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But Kropotkin, you are wrong.... Ok, what problem does faith in god solve? What problem does faith in capitalism solve? How does one having faith help us to understand the Holocaust? How does faith in capitalism help us think about Auschwitz? Kropotkin when it comes to WWII and what happened to the...

I have posted here in Applied Ethics because veganism is exactly that, the application of ethics into everyday behaviours. Hopefully this is a good place for such a discussion. I want to offer an explanation of ethical veganism. Ethical veganism is variously described as a philosophy and a lifestyl...

one's preferences to diet isn't an issue of ethics though some morons try to make it a self-righteous issue. Some jerkoffs try to apply their self-righteousness to the Bible but God’s covenant (agreement) with Noah and his children (meaning us) its ok the eat just about anything that moves. As far ...

morals have little to do with behavior towards others... the promise of reciprocation with loss of freedom via the state or the use of potentially deadly force by the aggrieved is what controls the behavior of the masses... -Imp hence because they agree by default to the society, they dwell with by...

A lot of it anyway! So the Deity is not all-powerful then. i didn't say that, did i? The Deity options: a) the Deity made all the laws of nature at the beginning of time and then He went far far away and never showed His face again. b) the Deity is a continuing ground of being for every temporal ev...

I have posted here in Applied Ethics because veganism is exactly that, the application of ethics into everyday behaviours. Hopefully this is a good place for such a discussion. I want to offer an explanation of ethical veganism. Ethical veganism is variously described as a philosophy and a lifestyl...

If there be a living God it's abundantly clear He did not provide enough food, air, water, moral wisdom, compassion, and reason. Jesus was a wise teacher and exemplar, however JC did not promise that he'd make this world a Pollyanna Paradise. you've been given the world, maybe most of that is your ...

what is the religion of reason? Just how powerful can self-justification be? How is it that one can believe in reason as their god, worshiped as the most admirable thing? Truly they see it as the provider of all they need to know. The religion or reason is becoming capable of experiencing top down ...

You say " the concept is-----". Note you use the definite article. Or are there as many gods as there are persons? The only way out of the dilemma is negative theology. According to negative theology nobody has any authority to affirm God is this or God is that. All we can know is there i...

Again, another post that, from my own subjective frame of mind, would be the norm over at the New ILP. From her , for example. But here, at a philosophy forum derived from Philosophy Now magazine?! Yes, it still boggles my mind!! Seriously though, if you created a planet that resulted in... "....

I agree God and love are the same. God and truth are the same. God and beauty are the same. However 'compassion' doesn't explain enough. Is compassion the same as feeling affection? Pity? Training? Educating? Soldiering? Empathising? Feeling sympathy? Feeling righteous anger? Being compassionate to...

I always knew when my dog wanted to go out. dam, you must be all knowing according to the OP I'm not sure why your quoting me but talking to DAM. My claim to knowledge was humbler. I can see how you draw the conclusion you did from the OP, but I would be surprised if you find yourself in a clear di...

Again, sounds good to me with the exception of your choice of vocabulary : the word 'love'. Please can you use a synonym for 'love' that excludes the sentimental (e.g. love makes the world go round) , the banal (e.g. he loves single malts ) and the sexual connotations( e.g. he is passionately in lo...

Iwannaplato wrote: ↑Tue Oct 04, 2022 2:30 pm I always knew when my dog wanted to go out.

dam, you must be all knowing according to the OP

did the citizens of the state of Florida set aside a time to ask God for Mercy, like the people of Nineveh did in Jonah’s day? No, so why is the OP thinking they were entitled something from the Lord God? I am sure many prayed. Do you think those who did were spared? find out who they were and ask ...