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What's wrong with the world? How do we change
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I agree that we NEED influential figures, as well as figures of authority. You're also right about not becoming them. But I think that what we may not realize is that the person who inspired us t... |
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Reality & MetaphysicsWhy do we exist?
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I think we live life, to learn how to pass that life on.
What I mean by that is, it takes years to understand the abstract metaphors of the universe, and solidify them into a clear and vivid image.... |
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Religion & HumanityWhat defines good or evil?
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Good and evil are not rational or logical things. Consistency and morals do not mix. Because, a person's sense of morals do not come from logic, they come from culture and instincts (usually call... |
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Music
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i dont see how a lot of new mainstream punk bands can be considered punk at all--i mean, the guys wear chains and have spikey hair and stuff and use simple guitar riffs but i think the true definition... |
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SpiritualityCan the Supernatural be taken seriously?
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my point exists:). I think therefore I am. Whatever you say, it is merely an opinion, not absolute universal truth!
providing an 'internet definition', or 'your definition' can&... |
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Famous PhilosophersSocratic and Platonic philosophies
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Well, I'm really interested in Plato's Theory of the Forms. I could tell you alot about my thoughts on his theory, but that would take a long time. But I am writing this paper for a philosop... |
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Life & DeathWhat does our existence in life mean?
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Just came on this forum and thread. My take on the exsistance of life, and the reason the humans are so bent on destruction is that we are the only creatures who are capable of creating intelligable l... |
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PerceptionMake Believe........?
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This is a very large debate in the study of philosophy. It deals with what we believe vs. what is actually true, and how we can prove that it is true.
I believe it was Rene Descates who thought th... |
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Religion & HumanityA Just Religion
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i got my info from world history class lol. im sorry i cant give u a more specific source, im yet young and doing my best to learn more, about my religion and others.
i said that the select few to... |
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Science vs ReligionCreation or Evolution?
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the meaning of this, is that you are attempting to make a statement.
If something is completely random how can it have meaning? This... |
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Life & DeathAFTER DEATH
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Some really interesting answers- Thanks!
My own philosophy- I Beleive that in everyone there is stuggle- to say between good and evil is an oversimplification - but that is close. We strugle with ou... |
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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 y... |
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Deconstructing Deconstruction
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It is a mystery, and it is a testament to the stupidity of the masses, that Derrida's odious uber-philosophy, parroted by a whole generation of drones and epigones, and trumpeted by the most ill-... |
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GovernmentPlans for George W. Bush Presidential Library
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I am a classical liberal which naturally means I am on the right. And I'm proud to be on the right.
The interesting thing is that many Americans and many more Europeans do not know what it me... |
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Life & DeathAFTER DEATH
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hola everyone. just wondering what your after death theories are.
do we go to heaven/hell?
do we simply cease to exist?
are we born again?
what do you think?
i have a few theories but i th... |
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'Absolute perfection'…
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Woah Apeiron, you said the word perfection so many times I forgot what it meant in the second paragraph. Its' interesting of how you applied math to philosophy. I never thought it was possible...... |
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Is ideology the bane of intellectual sophistication in the US?
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he is basically suggesting that all should be ruled by a higher class of critical thinkers
No, he's examining the notion of ideology in the context of critical thinking. You're reading thin... |
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IslamDo you know what Islam means?
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"1/3 of Central Europe died"
I'm not saying you are wrong but I think you need to check those numbers again. That sounds way huge.
"out the Enlightenment, there would be no U... |
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EconomyWhy not tax the Rich?
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But see, survival of the fittest does not allow for rules, and the "free" market you speak of does have rules.
Not to be disrespectful but your father practiced plain old survival, comin... |
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The Pain Project
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http://www.davidbain.org/pain
The Pain Project is an international, interdisciplinary research project focused on relations amongst pain, perception, and emotion, as well as pain in non-human anima... |
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Religion & HumanityThe Meaning of Living
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"I am still awaiting the evolution that should still be 'developing' new species...it has been billions of years...why are we not seeing new forms?"
Billions of years since what?... |
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Life & DeathSocial existance, life and friends.
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To whomever this opinion may concern:
You cannot state such a topic on this forum feeling justified, glorified, and righteous, spewing what you believe to be the general truth when you have no... |
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The Zero Conjecture
10 Posts • 4000 Views Philosophy Forum |
Human beings are drawn to simplicity. We have an intuition that no matter how intractable a problem may seem it must ultimately be reducible. And as to confirm our hunch the path of enquiry has led us... |
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Utilitarianism and Kantianism applied to abortion.
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I am taking an Honors Philosophy course in Ethics. Half of the students in my class are not doing very well; and they decided to start a study group. I am doing perfectly fine in the class myself; how... |
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Is there anything you shouldn't educate children?
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The thing i fear is a world full of children who are taught things to early.
How would you possibly know what is too early, I see a world where people try so hard to hide things from kids that the... |
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