I have seen mother animals abandon their own offspring many times, and having to watch the babies die slow painful deaths while none of my efforts are...
Eh, just wanting to be happy seems like a good enough reason. But really, if you look at the many health benefits of being happy, that seems to provid...
Not so sure about the mammal part, as I have had many, many animals over the few short years I've lived, and not noticed love (at least not what is sa...
That's just the problem. It seems to be an entire system of virtues, so in a sense, it doesn't exist by itself; but rather is a mere collection of vir...
1. People not answering my questions. 2. People assuming my questions to always be sarcastic and attacking me when I'm serious. 3. People not consider...
But what exactly do you feel? Trust? Security? Hope? Kindness? Is love just a fleeting emotion? Do you love your dog even when you feel angry at him/h...
Hmm, that seems to contradict what was said earlier in that statement. Clearly, there is some degree of order, so there is some virtue, which could me...
Actually, I haven't really pondered much on romantic love, to be honest. It seems such a waste of time to me. But perhaps your statement can be applie...
Value, as you are defining it, accounts for a single perspective; that of yourself. Given that most of the secular society has been taught that everyt...
Every single person on the face of planet earth has a teacher of some sort. No one in his or her right mind thinks he or she does not need any help ev...
True virtue is not physical, therefore it cannot be something that you do. Rather, virtuous actions are a result of true virtue. The issue is that per...
A virtuous person must have the traits of virtues such as gentleness and self-control. An upright and pure heart, willingness to work hard but the abi...
It depends on what you are giving up. If you gave up happiness, that is obviously not wise. But if you gave up chasing the wind of omniscience, then y...
I do not think that moral codes are completely different and unrelated. For instance, I think that all nations can agree that murder is wrong, but the...
Did you even read what I wrote? I said Therefore, it is true you cannot have wisdom without some knowledge. The point I made was that knowledge withou...
Wisdom is not knowledge, but it is a prudent application of knowledge. One may be very knowledgeable but will be miserable because omniscience remains...
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