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- Thu Apr 21, 2022 4:27 pm
- Forum: Articles in Philosophy Now
- Topic: The Goodness of Existence
- Replies: 40
- Views: 15134
Re: The Goodness of Existence
We don't choose to be born but, once we are, we learn how to live. If we were never born, we would never learn anything.
- Thu Apr 21, 2022 4:13 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Rights and Duties
- Replies: 6
- Views: 644
Re: Rights and Duties
A right is an entitlement, privilege or bithright. We all have rights that are unequal but basic rights cannot be denied.
A duty is an obligation or responsibility. We all have duties by belonging to groups of people.
A duty is an obligation or responsibility. We all have duties by belonging to groups of people.
- Fri Apr 15, 2022 12:32 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Mind
- Topic: How could we be free when we are chained to bodies?
- Replies: 112
- Views: 13225
Re: How could we be free when we are chained to bodies?
We are free. We however only can affect reality when our bodies are in undecided states. Otherwise, our bodies behave according to the laws of nature. We are chained to our physical boies and become unchained when we die because physical needs no longer exist when we are dead. So, we will no longer...
- Tue Apr 12, 2022 10:07 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Mind
- Topic: Consciousness....a careful step by step analysis....
- Replies: 51
- Views: 7240
Re: Consciousness....a careful step by step analysis....
I am going to attempt to explain what this with clarity but need to begin in steps that hopefully involve others willing to participate and 'agree' (or 'disagree') to some minimal facts regarding the description of the phenomena. All "conscious" experience involves the following: (1) A ph...
- Tue Apr 12, 2022 5:33 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Christianity
- Replies: 17085
- Views: 780447
Re: Christianity
It has been suggested that sentient comes from embodied spirits. If so, sentient comes from spirits while bodies come from nature.Immanuel Can wrote: ↑Tue Apr 12, 2022 2:17 pm
So from what original point did sentience arise? How did non-living, non-sentient gas-in-space manage to turn into living, sentient beings?
- Mon Apr 11, 2022 4:33 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Science
- Topic: Is the universe created from an "informationally-based" substance?
- Replies: 111
- Views: 14547
Re: Is the universe created from an "informationally-based" substance?
The carbon atoms of coal and diamonds are identical; they do not change into anything. There are many molecular configurations of carbon atoms called allotropes, including, diamonds, graphite, amorphous Carbon, fullerenes, lonsdaleite, glassy carbon, carbon nanofoam, linear acetylenic carbon (carby...
- Mon Apr 11, 2022 2:27 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Science
- Topic: Is the universe created from an "informationally-based" substance?
- Replies: 111
- Views: 14547
Re: Is the universe created from an "informationally-based" substance?
If that means something to you, fine. It does not mean anything to me and Chemistry is one of my major interests in life. There is not a single attribute of any chemical element that can be identified as, "information," in any normal sense of that word. Atoms, like all entities, have spec...
- Mon Apr 11, 2022 12:47 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Science
- Topic: Is the universe created from an "informationally-based" substance?
- Replies: 111
- Views: 14547
Re: Is the universe created from an "informationally-based" substance?
"Instructions?" Atoms make choices? What do they do with these instructions. Are atoms born with little books, "how to be a good atom?" What are you talking about? I think you are reifying a whole lot of metaphors. I know that sounds like a criticism, but its not meant that way....
- Sun Apr 10, 2022 9:17 pm
- Forum: Ethical Theory
- Topic: Christian Morality
- Replies: 162
- Views: 11051
Re: Christian Morality
Not sure what your point here is. Is that what you mean by morality? If so, what do you mean by, "right," and, "wrong." Right and wrong for what to whom? The article is not about morality, itself. It is only about morality as taught and believed by those forms of Christianity de...
- Sun Apr 10, 2022 8:48 pm
- Forum: Ethical Theory
- Topic: Christian Morality
- Replies: 162
- Views: 11051
Re: Christian Morality
Take a deep breath and I'll try to help you. [If you don't like, "mainline," we don't have to label them at all.] Though I've thoroughly explained it already, I mean all those Christian denominations and teachings that agree on the following doctrines: The Creation: That God Create and su...
- Sun Apr 10, 2022 8:30 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Science
- Topic: Is the universe created from an "informationally-based" substance?
- Replies: 111
- Views: 14547
Re: Is the universe created from an "informationally-based" substance?
The problem is the made up concept, "informationally-based sustance," is totally meaningless. The word, "information," does not identify any kind of thing or substance. It can mean either, "knowledge," (as in epistemology) or, "data" (as stored or transmitted...
- Sun Apr 10, 2022 1:07 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Science
- Topic: Is the universe created from an "informationally-based" substance?
- Replies: 111
- Views: 14547
Re: Is the universe created from an "informationally-based" substance?
... it is not unreasonable or illogical to think of all of the phenomenal features of what we call "reality" ... as being founded upon an "informationally- based substance" ... _______ The problem is the made up concept, "informationally-based sustance," is totally mea...
- Sun Apr 10, 2022 12:40 pm
- Forum: Ethical Theory
- Topic: Christian Morality
- Replies: 162
- Views: 11051
Re: Christian Morality
If you could read you would know the second paragraph said, " It is only the mainstream Protestant view of morality that will be examined here. " That doesn't explain why you included people like Finney: would you call him "mainline"? :shock: Usually, "mainline" Protes...
- Fri Apr 08, 2022 11:30 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Religion
- Topic: religion and morality
- Replies: 224
- Views: 23856
Re: religion and morality
We seem to construe the meaning of "context" here differently. From my end, it revolves around any particular assessment of God and religion in discussions that revolve in turn around these factors: 1] a demonstrable proof of the existence of your God or religious/spiritual path 2] addres...
- Fri Apr 08, 2022 6:34 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Religion
- Topic: religion and morality
- Replies: 224
- Views: 23856
Re: religion and morality
The part that revolves around, among other things, religion being the "opiate of the people". True. But in a discussions that interest me, we need a context. For those who believe this, let them define it. Then bring the definition down to Earth and explore the existential implications of...