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- Mon May 27, 2024 6:21 pm
- Forum: Local Discussion Groups
- Topic: Blog: Practicality. Daily Living. Happily & Less Stressed.
- Replies: 85
- Views: 993
Re: Blog: Practicality. Daily Living. Happily & Less Stressed.
Hey, nice post. But dude, you've got to try some judging, it so cathartic.
- Mon May 27, 2024 6:14 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: WOKE and proud of it....
- Replies: 281
- Views: 3088
Re: WOKE and proud of it....
At the current time, woke is a rallying cry for the MAGA crowd. It has lost it's original meaning, from a practical standpoint.
- Mon May 27, 2024 6:11 pm
- Forum: Local Discussion Groups
- Topic: Philosophy in the Marketplace
- Replies: 21
- Views: 32310
Re: Philosophy in the Marketplace
If the OP hasn't finished his assignment after 8 years, he's in trouble.
- Sun May 26, 2024 9:07 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Meaning?
- Replies: 109
- Views: 1849
Re: Meaning?
"Meaning", in this context is almost meaningless.popeye1945 wrote: ↑Sun May 26, 2024 7:07 am Biology is the measure and the meaning of all things. In the absence of a biological, read-conscious subject, the world is utterly meaningless.
- Tue May 21, 2024 11:56 pm
- Forum: Philosophical Counselling
- Topic: Breaking the Cycle of Abuse
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1383
Re: Breaking the Cycle of Abuse
So you're a parent, and you realize that you have no idea how to be a good parent. You know how to be an abusive, soul-crushing parent, and that's it. You'd like to be a good parent, but what's that? So, I would like to show a dichotomy. A kind parent shows esteem in action and words; but a cruel p...
- Sun May 19, 2024 8:06 am
- Forum: Political Philosophy
- Topic: The Democrat Party Hates America
- Replies: 775
- Views: 58071
Re: The Democrat Party Hates America
OMG, a politician acting in a partisan, political manner! I'm certainly glad you pointed that out, who would have imagined? Of course I'm sure there are no Republican examples out there. ... talk about partisan... - You’re quite welcome. However, your probing analysis based on that generalized view...
- Thu May 09, 2024 5:57 pm
- Forum: Ethical Theory
- Topic: What could make morality objective?
- Replies: 10140
- Views: 1153810
Re: What could make morality objective?
The function of morals and morality is to guide humans in their behavioral choices towards "rightness" and away from "wrongness". Unfortunately for moral objectivists, those terms are subjective. Not dissimilar to how a fashion sense or taste guide humans on choices on what to we...
- Thu May 09, 2024 5:47 pm
- Forum: Political Philosophy
- Topic: The Democrat Party Hates America
- Replies: 775
- Views: 58071
Re: The Democrat Party Hates America
The Left is intellectually bankrupt, thus their reliance on thuggary and starting wars. For example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfNl--ZBItE Pelosi (Democrat) : Joe Biden created nine million jobs in his term in office. Donald Trump has the worst record of job loss of any president, so we just ...
- Sat May 04, 2024 11:15 pm
- Forum: Ethical Theory
- Topic: Is morality objective or subjective?
- Replies: 10173
- Views: 964389
Re: Is morality objective or subjective?
Not quite. Those who believe there is ANY thing called "morality" are obligated to provide grounds for us to believe in it, and to recognize in it the features that "morality" has to have -- such as the ability to confer an obligation on people. But our opposition here is not ge...
- Sat May 04, 2024 7:58 am
- Forum: Ethical Theory
- Topic: Is morality objective or subjective?
- Replies: 10173
- Views: 964389
Re: Is morality objective or subjective?
Good luck with that. I've been waiting 8 years to hear Peter provide a rational justification for his ethical subjectivism . He doesn't have one. All he has is the never-fully-articulated inductive (and invalid) argument that because he, Peter Holmes, has never yet been convinced that any objectivi...
- Fri May 03, 2024 6:40 pm
- Forum: Ethical Theory
- Topic: Is morality objective or subjective?
- Replies: 10173
- Views: 964389
Re: Is morality objective or subjective?
You've required us to assume that morality is subjective, and that having any authority behind morality makes it somehow not moral. But that's your key weakness: you need to prove those suppositions, not just to tell us to assume them, and then build your case out of them. Good luck with that. I've...
- Fri May 03, 2024 6:23 am
- Forum: Ethical Theory
- Topic: Moral Relativists Condone Killing of Babies for Pleasure
- Replies: 8
- Views: 696
Re: Moral Relativists Condone Killing of Babies for Pleasure
Huh? You are mixing up the concept that every individual has a (different) set of moral codes to guide themselves in life decisions, with the (erroneous) idea that acknowleging this reality equates to personally agreeing with each and every individual moral code in existence (which is an essentiall...
- Thu May 02, 2024 5:43 am
- Forum: Ethical Theory
- Topic: Moral Relativists Condone Killing of Babies for Pleasure
- Replies: 8
- Views: 696
Re: Moral Relativists Condone Killing of Babies for Pleasure
There is a big difference between acknowledging that an outlier set of rules exist and personally agreeing with that set of rules. I agree if one is merely discussing and giving their view on the difference stances of morality then they are not adopting any particular moral stance. But in the conte...
- Thu May 02, 2024 1:07 am
- Forum: Ethical Theory
- Topic: Incest Deterrence & Morality is Objectivity
- Replies: 92
- Views: 2889
Re: Incest Deterrence & Morality is Objectivity
"Ignoring the licks and solos would be a huge mistake." And neither Fagen or Becker are instrument virtuosos. Neither one of em can shred but they're unmatched in the studio when it comes to writing and producing songs. The music is so well thought out, arranged and polished that even the...
- Wed May 01, 2024 6:17 pm
- Forum: Ethical Theory
- Topic: Moral Relativists Condone Killing of Babies for Pleasure
- Replies: 8
- Views: 696
Re: Moral Relativists Condone Killing of Babies for Pleasure
Thesis: Moral Relativists Condone Torturing Killing of Babies for Pleasure ... if you are a moral subjectivist or relativist, by definition, you MUST tolerate the moral maxim "babies can be tortured and killed for pleasure", if there are certain groups who insist such 'heinous' acts are m...