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Philosophy’s shortcomings have been well described in the previous posts. However, I’m wondering what could make philosophy dangerous. Is there harm in examining a question that cannot be answered with finality? Does it cause distress to adopt a particular point of view from which to argue? Are its ...

Eodnhoj7 wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 06, 2019 3:40 am

Logik wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 04, 2019 8:28 pm

And when you burn everything to the grounds, where to next?

When everything burns, next won't be a question to ponder.

The problem is reason.

In other words, the problem is the solution to the problem.

Touche.

Is it embarrassing to Americans to spell words correctly? Is that part of the general anti-intellectualism? Yes and yes. More so than embarrassment at being correct are the shamelessness and ignorance of being incorrect. Many years ago it was to one’s honored credit to be able to write and speak Am...

philosopher wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 02, 2019 5:38 pm

Lazy people don't bother going to war.

Lazy people passively accept being drafted. It takes some effort to actively avoid conscription.

I can change SOME things that will happen tomorrow You cannot change something before it actually happens because there is nothing to change You can change your mind about what you may want to do but that is still before it happens What thing are you going to change about tomorrow now that you know...

Please reveal the discovery. This discovery lies locked behind the door of determinism. Please give an explanation for this. It has the power to prevent from coming back that for which blame and punishment were previously necessary. How does this discovery prevent the return of a now-extinct taboo, ...

Given another chance, I would not cheat, steal or kill.

Your points are well taken. Thank you.

"Eodnhoj7 wrote: And what is "useful" if "usefullness" is defined by determining whether or not something is a means to something else? Usefullness sets the foundation for "meaning" with life being a "means" in itself." Quite brilliant. The way you've employed "useful", "usefulness", "meaning" and "...

Well put. You have my vote!

www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-happy-life-may-not-be-a-meaningful-life/ greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/happy_life_different_from_meaningful_life news.stanford.edu/news/2014/january/meaningful-happy-life-010114.html "The unhappy but meaningful life involves difficult undertakings and ca...

Appreciating yourself is affective, not cognitive. Forget the rest. Just manage your expectations about yourself. You’ve set the bar too high.

No, not diversity. America’s greatest strength is not diversity. It’s the American Constitution, although its meaning is often debated at length. So maybe not its Constitution. It’s freedom of speech, although there’s hate speech, pornography and such. Maybe it isn’t freedom of speech. It’s individu...

1. All numbers exist as points in space. All points are the same; hence all points exist as one point. Sorry, but no. Logically, you cannot claim much more than: All numbers exist as points at various coordinates in space. All points are identical; therefore, all numbers exist as identical points a...