Philosophy Now Forum

How could I be morally better than you ???? 1)How to measure and how to compare ? 2)I am not competitive even. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 3)You want to be a person of good character. What for ? In order to be happy ? ... 4)How can you tell if you are moving in the right ...

... take money out of government. Without serious election reform, nothing else can be changed ... unless people begin to ignore money and organize ... I agree, Skip. This issue should get our priority. A couple of states have set a precedent; we ought to learn from their example, and do it in the ...

. Politicians for any democratic office, including higher offices, reflect the moral philosophies of their constituents. . How can you say that, Bill ! The majority of the people in this country want background checks for applicants to buy a gun ...including a majority of the membership of the NR (...

Without oversized letters. https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/579317_585010394854476_2059814482_n.jpg Think about it. Greetings, VOT That post is very good !!!!!!! Nice work on your part. I'm proud of you. Gandhi, here, says a lot with a little. ...an efficient use of words :!: ...

you ask: What is the inner maxim of my life? I strive to attain goodness and value. Do you know the distinction? Something is good if it has all the properties it needs to fulfill its purpose (or its definition or its intention.) Something has value if it contributes to the ultimate purpose which is...

. My thesis for this thread: Man is a lying animal. Our capacity to do harm is directly related to our opportunity. If we have the opportunity to fuck our entire humanity over for purely selfish, petty reasons...we will. ... . The things we despise are the things we are. Bill: This applies to SOME ...

. This interview by David Letterman of Hugh Evans is 'must-viewing.' Do check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-4kYJCw3-o Do you have any comments? On how to alleviate extreme poverty? Or on how to screen candidates for office BEFORE they get in? The idea of the screen is to attempt to learn ...

. It is even cooler to be enlightened :!: BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD In other words, stop worrying so much about the cynics and other jerks. Work on your own [and on those with whom you might have some influence - say if you have become a Big Brother (or Big Sister) - i.e. , a mentor...

But was he a lovable person himself ? . Not particularly. The point of the story is that he learned - at the end - what really matters in life. He had plenty of money and influence. He could show all the symbols of wealth. But when he was dying only one person really gave a damn. He learned that mo...

...I was thinking of The Death of Ivan Ilyich" by Leon Tolstoy, a briefer story - rather than War And Peace. If you read it, you won't even have to ask what are the values it teaches. You will know. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Death_of_Ivan_Ilyich However, this write-up does not do th...

Enlightenment means being attuned to good news and to developments and technologies that will help make for a quality life for all.

Here is some good news I just learned:

http://www.geni.org/globalenergy/librar ... 3-08.shtml



Can you offer us some recent good news?

This sounds very nice but from the Darwinian point of view only the fittest survive. :( That is why people bully each other... As I understand Darwin, and I may be wrong, the "fittest" means "the most adaptable." Is it possible that sweet cooperation will help our species adapt ...

There are alpha males like John in the novel ... Civilization means that we proceed from physical carnage (still practiced in many parts of the world) to psychological bullying. Why dwell on the negative? The point of the original post is that it is possible for you and I to advance beyond bullying...

another brick in the new tower of Babel... -Imp Why do you lay such a brick on a tower, Imp ? All your negative thoughts keep you from realizing your full potential. You are impeding your own development. Why? __________________ “One great question underlies our experience, whether we think about i...

AN ANALYSIS OF THE SELF AS IT MOVES TO HIGHER STAGES OF VALUE Preliminary remarks: After learning to read and write, it would be an advance for civilization if children the world over would then learn the distinction between fact and value. They will be aware then that creativity – a value – is the ...