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- Wed Mar 13, 2019 3:44 am
- Forum: Applied Ethics
- Topic: Is there such a thing as rape in a marriage?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7956
Re: Is there such a thing as rape in a marriage?
Is there such a thing as rape in a marriage? Marriage or no marriage, nonconsensual sex is rape. Say you've married someone with a split personality. That person may have been agreeable one night may be disagreeable the next. To take this a step further, would rape be recognized as grounds for divo...
- Sun Oct 25, 2015 4:28 am
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: What are the ontological commitments of evolutionary biology?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1688
Re: What are the ontological commitments of evolutionary biology?
I'm going to a little devil's advocate here... A1: I was thinking that evolutionary theory implies a basic hierarchy with respect to a species' process of change over generations. Like the theory of technological evolution, technology gets ranked with respect to what version it is. For example, the ...
- Fri Oct 23, 2015 6:10 am
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: What are the ontological commitments of evolutionary biology?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1688
What are the ontological commitments of evolutionary biology?
1). Does evolutionary theory imply that there is a basic hierarchy in the way things exist?
2). What difference does it make whether or not evolutionary theory is committed to a hierarchical outlook?
Thoughts?
2). What difference does it make whether or not evolutionary theory is committed to a hierarchical outlook?
Thoughts?
- Fri Dec 26, 2014 11:40 pm
- Forum: Ethical Theory
- Topic: The status of monogamy in the modern society
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1905
The status of monogamy in the modern society
I was at an event last month where a lecturer gave a presentation about checking and challenging the current model for monogamy. I was doing some searching and found a few posts on the issue and I'm not going to copy/paste it for fear of turning it into mountain of wall text. Here are the links, for...
- Wed Dec 24, 2014 11:14 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Mind
- Topic: God's Unliftable Rock
- Replies: 28
- Views: 8029
Re: God's Unliftable Rock
The rock question does indeed imply that he can't. Observe the question: "Can an all powerful God create an unliftable rock?". If we answer YES, then 'God' isn't all powerful because he can't lift said rock. If we answer NO, then 'God' still isn't all powerful because he can't create said...
- Wed Dec 24, 2014 11:01 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Mind
- Topic: God's Unliftable Rock
- Replies: 28
- Views: 8029
Re: God's Unliftable Rock
Changing angles on something is a good way to look at things from different perspectives, but the problem with this is that it can be counter changed to the opposite. For example: For instance, Aero's kitty comment. It seems to be a weak/questionable analogy to my initial argument, but I wonder, wha...
- Tue Dec 23, 2014 5:51 am
- Forum: Philosophy of Mind
- Topic: God's Unliftable Rock
- Replies: 28
- Views: 8029
Re: God's Unliftable Rock
Can an all powerful God create an unliftable rock? The problem with this question, is that it's a leading question . For example: It's like me asking have you stopped killing kittens in your free time. Whether you answer yes or no, it implies something negative about you and paints you as a loser. ...
- Mon Dec 22, 2014 9:45 am
- Forum: Philosophy of Mind
- Topic: God's Unliftable Rock
- Replies: 28
- Views: 8029
Re: God's Unliftable Rock
Can an all powerful God create an unliftable rock? The problem with this question, is that it's a leading question . For example: It's like me asking have you stopped killing kittens in your free time. Whether you answer yes or no, it implies something negative about you and paints you as a loser. ...
- Mon Dec 22, 2014 6:14 am
- Forum: Philosophy of Mind
- Topic: Are dreams a cleansing of the mind?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2546
Re: Are dreams a cleansing of the mind?
I think they mean that they don't remember dreaming, so they falsely assume that they don't dream.vegetariantaxidermy wrote:I've noticed that really dull people claim to never dream. Not sure what the connection might be.
- Mon Dec 22, 2014 6:10 am
- Forum: Philosophical Counselling
- Topic: Is Emptiness Actually Depression?
- Replies: 138
- Views: 390324
Re: Is Emptiness Actually Depression?
I think I actually see the purpose in life as a human being; selfishness, brutality, and stupidity. Selfishness, brutality, and stupidity are merely traits. They serve a purpose, but I don't completely agree that they are purpose itself. How do you interpret , in your life, what I have said within ...
- Sat Dec 20, 2014 11:43 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Religion
- Topic: Religion Is A Net
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1959
Re: Religion Is A Net
Or stops you from reaching higher grounds.Pluto wrote:which stops you from falling through the floor.
- Sat Dec 20, 2014 11:38 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Mind
- Topic: Are dreams a cleansing of the mind?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2546
Re: Are dreams a cleansing of the mind?
I'm not original with this idea. I feel the main purpose of dreaming is to help cleanse the mind of memories, to help us function better, mentally speaking. What do you think about this? PhilX I agree. The way I see dreaming is like defragmenting the hard drives on a computer. Once defragmented, da...
- Sat Dec 20, 2014 11:27 pm
- Forum: Philosophical Counselling
- Topic: Is Emptiness Actually Depression?
- Replies: 138
- Views: 390324
Re: Is Emptiness Actually Depression?
I think you have stumbled upon something here. By "emptiness" do you mean not knowing your purpose in life? Such as uncertainty? For example: I got a friend that sometimes doesn't know what he wants to eat. It sounds silly, but true. It's not that he doesn't want to eat or can't afford it,...
- Sat Dec 20, 2014 10:54 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Reasons for (or against) life?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3053
Re: Reasons for (or against) life?
Hi all, It's my first post so hopefully I'm not treading on any courtesies or rules, if I am I'm sure you will let me know :) Apologies if this is in the wrong forum. I was wondering what your reasons for (or against) life are? This would probably fit better in the "Applied Ethics" sectio...
- Fri Dec 19, 2014 11:25 am
- Forum: Metaphysics
- Topic: if time is consciousness
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1352
Re: if time is consciousness
An example would be helpful along with this one sentence.jackles wrote:Is time experiencing action in locality via brains as there consciousness.