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Actually the competing interests are the woman's bodily autonomy (not importance) vs the fetus' right to exist. Autonomy exists equally as a concept r...
September 04, 2023 at 20:46
A commonish, yet minority opinion. Though in cases, such as this one which features competing interests it is expected that some folks will find one a...
September 02, 2023 at 00:18
In my experience you are exaggerating the influence of governments and not addressing the far more powerful influence of corporations. "Governments" s...
August 28, 2023 at 06:28
Well, if one can be 100% certain of essentially anything, right or wrong, accurate or inaccurate, as long as one is convinced you're right, then this ...
August 28, 2023 at 06:16
Well, this problem (like most problems involving humans) isn't an issue of not figuring out what to do, it is a problem of actually doing it.
August 27, 2023 at 06:49
Exactly. But more importantly the term "100% certainty" is consistent with being in error, as long as one is certain one is right, even if you're wron...
August 27, 2023 at 06:46
Just don't overdo it.
August 26, 2023 at 21:19
Good one! (rimshot)
August 26, 2023 at 21:16
There is such a thing as overthinking an issue.
August 26, 2023 at 21:14
I've had a full life. Getting fuller every day. Every extra day is a blessing, make the most of it.
August 26, 2023 at 21:11
100% certainty from whose perspective? I can "know" with 100% certainty (from my perspective) that the world is flat. However from the perspective of ...
August 26, 2023 at 20:59
Certainty of factual accuracy of a subject is a comment on one's opinion concerning the subject, not an actual evaluation of the subject itself. In ot...
August 20, 2023 at 07:20
Because most value family, home and stability (at least some of the time) more than freedom, excitement and adventure. Young folks are on average more...
August 16, 2023 at 17:47
Well your commentary on "personal Jesus" is exactly correct, since gods exist inter-subjectively, every god of every religion is, by definition person...
August 15, 2023 at 07:10
Uummm... in a word: no. The percentage of wealth owned by the top 10% is essentially the same during the 1400s (a bit more than a century before capit...
August 13, 2023 at 21:42
In ancient Greece, my guess is there was no expectation that a formal justice system would provide justice. Thus the need for a metaphysical entity to...
August 13, 2023 at 20:58
Exactly. You agree that "know" and "true" can only be linked retrospectively (after truth has been verified) or in other words they aren't linked pros...
August 12, 2023 at 16:27
Ah so. Sure, groups like the American Cancer Society etc exist and make general, blanket statements like your examples. Mainly because they exist main...
August 11, 2023 at 20:42
To most travel means: vacation. Which implies your normal life is work, family and home. Nomadic "travel" is not that, and frankly most are not suited...
August 11, 2023 at 17:38
Please elucidate the topic of the Medical Establishment.
August 11, 2023 at 17:10
Ha ha, humorous post. But seriously you're citing questionnaire research (self reported) which is essentially garbage. There are plenty of "bragging r...
August 11, 2023 at 16:40
— LuckyR Although, there's something magical about unspent potential If you mean, cash reserves when you say unspent potential, then I agree money can...
August 11, 2023 at 16:26
Everyone "knows" they have made a mistake AFTER it has been discovered. But ten minutes BEFORE their mistake has been pointed out could be exactly the...
August 11, 2023 at 15:53
Actually the lack of the necessities that money can buy, brings despair. Money alleviates that despair, but does not bring happiness.
August 10, 2023 at 07:00
Your comments are accurate if (and only if) you define truth as one's own personal truth, not a generally accepted truth (which most define it as). An...
August 10, 2023 at 06:56
Alas, you are conflating the concept of money (an imaginary way of equating the relative value of various goods and services) with capitalism and mult...
August 09, 2023 at 16:07
Well, within the context of a philosophical discussion, the meaning of "know" has nothing to do with truth, it refers to understanding and memorizing ...
August 09, 2023 at 15:52
I disagree. In the first instance Jenny was told by Dan that he owned the blue Mazda he showed her. She believed what he told her (likely for good rea...
August 09, 2023 at 06:23
Don't get me wrong, I don't disagree that an idea superior to money can't come along or that UBI isn't a good idea. However, neither would be possible...
August 08, 2023 at 19:44
Well like most opinions, it depends on whose perspective you view the scenario from. I'm doing great and can't honestly come up with a past that puts ...
August 08, 2023 at 19:21
Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't a Universal Basic Income require, you know... income? I'm interested to learn how income exists without appreciat...
August 08, 2023 at 05:44
I truly don't understand your first sentance. Of course that's my Modern human bias showing, but you can't write your sentance in this thread without ...
August 08, 2023 at 05:39
And how, exactly does one acquire clothing and pamphlets (books being almost impossible to manufacture in the absence of a modern style economy) in th...
August 07, 2023 at 18:47
Good roughage at least...
August 07, 2023 at 18:42
Yeah that ended up being a reasonable conversation... once the ground rules (definitions) were identified. I believe the OP meant your third definitio...
August 07, 2023 at 18:39
Actually domesticated dogs and dingos are subspecies of the wolf, ie they're within the same species.
August 07, 2023 at 03:50
Well, I guess I meant that I use vengeance as a specific term (which it is) in conversation with those who use it as an umbrella term (synonymous with...
August 06, 2023 at 17:37
You're correct though I didn't provide enough detail. The corn example has a circuitous route to the modern genetics. Namely, the first parent species...
August 06, 2023 at 17:33
New genes (can) lead to physical differences, which humans find desirable. Whether that "new" (to the species of interest) gene comes from a mutation ...
August 06, 2023 at 02:41
I don't disagree, though in my experience while masculinity is "opposed" by femininity, it is more useful to view them as opposite poles on a broad sp...
August 05, 2023 at 17:40
This was in a medical context. The head of the Ethics Committee was trained in medical ethics, but was a practicing MD, though his medical expertise w...
August 05, 2023 at 17:36
Exactly. Treating a relative label, like masculinity, as an absolute descriptor, is a fundamental error.
August 05, 2023 at 15:25
Exactly, in all issues of morality (itself being entirely a subjective endeavor) any conceivable viewpoint is likely a functionally "moral philosophy"...
August 05, 2023 at 15:16
As a field practitioner who served on the Ethics Committee for my field, the input of a professional ethicist I found to be valuable. Not essential, b...
August 05, 2023 at 15:10
How? Through interbreeding. While true that certain plants, like corn don't have a true single undomesticated "parent" species, they have two (superfi...
August 05, 2023 at 15:03
True. The umbrella (or "open to different interpretations") term I have weighed in the most recently is: vengeance. As in "do you approve of vengeance...
August 05, 2023 at 01:10
From a functional point of view, waitstaff have lower than minimum wage hourly salaries in anticipation of tip income. Counter staff and retail staff ...
August 05, 2023 at 01:04
In: Dilemma  — view comment
Soooo... if your mom is crazy hot, that changes your calculation how?
August 04, 2023 at 22:51
Well, psychology saying we "ought" not be antisocial is valuing the common outlook over the outlier 2% that (let's be honest) preys on the other 98%. ...
August 04, 2023 at 22:49
Sometimes, you just need to learn to say: "no".
August 04, 2023 at 22:26