Philosophy Now Forum

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Impenitent wrote:as if humanity is the goal of evolution...

-Imp

agreed...evolution is forever, just because we were to kill of something, it doesn't mean that it didn't evolve.

So, philosophy is a waste of bloody time then ? No, No ? Yes. Perhaps. Sometimes. Maybe. Never. Philosophy show us we should be more like the ant. It does ? We are too stupid/selfish to see that. We are ? You got it :) It's not philosophy's fault humans are what they are. That that is is . You got ...

The first language was a series of grunts, hoots, hollars and hand gestures by our ancient ancestors.
Study how chimps communicate, there you will find the roots of language.

From there, just like life, language has evolved to be specific to the region it lives in.

... My delusional goal is that mankind can work together to prolong our existence in THIS universe. This though, will never occur due to the small thing we refer to as human nature. Everyone only wants what they want, and not the benefit for humanity. Simple, and sad at the same time. What do you m...

marjoramblues wrote:
So, philosophy is a waste of bloody time then ?

No, Philosophy show us we should be more like the ant. We are too stupid/selfish to see that.
It's not philosophy's fault humans are what they are.

Old ideas can be implemented to better use, with more know-how than previously applied. Example: Ants are perfect communists, humans are not....therefor the better question is who is smarter, the ant, or the human. Humans have been around for 200,000 years Ants have been around for 80-100 MILLION ye...

CAN YOU IDENTIFY YOUR DELUSIONAL GOALS - The Sermons of the Jesus Head. The Philosopher, John Gray, described humans as "deluded animals always trying to escape from what they believe themselves to be". Gray is a realist ,whose philosophy translates the actuality of human experience, rath...

Our line of sight to the realities of this world, what we determine to be true, depends on more factors than we can ever account for. Everything we do, we base upon our perception of the truth, even when we try to run or hide from the truth. Our knowledge is limited, leaving us to make decisions ba...

imagination leads to the quest for knowledge, therefor it is essential.

Things are defined by what they are, not what they are not. True or False? Any counter examples? False, here is a clear example. By things, I assume we mean people as well, since they are things in this universe. Lebron James in NOT a winner(in the ultimate since of the word as it refers, a champio...

My name is John and I am here....mwuhahahahah look out...

Anyway, I look to be participating here a lot. I will be undertaking a huge project that will require loads of research and input and I feel this community could be a huge asset.