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Despite the fact that my analogy is fictional I could have easily used an example which is clearly the case in the real world. The Himba tribe in Nami...
June 08, 2020 at 11:39
exactly.
June 08, 2020 at 11:22
That was very poetic. I like your personal take on it.
June 08, 2020 at 11:21
How does defining Good and evil remove your culpability? Or generate an us and them? I never said you didnt have a choice nor did I ever say good peop...
June 08, 2020 at 11:18
You seem to have an issue with the use of the word "God" despite me having already told you why I like to use it. Fundamentally, because it is my choi...
June 08, 2020 at 00:28
If you put a clock on that message (which you cant because of the mass of a clock) and it was sent at the speed of light from Mars to earth, and you h...
June 08, 2020 at 00:07
the baggage attached to "God" is your baggage. Or anothers baggage. I dont claim to know what your understanding of that seemingly loaded term is but ...
June 07, 2020 at 23:55
You will find that in the pursuit of defining ultimate good .ie the most accurate and all encompassing definition of that sensation we are all familia...
June 07, 2020 at 23:45
I suppose "God" would be the personified equivalent of good and true things - the ideal self. The ideal state of awareness. Or perhaps just an umbrell...
June 07, 2020 at 22:43
In my opinion a reason to live is "uniqueness", "rarity" and the "static moment of living." You have this life that no one else will ever have. You ha...
June 07, 2020 at 16:52
This is my trippy and long winded take on how Gods ideas could manifest. What if "God" was a panpsychic spectrum between matter and energy. On one sid...
June 06, 2020 at 21:22
This is my analogy for whether philosophy progresses anything or not; If I decide to go on a hike; I start at point A one day and walk for several hou...
June 06, 2020 at 18:15
Well I guess it would depend on the life purpose of the individual. Sure, some life purposes are very restricted and limit ones behaviour so as to not...
June 06, 2020 at 17:54
I'm mean fair haha :)
June 02, 2020 at 17:35
why would you believe objects are the only things that exist in specific locations (reside/are positioned)? Energy resides (as matter) yet also is an ...
June 02, 2020 at 16:23
well I feel bad for women then
May 30, 2020 at 00:18
Do you think alternate me cares as much about me as I care about him?
May 28, 2020 at 20:11
So hard determinism and everyday life..hmm...perhaps these traits or perspectives are useful. 1). Organisation: organising, categorizing and planning ...
May 28, 2020 at 20:07
I found your links really interesting thank you
May 20, 2020 at 23:07
I didnt assume the universe isnt sentient I said I struggle to grapple with sentience in a universe.... which appears when one observes it to be but r...
May 18, 2020 at 01:52
Very nice points. Of course in the typical sense of a cat there is no reversability of its existence, it cannot age backwards into a kitten. However i...
May 17, 2020 at 23:58
Sorry I should have clarified I dont believe time exists in the universe independently of the function of consciousness to be aware/living things to s...
May 17, 2020 at 23:25
I sometimes like to think of imagination as a fluid or plasma of thoughts and ideas that can be manipulated by some executive functions of the brain. ...
May 17, 2020 at 15:14
Philosophy in my opinion is boundless as it is the art of trained thought/ questioning. So can thoughts, ideas and perspectives be harmful? Absolutely...
May 17, 2020 at 15:08
What you seem to describe is a "copernican revolution of sorts" - a revelation or discovery that swings completely the status quo to a completely knew...
May 17, 2020 at 13:46
Excellent question. I love these ones. In "my" experience (lol), the concept of "I" is a construction created by interactions with others and the envi...
May 17, 2020 at 12:42
Well, in order to understand the coronavirus' likelihood of mutation it's important to understand how it replicates. The coronavirus is particular amo...
May 17, 2020 at 12:24