A Seagull

Method is everything. Without a clear cut method, one only has gossip and opinion. It is something that philosophy, particularly popular philosophy, s...

But you are free to try, if you dare.

Yes, the so called 'laws of nature' are man-made descriptions of nature.

That is not a rule.

The world is free. There are no absolute rules.

We live in a global economy and a closely integrated world political system, so perhaps it is no surprise that some countries wish to influence the po...

Yes good point. What are the limits and how does one determine where they are? No easy answer. Presumably by trial and error. But with caution. If one...

My point is that if one has two possible 'events' A and B, then the logical combination of them requires the 4 possibilities: A and not B, B and not A...

of course! Anything else is a delusion.

lol Isn't just about everything in philosophy subjective? (including the concept of objective) The problem is that words like 'something' and 'exist' ...

Examples of what? What are you trying to achieve?

well they are not quite exhaustive unless you include both and neither as possibilities.

You could try my book 'The Pattern Paradigm', but you probably won't like it as it goes somewhat deeper than most (trivial) epistemologies..

How does what work? My point was that assuming everything can be neatly classified as either existing or not existing does not work.

Possibly those things that some people think exist but others don't.

What do you mean by 'something'. If you don't have a process for determining whether something exists or not, it is meaningless to assert that 'Someth...

Where do you get this idea from? What do you mean by 'exist'? What do you mean by 'space'? Does mathematics 'exist'? Does phase space 'exist'? Does 'p...

Bricks and mortar?

Thales is a good example.

Well if you want to look at trends that are real it is pointless looking at short intervals as they will show random variations. It is necessary to lo...

Try going back 200 years.. when the reverse was true.

Your 'evidence' was a highly unreal hypothetical fantasy. It does not constitute evidence. Have you got anything better?

A good place to start is with a deeper question: Is there something instead of nothing?

Presumably to improve the world so that one has a nicer environment in which to live.

What a narrow minded assertion! Entrepreneurs create wealth, they put ideas into practice, They make the world a better place for everyone.

Do you have any evidence for this?

lol :)

If you want to explore musical theory you could do worse than exploring western music and its focus on 12 semitones in an octave, Why? Bach explores t...

In their fundamental essence, questions can be considered as communications. Often they will incorporate a request for information or an explanation. ...

Do you have a point?

Consequences are real; judgements of right or wrong are not.

Well some people prefer fantasy to reality, or perhaps they just can't tell the difference.

Just because something is infinite it does not mean that it contains all possibilities. You can have an infinity of integers without one fractional nu...

"so if ignoring the coronavirus and the need to wear a mask and practice distancing makes us feel good that is what we should do?" Only if we have no ...

This is a logical non-sequitor. One can still investigate what might exist even without assuming objective existence. And even if one does assume that...

This is an entirely subjective belief. Another entirely subjective belief.

Then the 'philosophy' you are referring to is not actually philosophy.

One can take it further and say that people who promote morals and morality do so because it makes them feel good.

It is in the heading : Most Fundamental Branch of Philosophy

But if all the leaves die or all the roots die....

Because it is appropriate. What is 'most important' and 'where to start' are two different questions.

Why? The trunk cannot exist without the roots and leaves The roots cannot exist without the trunk and leaves The leaves cannot exist without the roots...

It needs leaves too.

It is subjective... as someone has already pointed out there are many theories of truth.. take your pick... or create your own.

Does a tree have a 'most important' branch?

Not with practice.

When you gotta go, you gotta go. If there is choice around that, then that is your choice.

People are beautiful, life is wonderful. What is your problem? Presumably it is all in your head.

I'm not very much into hypotheticals, but I will try to answer your question. I would not say that you 'don't have a right'. If the horrible thing a p...

You seem to think that the study and the gaining of knowledge about philosophy requires knowledge of different philosophical 'schools'; are you able t...