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...in the irony void between Mr Can's ears:

Immanuel Can wrote: ↑Tue Aug 16, 2022 2:23 amStill talking to your imaginary hordes of admirers and eager watchers, I see...

...in the irony void between Mr Can's ears:

Immanuel Can wrote: ↑Mon Aug 15, 2022 8:53 pmYou don't know what "right wing" and "left wing" mean...

Immanuel Can wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 3:24 pmNow, concerning National Socialism, it is Leftist. It's "Socialism." It's not "right wing" at all.

Harbal wrote: ↑Mon Aug 15, 2022 12:44 pm

uwot wrote: ↑Mon Aug 15, 2022 12:30 pm Yes; what a coincidence that the word of god is as open to change and interpretation as the word of man.

And if the original texts were examined, I suspect his handwriting would also be remarkably similar to that of men.

You could be onto something Harbal.

But being unlikeable and then irrelevant aren't a bargaining position for any politician. How's it working out for you, Mr Can? Listen, if yer thinking you might have a sensible conversation with Mr Can about politics, understand that he can write gems like this: Now, concerning National Socialism,...

This makes passions sound like personal interests that are held with more than a casual enthusiasm, more than strong emotional drives. Perhaps the word passion didn't necessarily imply the same degree of emotional power that is usually associated with it these days. It's a very long time since I re...

So, when passion is being talked about among philosophers, they are not defining it as an intense emotional pursuit... It all depends on the philosophers doing the talking, and what other philosopher they happen to be talking about. Any philosopher worth their salt will know better than to commit t...

...and what are you passionate about? Passion is not a well defined word, even in a single user like Hume. What the different meanings of passion generally have in common is that they are some sort of motivation to act or think. So the short answer is that I am passionate about whatever happens to ...

Harbal wrote: ↑Sun Aug 14, 2022 4:17 pm "Is there anything worse than a person who is "passionate" about something?"

Yes. A person who is not passionate about anything.

David Hume once wrote: "Reason is an ought to be the slave of the passions" I ask, why is that? Well, the simple answer is that pretty much everyone applies their reason to their passion. The way that philosophy works is that we start with a premise we have some sort of passion for; bear ...

If an Atheist only says, "I don't believe in God," then that's tame. It threatens nothing, and has no impact for Theists. It just means one person is, at least temporily, ignorant of any evidence. No Mr Can, it could mean many different things, but let's take one possibility. I understand...

...your brand of so-called "soft" atheism does not avoid the implication that the amazing order of our world was somehow founded upon blind and mindless (serendipitous) processes. Thus, at least in that regard, you are no different from the "hardcore" (anti-theist) atheist. Well...

...you're simply not the type of hardcore atheist (i.e., the third option in your list) to which my comments are directed. Again, if you honestly believe that there is no higher intelligence involved in the creation of the universe... That would be the position of the hardcore atheist/anti-theist t...

...atheists (by default) have their own version of God. Though they will vehemently deny such a thing, nevertheless, just like theists, atheists believe in an " invisible creative deity." Indeed, atheists (again, by default) believe in the existence of an invisible god called "CHANCE...

bahman wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 12:55 pmBasically, to me reality is made of mind and quail...

Fair enough. What is the source of qualia?

Ah well, you don't have to know to believe. Or not believe. uwot, Now there it is, the DUH factor----lol!!! Blimey, I thought this thread had died, unloved and unlamented. Oh well. Quite frankly the labels are a distraction, but here is how I understand them anyway: Theists believe there is a god A...