T_Clark

Evidence? This is metaphysics, not medicine. It has to do with attitude and values - how you look at things. Buddhism's First Noble Truth (there are 4...

I have no idea what this means. I'm ok with that.

I'll paraphrase what Watts said in a way that is more accurate than you did - The problem isn't pain, it's our struggle against pain. Other posters, i...

Happiness has nothing to do with pleasure or pain. Everyone will suffer in their life - sickness, the death of loved ones, pain. Happiness comes from ...

When I say "emergence" I'm not talking about a phenomenon having unknown properties because we don't have enough information or a "proper scientific p...

As someone who is closer to death than most on this forum, I see death as just something that is going to happen. It's just what people do. I can see ...

Isn't this the point in the lecture where you bring up flying spaghetti monsters?

I like this quote too. Maybe I'll have to read some Kneechee after all.

Have I told you this before - You need to be careful what you write or people will think you're bitter and a crank.

In reading the Stanford Dictionary reference TL sent, I got the impression that Kant believed that the application of reason and will would lead to a ...

As someone with much more credibility than I have on this subject, where do you stand now on the goals and success of the free school movement. Was it...

I think that's only (potentially) true if I agree that book larnin' is the only path to moral behavior, which is the whole point I've been arguing aga...

As I indicated, I endorse the "the art speaks for itself" position. That wouldn't stop me from being uncomfortable. For example, "The Cosby Show" is s...

I don't really disagree with those responding on this thread saying the art should be judged independent from the artist, but good art isn't "just som...

I hope you won't think this is irrelevant. It's a clip from one of my favorite TV shows, Justified. I find it very moving: https://www.youtube.com/wat...

I don't have anything helpful to offer, but I'm downloading the paper and I'll read it.

Later in life, I came across a book called "Summerhill, for and Against." It was a series of essays by prominent education theorists. Two things surpr...

As I said, his book had a big influence on me. It was the first time I ever came across the idea of psychology. That there is something to study. I'm ...

I went back through the past 10 or so of your posts but I'm not sure what your argument is in this context. Can you briefly restate it.

I didn't, but now I have. It's better than the article. Makes me think there might be something there, but it's a TED Talks type explanation. Big, gen...

The study described seems pretty bogus. I can't judge for sure without seeing a better description of the study. Was there a control group? That would...

Looking inside myself, what you say about the source of moral behavior is correct. That doesn't mean I reject a more rational approach such as Kant's....

There is a third choice - you do good because you feel empathy for others and want them to be happy and safe because you are a person of good will. Be...

This is a very humane way of looking at this issue.

I have no problem with the general idea of what you are presenting here, although I don't think the world is broken. You haven't been around long enou...

I was thinking about this more. I think it explains a lot of the differences of opinion and misunderstandings you and I have had about autonomy and au...

Not necessarily you in particular, but humanity as a group.

Needless? Reproduction is one of the primary criteria for being alive.

I read the entry you linked at the Stanford Dictionary. The approach to morality and authenticity is really different from how I see it. Not just diff...

It's true. Anti-natalism raises my hackles. Something that bothers me even more is people using the term "ad hominem" incorrectly. I did not attack yo...

This isn't reasonable and it's not the way the forum works. You deserve to be treated with respect and civility, although I admit you won't always be,...

How could you know I am singling out anti-natalism unless you know the history of my posts?

I was being a bit tongue in cheek. Anyway, I have no problem with the word being included in OED. Does anyone claim prejudice on the part of the edito...

Are there other philosophies that say "Hey, T Clark, your life is worthless? There are other arrogant philosophies. When they are discussed I point th...

Here's what I said above: How is my description of what anti-natalism means different from yours? If human life is not worth living, then mine isn't. ...

I've tried to follow the various discussions of Kant in this post and gotten lost. Where in Kant should I look for what he has to say.

Emerson: To believe our own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men, -- that is genius. Speak your lat...

I love the German language. I hate to see it mangled. Gesund means "healthy". Heit means "ness." Healthness. It seems odd to me to turn an adjective i...

Gesundheit.

Are you saying that it's not conformity that's the problem, it's inauthenticity? If so, I agree. When it comes to conforming with societal or cultural...

To decide that your life is not worth living is fine. It's your business. To decide that other people's lives are not worth living, that human life is...

I guess I misunderstood what you meant by "property of matter." What I was trying to say was that consciousness is a physical process. It results, eme...

What you call wisdom doesn't seem wise to me. There are those of us who see the world as beautiful and wonderful. We see our selves as living in a pla...

This question rears it's head every time there is a mass killing. There is outrage, calls for action, vigorous defense of gun rights by the NRA, then ...

There's a name for that - Roman a Clef.

As several people have noted, the fact that Thomas Jefferson might have been a hypocrite has no bearing on whether or not the Declaration of Independe...

Actually, you almost caught me for a second there. I was going to argue with you about the arrogance of your statement.

Most portraits like this are pretty unimaginative and bland. Staid. She's a very stylish person. I would imagine a pose like that would be unsatisfyin...

The theme of the impact of consumerism and related ways of life on human culture and morality is one you've discussed quite a few times on the forum. ...

The moderators decide. They aren't necessarily as forgiving as you seem to think they are.