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- Fri Jul 06, 2018 6:40 pm
- Forum: Applied Ethics
- Topic: An Existential Question For Those Who Do The Most Enormous Harm
- Replies: 23
- Views: 8022
Re: An Existential Question For Those Who Do The Most Enormous Harm
Seems like you're mixing things up a bit. You speak of those who cause great harm to others, but also you speak about your own failings. As for those who cause great harm to others, they themselves probably wouldn't think what they're doing as harmful. It's always been this way, and unfortunately no...
- Fri Jul 06, 2018 6:28 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Hello all
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2475
Re: Hello all
Maybe Humanity Based Morality. When someone says, Well if you don't believe in an objective god, then what DO you believe in? I respond, I believe in You!
- Thu Jul 05, 2018 6:38 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Hello all
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2475
Re: Hello all
Welcome. I'm pretty new here too. My pet peeve is the words we use when we interact with others. For example, when someone outside of philosophical circles hears moral relativism or nihilism they instantly think anything goes. You and I know that's not what it means, but if you're trying to convince...
- Fri Jun 08, 2018 6:49 pm
- Forum: Articles in Philosophy Now
- Topic: Design, Yes. Intelligent, No.
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4635
Re: Design, Yes. Intelligent, No.
Were we designed by an intelligent creator? In our last issue Todd Moody described Intelligent Design theory as a scientific alternative to Darwinian evolution. Here, Massimo Pigliucci takes a more critical view of ‘ID’. https://philosophynow.org/issues/32/Design_Yes_Intelligent_No Unfortunately th...
- Thu Jun 07, 2018 6:36 pm
- Forum: Metaphysics
- Topic: The One Elemental Law
- Replies: 56
- Views: 11431
Re: The One Elemental Law
I think you're missing the point. Just from the exerpts you posted it seems like the author is talking about the scientific process, not the subject of that process. Einstein and others may have been extremely intuitive, and that led them to solutions to existing problems. But that doesn't really sa...
- Thu Jun 07, 2018 6:17 pm
- Forum: Aesthetics
- Topic: There is no art or beauty
- Replies: 26
- Views: 36451
Re: There is no art or beauty
Art and beauty does not exist. It is all in the eyes of the beholder. It's perception. Just because many people agree on the same perception, does not make it real. Just popular. Do you exist? Just because a bunch of people reply to your post doesn't mean you exist, just that you're kinda popular. ;)
- Thu Jun 07, 2018 6:11 pm
- Forum: Articles in Philosophy Now
- Topic: Design, Yes. Intelligent, No.
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4635
Re: Design, Yes. Intelligent, No.
Were we designed by an intelligent creator? In our last issue Todd Moody described Intelligent Design theory as a scientific alternative to Darwinian evolution. Here, Massimo Pigliucci takes a more critical view of ‘ID’. https://philosophynow.org/issues/32/Design_Yes_Intelligent_No Unfortunately th...
- Thu Jun 07, 2018 6:07 pm
- Forum: Articles in Philosophy Now
- Topic: Design, Yes. Intelligent, No.
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4635
Re: Design, Yes. Intelligent, No.
Were we designed by an intelligent creator? In our last issue Todd Moody described Intelligent Design theory as a scientific alternative to Darwinian evolution. Here, Massimo Pigliucci takes a more critical view of ‘ID’. https://philosophynow.org/issues/32/Design_Yes_Intelligent_No Scientists who d...
- Fri Apr 06, 2018 6:39 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Religion
- Topic: A set of genuine questions. Not a trap. Bible quotes needed.
- Replies: 53
- Views: 10764
Re: A set of genuine questions. Not a trap. Bible quotes needed.
OP: If your goal is to convince a true believer that their bible doesn't support their beliefs you're wasting your time. In fact, not unlike trump supporters, the more you point out failures, the harder they cling to their book/god/person in the white house. Con artists like trump and priests (the s...
- Fri Apr 06, 2018 6:26 pm
- Forum: Aesthetics
- Topic: Which senses should an artist utilize to create a masterpiece?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8156
Re: Which senses should an artist utilize to create a masterpiece?
This is not a straightforward question, in part once you consider what a sense is. PhilX 🇺🇸 Smell is the way all artists create a masterpiece. Mozart was notorious for keeping bowls of sweet smelling fruit on his desk when he was composing. But in his last days his wife switched out the fruit with ...
- Wed Mar 28, 2018 6:27 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: The Weakness of the Progressive Mind
- Replies: 176
- Views: 34202
Re: The Weakness of the Progressive Mind
Which eternal values are you talking about? The ones that were used to oppress minorities, women, non-Christians, throughout history? Those eternal values? Or are you referring to the eternal values posited by Buddhists? Hindus? They have all kinds of eternal values that Christians have never even h...
- Wed Mar 21, 2018 6:33 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Science
- Topic: What's so different now? (go get a horse)
- Replies: 64
- Views: 14612
Re: What's so different now? (go get a horse)
Can someone find a source that says there's a need being met by driverless cars OTHER THAN greedy corporations trying to not have to pay drivers, and thus save money? There are so many actual needs in the world that this just seems frivolous. As for the actual OP. I would drive a driverless car afte...
- Wed Mar 21, 2018 6:30 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Science
- Topic: What's so different now? (go get a horse)
- Replies: 64
- Views: 14612
Re: What's so different now? (go get a horse)
Q: What’s so different now? A: It’s looking like the difference is a high level of corruption driving public policy, whereas in Henry Ford’s heyday, autos multiplied because of genuine need, namely, NYC was sinking under a great load of horse hockey. * What’s going on with the cars sounds like a va...
- Wed Mar 21, 2018 6:26 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Science
- Topic: Global warming is NOT a science
- Replies: 129
- Views: 44509
Re: Global warming is NOT a science
Yes WTF, I'm sure I've posted this before. I'm now expressing myself differently while updating. Nor'easter #3 is due to hit on Monday - Tuesday (which was originally forecasted for Friday - Saturday). The spaghetti models the forecasters rely on varies from channel to channel so the weather foreca...
- Tue Mar 13, 2018 6:18 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Science
- Topic: Global warming is NOT a science
- Replies: 129
- Views: 44509
Re: Global warming is NOT a science
Yes WTF, I'm sure I've posted this before. I'm now expressing myself differently while updating. Nor'easter #3 is due to hit on Monday - Tuesday (which was originally forecasted for Friday - Saturday). The spaghetti models the forecasters rely on varies from channel to channel so the weather foreca...