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As a philosopher, the chair conveys nothing to me.

As a philosopher, this thread of yours conveys to me that you're an imbecile.

So who is this new idiot who posts pictures as substitutes for thought?

I can't believe this site had degenerated to gifs. Oh well, you guys were always headed that way.

When it's obvious, there isn't one.

The better question is: Why don't you believe in God?

Yes. We all act as if free will existed, as if choices were real. That's right, we as a society act this way too. We form our ethical opinions upon this putative supposition and our legal system is informed, to some extent, by this too. But, as you said yourself, this is a philosophical forum. Non-...

Actually, it's you who have yet to answer the OP, or anything else for that matter. All you have offered so far is abuse disguised as critique. Trolling, I think it's called. You're right, I didn't answer the OP's question, but then I haven't pretended to either. I've critiqued people's offerings, ...

Your time is yours to waste. If you think it's wasted here, you are free to go elsewhere. You're missing the point. The point is that this is a philosophy forum, where argumentation follows certain rules, and you flout those rules. I don't care whether it's on purpose, out of ignorance, or incompet...

Notvacka, Please, don't waste my time with your gibberish. You're clueless about ethics. Try not helping yourself to determinism. Try not embracing both determinism and existentialism as that which, somehow, informs our ethics. And spare me the conclusions you draw from the "intersections of de...

not my opposition... I am pro death penalty... I used mob (democratic collection) because that is exactly what it is... ( http://www.thefreedictionary.com/mob "2.The mass of common people; the populace." ) You are a liar. You used "mob" because it carries with it the connotation...

You could produce a list of married philosophers but it would pale in comparison, especially since he left off Wittgenstein. I think Aristotle was married, though, but then we know what he thought of his wife. Nietzsche said it best: Show me a married philosopher and I'll show you a buffoon. Well, I...

I really am Wittgenstein.

Perhaps, then, that is what the philosophy of language is about, keeping the peace.

No. You are clueless.

The notion of "punishment" is immoral. Nobody deserves to be punished. So, you're basing your whole argument on a controversial notion (re: punishment is immoral) which you provide no argument for. Compelling stuff. No, really, simply compelling. In fact, there is no way anybody could pos...

First and foremost, thank God for Schopenhauer. You almost see the disdain dripping from his words. It's beautiful prose and, let's be fair, mainly accurate condemnation of the women of his time. Nietzsche made similar remarks. I find it amusing that you're poo-pooing Schopenhauer as 'not a real phi...

Indeed is right. You responded to the OP's question with word games. Let's recall what you said... certain criminal criteria justifies the mob to commit acts otherwise deemed criminal... So, you characterize your opposition, those of us pro the death sentence, as a 'mob', which implies 'mob mentalit...

The OP didn't explain what he attempted to explain, which was disappointing after suffering through his writing.