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There can be no type of authentic morality outside the confines of an authentic intelligent Being with Free Will.

McGarr178 wrote:
there is a big bang inside of us all..



What does everybody think?

Hi McGarr,

I totally agree, It goes by the name Satori / Enlightenment.

leok wrote:
Just arrived...have been kicking around this planet for 62 + years and finally getting around to Philosophy.

HI leok and welcome to the forum.

Being your same age, I too had a late start in philosophy but I can assure you that it is better late then never.

Jack

If everything in exsitence is 'adapted' then there can be no 'maladaptation' as such, only a constant process of transformation, where everything is 'adapted' to everything else in that moment. i Hi Nikolai, I know that this is not exactly what you were referring to above but the following is one r...

Great idea amateurphilosophynerd!

Jack

Hi Rick, I know that you just recently published an essay by Matthew Pianalto in your Philosophy Now Magazine who I believe is a great thinker. I was wondering if sometime in the future would you consider publishing in your magazine the following excellent essay also by him which relates to Heidegge...

Nikolai wrote: We therefore cannot maintain the boundaries of life and non-life without a belief in the life force - that unseen spark, that metaphysical substance: the Holy Spirit in nature.

Now I think we're really getting somewhere.

Nikolai wrote:
I am sorry, but I am home with my ten-day old baby and can only write when time allows.

I just want to say congratulations Nikolai.

Jack

Hi Nikolai, My personal belief is that by way of a false assumption we divide evolution from intelligent design as if they were divisible. The actual reality from my view point is that Intelligent Design is the impetus for Evolution / Intelligent Design encompasses Evolution. As far as the question ...

Hello everyone, I was raised by my mother and even though she was a very loving mother, she was not a religious person in the going to church type of way and spiritual discussions of the ordinary kind were not part of my upbringing. I would like to add however that loving one's children and bringing...

Jack wrote: RachelAnn, Could you speak to the thought of Henri Bergson and Alfred N. Whitehead Jack I am new to philosophical scholarship and feel unable to contribute anything of value. Perhaps a more experienced scholar might do so? Hi RachelAnn, Don't feel like the lone ranger as I am pretty new...

RachelAnn wrote:The Process Philosophers I have read are:
Samuel Alexander
Henri Bergson
John Dewey
Alfred N. Whitehead

RachelAnn,

Could you speak to the thought of Henri Bergson and Alfred N. Whitehead


Jack

It's to complicated. Why would God waste its time on such minute design considerations. Much easier to just seed a culture. No need to control the growth just the medium. Religion should give up arguing with Science and just say God started it All, no argument from Science there and much in agreeme...

Nikolai wrote:Fantastic idea!

I think we would need a separate thread for each book review, otherwise discussion about different books will get all intermingled

I agree with Nikolai's above thought.


Would it be difficult to start a whole new topic section called Book Reviews?

Rick'

Have you ever explored Heidegger's thought in your magazine?