum...
Tell that to every currency around the globe "Hey everyone! This little piece of paper can fund the construction of a house." " Why?" "Well, because w...
Yes but our arms as we know them -the tools we used to create civilisation, function and are structured in such a way as to work as a pair, to only re...
Dinosaurs did not go fully extinct, only the majority went extinct. Those who remained evolved into turtles, crocodiles, lizards, snakes, birds etc. A...
They arent constrained. What you're referring to is differetiation of species. An ape with three eyes is not an ape, but it is like an ape. Just as a ...
Yes agreed...should several catastrophic natural extinction events occur on other planets just as they have on earth one would imagine advanced alien ...
No I dont believe our physiology is the only one that could foster high mental ability. I agree. Many other animals could be equally intelligent if no...
If evolution is limited to what is possible on earth (earthlike conditions) then wouldnt it progress in a similar fashion on any planet if said earth-...
Because we have octopeds and they arent our direct descendants. As you explained bipedalism was conducive to the development of the human hand. So an ...
Ah okay fair I see what you mean. I'll clarify. Would aliens be bipedal with hands/opposable thumbs and look characteristically like us more so than w...
Yes but you're referring to things with mass. Things with mass such as a clock or two twins arent ever going to reach the speed of light. So no, for m...
Hmm. I'm not sure sure. This assumes the snails conscious perception of the passage of time is proportional to its size/distance travelled. But I dont...
Several traits differ us from other apes. Just as several traits differ a chimp from a gorilla. What exactly is the relevance just out of curiosity? A...
Yes there are. So are there the same myriad ways of ordering one type of thing as there is a collection of different things with respect to one anothe...
That question was regarding "life" and entropy. This question regards entropy and classification/ definition of order. If you had read carefully and c...
Well that would depend on the religion wouldnt it? None of the major religions likely have much in the way of scientific contribution. But religion is...
You think religion is completely irrelevant to ethics? I think the principle tenet of religion (be kind to one another) is fundamental to ethics. That...
I agree for the most part with what you're saying. However I would make the clear distinction between my views and yours by welcoming religious debate...
I'm not so sure this is true. Parasites like round worm, guardiasis, cryptosporidium, toxoplasma gondii, ticks, fleas, cat scratch fever and the bacte...
So emotions wouldnt be under the umbrella of thoughts? They dont necessarily assert any opinion or view they can just be reactive and instinctive. Nor...
Well, even a universal law of causality exists it doesnt exclude the "self-causing". Consider the point at which time has not started, in this singula...
Well the irony of such a question is that in order to create/ define/distinguish anything - a phenomenon, a material object, a concept... one must say...
Do hermits not have a functional niche in societies? They can live a harmonious life that is not disruptive to other social members. Their solitude do...
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