Philosophy Now Forum

Advocate wrote: ↑Thu Dec 17, 2020 4:41 pm The meaning of life is that everyone must choose the answer to that question for themselves. But an answer is a framework for understanding, not a solution;

Not a solution to what?

Here is a quote from a typical Liberal Race Baiter: "Maybe if police stop shooting young black men in the street or black women in their beds, much less kneeling on a man’s neck while he begs for his mother, we might have less riots". Here is my reply to him: You are in effect saying that the Polic...

Advocate wrote: ↑Fri Sep 25, 2020 9:41 pm
The rules should aim toward justice.

I think the rules of society are meant to aim towards justice, but society is in need of target practice.

Incidentally, what's going on with your quote function?

If someone is just being somewhere and the cops come, as they inevitably will if you just be anywhere long enough without showing some form of compliance, and the person says "Kill me or leave me alone because i'm not moving and i'm not complying.", what should the cop do? If someone had no right t...

What definition of evil would that sort of thing Not fit? Pick a context. It's Bad. for society. I avoid the word "evil", it suggests something that I don't think exists. Is it bad for society? I certainly don't like it when I'm a victim of it, so I would instinctively tend to agree that it is, but...

He has a mechanic on call who will support whatever he tells you, and at the scale he's operating on it's minor expense. You have to pay a much more significant portion of your available funds to find someone to check the vehicle and with no guarantee they aren't on the same side because they opera...

If the "answer" is to find a way to change human nature, that's still the beginning, not the end. You've only redefined the problem, not actually given any insight to a solution. Is finding a solution not a priority for you, or what? There is only one solution, and you've already identified it: "Le...

Advocate wrote: ↑Fri Sep 25, 2020 6:03 pm
Why do people like to present that as an end when it's actually the beginning of the problem?

Because it's also the end of the problem; unless you have come up with a plan to change human nature.

It also puts the burden of finding faults on those least capable of doing so and who have the most to lose, how is it not completely obvious to everyone? Well, everyone isn't in charge so it doesn't really matter how obvious it is. So life isn't always fair; I think most of us already knew that.

This thread comes under the category of, "wouldn't it be nice if".

Wouldn't it be nice if the sky was always blue; Wouldn't it be nice if we never grew old; Wouldn't it be nice if no one ever cheated.

Harbal wrote: ↑Tue Sep 22, 2020 9:47 pm

RCSaunders wrote: ↑Tue Sep 22, 2020 8:55 pm
Human Beings Are Not Social Animals

Nonsense, poppycock and balderdash. What utter, utter, utter hogwash.

I forgot codswallop.

RCSaunders wrote: ↑Tue Sep 22, 2020 8:55 pm
Human Beings Are Not Social Animals

Nonsense, poppycock and balderdash. What utter, utter, utter hogwash.

Advocate wrote: ↑Mon Sep 21, 2020 9:43 pm
Phew. We did it!

No, it never ends.

Advocate wrote: ↑Mon Sep 21, 2020 9:33 pm Is it?

In order to fulfil your purpose, you must answer that for yourself.

Hjarloprillar wrote: ↑Wed Mar 19, 2014 2:21 pm What purpose/goal does humanity have?

The purpose of humanity is to ask questions, and then find the answers.