Philosophim

And how are you aware of yourself? Don't you need to observe something, then say, "I identify this as myself?" If you have no observation of emotions,...

Sounds like its how we use language. An intuition I've always followed is, "If language doesn't match up to what you know about reality, the problem i...

X1 and X2 without definitions or context mean nothing. I could very simply say the conditional that if the tree and ground do not move or affected by ...

I think a lot of confusion arises because we don't use distinct vocabulary between conditionals, probabilities, possibilities, and plausabilities. Cou...

I am writing a lot today. :) Valid conditionals are based off of known facts. For example, if I heat up ice past a certain temperature, it will melt. ...

Absolutely. But do the exceptions deny what a man and a woman are by DNA? No. A man is still an XY, and a woman is still an XX by default. Let compare...

Again, there is no problem in handling an exception. While they have an XY set of genetics, either there is some flaw within them, or an accident happ...

I think a start is to look at the costs to society for an individual with the disease. Autism at a lower spectrum could honestly just be considered a ...

Sorry OP, sounds like you're going through a rough patch in life. And maybe that patch has so far been all of your life! :) I'm not smiling out of cru...

Hello Jabberwock! Welcome to the forums. Please, write your thoughts and feelings freely. For a first time post, this is a very good point to bring up...

Lets go by your own definitions. You noted that what could be known is what can be observed. Can we observe that any one hypothesis is implausible? No...

This seems a bit harsh T Clark. I think he's just having a little fun. He's noted its flawed, no need to pull out AI! :)

Sex is not a subjective outlook. We're starting to repeat, so I'm going to note this has already been stated. I've said several times why it is. You e...

Ha ha! I'm flattered! Thanks for the fun post. I'll give it a shot. Points 1 and 2 seem good premises to start with. Point 3: I agree. An infinite amo...

Then so shall I. Lets have a better conversation another time.

Answer my original reply and I'll address this question. I'm not interested in a one-sided discussion where you get to ignore my statements back to yo...

I am not, nor was it presented as such in this discussion. Men and women are based on sex differences. Gender is a subjective belief in how a man or w...

Gender is a stereotype of "ought". If you don't behave in accordance with certain stereotypes, does that change your sex? Of course not. My sister doe...

This was rather long, so I understand if you're unable to address or quote everything here. I might repeat myself a bit but I did not have time this m...

That's not an argument, that's a string of statements without any connective logic and an unproven conclusion. Lets work backwards. 1. Brain conscious...

No, this is not an assumption. This is a fact. Prove to me that brains do not produce consciousness and we'll talk. No, it is not a belief that brains...

Yes, just like if we take a bunch of cells and have them constantly shift into different states they'll have consciousness as well. Your brain proves ...

I'm not using the Greek definition of soul. We've also come a long way since we had Greek medicine and biology. Your mind is just a personal descripti...

The only reason its controversial to think that physical combinations of matter and energy can have consciousness is because people think there is a s...

Ok, I think we've narrowed down our misunderstanding. We don't generally let men or women in the other bathrooms. Being trans has nothing to do with w...

Indeed, why suggest it unenlightened?

No, this does not involve gender. Gender is a societal expectation of how a sex should behave in terms of body language, dress, and cultural expressio...

No. You can have gendered stereotypes and identities formed within any group. You can make friends or enemies with anyone. The social dynamics that ma...

Atheism created religious fundamentalism? One of the smells of a bad argument is blaming another side for the worst of people on your side. Stop that....

Of course. Its not about the likelihood, Its about the comfort of those feeling like they have a safe space for their sex. When you're in a vulnerable...

My point is that gender should never be a factor. Gender is a subjective stereotype, an expectation of how a sex should act in a social setting. Dress...

The argument I bring is that there is no logical reason why we should change the status quo of gender and sex being separate, and that one's gender ha...

Your post is a metaphorical rock kick at me. If you feel I am wrong, start a new thread demonstrating that what I have stated is refuted, is not. I'll...

Much appreciated Bob, the same extends your way. You are a credit to these forums and it is always a pleasure thinking with you!

They've lost all hope. Since in their mind its impossible for them to succeed, they double down on bitterness and anger, then send it against the worl...

No, they generally don't. Incels have stopped trying. They've given into their worst impulses of bitterness and hatred.

You are incorrect Wayfarer. Idealism, in the sense that there is no proof of something outside of our perception, has been refuted. My views are 100% ...

Not a bad question. A friend and I discussed years ago that one thing the internet did was erase taboos. It used to be a taboo to be an incel. In publ...

Of course there can. But if we are to construct objective criteria that have logical consistency when applied to broad societies, certain criteria wor...

Thank you Wayfarer, it is kind of you to attempt to clarify. Also, a fun story! I am well aware of this general idea, the problem is it is plainly fal...

Bob, I confess you've lost me at this point. Try as I can, I can't relate to the terminology used here and any attempt to grasp it just doesn't make s...

Incorrect. Definitions are of course constructed by human subjective observation of reality, but for them to be of most use, they must be able to be o...

I understand this point, but how is this semantically different from just saying that reality is independent of observers? A tree is going to be what ...

Its just a figure of speech. In a fully correct definition of body, we are not separate from the body. But, our brain is a bunch of individual brain c...

Thanks Bob for some great answers. I've heard something similar to this before. Its sort of a "God observer of reality" idea (does not necessitate a G...

Its a hard problem because we cannot currently objectively describe experiences. Pain for example. Perhaps we see a brain fluctuation that denotes pai...

Its not that conscious experience can't be explained in terms of physical interactions, its the qualitative experience itself. Qualitative experience ...

So if I understand this correctly, reality is the total abstraction of an observer. Isn't this just solipsism? Because this seems to run into the prob...

Good to see you Bob! I'm just going to start with some questions for clarity. I did a brief look into Katrup, but I want to see where you're coming fr...

No, this is exactly wrong. Plenty of people believe in statements that inform their actions and these beliefs are not true. Truth is reality. Our idea...