Interesting. Is this right? Doesn't science rest on metaphysical assumptions such as the world is comprehensible and that reason and observations are ...
That's fair and I think once one is appealing to versus and lives of saints we are really moving away from philosophy and into a world of faith, dogma...
I think this is an important point. Too often, people get bogged down in dictionary definitions and an almost obsessive categorization of language, at...
The older colonial mansions I have visited (which are not all that old given my country) did not have bathrooms. A tub was brought into the bedroom or...
This is a common view these days and, in the U.S., it helps explain the appeal of Trumpism. However, voting solely based on ideas is tricky, since ide...
Interesting - is this it? Reality is the case Reality could only be possibel if God were the case. Therefore God must be the case. In modus tollens If...
Interesting. For years Peterson has been droning on about how Nietzsche is the only atheist who understood the implications of atheism through his dea...
Nicely put. Not so sure about that . The Russian Orthodox Church, particularly under Patriarch Kirill, provides critical religious justification for R...
Of course. Many postmodern thinkers talk about this. Even the ability to question the status quo is embedded in narratives and webs of contingent valu...
Well written. J Krishnamurti makes many of these points - especially fear, competition, tradition and convention, the need to question and the need fo...
Yes, we agree - it isn't a logical necessity. The argument is directed at believers, specifically, most believers I've met, who hold to a personal God...
I've often thought that some personalities are drawn to narratives of enchantment, while others are not. Those who are see in metaphysics a realm of p...
You forgot scientism. Not all theisms seem to accept a personal god. From my perspective, none of the above really matters. I'm happy to drift on expe...
It is odd. In my experince, here, it's the left that is often elitist - in terms of culture and it's the right who are generally the low brow. I guess...
This belief seems easy enough to parse. Isn’t it the case that if there is no god and no meaning then needless suffering actually makes sense? It’s wh...
I'm afraid I don't understand how this can be used. As I understand him, Nietzsche is an anti-foundationalist in that he rejects the idea of absolute,...
I've not heard of a grounding utility, but I am familiar with foundationalism, presuppositions, and grounding. I understand Nietzsche to reject all su...
I don't see any harm. I just don't see any significant use yet. I haven't found philosophy particularly useful, so I'm not expecting much. I can't see...
So I guess this is our point of difference. I had already argued about this earlier. I can't see the utility of this axiom. Can we put this axiom into...
Ok, well there's probably no point continuing. I don't understand what you mean by game. Yes, I can see how this makes sense. I can't quite see how gr...
Ok. I don't see the point. Which is why I have been looking at the word 'good' assuming this was a moral argument of some kind. You are calling me dis...
All I’m trying to do is reset the discussion to a point where you’re not assuming I’m a dishonest interlocutor. It’s late here now, so I’ll just ask y...
Well, I am certainly genuine. And with respect, you can’t actually know what is going on in my mind. You are simply making inferences based on your re...
I think we're talking past each other; this aligns with option 2 from my earlier comment. I'm genuinely sorry you feel like I'm playing a game. I'm no...
You need to stop making the mistake (and this is a common one) of assuming that people (who hold different views) are wilfully misunderstanding or man...
Stick with here, I think he is onto something and I beleive he is sincerely trying to get to the nub of this matter. Banno's quesion here seems apropo...
I suppose if someone is psychologically unstable, it's never very difficult to find things in the outside world that seem to confirm their feelings an...
You've expressed some loose opinions, but I'd like to read an argument. The law is a reflection of the values of a society: the whole reason there is ...
I'm not sure I understand the argument. You seem to be saying that some laws are immoral, and therefore morality is separate from the law. But there a...
So if capital punishment is law in one country and proscribed in another, is it moral? How do we adjudicate between differences in laws pertaining the...
Yes. Although for me, the term conservative is fraught. Some of the Liberals, like the aforementioned Wilson, actually promote radical, disruptive ide...
I suspect it was a step away from a particular from of right-wing demagoguery voters felt Dutton was too enamoured by. It's a point in time. Dutton wa...
It's been a long time since I read about Mishima, but I always thought of him as a man who faced deep psychological problems, which informed his work ...
Really good point and one that is missed - it seems to be a blindspot in Hoffman's work. Hoff's implying that maths has some kind of transcendent qual...
I don't expect much but hope to be surprised. At least it's a sincere kick in the pants to Trumpian culture-war posturing. :up: My guy, Greens Adam Ba...
I have no real view on suffering. I am interested in road testing various arguments to understand them better. Jung strikes me as an idealist and a my...
I studied Jung for a year through a Catholic lay analyst in the 1980’s. I guess there is a question about whether Jung should be taken seriously or no...
I’ve met some Catholics, particularly among the Missionaries of Charity, who seemed to believe that misery is a sign of special blessing from God. The...
Whenever I've thought about objective morality (as a secularist), I've tended to hold that if you select a presupposition like human flourishing or Sa...
Well this is kind of where I got to 18 days ago on the first thread dedicated to this idea. Yes, again, I think I made a similar point. I'm obviously ...
I’d be surprised if you were upsetting any kind of status quo—there are several perspectives here that regularly jostle with each other, but no single...
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