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Would lsd affect the speed of light c then breath. It is a costant even in lsd terms surely. Hi Jackles, It would be interesting to read how folks would account for the clear-as-daylight time dilation that occurs under influence of LSD. I doubt there are any constants in such circumstances. Breath

Let's start with natural numbers. What is you favorite Philosophy. Sorry if this is an old beaten up topic. :( For starters, it is silly to say that numbers exist. It is really poor use of language. Numbers are abstractions from the acts of measuring and counting. Measuring and counting do not exis...

Human nature, the basis of human communication, is not fixed and immutable. I have quoted the bits that I somewhat agreed with. I have a question. If human nature is not a given, if essence does not precede existence, what are you doing proposing, let alone promulgating an a priori ethics? Breath

What is it like to be a Beatle? Gary Tillery argues that Lennon’s pronouncements, both cynical and idealistic, reveal a sincere and original thinker. https://philosophynow.org/issues/52/The_Philosophy_of_John_Lennon I haven't read the article, but I think I can still make a comment that has merit. ...

GreatandWiseTrixie wrote:Trixie IS the highest level unicorn!

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Who do you imagine you are comparing yourself with?

I compare you with all those who do not cock their leg over every thread on this site and leave an unmistakeble fragrance.

They don't, you do.

Trixie is a fragrance, pungent at that.

Breath

Which philosopher took a more profound view of the self? Which is more influential? And which is more important for the life of an individual in the 21st century? Both had syphilis - whatever syphilis did to their thinking is no longer relevant to our thinking - we have antibiotics. Our thinking th...

Science talks about things that can't possibly exist (except maybe in the mind). For example there's the concept of absolute zero. Only we can't get there. End of story. Then we have that light travels at about 300,000 km/sec. in a (perfect) vacuum. Only a perfect vacuum can never exist in this uni...

I already proved my claims, which are indeed obvious to the majority of the scientific community, as they are obvious truths. We had a similar discussion with Blaggard the other day who refused to acknowledge the absolute truth. It's not my fault if you don't possess the comprehension to see that c...

Humans don't make choices, they are caused by the forces of nature to do certain things. So you keep alleging, over and over, without a scerrick of evidence. Is it a law of physics that everything obeys the laws of physics? Your unshakeable faith in what is nothing more than metaphysical claptrap i...

Humans don't make choices, they are caused by the forces of nature to do certain things. So you keep alleging, over and over, without a scerrick of evidence. Is it a law of physics that everything obeys the laws of physics? Your unshakeable faith in what is nothing more than metaphysical claptrap i...

Which philosopher took a more profound view of the self? Which is more influential? And which is more important for the life of an individual in the 21st century? Both had syphilis - whatever syphilis did to their thinking is no longer relevant to our thinking - we have antibiotics. Our thinking th...

Does a robot have freedom? He is only the sum of his parts. So too, does a human not have freedom, for his actions are dictated by natural causes. It does not matter if the man picks jazz, or nothing at all. It does not matter if tree roots drive him mad. He enjoys this suffering imposed upon him b...

Does a robot have freedom? He is only the sum of his parts. So too, does a human not have freedom, for his actions are dictated by natural causes. It does not matter if the man picks jazz, or nothing at all. It does not matter if tree roots drive him mad. He enjoys this suffering imposed upon him b...

An underlying question to the question is whether you regard philosophy as static or fluid? PhilX What people believe, what views and values they actually hold, and what they say they believe, are two entirely different kettles of fish. What people believe becomes clearly evident from what people d...

Consciousness is nothing. Would I be paraphrasing you correctly if I wrote "Consciousness isn't"? To me, it seems about right, and that is why writing about C is never going to get anyone anywhere. Writing about C is like writing about one side of a coin only, as though that exists indepe...