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Edgy Roy

['Member']Joined: July 09, 2020 at 03:09Last active: October 05, 2022 at 17:33None discussions19 comments

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In: The Inequality of Moral Positions within Moral Relativism  — view comment
It is far better to act moral than it is be called moral
August 17, 2020 at 08:53
In: Reason And Doubt  — view comment
In my view, doubt is just the scale that represents the difference between belief and truth. Is doubt innate for humans or did it evolve? To answer th...
August 16, 2020 at 08:58
In: Enemies - how to treat them  — view comment
No warning, no hesitation - these are enemies!" A model of clarity, simplicity, decisiveness. — tim wood This seems like a good model for making a dec...
August 16, 2020 at 05:31
In: A fun puzzle for the forums: The probability of God  — view comment
I've found the truth and it is provably true! I cannot present it because it will spoil the fun. I can verify it's truth once it is presented if anyon...
August 13, 2020 at 05:38
In: A fun puzzle for the forums: The probability of God  — view comment
As I am simple minded by nature, I must do certain things that allow me to comprehend the subject in order to contribute to the conversation. In that ...
August 12, 2020 at 09:19
In: The Lazy Argument  — view comment
Because you only asked for thoughts and not a proof or contraction I feel safe in responding without justification. I have analyzed the statement as b...
August 12, 2020 at 04:39
In: Confusion as to what philosophy is  — view comment
To Tim Wood only: I agree with much of your assertions, but mostly I applaud the courage displayed by your effort. Because of the Nature of the situat...
August 10, 2020 at 19:16
In: The burning fawn.  — view comment
Ponder this simple truth: "A creation cannot know its creator" ergo: No amount of discussion about the creator will ever produce any knowledge of the ...
August 09, 2020 at 23:43
In: The burning fawn.  — view comment
The fawn has importance to me, based on two questions: 1. How burned is it? 2. Is it still edible?
August 09, 2020 at 23:21
In: Consciousness  — view comment
Every definition I can find for consciousness is referring to self. This is to say "internal" awareness. Computability is the ability to process infor...
August 08, 2020 at 11:25
In: Can one provide a reason to live?  — view comment
I am 67 and I am perfectly amenable to the prospect of death. God or No God, at least I'll determine the Truth or I won't know anything. But I am not ...
August 07, 2020 at 01:37
In: Technology and quality of life  — view comment
I'm 67 years old and my quality of life has been awesome. I only had the earliest effect of technology when I heard about the Russians putting a man i...
August 07, 2020 at 01:06
In: Psychology of Acceptance  — view comment
Geez, I'm glad you all weren't around when I was growing up. Acceptance is one of the first things I learned. I learned early that hunger was gonna vi...
August 07, 2020 at 00:47
In: Existence  — view comment
If any of those letters have the facility to want, I bet the first thing they'd want is to get the hell off your screen and get as far away from you a...
August 06, 2020 at 23:37
In: Moore's Puzzle About Belief  — view comment
Labeling is not an act of definition. You are confusing the container with the thing contained. Labeling is by definition an act of giving a thing a l...
August 06, 2020 at 11:55
In: Moore's Puzzle About Belief  — view comment
I proposed no definition of anything, I just stated that the difference between the two was clear and so to treat them as identical has no justificati...
August 06, 2020 at 10:30
In: Moore's Puzzle About Belief  — view comment
A Justified True Belief is just a restatement of the condition where sufficient evidence to accept the statement as Truth has been achieved. To contin...
August 06, 2020 at 09:53
In: Moore's Puzzle About Belief  — view comment
Not to put a fine point on it. But the two statements are not equal. A truth is a statement with sufficient evidence to accept the statement as truth....
August 06, 2020 at 09:34
In: Moore's Puzzle About Belief  — view comment
I guess I am not reading the statement correctly because it is truthful and reasonable to me. He states that it is raining, which is factual and true ...
August 06, 2020 at 07:54
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