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Spoken like a true engineer. You see the surface mechanics of things real well. However the voice behind the curtain is that of the artist. Do you rea...

Is Meaning Prior To Language? Yes, meaning comes from sensation first. What we feel, see, taste, smell and hear is what we experience first. What the ...

Truth is a slippery little lizard. Emotions are like the carrot and the stick. Our preferences come from a variety of sources. Sometimes it is the sto...

We all do.

I think you are really asking what is art and what is it worth? Art is in the eyes of the creator and the observer. What I mean to say is that art is ...

Your dilemma as I see it – is that no God exists – because it cannot be proven. This is a valid supposition. However, the supposition/antithesis that ...

Emotions have a gravitational pull. That's where our motivation comes from.

What are you talking about? We are bound to emotions - do you think otherwise? Please show me any reason to think differently?

Not to some extent - to an inextricable great extent.

Straw man = an intentionally misrepresented proposition that is set up because it is easier to defeat than an opponent's real argument.

You are claiming a pure logic – like artificial intelligence may possess – but there is no purity in human logic. It is always bound to emotion and ou...

What is not specific to what topic? You are playing word games to avoid your own bindings.

That is the topic - your antithesis is bound to your emotions and motivation. To dismiss this fact is a straw man.

Mathematic is the purist form of logic that man has invented. Logic as a science seems to be a subset of mathematics. Can pure mathematics, as opposed...

The artist set the stage for the show. The audience hears and sees a facsimile of what was intended. The interpretation of what was presented is usual...

So, your argument rests upon the “supposition” that we must only use logic to substantiate our philosophical positions. In other words we must not let...

One can have critical thinking about emotions. If we did not - I don't think we would have much to talk about. In addition, we cannot separate our fee...

I think you are trivializing because it is a point of contention. The only thing that holds your position together is your logic. You disparage your o...

I don't need to prove the thesis - what I feel is enough. Can you say the same? I can accept that position, if, it is so for you.

I would say the same to you. Answer the question - is logic your God?

I think what I am seeing is that you base your belief upon logic. You hold an atheist position because it is most logical to you. However, it annoys y...

I have not followed this thread for a while. However, you have stayed here from almost the beginning. So now, I am curious why you are so adamant abou...

I will tell you two stories or ideas that were told to me: 1- There is a man – depressed – who walks to the edge of a cliff in order to jump and end h...

So, what is my purpose in this thread? Am I here to convince those ardent oppositional thinkers of the righteousness of my viewpoint? That would be a ...

I want to repost comments from earlier in this thread that I posted in another thread. I think this is important to understand how we got here and wha...

The feminine intellect understands the give and take – the flow of the human dynamic. They have learned this over the millenniums by having been beate...

My hat is off to you!

I think this is a very fine assessment – probably true to a large degree. It has great import for us all to contemplate. Imagine if we could increase ...

I love this statement.

There are some unfortunate facts about submissiveness. One is that women are literally and figuratively beaten into submission. This has not changed o...

So one of my poll questions was - Are philosophers, regardless of gender, generally submissive or dominating? Most philosophers have strong opinions. ...

Submission is not necessarily a bad thing. The giving over of oneself can be the ultimate act of love and devotion. If it is done right – it is not we...

Like I said - Unfortunately, many a man has missed this point.

Are women generally submissive to men? Yes, I think they are. Why, the reason is obvious – men are physically stronger and bigger. Most men can physic...

We are all cowards in one way or another – male & female - sometimes. One thing is for certain in this life – things change. I may be a coward today a...

So what is the point of my poll questions? I think some of the early responders saw the dilemma I am proposing. Many of their responses were less than...

Do you like puzzles? Actually this question is rhetorical because we all know the answer already. Philosophy is in the business of solving puzzles. Wh...

I will try another thread in an effort to answer some of my questions.

Is the poll the tally of the answers to the question?

Can I ask multiple questions and have multiple polls on the same thread?

These are beautiful thoughts - thank you.

These are some of the most cogent and beautiful words I have ever read. Thank you for your clarity and the depth of your thoughts. I would add some of...

Indeed, fervor is the key. I see atheists as spiritual beings of a sort. Atheists are profound thinkers. They have looked deeply at the universe and c...

So, you bemoan the decay of the west. Ok – I bemoan the decay of the world, because we do not understand how civilization got here. Where do you think...

What we need in society is to stop trying to make computer scientists out of miners. When someone – anywhere – is displaced in their job – sit down an...

There is a problem within the liberal thinking community of philosopher’s. The problem is too much tolerance. There is nothing to salvage in Islam as ...

What rules the world? Money – military - politics – religion – movies – art – literature - ? What is common to all these things? Ideas. Ideas rule the...

We as philosophers are on the front lines of this war. We are both the generals and foot soldiers in this war. We have an important function to play. ...

The only way to defeat Islam is to expose the character of Muhammad. Islam cannot be beaten militarily, economically or politically. Those battles are...

Because Islam will not permit this forum!