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by Impenitent
Sun Apr 07, 2024 3:58 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Moral Compass
Replies: 414
Views: 39609

Re: Moral Compass

Immanuel Can wrote: Sun Apr 07, 2024 1:31 pm
"Something caused inflation, which caused the Big Bang."
no, that was Bidenomics- the civil war may be prevented, but I doubt it

-Imp
by Impenitent
Sat Apr 06, 2024 5:00 pm
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Total eclipse
Replies: 7
Views: 5646

Total eclipse

https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/futur ... here-when/

when the sun is fully eclipsed, the aliens are going to leave the "dark side" of the moon (which in actuality will be fully lit at that time)

then again, I may be wrong...

-Imp
by Impenitent
Fri Apr 05, 2024 5:14 pm
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: True Story of the Day
Replies: 1181
Views: 102718

Re: True Story of the Day

earthquake hits Lebanon New Jersey (about 50 miles west of New York city) - (about 4.8 on the Richter scale)

-Imp
by Impenitent
Thu Apr 04, 2024 11:08 pm
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Quote of the day
Replies: 2639
Views: 215426

Re: Quote of the day

David St. Hubbins: "Oh, we've got a bigger dressing room than the puppets. That's refreshing."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_Kjqh7Qn1I

-Imp
by Impenitent
Wed Apr 03, 2024 4:24 am
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Got any good jokes?
Replies: 782
Views: 169105

Re: Got any good jokes?

Without freedom of speech, we would not know who the idiots are.

-Imp
by Impenitent
Tue Apr 02, 2024 11:31 pm
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Quote of the day
Replies: 2639
Views: 215426

Re: Quote of the day

inspired by Costello (another oldie but goodie) Abbott: Well Costello, I'm going to New York with you. You know Bucky Harris, the Yankee's manager, gave me a job as coach for as long as you're on the team. Costello: Look Abbott, if you're the coach, you must know all the players. Abbott: I certainly...
by Impenitent
Tue Apr 02, 2024 4:13 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue
Replies: 658
Views: 35594

Re: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue

"There is no original text" - Nietzsche

-Imp
by Impenitent
Tue Apr 02, 2024 3:55 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue
Replies: 658
Views: 35594

Re: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue

if only "we" (I) could force everyone to behave like "we" (I) want them to behave...

"we" (I) would have utopia...

(works for/against christians or communists (any religion or political "ism"), but freewill screws everything up...)

-Imp
by Impenitent
Sun Mar 31, 2024 4:10 pm
Forum: Ethical Theory
Topic: Understanding FSRC via Deep Learning
Replies: 23
Views: 4034

Re: Understanding FSRC via Deep Learning

I asked ChatGPT about Popper and it said that Popper is still working at the movie theater

https://68.media.tumblr.com/f253011c31a ... o1_500.gif

-Imp
by Impenitent
Sat Mar 30, 2024 1:48 pm
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Got any good jokes?
Replies: 782
Views: 169105

Re: Got any good jokes?

I've told you a million times to stop exaggerating...

-Imp
by Impenitent
Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:39 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Indirect Realism is Not Realistic
Replies: 32
Views: 5437

Re: Indirect Realism is Not Realistic

of course the vat from which all impressions arise is external from the brain...

what matrix?

-Imp
by Impenitent
Fri Mar 29, 2024 4:11 am
Forum: Metaphysics
Topic: Counter Argument for the Evolution problem for Epiphenomenalism
Replies: 2
Views: 2275

Re: Counter Argument for the Evolution problem for Epiphenomenalism

the connection between brain structure and consciousness is strong in some instances (lobotomies) brain structures are as unique as fingerprints a complete map of each structure is not yet within our grasp the evolutionary advantage of consciousness may not seen as necessarily advantageous... (trans...
by Impenitent
Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:56 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Is the Catholic Response Regarding Advocates in Christianity Fallacious?
Replies: 17
Views: 3922

Re: Is the Catholic Response Regarding Advocates in Christianity Fallacious?

In religious discussion there's a common statement in Christianity that claims Jesus Christ is our advocate with the Father. A Catholic might respond with, "Yes, He is our advocate, but that doesnt mean there arent other advocates as well." Does that response violate logic, or contains a ...
by Impenitent
Thu Mar 28, 2024 12:25 pm
Forum: Applied Ethics
Topic: War
Replies: 34
Views: 5184

Re: War

Russia and China have missiles that can do that now... thing is, so do we... They do not want a direct confrontation with the US. They are using the Houthis instead. The US also does not want a direct confrontation with the Russian Federation. They are using Ukraine for this. the next will be fough...
by Impenitent
Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:12 am
Forum: Applied Ethics
Topic: War
Replies: 34
Views: 5184

Re: War

what you say is true... the peace loving Arab countries are just itching to invade Israel... once they sink a US ship, they may feel emboldened Both China and the Russian Federation have a vested interest in seeing to it that this becomes reality. You can safely assume that Iran and Yemen are now c...