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by Philosophy Explorer
Sat Oct 20, 2018 2:59 am
Forum: Gender Philosophy
Topic: Feminists Demonstrate Classic Nasal Envy
Replies: 11
Views: 7003

Re: Feminists Demonstrate Classic Nasal Envy

pssst Nick-A is such a die-hard, politicised, religiousised moron that if someone doesn't share his particular political/religious persuasion then they must automatically disagree with every single thing he says. Agreement from 'secular lefty commie bastards' simply doesn't compute or register in h...
by Philosophy Explorer
Tue Oct 16, 2018 10:02 am
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Who Deserves Empathy?
Replies: 47
Views: 10212

Re: "She didn't set out to murder someone."

https://firstquarterfinance.com/why-do-americans-drive-such-silly-cars/ ''According to IHS Automotive 88 percent of all pickups sold in the US in 2013 were full-size models. Overseas, only 17.7 percent of pickup sales were full-size. According to IHS Automotive 88 percent of all pickups sold in the...
by Philosophy Explorer
Tue Oct 16, 2018 9:57 am
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Interesting or true?
Replies: 26
Views: 5164

Re: Interesting or true?

Is it more important for philosophy to be 'interesting' or 'true'? Of course the knee jerk response would be that philosophy should be 'true'. As it is the claim of some that philosophy is a search for 'truth'. But really 'true' is just a label that is attached to a statement or a piece of philosop...
by Philosophy Explorer
Tue Oct 16, 2018 4:32 am
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Who Deserves Empathy?
Replies: 47
Views: 10212

Re: "She didn't set out to murder someone."

It's Americans who insist on driving enormous offensive-looking cars (with idiots in other countries following suit). I mean, do you really need something like this to drive a couple of brats around town to soccer matches, or one block to school? (Apparently we can't post photos any more, not even ...
by Philosophy Explorer
Tue Oct 16, 2018 4:09 am
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Who Deserves Empathy?
Replies: 47
Views: 10212

Re: "She didn't set out to murder someone."

Of course. People always get in a car and drive off thinking 'I'm going to kill someone today'. :roll: I would love to see what she was driving. Yanks can't even drive manual, let alone those huge tanks that scream 'tiny dick' and/or 'inadequate arsehole who wants to bully everyone else on the road...
by Philosophy Explorer
Tue Oct 16, 2018 3:07 am
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Who Deserves Empathy?
Replies: 47
Views: 10212

Re: "She didn't set out to murder someone."

And still the pedestrian died. Look here, this is the original hypothetical... The driver of the car was a 16-year-old wild child who was driving the family car without permission. She was distracted by a text message from her best friend. Meanwhile, the car was traveling at twice the posted speed ...
by Philosophy Explorer
Mon Oct 15, 2018 11:08 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Interesting or true?
Replies: 26
Views: 5164

Re: Interesting or true?

Is it more important for philosophy to be 'interesting' or 'true'? Of course the knee jerk response would be that philosophy should be 'true'. As it is the claim of some that philosophy is a search for 'truth'. But really 'true' is just a label that is attached to a statement or a piece of philosop...
by Philosophy Explorer
Sun Oct 14, 2018 4:40 pm
Forum: Philosophy of Science
Topic: How long can science move forward?
Replies: 3
Views: 1660

How long can science move forward?

The answer depends in part on what you call science, politics, economics, etc. as well as what it means to move forward. From my personal experience, I believe we've barely scratched the surface. If you consider sales as a science, there's no question for me we have a long way to go. E.g. I have rel...
by Philosophy Explorer
Fri Sep 21, 2018 8:13 am
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Missing Thread
Replies: 184
Views: 40961

Re: Missing Thread

Sorry but I didn't delete this OP but if it has been then it is not recoverable. What section was it in? AMod. I think it was in General Philosophical Discussion or perhaps the Lounge. It may have been started by Timeseeker, but I am unsure of that. Is it possible for someone other than a moderator...
by Philosophy Explorer
Thu Sep 20, 2018 9:59 am
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Missing Thread
Replies: 184
Views: 40961

Re: Missing Thread

I'll give you a clue, think about your post and the categories available on the forum or whether your post is even philosophical. AMod Already have. Posted threads asking what philosophy is which no one can satisfactorily answer. But why focus on me? Many members are left guessing why the threads k...
by Philosophy Explorer
Thu Sep 20, 2018 2:15 am
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Missing Thread
Replies: 184
Views: 40961

Re: Re:

Probably the same place the 'mid-term elections' thread went: deletion land. You're right. Another mod mistake. 🇺🇲PhilX🇺🇲 No mistakes being made here. Try considering why a thread would be deleted upon a philosophy forum. AMod. Why keep us guessing and state the reason(s) for removal so we can lear...
by Philosophy Explorer
Thu Sep 20, 2018 2:12 am
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: How flexible should philosophy be?
Replies: 2
Views: 1131

How flexible should philosophy be?

Should philosophy adapt to circumstances or should circumstances adapt to philosophy?

🇺🇲PhilX🇺🇲
by Philosophy Explorer
Thu Sep 20, 2018 12:49 am
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Missing Thread
Replies: 184
Views: 40961

Re: Missing Thread

On a different website, two of my threads were removed by a mod for unspecified reasons (probably due to pacifying a member who took exception). An admin took note and asked me if I would like them restored which I had done (and drew a nice response).

🇺🇲PhilX🇺🇲
by Philosophy Explorer
Wed Sep 19, 2018 11:59 pm
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Missing Thread
Replies: 184
Views: 40961

Re:

henry quirk wrote: ↑Wed Sep 19, 2018 11:49 pm Yeah, but what ya gonna do?

The powers that be don't have to be right, just powerful.
Just an example of might makes right (like Trump).

🇺🇲PhilX🇺🇲
by Philosophy Explorer
Wed Sep 19, 2018 11:52 pm
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Major news predictions good thru to the end of 2019
Replies: 35
Views: 9790

Re: Major news predictions good thru to the end of 2019

vegetariantaxidermy wrote: ↑Wed Sep 19, 2018 11:49 pm Smalll things amuse the tiniest of minds. (Spot the error. I'll leave you little presents now and then to liven up your dreary existence, because you clearly get a huge kick out of them.)
You're a perfect example of that.

🇺🇲PhilX🇺🇲