I think gratitude is an extension of empathy or mirroring. I think we realize how much work it takes to make things go right for ourselves or others i...
The idea that humans have brought nothing but destruction and catastrophe was likely written by a depressed person. Thinking beyond the statement as e...
I feel equally the same Bob! This is hands down the best overall discussion I've had with another person on the forums. My respect for you cannot be o...
No, I am having. As in ongoing, present tense. The conversation has not ended yet. Alkis, you're being a troll, and its obvious. Anyone who doesn't re...
Am I supposed to list every cell combination within the human body? You know what I meant. I'm sure you want people to respect your intent when you po...
As you'll see in the last reply prior to yours, I'm still having a nice conversation with Bob. No offense, but if you aren't going to read the OP, you...
My concern was less with derailment, but not giving your theory its proper due when you're constantly trying to compare it to the d/a distinction. I'v...
Hello again Bob, this was more delayed than I had liked due to Memorial week activities and summer starting here, thanks for waiting. This was also a ...
Well, perhaps I can help out a bit with that. When I was young, I was raised in a Christian household, and I genuinely wanted to believe a God existed...
In a way, yes. It isn't that one couldn't prove that a God existed through evidence, but that the existence of the universe does not necessitate that ...
Hello Hillary. According to the logic I've presented, I haven't argued away the possibility of a God, but I have argued away their necessity. Take the...
Very nice start. I explore a somewhat Cartesian based approach to knowledge here, and eventually show how inductions can be ranked by cogency. https:/...
Please do Bob! You have been more than polite and considerate enough to listen to and critique my epistemology. At this point, your system is running ...
Well done Bob, a great analysis! No need to apologize for long pauses between replies, I believe we are both out of our comfort level of easy response...
That's a rationalization, not rationality. A rationalization is a plausible reason we invent to support a belief or desire, but is not necessarily rat...
I realize this as well. But I would rather the coalition not have power than a corrupt and horrible individual be part of it. The alternative is accep...
What you're doing is understanding life is not black and white. There is nothing wrong with holding conservative or liberal values. What is wrong is h...
You are using rationality to address faith. Faith is belief despite rationality showing you otherwise. There are plenty of rational reasons not to bel...
Not a worry at all! Please continue to shoot arrows. I think comparing this epistemology to the a/s distinction is inevitable and necessary to fully u...
That's a fair and great point. I first want to say, because it is not said enough on these boards, that is a fine thing to want. It is not stupid or d...
Yeah, it can be difficult to define. In your case, I think you're viewing reason as logic. While I think logic is used with reason, it is not necessar...
True. But science is just one expression of reason. I wrote an explanation about the origin of existence using reason here https://thephilosophyforum....
What do you consider reason? Its a broad word that is often interpreted differently by different people. My summation of reason is the following. 1. C...
No one disagrees with this NOS4A2. Its the word "most" that everyone is pointing out. That does not negate the existence of "the rest". The "most" hav...
No real disagreements here. "sort of like a proto-science" was not intended to diminish its usefulness. I view philosophy as the laboratory where idea...
reply="unenlightened;693306"] You neglected to note the point I made about context. The context within "botany", (textbook definition) botany determin...
If you wanted me to dig deeper or explain more, just ask. Nothing wrong with that. But we should be better than rolling eyes at one another or just sa...
This. False character only holds when there is threat of punishment, loss, or promise of reward. True character holds when no one will punish, harm, o...
In case you guys didn't realize, NOS just keeps repeating the same thing again and again. He's not interested in a real discussion or a conversation. ...
In terms of biology, likely your first experiences with the plant based on your cultural upbringing. This would be different than for a biologist who ...
Wouldn't that be due to an increased national cohesion? If a broken up cohesion, there would be too many counter parties that would disagree with fore...
Definitions are a combination of three factors. 1. Essential properties - These are properties which are absolutely necessary to the word. A tree is a...
But we have one of the largest and possibly the most powerful militaries in the world. This only happened after WW2, where prior we only had a minor m...
Can you give an example demonstrating where woman have more rights than men? I think that would help your OP. Currently you're stating an opinion, whi...
Ah, the analytic/synthetic distinction. Long ago when I first wrote this philosophy, I used the analytic and synthetic distinction instead of distinct...
I believe Kant has it correct. Time is a descriptor, not an actual river. Essentially time is the relation of objects and forces in a causality state....
Hello Nickolasgaspar and thanks for your contribution. I'm sure you had good intentions, but its not very helpful to me. Is there something in particu...
We can look to the law for an example. The court is presented with these types of issues all the time. "I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, an...
Then I suppose you don't want to have any further discussion. As long as you have received other view points and considered them, that's really what's...
Who's going to enforce that though? If there's not a government what is the replacement? That's the question I keep asking. The world is not shaped th...
The problem I have is I haven't heard your well thought reasons for Laissez-faire, but talking points that are generally spouted in pop-culture. I'm u...
Correct. But what punishes a man and makes them pay for exploiting their neighbors is the state. I don't think you are so naive that you believe every...
And its ok. We all have do or have done it at one point in our life. Its a shared human struggle. The thing is, all of us lose time to time, and some ...
Ha ha! I suppose I am. But I'm also a person who likes history. History has shown us that what I claimed was true. Wars, monopolies, slavery, etc. I w...
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