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I think you and I agree, but this is a subject I'm still working on. Have you read "More is Different" by Anderson. When I talk about mind or consciou...

You're right, and it confuses me. Here are some definitions of "phenomenology" from the web: A philosophy or method of inquiry based on the premise th...

In general, symmetry seems like a useful concept in many contexts. It can represent important underlying principles of organization. As for symmetry i...

I guess I miss your point. The only contraction here is "they're." Anyway, here on the forum we don't say "yeah" for some reason. We say "yep."

Will do.

I've'nt a u'vulan't. Wouldn't you like to not see it.

This is not true. People who think that the election was stolen from Trump have fully expressed their opinions many times from many podiums, including...

I've a u'vula. Would you like to see it?

If I remember correctly, Data was unable to use contractions. That's one way you could tell him from his evil twin, Lore. Not using contractions makes...

Lesser known quotes from more or less famous people: When you make a man into a monkey, that monkey's gonna monkey around. - Charles Darwin Hey, Iscar...

Yes, including Spock and Data.

"Betrothed" means "engaged," not "married." Perhaps you should have a talk with your fiancée. Do you have children? If so, perhaps you should have a t...

It was pretty clear to me from your OP that you were not making a claim that inequality is based on genetics. I didn't, and I didn't intend to, say th...

I went back and checked. I didn't claim that you made any arguments that you didn't.

You wrote that "arguing against people being genetically equal" is taboo. You used that as an example of lack of respect for freedom of speech, which ...

So-called science has been used to justify discrimination against black people for hundreds of years. It is inextricably intertwined with social attit...

@"Hanover" said "the wife" not "my wife."

Here is the t-shirt I'm giving my son's girlfriend for Christmas: /uploads/resized/files/9y/atp8x42o8d6dsc43.png

Yes. I think it is. Descartes says suppose our world is an illusion created by a demon. What if... He doesn't propose that it is or appears to be. He ...

So, if I say "Suppose it rains tomorrow, will they still have the game," I'm pretending it will rain tomorrow. Is that correct?

Descartes does not "pretend" that there is an evil demon that controls our perceptions of the world. He considers the possibility and hypothesizes con...

This discussion has left the areas where I feel as if I have anything substantive to add the discussion. Even so, I'm finding it very interesting and ...

Without making any judgement of quality or value, I think my icon represents my personality and philosophy better than any other on the forum represen...

Well, let's see: Due to the nature of the subject of consciousness, we affect our analysis by "looking" at our own process. - A significant problem wi...

Yes, you're right. It's very suspicious. What are all these things he's plugging in in his bathroom? Very suspicious indeed. And what's up with the ar...

I responded to your previous post to me, but I'm not going to respond to this one. It's clear to me you are just trying to rile things up without putt...

I believe your facts are wrong. I don't think any doctor is required to perform an abortion anywhere in the US. It certainly wouldn't be a criminal of...

Do you mean you replace the Oreo cream filling with oysters. My, that does sound good.

I have done some basic reading about Zen Buddhism and Buddhism in general, but most of my judgement about eastern philosophy comes from my experience ...

Keeping in mind that there is a huge amount of research about how language is transmitted, organized, and used. Chomsky et. al. plus lots of others. L...

Well, let's see... 1. Abortion - Abortion is a bad thing. We should do what we can reasonably to reduce the numbers, but not by enacting legal restric...

I love the world. I am constantly amazed by how well it all holds together. How beautiful things are. I also love people, both in the aggregate and, u...

I don't mean to denigrate Zen. Eastern philosophies have something profound to tell us about ourselves and the nature of reality. I think you can, at ...

I don't doubt they are good. I am certainly ruled by unreasonable childhood prejudices, e.g. I dreaded oysters as a child. Now I love them.

Crabapples hurt. Persimmons splat and stain.

It makes sense to me that seeing beyond "the great matter" is the whole point. As I see it, nothing about enlightenment is great. Again, it's a surren...

Strother Martin. A character actor. This was his most well-known role.

Where I grew up, in southern Delaware, we had persimmon trees. The spherical fruit was about the diameter of a quarter. When they got soft, they would...

I have been out of town, so it took me a while to respond. There is no reason that something that is part of a vast complex system of doctrine and pra...

Sorry it took so long for me to respond. I was out of town all this weekend. Yes, sure, there was irony in what I said. I always say that "The Tao tha...

I’ve always thought of Zen Buddhism as a joke. You follow all of the precepts. You complete all of the meditations and work. You become more and more ...

It has always seemed to me that enlightenment represents the end of narratives. I think that’s possible, although I Have no expectation, ambition, or ...

If you want to start a new thread about the use of new words, I am likely to participate, although I will be out of town with no computer for three da...

Yeah, don't you just hate people like that. Sometimes in science you just can't get by without coming up with new words. I'm not sure if that's ever r...

I have a civil engineer's understanding of physics - mostly classical and Newtonian, although my physics classes did cover relativity and quantum mech...

I strongly disagree. You see it here on the forum all the time.

I think this has been stated elsewhere in this discussion. To western philosophy, "enlightenment" generally means applying reason to answer questions ...

You're in good company. This is from "The Tao Te Ching," Verse 2, Stephen Mitchell's translation. When people see some things as beautiful, other thin...

This is all pseudo-scientific speculation. It's not even really speculation, because the things you suggest don't really mean anything. You just use s...

We all know what "magic" or "magick" is. Samantha wiggles her nose and Darrin's dick gets three inches longer. Harry Dresden summons a demon to do his...