T_Clark

I think you missed the point of what I was saying. Caring about the Earth is a human value. If we're not here, none of it matters. Do I even believe t...

Meaning isn't conveyed by language, it is created by it. The non-verbal thoughts you have don't have any meaning. There is the concept of "acting with...

In terms of our impact on the Earth, what humans have done is a pittance of a pittance to events that have happened in the past, the most obvious of w...

It has always fascinated me that people thousands of years ago were just as sophisticated intellectually as we are today. I keep expecting them to be ...

I went back and reread your post. I think you are mischaracterizing what you wrote - it was explicit that it applied to humans as well as animals. The...

As you know, my point about holding two ideas at the same time is at the heart of what philosophy means for me. What about the Bab? Was he interested ...

I've been reading this back and forth for several days. I want to make sure I understand your positions. To summarize - Metaphysician Undercover - yer...

As I said, I'm all for calling out bad behavior, but I don't believe in holding people up to ridicule. It would be humiliating for me to be in a situa...

Of all the people I've interacted with on this forum, you're the one I can think of who might be familiar with U. Utah Phillips.

Again, I don't disagree with you. As I say to my close, personal friend @"Baden" from time to time My God, that's moose turd pie!! It's good though.

I'm all for official toleration. That's why there is informal social control, which is what I'm trying to do with the tools I have. On the other hand,...

I don't disagree with you. I'm not proposing any specific changes. Since I don't have the power to ban or delete, I'm using the power I do have - to c...

Cheap shot. Bad philosophy. Bad moderating. You should be ashamed. Answer his damn comment. Buxtebuddha is not without sin, but that's not what's on t...

I look at the list of comments you provide. They are inconsiderate, arrogant, snotty and smug. They are also bad philosophy. On the other hand, I don'...

If you are a woman, I am sorry for whatever experience you had that made you feel this way. If you are a man, stay away from the people I care about. ...

Interesting statement. I want to argue about it just because I think it would be fun to argue about, but first I have to decide whether or not I agree...

It is my understanding that just about every phenomenon in the universe represents the actions of many entities interacting in accordance with the pri...

Also - I added that map metaphor. That's something new. I'm proud of it.

Hey, I only have about 5 ideas. If you give me an opening, I'm going to take it.

This kind of discussion always sends me back to high school physics when I first started to grasp how light could have both a particle and a wave natu...

I don't get this argument at all. What do we have against randomness? All phenomena in the universe are based on randomness. Is the problem you've ide...

I told you I was lost.

I didn't say I thought they were correct, only that they are underlying assumptions. Many, most scientists believe in an objective reality. Even parti...

And those are among the power relationships I'm talking about. I didn't say get rid of power relationships, I said to change them. I am in all sorts o...

I'm a civil engineer. I still use dirt for fun, although as a mature, intelligent, professional adult, I call it "soil."

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Of course it's not science, it's metaphysics. Of course it's not true, no matter how sure you are, it's metaphysics. Or were you saying you don't thin...

Off the top of my head. Not sure about all of these: There is an objective reality There is a relationship between a statement and objective reality c...

Hold it. Wait. Am I the cat? I'm lost.

If allowed, people will use other people without consideration for their well-being. That's a fact. Sweatshops use children's labor and destroy the ch...

You've picked a tough place to make your case. You will find, as you can already begin to see that your ideas will not be met with much support and wi...

I think I like where this is heading, but I could use some clarification. How about an example of a claim which is unfalsifiable, but the idea that th...

Here's a link to a discussion of the Tao vs. objective reality. I just went back and reread a few posts. I remember how much I enjoyed the discussion.

I won't make any defense of the claims of Catholicism, Christianity, or any other church. I do think that a religious/spiritual point of view allows e...

An interesting and carefully thought out post. Also very long. I've only read the first part. Anyway, no. I disagree. In my experience the consciousne...

No. You were polite and thoughtful. You made me go back and think through what I said, never a bad thing.

I use statements like that all the time for exactly the reason you give, It's an acknowledgement that others disagree and, more importantly, that I ta...

Let's make sure I understand correctly - in order to show that realism is wrong, I have to use methods developed based on the principles of realism. I...

If you do kill yourself, they might make Agustino a moderator. Or is that when hell freezes over? I forget. Anyway, you might think of that as a reaso...

This is true of all of us. My place in the world on a day to day basis comes from my social network. I'm an engineer. I have a job and can practice be...

I was thinking - we should just use . That's the cute short hand for OK now. Because, you know, like OK is too hard to type.

Aw, geez, you mean you want me to get facts. I hate that. Just trust me. Ok, ok, I'll do some homework and come back to discuss further. By which I me...

It didn't start out that way, that's just the way it has evolved. It started out talking about how children are more mature now than they were in the ...

Well, I have acknowledged that I have not put my ideas together well enough. That's sort of what the forum is all about, isn't it. Throwing your ideas...

I'm back after a rest and ready to get back in the fray. So, "nonsubjective reality" is your term that could include both the Tao and objective realit...

I don't remember saying that the default position is absurd, I said it is wrong. And I don't mean metaphysical wrong, I mean real in-the-world wrong. ...

I don't understand why you would think that way.

Sorry, there are a couple of threads open now that have been dealing with similar issues and I've lost track of what goes where. I feel like the tiger...

Is metaphysical realism equivalent to belief in objective reality, or is there something more to it?

I have been trying to make myself clear on this thread for a couple of days and have made no headway. I think that's for several reasons - 1) It's a h...