Philosophy Now Forum

It's not my way to splay my life open in this (or any other) place. I find doing so unseemly, unneccessary. Even so, in a low moment, I cracked open the door (regretting it after the fact), clearing the path for all manner of jackassery at my expense. I'm grateful my small admissions in the opening...

It has been a Christian staple that knowledge should be rejected for obedience. Untrue, of course. I don't know where you got that assumption -- and I'm not saying it was from nowhere: maybe you have some experience, I don't know -- but it isn't from any Christians I know...and I'm certain I know a...

Only God himself can destroy himself. But it would be unreasonable to do it. So he won´t do it. It would be silly to ask in a similar manner: If God is omnipotent can he decide to become silly and powerless ? Yes, he would be unreasonable to do so, which is why this is hypothetical. I'm not saying ...

If he is truly omnipotent then he must be able to, but if he is capable of being destroyed, is he truly God?

...Perhaps this very concept of this becoming an ungoverned, dog eat dog world is part of why many hope that God is there to set it all straight, and cling to faith even in the darkest of times. Possibly. Of course, there'd be no good in doing that if it turned out not to be true. Hope that is neve...

A noble idea, but when confronted with violence, you can either submit and cease to be a factor, or counter violence with violence. Or chose some other response with unknown results. If I win and survive, I get to write the history, as long as I eliminate anyone who might write the truth. That's th...

...what Vendetta just said. That. Yes. Vendetta wrote: That's where you're wrong. You've completely missed our point. We are not saying that there are not bad things that need to be discussed, we are talking about the manner in which they are discussed. Of course there are bad things out there, the...

Vendetta wrote: That's where you're wrong. You've completely missed our point. We are not saying that there are not bad things that need to be discussed, we are talking about the manner in which they are discussed. Of course there are bad things out there, the world is a screwed up place. And of co...

How nice that others are willing to recognize and address this. Thedoc, I wholeheartedly agree with and support your response. I suppose this is the nature of debate on the internet, where people are masked by pseudonyms given to them on some forum, and they don't actually have to atone for their m...

Dontaskme wrote:

Vendetta wrote:The key here is that you cannot force people to believe your point

It's the smug way he uses the emoji that I find irritating.

I find it rather enjoyable. Why shouldn't one be smug if they're right?

Thanks. I think it's the solution. Focus on eliminating Sharia . It's the core of what we don't want and what nobody needs. Ever the crusader eh! What's it got to do with the Christian how the Muslim wishes to live. Especially since in their rules is the one about obeying the laws of the country th...

Why do you do what you do here? For reasons of my own. But it's not always for charming, polite and erudite conversation, present company notwithstanding. :wink: I have some interest in the "difficult" people as well. I think I know what you mean, but it's important to remember that accor...

An excellent point. Perhaps before writing religion off as violent and inherently flawed we should take a good honest look at the parts of it that cause people to believe in theirs so ardently and understand why that is so and where their followers might have been misled to believe that committing ...

The flaw in education is the suppression of independent ideas and views on concepts. Students are taught not to question so as not to disrupt the class or to insult anyone. But if we aren't to question, how are we to find out the truth? One cannot possibly say that because you are a teacher that yo...

The flaw in education is the suppression of independent ideas and views on concepts. Students are taught not to question so as not to disrupt the class or to insult anyone. But if we aren't to question, how are we to find out the truth? One cannot possibly say that because you are a teacher that you...