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It's like we have different experiences.
June 30, 2020 at 00:22
I do disagree that everything can be quantified. How much do I love my daughter? How good is sex? What is the likelihood my wife is angry tomorrow? Wh...
June 29, 2020 at 23:36
You ask a fair question. I already volunteered that I write weirdly. Maybe I'm using the word phenomenon in a way that is different than what you are ...
June 29, 2020 at 23:29
I find you to be rational here. I think that for a postmodernist, rationality is not a requirement though. So if we never know the truth, exactly, wha...
June 29, 2020 at 22:26
But you agree then, we never know the truth — we only arrive at an approximation?
June 29, 2020 at 21:14
Would you be willing to offer more understanding of how you use the word 'relativistic'? I'm familiar with 'subjective'. Do you intend the two words a...
June 29, 2020 at 21:00
Can you explain how we arrive at "objective truth", whatever that is?
June 29, 2020 at 20:21
I thought about selecting Logic, but I settled on Phenomenology. For me, the experience of concepts comes before reasoning about whether a statement i...
June 29, 2020 at 14:04
For me to understand an argument for God, I would need a clear understanding of how the speaker intends to use the words 'God' and 'exists.' What are ...
June 29, 2020 at 13:56
Phenomenology: We start our discussion with experience. Everything else in philosophy is derivative of phenomena.
June 29, 2020 at 13:25
This is my first post on the Philosophy Forum. I apologize if I get off to a choppy start. Maybe I can offer some defense of postmodern philosophy, ev...
June 29, 2020 at 12:38