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- Wed Sep 04, 2019 9:07 am
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: What Is Value?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5124
Re: What Is Value?
Bbh This flaw is: Relativity itself shows how the universe does not have a universal reference frame but must be understood locally, by measuring in terms of its parts. (reference frames) Of course it does. Consider the relationship of the ONE to Nous as described by Plotinus. Nous is the initial i...
- Wed Sep 04, 2019 9:00 am
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: What Is Value?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5124
Re: What Is Value?
Im new here and I have one main question. What is value? How can value be defined? Irrelevant question, go look it up in a dictionary! This is a philosophy forum, philosophy = love of wisdom, not complete retardness! Ah I see. Then why don't you go look in the dictionary what "being" mean...
- Mon Sep 02, 2019 2:47 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Hi I am not new to philosophy but I am new here
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2394
Re: Hi I am not new to philosophy but I am new here
Here is a video I recorded once, in 2014, calmly talking about the subject of valuing. I ended up making hundreds of other videos, but I wont post them all - I would rather invite others to also make philosophy-walk videos to strengthen the sense of identity in the online-philosophy community, https...
- Mon Sep 02, 2019 2:35 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Hi I am not new to philosophy but I am new here
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2394
Hi I am not new to philosophy but I am new here
But it seems to me most people here are new to thought. No offence. One advice for the rookies Ive encountered so far: One thing you might learn in the process of philosophizing is to own up to your own weaknesses and not try to argue yourself into believing it was really "of course" the q...
- Mon Sep 02, 2019 2:21 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: One for the loons.
- Replies: 189
- Views: 27750
Re: One for the loons.
No, I wouldn't call either of them values. You're lying to yourself then. If something which is necessary to you (like oxygen) wasn't of value to you (pursued by you), you'd be dead. I'll help a bit, in normal language, "value" has two main meanings: value noun 1. the regard that somethin...
- Mon Sep 02, 2019 12:37 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: If free will is assumed, is the will free?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2606
Re: If free will is assumed, is the will free?
Thats a beautiful solution.Eodnhoj7 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 01, 2019 5:58 pmI assuming the the variable of the question (free will), does that mean free will exists if I assume it?David Smudge wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 11:33 pm We're you free to ask that question? If not, who's asking?
"My first act of free will shall be to believe in free will" - William James
- Mon Sep 02, 2019 12:18 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Just joined
- Replies: 57
- Views: 19498
Re: Just joined
.... In the U.K., they are a repressive theocracy, not allowed to talk about it. ... No we aren't, we are a Parliamentary Democracy and as such are way more of a representative democracy than the States. You also might want to note that religion plays pretty much no part in our politics whereas we ...
- Mon Sep 02, 2019 11:43 am
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: What Is Value?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5124
Re: What Is Value?
There is a logical flaw in Einsteins view here and in his own understanding of the implications of Relativity. It is the same flaw he exposed with his objection to QM and Heisenberg. This flaw is: Relativity itself shows how the universe does not have a universal reference frame but must be understo...
- Mon Sep 02, 2019 10:58 am
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: If free will is assumed, is the will free?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2606
Re: If free will is assumed, is the will free?
if there is no free will there is no moral culpability ... -Imp This is an old error. Like: since there is gravity, you shouldn't try to stand up straight. Moral culpability exists precisely because actions determine outcomes. Whether or not actions are metaphysically seen as "free willed"...
- Sun Sep 01, 2019 6:42 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: What Is Value?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5124
Re: What Is Value?
Somehow we know value. We dont have to think about it, we rather think from it. It is our premise on which we stand when we perform the precarious act of reasoning. Im glad you kept going as now we are getting somewhere where discussions haven't gone for years. It used to be more of a thing around 2...
- Sun Sep 01, 2019 2:46 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Religion
- Topic: The Magical Tree of Life
- Replies: 2
- Views: 987
Re: The Magical Tree of Life
I always had you down as Joker because of your nihilistic username but you are really Fixed Cross So I understand now why you wanted to know if there were any serious thinkers here [ there are ] Excellent. I had actually developed my original barbarianhorde writing style based on the Joker. I wante...
- Sun Sep 01, 2019 12:10 pm
- Forum: Philosophy of Religion
- Topic: The Magical Tree of Life
- Replies: 2
- Views: 987
The Magical Tree of Life
Hello Ive made a series of lectures of the Tree of Life (Kabbalah), going a bit beyond the practice of wearing a red bracelet and repeating Hebrew mantras. As powerful as such mantras are, by the way - I wouldn't dare disrespecting them. But I am mainly interested in doing the work made available by...
- Sun Sep 01, 2019 11:59 am
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: If free will is assumed, is the will free?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2606
Re: If free will is assumed, is the will free?
if there is no free will there is no moral culpability ... -Imp This is an old error. Like: since there is gravity, you shouldn't try to stand up straight. Moral culpability exists precisely because actions determine outcomes. Whether or not actions are metaphysically seen as "free willed"...
- Sun Sep 01, 2019 11:47 am
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: What Is Value?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5124
Re: What Is Value?
Bbh For what it is worth, I appreciate that these observations haven’t provoked the negativity that they often do so we can discuss ideas. According to the principle of linear gradation, this series ranges in hierarchical order from the barest type of existence to the ens perfectissimum, or God.......
- Fri Aug 30, 2019 12:25 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Hi ! Mohamed - Morocco
- Replies: 40
- Views: 9828
Re: Hi ! Mohamed - Morocco
So, Mohamed, do you have a question? One that you inadvertently ask yourself? Actually there are questions that I ask myself that are not sufficiently addressed in mainstream philosophy, that is not to say that mainstream philosophy is useless. Most questions I ask are metaphysical questions like :...