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by Veritas Aequitas
Mon May 27, 2024 5:04 am
Forum: Ethical Theory
Topic: VA:Reality is Real, PH-et-al:Reality is Illusory
Replies: 8
Views: 151

Re: VA:Reality is Real, PH-et-al:Reality is Illusory

It should be this P: [.i]There is no such thing as reality-in-itself. [ii] There is only reality-contingent-with-humans. C1: Therefore, reality cannot be absolutely independent from humans. [Pii] C2: Therefore, reality is (somehow) intricately related to humans [Pii]. Have a think. You're trying to...
by Veritas Aequitas
Mon May 27, 2024 4:52 am
Forum: Ethical Theory
Topic: What could make morality objective?
Replies: 10092
Views: 1130118

Re: What could make morality objective?

P: There is no such thing as reality-in-itself. (Agreed. The expression 'reality-in-itself' is meaningless.) C1: Therefore, reality cannot be absolutely independent from humans. (Why?) C2: Therefore, reality is (somehow) intricately related to humans. (Why?) Neither conclusion follows from the mean...
by Veritas Aequitas
Sun May 26, 2024 9:50 am
Forum: Ethical Theory
Topic: VA:Reality is Real, PH-et-al:Reality is Illusory
Replies: 8
Views: 151

Re: VA:Reality is Real, PH-et-al:Reality is Illusory

P: There is no such thing as reality-in-itself. (Agreed. The expression 'reality-in-itself' is meaningless.) C1: Therefore, reality cannot be absolutely independent from humans. (Why?) C2: Therefore, reality is (somehow) intricately related to humans. (Why?) It should be this P: [.i]There is no suc...
by Veritas Aequitas
Sun May 26, 2024 9:48 am
Forum: Ethical Theory
Topic: What could make morality objective?
Replies: 10092
Views: 1130118

Re: What could make morality objective?

What I am asserting is in a negative claim; What is reality [all there is] CANNOT be absolutely human[mind] independent. To add, somehow, reality is intricately related to the human conditions. P: There is no such thing as reality-in-itself. (Agreed. The expression 'reality-in-itself' is meaningles...
by Veritas Aequitas
Sun May 26, 2024 9:35 am
Forum: Philosophy of Religion
Topic: Islamic expansionism does not work the way you probably thinks it works
Replies: 30
Views: 366

Re: Islamic expansionism does not work the way you probably thinks it works

My general moral position is, there should be ZERO wars. But due to the current psychological and evolutionary state of the majority of humans, wars will unavoidably happened. It is not possible to run a state based on unrealistic idealism. Say that there will be wars. Therefore, you need an army. ...
by Veritas Aequitas
Sun May 26, 2024 6:00 am
Forum: Philosophy of Religion
Topic: Islamic expansionism does not work the way you probably thinks it works
Replies: 30
Views: 366

Re: Islamic expansionism does not work the way you probably thinks it works

2. Be a dhimmi, pay taxes or or join the army. Nobody wanted to do military service. Not the Christians. In fact, also not the Muslims. So, how to run a state in which nobody wants to be in the army? Not paying taxes or join the Army is under the pressure of coercion or die if otherwise. The state ...
by Veritas Aequitas
Sun May 26, 2024 5:50 am
Forum: Ethical Theory
Topic: VA:Reality is Real, PH-et-al:Reality is Illusory
Replies: 8
Views: 151

Re: VA:Reality is Real, PH-et-al:Reality is Illusory

Antirealists [Kant] do not believe all of reality [all there is] is an illusion. It only when philosophical realists claim there is something beyond the empirical, the experienced and possible-to-be-experienced, that antirealist charge the p-realists as chasing an illusion. Wow. So this all that an...
by Veritas Aequitas
Sun May 26, 2024 5:49 am
Forum: Ethical Theory
Topic: VA:Reality is Real, PH-et-al:Reality is Illusory
Replies: 8
Views: 151

VA:Reality is Real, PH-et-al:Reality is Illusory

VA [antirealist-Kantian]; Reality is Real; PH-et-al [philosophical realist]:Reality is Illusory Despite my repetitions, p-realists seem to interpret that I believe reality is an illusion. I [as an antirealist(Kantian)] have never claimed 'reality is an illusion'. To antirealists(Kantian), whatever &...
by Veritas Aequitas
Sun May 26, 2024 5:33 am
Forum: Ethical Theory
Topic: What could make morality objective?
Replies: 10092
Views: 1130118

Re: What could make morality objective?

Antirealists [Kant] do not believe all of reality [all there is] is an illusion. It only when philosophical realists claim there is something beyond the empirical, the experienced and possible-to-be-experienced, that antirealist charge the p-realists as chasing an illusion. Wow. So this all that an...
by Veritas Aequitas
Sun May 26, 2024 5:14 am
Forum: Philosophy of Religion
Topic: Islamic expansionism does not work the way you probably thinks it works
Replies: 30
Views: 366

Re: Islamic expansionism does not work the way you probably thinks it works

On a voluntarily basis, I agree Christianity cannot readily convert Jews or Muslims or vice-versa because of the hatred between them is so doctrinally embedded in their holy texts. It is not about hatred. It is about the fact that the alternative usually does not bring enough new material to the ta...
by Veritas Aequitas
Sat May 25, 2024 7:56 am
Forum: Ethical Theory
Topic: Reality is not Absolutely Independent
Replies: 7
Views: 114

Re: Reality is not Absolutely Independent

VA says his claims and argument are nuanced, subtle, profound and sublime. Here are some crude, obvious, mundane and tawdry points in response. 1 If all is illusion, then we humans are illusions, and reality is an illusion experienced by illusions. 2 If all is illusion, then there's no perspective ...
by Veritas Aequitas
Sat May 25, 2024 7:55 am
Forum: Ethical Theory
Topic: What could make morality objective?
Replies: 10092
Views: 1130118

Re: What could make morality objective?

VA says his claims and argument are nuanced, subtle, profound and sublime. Here are some crude, obvious, mundane and tawdry points in response. 1 If all is illusion, then we humans are illusions, and reality is an illusion experienced by illusions. 2 If all is illusion, then there's no perspective ...
by Veritas Aequitas
Sat May 25, 2024 7:49 am
Forum: Ethical Theory
Topic: Reality is not Absolutely Independent
Replies: 7
Views: 114

Re: Reality is not Absolutely Independent

To the antirealist [Kantian] reality is all there is, even an illusion has a basis of reality to it, i.e. the neural correlates that generate the illusion. It only when philosophical realists claim there is something beyond the empirical, the experienced and possible-to-be-experienced, that antireal...
by Veritas Aequitas
Sat May 25, 2024 7:30 am
Forum: Philosophy of Religion
Topic: Islamic expansionism does not work the way you probably thinks it works
Replies: 30
Views: 366

Re: Islamic expansionism does not work the way you probably thinks it works

However, there is no denial the Dutch, British, Portuguese, French, Spanish colonialism [conquest] did convert a lot of local to Christianity. This why there are a lot more Christians in the world and Muslims at present [but the other way in the future due to birth jihad]. Christianity cannot readi...