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- Tue Nov 19, 2019 5:24 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Mind
- Topic: There is no YOU to die or be born.
- Replies: 51
- Views: 12159
Re: There is no YOU to die or be born.
I agree with the premise. The "I", the "Self", comes about in the processing of sensory experience. So the "Self" is not anything internal, but is the manifestation of the particular set of life experiences. These experiences are thrown at the self without its permissio...
- Sun Aug 25, 2019 6:38 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Religion
- Topic: EVIL!!!!!!!!
- Replies: 574
- Views: 91038
Re: EVIL!!!!!!!!
Evil. What is it's source? Is it just a subjective idea in each person's mind? If God made all things, then is he the ultimate source of evil? That which makes all things is a concept known as God, God is just another word for every conceivable concept. So yes, if a word can be conceived, then yes,...
- Sun Aug 25, 2019 6:11 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Individualism vs. Collectivism
- Replies: 539
- Views: 94436
Re: Individualism vs. Collectivism
Creatures which have not evolved to survive in the changing environment ultimately die out of natural causes. So genetic transmission of cultural traits which do not support survival in the prevailing environment are pruned away. You realize, of course, that "organisms evolve" is one prop...
- Sun Aug 25, 2019 5:46 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Religion
- Topic: EVIL!!!!!!!!
- Replies: 574
- Views: 91038
Re: EVIL!!!!!!!!
Evil. What is it's source? Is it just a subjective idea in each person's mind? If God made all things, then is he the ultimate source of evil? That which makes all things is a concept known as God, God is just another word for every conceivable concept. So yes, if a word can be conceived, then yes,...
- Sun Aug 25, 2019 4:36 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Individualism vs. Collectivism
- Replies: 539
- Views: 94436
Re: Individualism vs. Collectivism
Have you ever heard of epigenetics? Yes, but two problems: one is that at present, it's speculative. It's just about as speculative as The Standard Model of Particle Physics. Observed epigenetic effects have been traced traced to changes in the expression of DNA. The second is that it's a method, n...
- Fri Aug 23, 2019 4:56 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Individualism vs. Collectivism
- Replies: 539
- Views: 94436
Re: Individualism vs. Collectivism
Over time this will promote greater cooperation and collectivism in the society, as emphasis shifts from "ME" to "US". This might be true if learning could persist from one generation to the other -- if, for example, ideology could be written into DNA, so that one generation's l...
- Thu Aug 22, 2019 3:08 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Individualism vs. Collectivism
- Replies: 539
- Views: 94436
Re: Individualism vs. Collectivism
I am advocating for a collectivism wrought of love for one's fellow man. I see that. And I would wish that you could get it. If you're going to have a collective, you need a lot more than just a "loving impulse," because unguided by morality, that can go very wrong, and just end up sancti...
- Wed Aug 21, 2019 2:05 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Individualism vs. Collectivism
- Replies: 539
- Views: 94436
Re: Individualism vs. Collectivism
F12: "The only way to obtain true happiness is through selfless service to our fellow man." There's a half truth in this. Happiness is difficult for individuals; but happiness is definitely not assured by Collectivism. Neither extreme is the road to anything good, actually. We are not mon...
- Wed Aug 21, 2019 1:34 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Objectivity is a concept, like heaven; not a real thing
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2384
Re: Objectivity is a concept, like heaven; not a real thing
So, it is possible then, correct? But, when we know some thing, for sure, which EVERY one agrees with, then that is objectivity, right? Or, when we can look at things, from EVERY things' perspective, then we can have an objective view of things, correct? And being a mental concept objectivity can n...
- Tue Aug 20, 2019 7:26 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Objectivity is a concept, like heaven; not a real thing
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2384
Re: Objectivity is a concept, like heaven; not a real thing
What we call objectivity, does not exist among humans. What we call objectivity is just a group of people with the same subjective opinion. But subjectively agreeing does not yield perfect objectivity; just limited agreement in a limited group. Even if every human being on earth agreed to an idea, ...
- Tue Aug 20, 2019 7:22 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Objectivity is a concept, like heaven; not a real thing
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2384
Re: Objectivity is a concept, like heaven; not a real thing
What we call objectivity, does not exist among humans. What we call objectivity is just a group of people with the same subjective opinion. But subjectively agreeing does not yield perfect objectivity; just limited agreement in a limited group. Even if every human being on earth agreed to an idea, ...
- Tue Aug 20, 2019 7:04 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Individualism vs. Collectivism
- Replies: 539
- Views: 94436
- Tue Aug 20, 2019 6:59 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Individualism vs. Collectivism
- Replies: 539
- Views: 94436
Re: Individualism vs. Collectivism
I think that we are headed in the right direction, towards collectivism. I think that it is necessary for the survival of humanity. Collectivism yields better use of scarce natural resources, and it will not take long for 7 billion of us to become 14 billion or 28 billion. Most utilities, police an...
- Mon Aug 19, 2019 4:04 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Objectivity is a concept, like heaven; not a real thing
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2384
Objectivity is a concept, like heaven; not a real thing
What we call objectivity, does not exist among humans. What we call objectivity is just a group of people with the same subjective opinion. But subjectively agreeing does not yield perfect objectivity; just limited agreement in a limited group. Even if every human being on earth agreed to an idea, i...
- Mon Aug 19, 2019 3:32 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Individualism vs. Collectivism
- Replies: 539
- Views: 94436
Re: Individualism vs. Collectivism
One of the most important basic and avoided questions is if a person considers themselves essentially an Individualist or a collectivist. It seems more enjoyable to argue over techniques or good and bad. But the question of Individualism vs. Collectivism as desired method to improve human nature pu...