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['Member']Joined: July 25, 2020 at 17:17Last active: February 24, 2026 at 18:2925 discussions3525 comments

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Oh, I'm responding specifically to Sushi. My issue is there was no science given to focus on, so it was going to descend into sexist opinions. I am ve...
February 21, 2026 at 17:31
Sure. I'll have some alcohol, coffee, and sparkling water. There will be multi player video games, a karaoke machine in the corner, and a few board ga...
February 21, 2026 at 14:38
Yeah, that's pretty cool. Thanks!
February 20, 2026 at 18:18
I'm back from vacation and willing to continue the conversation. You of course don't have to continue if you feel this is old. Also, don't use my name...
February 20, 2026 at 16:50
The exact opposite actually. Questioner is along the right path by pointing out actual science.
February 19, 2026 at 23:49
But that's just biased speculation. I don't see that as good philosophy when the answer is clear that we need objective research to truly judge. Its i...
February 19, 2026 at 16:07
I agree with T-clark. I'm very similar. When I chat with another person I often have a self-made image of another person there. When I read another pe...
February 19, 2026 at 13:26
Ok, so you believe there is some innate biological drive in adult males and females to act a particular way. I think this is a stereotype and prejudic...
February 19, 2026 at 13:14
Hi Gmak. Well, a philosopher is a not a politician. In fact, a good philosopher should probably be as apolitical as possible as political thought is o...
February 19, 2026 at 13:03
And if something was not created also has no origin. It simply is explained by the fact it exists. It's not different at all. There is plenty of nothi...
February 17, 2026 at 12:43
Ah, good to see you Ecurb. I wanted you to have a chance to give your view point. I had nothing against your arguments, just your approach. I had been...
February 17, 2026 at 03:47
Please read the OP.
February 16, 2026 at 12:38
This is a continuation of another post of mine where I prove that if an objective morality exists, existence must be good as a basis. Im on my phone a...
February 16, 2026 at 12:37
I would also not have liked it if he used your name either in such examples. Ecurb and I have spoken many times, and it's clear to me he does not like...
February 16, 2026 at 12:34
First, not something coming from nothing, something which wasn't there, then is. Untreated without cause. What created something which has always exis...
February 16, 2026 at 12:11
The correct choice is saving the five if existence is good. The mistake is thinking that this very specific scenario caries over into another context....
February 15, 2026 at 13:48
How can nothing always exist? Doesn't that mean it spontaneously always was? How is your idea any different in plausibility than mine? I have no qualm...
February 15, 2026 at 02:29
I didn't say you couldn't decide. My question is whether your feelings are worth the lives of four other people. Then this is a different scenario. Th...
February 14, 2026 at 23:56
Or its possible that something spontaneously appeared. Not 'caused by nothing' but simply began. Seems equally as plausible as something always existi...
February 14, 2026 at 23:53
Then what you are saying is having five people die and you feel better about is better than reducing the deaths to one person but you feel about about...
February 14, 2026 at 22:48
That's not a reason for it existing however. And you're creating a scenario which seems impossible. A living being that has always existed. Isn't that...
February 14, 2026 at 22:39
Fair. My problem is that I was warned and Ecurb was defended as if his approach to posts were reasonable and supported here. My issue is the one sided...
February 14, 2026 at 19:58
Did you really try to bully, then when you were called out on it say, "I was just joking bro?" The worst people are those who are convinced they can d...
February 14, 2026 at 14:46
Look, I would be more willing to take your points seriously if you were to take mine. I've asked very clearly for you to look at the example I've give...
February 14, 2026 at 14:43
You are confusing subjectivity with being a subject. I am not ignoring that we are subjects. I am also not ignoring our subjectivity as I clearly poin...
February 14, 2026 at 14:06
If we are ignoring the context of the English language and doing whatever we want. And further, we don't agree. Looking at your examples I feel like y...
February 13, 2026 at 22:22
To be clear, I separated intention and outcomes. We consider both in moral evaluations. So while normally we do punish intentions, if the outcome ends...
February 13, 2026 at 14:32
All you did was reverse the definitions I gave you on the terms. Let me explain it another way. A fact deals with knowledge. What you know is not nece...
February 13, 2026 at 01:01
Its hard to judge what is deliberately offensive. Regardless, offensive or not, if someone is being honest they are not using manipulative language. A...
February 12, 2026 at 22:05
Correct, but this is often left to 'chance'. Lets say that I intend to throw a ball. 99% of the time, I will. 1% of the time I won't. If you intend po...
February 12, 2026 at 19:17
Incorrect. A fact is something tested and understood within a language. "Pluto is a planet." Years later..."Pluto is no longer a planet". Both are fac...
February 12, 2026 at 19:15
Not a worry! That's the great thing about the forums, long time limits on replies. :) It can be simplified slightly by separating two things. Intentio...
February 12, 2026 at 01:41
You are free to disagree. Disagreement alone does not mean you are correct or have captured the truth adequately. That's my point. A strong emotional ...
February 11, 2026 at 21:17
If they are competing? No. Competing beliefs mean that they are at odds. Meaning if one is correct, the other is incorrect. I fail to see how this has...
February 11, 2026 at 21:15
I wasn't thinking that at all. I'm talking about this conversation here. Incorrect. If the science demonstrates a new position, I go with that. You're...
February 11, 2026 at 20:25
You can't possibly think that's going to convince me or anything else of anything. The only one you're trying to convince is yourself. You know, I was...
February 11, 2026 at 20:00
Very simple. Can a person fly with their mind alone? Because we are unable to despite all types of testing and subjective viewpoints, generate a situa...
February 11, 2026 at 19:38
Use whatever words you want. Having a dear belief does not make it true. Nor does it excuse manipulating language to describe a situation. I may belie...
February 11, 2026 at 19:31
How does this imply victimization? If a person is being manipulative with language it doesn't mean I personally am being manipulated. This is just ign...
February 11, 2026 at 05:11
And yet I did, and you understood what I was intending. Did you think on my example of someone trying to fly with their own mind? This doesn't at all ...
February 11, 2026 at 05:05
Yes, except there are human interpretations which are correct, and not correct. Objectivity is not merely "The conclusion of the group". It is a prova...
February 09, 2026 at 23:55
Exactly this. Its a person using language to manipulate an outcome that they personally want vs using language to clearly communicate accuracy and cla...
February 09, 2026 at 23:32
Why would it be easier? If there's a prior intelligence that had to evolve, it would face the same exact problems we would if it was us who were first...
February 09, 2026 at 23:25
Trying to repurpose words for one's own benefit is a pretty common tactic among the manipulative. Its when a person takes the emotional and cultural c...
February 09, 2026 at 04:10
All of these are falsifiable. If bachelors were married. If 2+2-5 The bishop does not move along diagonals. You are hot Stealing is right. Falsifiable...
February 06, 2026 at 22:59
Ok, we can start here. Where did you learn about the idea of a divine intelligence? From a book right? But it was a book written by people that didn't...
February 06, 2026 at 22:39
I think to have a serious conversation about what you're saying, you need to clearly and carefully define what subjectivity and objectivity are to you...
February 06, 2026 at 22:34
There are a few common themes to cults that I think you're missing. 1. Isolation from the rest of society, family, and friends for 'the message'. 2. Z...
February 03, 2026 at 19:30
I should probably say "Testable". That normally is empirical, but it there was a non-empirical way of testing something, its the testing that matters....
January 28, 2026 at 23:58
To be clear, falsifiable means, "I can imagine a situation in which something is false." Let me give you an example. John is a human. If John were a s...
January 28, 2026 at 21:57