CallMeDirac

The issue isn't actually one of overall military power or even Russia's or Ukraine's ability to attack/defend, it's a matter of home support and logis...

Okay, instead of relaying the question with an easier-to-grasp scenario I'll just ask: Through a consequentialist lense, is it moral to make a decisio...

And does that choice remain correct if after the dictator kills more If that choice does become immoral, does the correct choice remain leaving them b...

That's the problem, "if many ARE saved", if the dictator is killed, there is no way to know if more were saved

You choose to either kill 10,000 random people to prevent a possibly worse genocide or leave them safe and risk the genocide occurring, thus the dilem...

Either kill 10,000 random people and 1 genocidal dictator or don't (The dictator has the means and motive to commit a genocide of unknown proportion)

And you still refuse to answer

As a society, we acknowledge a difference in romantic relationships and friendships, but what is that difference? I have concluded it is entirely a so...

But why is competence necessary to be a philosopher, why does one have to be competent to be a member of a field?

That's still irrelevant to my point. Why is the engagement with previous generations of thinkers necessary, and if it is necessary to be a philosopher...

Then what of the nameless first philosopher? Whether or not Thales was the first is irrelevant to my point.

Given current knowledge, historians consider Thales the first philosopher, if that's the case he had no predecessors. Perhaps I misunderstood, but I a...

And what of the founders of philosophical schools, who didn't engage with previous generations of philosophers? What of Thales, who had no predecessor...

Can one who is unintelligent not practice philosophy? If the practice of philosophy does not make one a philosopher, why must there be other character...

If someone does surgery they are a surgeon, surgeons aren't defined by knives, they are defined by surgery.

Our definitions differ in that you consider mine to simplistic and all-inclusive, and I consider yours arbitrary and with no objective way to determin...

While a useless definition, I define wetness as the quality of being saturated in water. This definition does define nearly everything as being slight...

If no one sees one's work is that work any less impressive or important, is an artist whose art is only discovered after their death only an artist af...

To clarify I am using platonic to mean friendly, a platonic love is a friendly love, that which one would find between friends. By your definition, un...

(2 water molecules) Just writing doesn't make one a writer, writing as a hobby and writing simply because one enjoys writing makes one a writer. There...

Exactly the response I was fishing for. To that I respond, asexual people still have relationships, people who can no longer engage in sex have romant...

I apologize, my definition was incomplete. A philosopher is anyone who contemplates the meaning of life and metaphysical questions for enjoyment. Anyo...

It is generally agreed that murdering someone simply because they look suspicious is a bad thing, that intending to murder someone based solely on app...

The point of the example was that the intention was horrid, but the outcome was a net good.

This isn't necessarily against android spouses, but against conscious android spouses. If they remain emotionless, consciousless, machines, then there...

The point of the art is that it has no definitive form, if the person's addition's intention was vandalism then the art piece is now a critique on how...

Why does there need to be a minimum level of sophistication of thought? Your cousin tony is no less a philosopher than anyone else who contemplates li...

A philosopher is anyone who examines the nature of life and metaphysics

Half my thanks for the half compliment

I half agree; The little old ladies aren't commiting hate crimes because of a book. I don't care what someone believes it's what the groups of people ...

you raise a good point, but fixing that is more complicated than just getting rid of religion.

'twas a joke my friend.

I wasn't clear enough, apologies. Violence only when met with violence. If the issue with religious violence grows then the pushback will be violence

And what is my way exactly?

Only when inspired

I see your point, however if we do it slowly, and don't force people into anything it wouldn't.

if youd read the post youd not be stating this. I explained exactly that. I support having a govt.

He's a hero, I'm paying homage, not impersonating. Although the CallMe part might mislead you. I'll fix the strikethrough part real quick The "CallMe"...

I stated I was only sympathetic to the abolishing of corrupt institutions. Also I didn't cross it out, though I know that's a joke.

tis the sad reality of us humans

Exactly

between people. In order to fix other issues such as poverty and climate change we need to be working together

I was hoping the poorer more technology obssessed youth would be the forefront.....

Furthermore it is not an issue within atheists, rather with anti-theists

I am fine with belief, however the separation caused by religion is the issue.

I later said that was an idea to save for a rainy day. But you do raise a good point so, yes, I think we should start a social movement

Also, sorry for the tangents: I typed it as I wrote, I have ADHD and am prone to going off topic both in speech and in thought

I am so sorry it looks like that

Nothing has a pro without a con, we make trades in the hope the good outweighs the bad. I agree with the statement, man cannot be quantified under one...

The original name oh physics was Natural Philosophy, so I would say they are linked.