T_Clark

It's more of an argument about whether religious people and their beliefs deserve to be treated evenhandedly on the forum. I think the new feature @"J...

I think you are exactly correct. That's why I think JTB is useless. I propose different factors for identifying knowledge. Rather than belief, justifi...

Your post is well-expressed, and I agree. If religious posts are put into Philosophy of Religion, then those who are offended by arguments for the exi...

No, no... Harry is a Zoroastrian.

And to you too.

Presents get placed on Christmas morning.

/uploads/files/cx/egko9y1ze7x5ucs8.jpg

Yes, I agree, but my post was in response to @"Benkei"'s provocative post. See below. I'm all for respectful, responsive comments from non-theists in ...

Boy, you got a lot of snow in Spain this year.

Yes. That was my point in the whole exchange - Now that we can block whole categories, anti-religious people can avoid the whole problem rather than w...

Twas brillig and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe.

Klaatu barada nikto

How is that relevant to your behavior?

Definition of bigotry - The character or mode of thought of a bigot; obstinate and unreasonable attachment to a particular creed, opinion, practice, r...

I didn't like it either, but it's pretty run-of-the-mill for what gets posted here. Most of the responses I read were people criticizing the OP. That'...

Thanks for the reasonable reply. I still think deleting the thread was unnecessary. And welcome to the forum.

Finally, no excuse for anti-religious bigotry in "Philosophy of Religion" threads.

You're brand new on the forum and you've already been made a moderator. You don't know much about our history or way of doing things. Your decision se...

https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/download/2705/YGID%20small.png

This is from the link you provided: I'll say it again - most of the discussions we have are not easily expressible in these kinds of formats, e.g. you...

What do you mean by "logical form." This is what Wikipedia says: Is that what you mean? Or do you mean using logic symbols like ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?. Wiki...

Yes, a good quote.

Yes, I noticed the line and I remember the adds. It, and the other instances of American culture, struck me as apt and insightful into what it means t...

I recognized Miyoshi Umeki, who played Mrs. Livingston on "The Courtship of Eddie's Father." A really good TV show from back in the late 60s.

That's my metaphor. You should think of one on your own. We're clearly not making any progress. Nuff said.

Magee's video interviews with philosophers are also great for lazy people like me: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFF9E7ADD88FBA144

I've always called this goulash since I was a kid, but here in New England they call it American Chop Suey.

I forgot to welcome you to the forum so... Welcome to the forum.

I won't talk about the issues raised in your post, but I will respond to the one raised in the title of this discussion. World population is currently...

So, you're not really trying to understand Someone's argument. You are just looking for excuses to dismiss it. You came looking for a non-existent so-...

I thought he explained it pretty well, but I'll try to be more explicit. This is my last effort on this. I think your attachment to your own position ...

If Someone failed to provide an argument that will convince you, there's little chance I will be more successful. I think how he expressed it is bette...

I'll assume this is tongue in cheek. I don't think I can do the anti-unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics argument justice, but I'll take a swing...

Sorry, I've read the exchange in the opening post three times and your characterization of what Someone has done is a misunderstanding on your part. Y...

This is the old unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics argument. Is math a human invention or is nature fundamentally mathematical. I come down on ...

Sorry, we can leave it there. I've looked over the OP discussion several times and I don't see any logical problems. Seems to me that any confusion co...

The emoji is winking, so I don't know if you're serious. If you are, I disagree.

I believe this isn't true. Mathematics is a descriptive language invented by people that turns out to be very good at describing the world. There is n...

I guess this is a kind of Platonic idealism. I've always thought that application of such a metaphysical view requires an assumption of the existence ...

You say: Someone says - "That's baloney." His reason? You've mistaken science for metaphysics. He's right. You're wrong. The rest of the discussion is...

Streetlight started or participated in some of my favorite discussions. He was one of the voices of science here on the forum I knew I could trust. Ge...

I think I agree with that. For me that means that an emphasis on truth distracts us from the aspects of life and awareness that really matter. I've sa...

I think some of your attitude might come from your disdain for most of popular culture. I don't mean that as criticism. Let's look at something you do...

I think, for Kant, "embodied ways of relating to the world" include perception of time and space. Are you and I talking about the same thing?

Here's an interesting idea I tripped over while reading that I'd never heard of before - behavioral maturity. From Wikipedia:

Everything, anything anyone says or writes is a story, a narrative. Anything, everything expressed in human language. "Apple" is a story. No part of w...

Well put. I'd go further than "culturally constructed nature." Some of our reality is constructed based on biological, genetic, neurological, and inst...

I'm still sorry Streetlight is gone.

In case anyone's interested, I have one of those Trump electronic trading cards for sale. The current bid is $2,380.00. It's the one showing him as a ...

Just a note - the moderators are generally helpful in stopping people from shanghaiing a discussion if the original poster asks them to.