T_Clark

I agree with what you're saying. Are you implying that our morality is not dependent on our human nature?

It's funny. As I write above, I see this as an issue that can be explained by our physical nature and you focus more on our minds, perhaps our souls, ...

I think that's a really good explanation.

Alternate punch-lines: The bartender turns to the princess and says "What brings you to these parts?" The bartender turns to the priest and says "No C...

I expressed it as a general principle - if there is going to be science on the forum, it should be legitimate science. I didn't want to make it person...

I've thought a lot about that point. I'm not sure where I come down. One of the things that bothers me is people mixing up physics and metaphysics, no...

As we've discussed, and as I voted in your poll, I generally approve of the level of moderation on this forum. I do think that the philosophy of scien...

I understand that. I would say that the Iran agreement by itself, even if that's all the happened, would be a major accomplishment. We'll see if it la...

When I wrote what I wrote I didn't expect agreement. I don't claim that US foreign policy doesn't have significant problems, but it's better.

As one of his former constituents, when I travelled out of the northeast people would ask me how we could keep voting him into office. I always said "...

Away from confrontation and towards conciliation. More evenhanded. Away from military solutions - admittedly stops and starts. Focus on the Pacific co...

Joke of the Day - October 14, 2017 Niels Bohr and Max Planck were in a bar in Denmark. Planck was really drunk. A big guy came in and knocked into him...

During the Obamacare debates I found out that Nixon offered Ted Kennedy a deal on universal health care which was similar to Obamacare, but that Kenne...

I've thought a fair amount about what you call teasing and I would call bullying. This isn't an original thought - I have observed that people general...

I wasn't confused by the way you wrote it originally. I just wanted to make sure we all agreed that we were focusing on one aspect.

I don't disagree with that definition. I think for the purposes of this discussion we are talking those aspects of human nature that affect behavior a...

I think you are being presumptuous here. Many people, men included, have rape fantasies where they are the victims. I will not go into anything more p...

As a liberal who hangs around with people who agree with my politics, it is really discouraging to hear the level of disrespect they feel for people w...

To make sure you and I are talking about the same thing. Here's a definition I got off the web - "the general psychological characteristics, feelings,...

Ha!

My take, obviously not original - All people are created equal. They are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights. That among these ar...

My God! That's moose turd pie! It's good though.

I don't think that's an accurate description of where morality comes from in a community. Sure, it can come from conformity and fear, but I don't thin...

Yes, I agree. I'm very liberal and unhappy that Donald Trump was elected. On the other hand, Obama was the best president in my adult lifetime. As far...

As indicated in the video you posted earlier, Abramovic's work was performed in the 70's. Apparently it made a big splash then. In the interview you p...

I think that's the type of example that tests the principle. If others knew about that fantasy, they would not let their children within a mile of the...

Good points. The radio program talked about the likelihood of fantasy leading to action only fleetingly. The speaker wanted to make the point that it ...

I think maybe you are getting at what the guy on The Philosopher's Zone was talking about. More broadly, as a person who has lived a deeply internal l...

I agree, but I'd like to hear what someone with definitive opinions on the other side of the question has ot say.

Of course, and I knew that. There's an old joke about the church being against bear baiting not out of consideration for the bear, but because of the ...

I don't disagree with anything you said. That's one of the reasons I was annoyed by the guy on the broadcast. He was pretty definitive that fantasies ...

As I said, if Agustino speaks up and is fine with this, I have no problem. He's a pain in the ass, but he's one of us.

Not to distract from your question, but why do you care? Americans have no idea who governs other countries and how they govern. I know that the US is...

If Agustino responds and says it's ok, I have no objection. I agree he is capable of handling your interpretations himself. I think there is a good ch...

Well, of course. I can say this, the discussion I had about my fantasies with my friend had a very strong impact on me. Talking about sex with her is ...

Agustino and I have many differences, but I respect his commitment. Even if I didn't, I would want him to be treated with more respect than I think th...

I definitely don't think it is a learning method for the great majority of users. In my personal experience, it is a substitute for or source of fanta...

I consider this post inappropriate and I've flagged it. We'll see if the powers that be agree. The fact that you set up the discussion to focus on a p...

I think that's the heart of the question. I'm in general pretty comfortable with my internal life. Whatever goes on there, I lead what I consider an h...

I should have. I didn't even think of it. That's exactly the type of thing I'm talking about, although I think pornography is more complicated. Making...

I would assume most were male and that the proportion of the really bad things were done by males was even higher. It doesn't have anything to do with...

No.

I find the Milgram experiment chilling. Like most people, I put myself in the place of the subjects who "shocked" people when directed by the tester. ...

I wonder if people growing up now will understand how the last 20 years have changed our lives. The one that still gets me the most is Google Earth.

I've probably read 500 science fiction books. Most are badly written. Few have any depth. My son gave me "Ancillary Justice" by Ann Leckie last Christ...

That's what she said.

I changed the original version to his (with physicist changed to WH) and with an acknowledgement to him. It's not a question of ownership, it's giving...

Actually, if you changed "physicist" to "Werner Heisenberg," I would like your version better. I went back and changed the joke on page 4.

To the extent that Zeno's paradox shows anything, that's not it. Are we really going to turn this into a ZP discussion?

Actually, if you changed "physicist" to "Werner Heisenberg," I would like your version better.