Philosophim

I might have a unique take on the subject if you're interested. https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/12098/a-first-cause-is-logically-necessary/p...

If I had to guess, its a need for people to think they're better than the physical animals they are. People want to feel special, immortal, and see th...

The reason why people hate one another are myriad. One I've witnessed first hand is envy. To some men, women coast through life. They don't appear to ...

Lets use your own conclusions. There you go, you've made your decision. Perhaps you just haven't accepted it yet. If the only reason you are contempla...

I don't think I was clear. It wasn't a list of paradoxes I was looking for. I was looking for paradoxes that logical people hold as true, or thoughts ...

Isn't this just a way to justify snobbery and reinforcing intellectual separation? You use the word "must" when you should replace it with, "in my opi...

Mind giving an example of a paradox that exists, and logical people still hold as true?

Correct. If we are part of time that is being changed to a prior state, it is impossible to notice. The only way we would notice is if we continued fo...

A good question. First, we have to understand what time is. Time is a concept. Imagine yourself at this moment. You are a combination of matter and en...

No apology needed! We've been discussing this some time, and have not addressed the beginning in a while. I'll re-explain if something is forgotten wi...

No, not at all! There are two types of knowledge. Applicable knowledge, and distinctive knowledge. What you have been trying to do, is state that dist...

When a person is knocked out, its due to brain trauma. No, you are not more than your brain. I mean this with all seriousness, you need to look up som...

I know. Nerurologists know. We're right. If someone states, "We need Oxygen to breath, but maybe its invisible magical unicorns that use Oxygen as a m...

Of course it comes from the brain. Ever seen a person get knocked out by hitting their head? How do you think that happens? Barring all the massive ev...

I completed a reliable method of knowledge here that I use in my day to day life. https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/9015/a-methodology-of-know...

Just wanted to chime in and say "Well done". I believe people who still think consciousness does not come from the brain are like flat earthers. Peopl...

Like it does today. There is no question that the mind is physical. Everything else is just wishful imagination. Look at all the medicines we use to a...

Good discussion Bob, lets see if we can come to common ground here. I think the notion of something abstract is it is a concept of the mind. Math is a...

Then you agree with my point, and I've said nothing wrong. Here you are now recanting what you just said earlier. You are saying humans MUST use reaso...

Hey man, if you're not going to address the proposition, then take a hike. I'm not going around with you. This is not a categorical proposition descri...

This told me nothing. Is it true that we don't always use reason in our day to day actions? Of course it is. Remove natural processes, because its irr...

Everything exists through natural processes, that's irrelevant. We have reason that we can use to survive, but we don't always use reason. Her other p...

I'll play Garrett. This first premise is simply untrue. Humans have the capability of using logic and rationality, but often times choose not to do so...

No, I'm not, I'm trying to be kind and invite you to discuss. Since you are not accepting the invitation today, we'll leave it for another time.

Perhaps you don't understand what the philosophy boards are about, which is fine. We're here to discuss claims beyond the general, beyond our every da...

Aren't these two statements contradictory? Living things are made out of atoms and molecules. We are made up out of a complex interaction of "dead" ob...

Hello Joe, and welcome to the forums! This is a conclusion, but where are your premises? I don't think you have to write a massively long text, but ho...

Thank you! And yes, I am enjoying the conversation greatly. The solution to this is to use contexts. If you recall my example of the word tree. One of...

Good morning Bob! My week was busy, but now I have time to reply with a cup of coffee in my hand. :) Let me address your second post first. Your examp...

Ok, I am glad we've figured out each other's points! I have no objection to you noting the order in which we assessed the theory. Yes, thoughts were u...

I think this helps a little. Here is what I am saying. A subject is a discrete experiencer. I am a discrete experiencer. They are one and the same for...

Thanks for your reply Bob! Lets see if we can get this figured out between us. I don't want to use the term sensations, as its not a very clear term. ...

"Cancel Culture" is a term invented by people who don't want society to ever give them negative consequences for saying or doing certain things. In th...

Thank you Bob. I think we are both struggling here to convey each other's intentions. I'm going to take another stab at describing discrete experience...

Later he posted the original question off of the website, and it was found to have some different wording. Also, the answer to all three were to be co...

I was going to double check the OP, but noticed he's removed it entirely. DavidJohnson, if there was an issue or a mistake in the post, no worry, it h...

Thanks for the clarification. I'm going to assume it has nothing to do with url logic then. I think its pretty obvious at this point the middle number...

Just to be clear, I'm not stating to delete and retype the /. The .com/ is still there, as well as the r17h. Because it states "from here", I'm assumi...

Unless of course the OP missed that point. They'll let me know soon enough.

Ok, I'll take a stab at it now. Knowing a little bit about how urls work, I would make this guess. /2/ Why? The previous url is still in there. It spe...

It might. Its really appreciated that you want to give us a nice logic puzzle, I just think something is missing.

OP, a logic puzzle should only have one solution. The way you've typed this, there is more than one solution, period. This means it is not a logic puz...

Absolutely spot on post Bob. I think we're on the same page here, and I have to compliment you greatly for trying to refine what I am stating. My theo...

Great, I think I see where your issue is now, and perhaps I can address is properly. I want to be careful with my words here to communicate this prope...

Did you really need to use the slur "Jesus Freaks"? What if someone came along and used the slur "Atheist Freaks". I think you could have gotten the p...

I'm going to start here and work my way around the post. First, I do not think that discrete experience is the most fundamental thing that explains ou...

I'm pretty sure I do, but more importantly, what do you think they are? Feel free to list some. We're here to discuss and hear other's view points. If...

True. My experience is from a Western bias. Science does not attempt to prove that life after death exists. Science is about falsification, about sett...

Yes. What about them makes you angry? Is it that they don't try hard enough? Yes Do you despise people stuck in lower states of being? Yes. What are t...

Interesting experience, thanks for sharing. Yes, I agree fear and denial can play a part just as equally.