JerseyFlight

I would argue we most certainly do, but here "worship" has changed from the older, organized, religious ritual, to one that we would not consciously c...

Friend, like I have already said, your contribution to this Forum is totally original. Technology and sexuality is another interesting topic. I think ...

I have purposely bypassed this approach. This leads to a dead end. Same as religion, it provided a constant narrative of excitement, good and evil, sp...

This is a highly unpleasant paper to read. I am not an analytical philosopher for good reasons. I think this is a terrible way to approach the topic o...

No, that's not luck. You read it multiple times in a critical fashion. Bravo. If only we could get more critical thinking into the world.

Quite sincere. :smile:

What an excellent display of critical reasoning.

So true. Literally just a scapegoat to distract, textbook fascism.

I will here simplify your position: the problem with your thinking is that you are not actually thinking about this word, "objective." How you define ...

I would like to see some of the thinkers on here comment on technology within the context of symbolism, specifically contrasting it with religious sym...

I don't see it happening this way. Christianity, for example, was not aware of itself as we see it today looking back over the epochs of history. But ...

In my opinion this is the axiom of comprehension. Remove this and all one has, which accounts for nearly all contemporary philosophical positions, are...

"In due time, if you're wise, you'll lose the enthusiasm you have that has turned you into an atheist zealot. With any luck, you'll retain your atheis...

I'm well aware of deism, pantheism, even theism, but these are not Christianity, and you specifically made the distinction that your theism is separat...

I'm aware of what you said, but you confessed to be a theist in distinction to Christianity, I am asking you why? You made the sh*t sandwich, now I'm ...

And the answer as to why you are a theist and not Christian or Muslim, would be?

If you're a theist and not a Christian or Muslim then there's a reason why. Tell me about why you reject Christianity for example?

Then you recognize the danger and error of organized religion, most specifically, in the American context, the Jesus cult?

Yes... what is this exactly? What is the person who uses this framing trying to do? Perhaps one could try to say they are trying to cope with pain by ...

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To view it from this vantage, would not merely be like putting mice through a maze full of spikes and fire, it would be like creating mice for the pur...

Evasion of social responsibility, a new kind of unjustified leisure class. You must first be able to afford a degree. Further, I doubt you grew up in ...

Says much about the emotive condition of humans, not that this is a surprise.

This is pretty close to my own view, the difference is that I see it as a dialectical process of action, both subject and object. It's pretty hard to ...

Thread on Nihilism, this is not for me. The Nihilism of Christians derives from the negation of positive knowledge outside their theological premises.

My position is quite developed here. I have sought out a debate with several prominent theists on the topic of Nihilism. The reason is because 1) I ha...

I believe we can do better than this. Here the question doesn't escape subjectivity. I believe we can talk about purpose beyond the mere subjectivity ...

not at all.

too romantic for my nature.

I don't quite understand this? What exactly are you claiming is sociopathic? Banno's point is quite accurate: Further, "Wittgenstein replies angrily.....

The thing about denial is that it's meant to counter psychological fear, so we will likely see it hold on to the tune of all kinds of fantastic narrat...

Yes, this is an instance of fascism as provided in the definition above.

I have found that one seldom gets the opinions of philosophers from reading their philosophy. One almost seems to get everything else, the real belief...

This seems like common sense to me. The biggest problem I have with identity politics is that they negate specifics in general, which is its own kind ...

"The absolute power of the social hierarchy prevails over everything, and thus a totalitarian society is formed... Some forms of fascism extend the fi...

Fascism Fascism is right-wing, fiercely nationalist, subjectivist in philosophy, and totalitarian in practice. It is an extreme reactionary form of ca...

Socrates in the Apology. But if your point is to play a game of Plato versus Socrates for attribution, this is a total waste of time and doesn't even ...

I'm far more liberal than even the most liberal people on this forum and I agree with this. There are damaged people in the world who are exceedingly ...

wtf?

Adorno took this position, that even if we are crushed by reality it is still better to comprehend the details of this destruction than be totally ali...

I was wondering if you might be willing to expound a bit more on these points? Am I wrong in inferring that you are striving in the direction of prope...

In this context I'm specifically referring to the Left. What I believe will happen, specifically due to the Left's polemical incompetence, is that the...

This brings us beyond philosophy to the realm of politics, where the lives of individuals hang in the balance. This is utterly devastating news. Make ...

This is devastating news. The arrogance of the Left never fails to dumbfound me. The fallout from this will be disastrous. Trump has already re-shaped...

Thanks for sharing. Very objective and calm presentation. Disturbing to see how thin the arctic ice shelf was measured in 2020.

That is correct. Here the details are to be found in the categories I mentioned.

"I find Peterson’s fixation on political correctness and other targets as the extreme outgrowth of ‘cultural Marxism’ (a bloc which, in its ‘postmoder...

You are exactly speaking of this as a mystic force.

The foundation of knowledge is not "epistemic," it is psychological and neurobiological. It is not ideas that make the philosopher, but social environ...

The Greeks were known for having superb minds, disciplined thought, the Romans were known for free sexuality, bisexuality and orgies. Though I'm a ser...