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Riddles & Puzzlesoh zeno and you paradoxs
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Have any of you come across the man zeno or any of his paradoxes? if not i thought you might like to here one, being the philosophy lovers that you are.
the paradox of movement - ie movement is logic... |
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Alternative BeliefsGod = The Universe
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It has been the SPECIFIC claim of science to do just that.
To dispel faith and superstition.
How does it do that?
By describing the world as it is and not by how you want it to be. That makes it u... |
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Habits & BehaviorTaste in more than fashion and food...
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We recognise a person's taste in fashion and one's taste in food. But I believe taste extends beyond this, to probably anything in perception.
Obvious other examples might be (taste in) m... |
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Reality & MetaphysicsIs Karma Real?
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it sounds extremely preachy to me, like its been copied out of a book.
Its common sense surely that if you want to be treated with fairness and respect you have to treat others with fairness and re... |
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God in ReligionWake up and discover that God never existed
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You could say what would if you woke up and realised God did exist.
Again I still cannot see what God is...no defintion seems suitable.
Nonetheless I will state a few of my thoughts.
1) Its f... |
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ChristianityHands up if you're a Christian
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LMAO
"Truth is relative like everything else,"
Is that a statement of truth? Is that an absolute or a relative statement? Is truth absolutely relative? If it is an absolutely true stat... |
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Science vs ReligionEVOLUTION
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I know there are those who fight anyone who would dare say that evolution is not a fact, when in fact it is only a theory. I don't understand why a theory requires such great defense. Unless if y... |
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Greed is a disease
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Greed is the result of giving into desire over reason. Always giving into desire will leave one morally empty and thus unsatisfied in life because there is a limitation of satisfaction consumption can... |
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ExistentialismExistentialism
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When I took Philosophy my prof explained existentialism and free will as something like this. Have you ever walked along the street and passed over a gutter as your carrying your keys or your wallet a... |
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GodWhy say 'life doesnt matter' without god
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Conway, I'm happy for you that you can live your life without God's protection but that you think life is pointless either way has little to do with the essence of Patape's request.... |
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ChristianityOn whether the dogma of Creation can be admitted in philosophy
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1) The set of possible events is infinitely bigger than the set of existing events.
2) Everything that exists is possible, and in its possibility lays its very essence.
3) Therefore, by 1) and... |
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is this considered philosophy/izing?
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since the defitition is like love of wisdom/truth or something like that (may vary)... but according to that common defition..
by that defnition theoretically I can make and be certain of a claim... |
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Life & Deathwhat defines life
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I don't claim truth. Your perceptive powers of what I'm saying may be true. I'm not perfect. I don't claim laws of knowledge.
I'm not here to pursue the mighty aim of find... |
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Reality & MetaphysicsQuestioning Reality: Are we for "Real"?
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^^the absence of self doesn't call for reason as much as the need for an answer.........Opinions are miniscule truths to each person.....answers are a truth to everybody, a universal truth.....If... |
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Centre of the universe theory
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Here is some reading material you might be interested in as it follows a similar premise to what you have proposed.
Plato's Allegory of the Cave
http://www.philosophypat hways.com/essays/bello... |
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Science vs ReligionCreation or Evolution?
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The logical outworking of an evolutionary philosophy leads to death and meaninglessness of life
If we come from randomness how can any meaning be attached to our lives. "We are mearly dancing... |
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Alan's Philosophies
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Hye, since this is a philosophy thread, I figured I'd actually post something on philosophy. I consider myself a Christian Existentialist, which to most people is contradictory, but whatever.... |
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Life & Deathwhat is your theory on life?
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My friends,
It is not fear of non-existence that we must fear. For if we do not exist than we are not aware. Ekiump you explained it as if you still had awarness, but you won't. Thus we need not... |
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Anarchy... don't you need a rule for that?
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Poverty is a major cause of crime as is the general repressive nature of the capitalist system of governance.
Poverty and wealth are both major causes of crime.
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Urban climbing
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Elitism won't accomplish much, nor will wrongfully prejudging anyone or any type of activity. The essence of parkour is not about posing, if thats how you want to prejudge it as. If you are open... |
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Christianityis the bible CONTRADICTORY?
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The bible is a nice read to enslave humanity and to build the fundamentals of a society living a pseudo-faith...the bible creates limitations, there is nothing mystical about it, and limitations are t... |
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Society & SociologyProving a Disconnection
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Restless thoughts lead me to ponder current reality in a more open minded way, especially after being awakened for 30 or so hours
. . The pain of life is accepting, learning from, and evolving by fa... |
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About You / IntroductionsIntroductions
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Angelic - that's a good point, every other place looks better than where we live. I'm just trying to duke it out and appreciate where I am, give myself a break and take flights out if this p... |
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Society & SociologyGOD and goofy belief systems.
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In any philosophy you are taught to view things extrinsically, i believe this to be especially true with the bible. The bible itself was written over 2000 years ago, by men, and re written at least th... |
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What is pistology?
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it's the study of the nature of God and religious truth; rational religious questions that have been a controversy within, for instance, judaism...which holds that god is unknowable.... this article w... |
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