T_Clark

Most definitely, absolutely, positively, completely is not begging the question. I am claiming that the definition of science is activity that follows...

Battery gone. I've really enjoyed this.

I think we are doing a reasonable good job of defining our terms and understanding what we're saying . I don't think this is an issue of meanings. We ...

Yes, that is a very big difference. You have set a very high bar for yourself. Also - I don't "concede to prevent incidents." I try to act with compas...

I don't see it that way at all. It seems like it may be an effective way of avoiding the trouble and pain that person causes you. It has nothing to do...

Again, talking about Agustino in the 3rd person. I don't agree with everything he is saying, but his beliefs seem like those of a man who is committed...

Marriage is really hard. No one in my life has been as cruel to me as my wife can be. I don't forgive her, it never gets that far. I know her, I see h...

I forgive you for being snooty.

I don't think you're paying attention to what Agustino is saying.

Geez Louise. You people are writing too fast. I can't keep up. Also, my battery is about to run out. I'll keep trying as long as I can.

If the law is meant as punishment, yes, that's the wrong direction. If it's meant to keep criminals off the street or even to rehabilitate them, that ...

If the judgment is "this man may hurt my children," well, geez, don't leave your kids with him. If the judgment is "society should get revenge on him....

If you mean judging like "that tiger may eat me," fine, I'm ok with that. If you mean "That person is evil and deserves retribution," No, and for prac...

I think he was forced to see the Pope as a human being. Forced to consider the human cost of his action. That's the first step in taking responsibilit...

Again - trust is not a gift or an actuarial calculation. Just like forgiveness, you do it for yourself, not the other person. There is a calculation o...

This is completely and absolutely not true. Not judging is not an act of virtue or kindness, it's the most effective way of dealing with problems. Jud...

I remember when Pope John Paul II went to the prison where the man who had shot him was locked up. They sat down, talked, and John Paul forgave him. I...

I have a different attitude towards forgiveness than you do. I think it's a factor of personality and also experience. For me, forgiving someone is so...

This came to mind when I read that. It may or may not be relevant, but I like to get a chance to show my erudition: Most of the change we think we see...

I see it in a way that seems more practical, concrete than that to me. I see what we call "virtue" as a reflection of the fact that we were created, b...

I don't think this contradicts what you say - As I said, I come from a family of engineers. My father, uncle, father's father, both my brothers are or...

You got two compliments within half an hour of each other. That's a whole year's worth - You don't get any more for a while.

I agree. Also - they'll always lose the fight.

I'm ok with that, as long as you include those supposedly speaking for science as people who don't understand.

I agree with everything you say in this paragraph, especially "the universe is brute fact that is conscious of itself as such, through us." That's exa...

I was right - you did make things much clearer, for me at least, than the original post. You write really well. I need to think about it before I resp...

I'll accept personal adaptions to environments, if by which you mean that the persons mind has as much a part as the environment. My philosophies are ...

Joke of the day - October 8, 2017 Werner Heisenberg was walking down the street when a car pulls over and the driver rolls down his window. The driver...

I love science. It had a big part in the development of my intellect. Maybe I could even say my personality too. Then again, I come from a family of e...

Sorry, I read the text you posted twice. One and a half times. I can't figure out what it's trying to say. Is it that persuasive speech doesn't work, ...

I think we can lay out what it means to say "the scientific method," in a way that you and I can agree on. Maybe not, but we can probably at least agr...

Well.....of course......I was about to say that myself, but I think you said it much better than I would have.

It's a metaphysical question. Anything is a science which follows the scientific method. Now we can argue what that is. Still, I think it's a reasonab...

You've made it a philosophy joke by just labeling one of the characters as "philosophical." I endorse that approach. Hey, you gotta do what you gotta ...

That's really ironic. Psychology has changed part of its nature to make it more of a "hard" science as you've asked through the development of cogniti...

If I thought the personality of the forum was in danger, which I could see happening if there were more posters with your views, I would discuss it wi...

I plan nothing other than my comments, and I'll only do that when I think it's important. To tell the truth, I think it is good practice for philosoph...

I don't need to be invited. As long as I am civil, on post, and responsive, I can post my comments here. If it were only a disagreement, I wouldn't wa...

I have no authority to ban anyone.

I have no problems with your ideas. I find them interesting. If they were just wrong, that would be one thing, but they are willfully in opposition to...

Joke of the day - October 7, 2017 Immanuel Kant and Aristotle are sitting in a bar. Aristotle says, “Hey Immanuel, would you like another beer?” Kant ...

People should realize that the things Hachem talks about are not science, they are pseudoscience. I asked one of the moderators what the forum policy ...

Do you really worry about this kind of thing? Has something like any of the scenarios you describe above ever happened to you? Do 50% of the things yo...

I was saving this for later, but since you mention it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2gJamguN04

All jokes are welcome.

I am not a theist in any sense that would make explaining evil a problem. If I were, here is what I would say: I remember my high school physics class...

I'm not allowed to explain my own jokes, but you are. I appreciate it.

I was going to use that, but I'm guessing that Socrates and Sartre are being misquoted.

I once bowled 0 for 10 frames when I was a kid.

Sorry, I was being telegraphic (if anyone remembers what that means.) The vision is peace for myself. I don't disagree with @"TimeLine"'s path, but sh...