Tim and I exchanged PMs. He's feeling pretty burned out about the forum right now. Feels like a lot of discussions turn into, in his words, mud wrestl...
My understanding of morality splits the difference between subjective and objective views. As I see it, morality at its most basic is a reflection of ...
I got beaten up here on the forum for starting the discussion "You don't need to read philosophy to be a philosopher," so you can sort of see where I'...
This is intended as a serious comment. Boy. Pretty depressing. I don't think teenagers need to be more depressed than they already are. Also, a lot of...
In order to understand something scientifically, you must observe it objectively. Science isn't the only way to know things. I think you're right that...
Angelo Cannata was intentionally provocative and I was provoked, in a pretty mild mannered way. I've read some of Angelo's posts. He has no trouble st...
The purpose of science is not "building a good relationship of man with himself." Science is not research that "improves human knowledge and human con...
Yes, I know. I like to pretend I don't know the difference between Australia and New Zealand. I was disappointed Tom Storm didn't get my incorrect ref...
For human or near-human animals it would be unethical, but not necessarily for others. Maybe we can use the technology to bring back the animals and p...
It's well-accepted that if the dinosaurs hadn't become extinct, humans never would have evolved. If the jury is made up of humans, you would probably ...
Dewey, Cheetham, and Howe was not just used by the Magliozzi brothers. It's a pretty common satirical name for a non-specific law firm. Maybe I'll cha...
They have determined from looking at DNA that homo sapiens interbred with Neanderthals and Denisovans. They can also trace human migrations across the...
This is something Wayfarer wrote in a thread about a year ago: Sorry, Wayfarer, I keep referring to this post. It's just that you explained it much be...
I didn't reject his idea out of hand, although it certainly sounds outlandish. I just don't see how he justifies the idea. Have you read the book? As ...
God. Such baloney. He wrote a book "The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms, with Observations on their Habits," based on 40 year...
I don't have much to offer here except a recommendation that you take a look at a book by Julien Jaynes - "The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdow...
My older brother started taking an anti-depressant. He found himself thinking more and more about how he had behaved all his life and how much he hurt...
I've never thought of psychoanalysis as scientific. I think it's more of a meditative practice. It's about awareness, not facts. Clearly Freud conside...
Clark Bar facts: Clark bars are very good. You are not the first person to call me "Clark Bar." Zagnut bars are also very good. They are just like Cla...
Sherlock Holmes comes walking into his office with a box of lemons. Dr. Watson asks "Where did you get those lemons, Holmes?" Holmes says: "A lemon tr...
They brought in Paula Poundstone and Roy Blount Jr. to help out the regular guys. They were wonderful. One joke after another non-stop. I had stopped ...
For me, humor is just a consequence of the working of our minds. Evolution gave us minds that could manipulate abstract ideas and stand as observers o...
Only @"Noble Dust" is authorized to call me "Clarky." Use by any other person constitutes a violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Se...
Calling it MST3K is the same as calling Wittgenstein "Witty." Anyway, this will give you a sense of the humor... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCxuN...
I like those kinds of stories too. I don't see them as in conflict with the ideas I expressed. Well, maybe they are or seem to be, but the sign of a p...
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