Philosophy Now Forum

Hi All, My name's Andy. I'm 44. I make my living as a nurse ATM, but I'm trying to transition out of that. I live in a small, unimproved van FT, and I love it because I don't have to be around people I dislike and I can travel to beautiful places. I especially love water (oceans, the beach, hot spri...

People are incredibly intelligent and considerate... Humans are free to do whatever they want... Sounds like you have lived a very fortunate life. I've seen lots of stupidity, senseless aggression, and it really depends on what you mean by freedom. Nonetheless, yeah, the OP sounded depressed, and t...

Religion is the antithesis of progress. I see your point, and I think there's truth in it. But I also think a strong case could be made that most people who contributed something to "progress" were religious, In spite of their religon, yes. We might say in spite of, but to them it's becau...

Religion is the antithesis of progress. I see your point, and I think there's truth in it. But I also think a strong case could be made that most people who contributed something to "progress" were religious, and beyond that, with many discoveries, theories, and inventions there were elem...

Very true. And only to be complicated by the fact that some philosophers have solved scientific puzzles (Darwin, Einstein) while at the same time some sciences settled philosophical conundrums (What holds the middle, how come antipodes don't fall off the Earth, Maslow's Pyramid of Needs, etc.) I ha...

In the specific case of climate or other ecological activism - I say "no" - but I believe a scenario could exist where it's ethical to not follow some laws, but I think those situations are rare. Are you more concerned with discussing climate change or exploring the concept of law and ques...