The Philosophy Discussion Forum

Henry, thank you! I may just do that, drop in from time to time, to say hi to you.

Niels, thank you for your kind words. Best of luck to you too.

And I also wish everyone a good life.

'You are a good man, Henry' Eye of the beholder, I think. Henry, I think most people who converse with you would agree with me. Humans do what (it seems) other animals can't, that is: self-reference. Human consciousness folds back on itself. We aren't just aware of the world, but are aware of ourse...

Okay Skip, too much instruction I have to follow... I think I'd better find a different forum. Thanks for the advice.

skip: " I believe this shortcut or sloppy wording is not usually accidental , but part of a campaign to discredit the scientific method ." Well, this is a pure accusation. No, this is a general observation by me. It doesn't concern your feelings. I was responding to NeilsBohr. skip: I als...

I believe this shortcut or sloppy wording is not usually accidental, but part of a campaign to discredit the scientific method - Well, this is a pure accusation. I have great respect for science, as I tell religious folks "religion without science is blind" all the time. And I support the...

It would be difficult to find any people more 'militant' than religious nuts. I would say there are militant people on either side, both religious and secular. Just to let you know, though I now believe in the existence of god, I don't have a religion. I view religions as all man-made and imperfect...

Don't post a thread then if you only want those who agree with you to comment. I sort of worked out that you are a theist. :roll: Your comments regarding so-called 'animals' are pretty offensive, completely inaccurate, and deserve to be shot down in flames. :) No, I welcome the opinions of atheists...

Hi Niels, (assuming this is your first name?) I think you may have slightly misunderstood what I'm trying to discuss here ... I agree with you and uwot that there have been some humans who have done awful things to their children. But the difference is we (humans) realized that is wrong (immoral). S...

Boo hoo. Don't say stupid things then if you don't want them ridiculed. I'd think you deem any arguments based on the existence of god stupid anyway. I'm a theist, that's what I base my theories on, what else do you expect? If you don't wanna hear theists talking about their beliefs, don't come to ...

Most humans are less 'smart' than the average dog (and love less too), That has not been my experience. If you think my posts are dishonest crap, you don't have to talk to me. Please ignore me. I ignore people who can't make their arguments without being offensive. I have never learned anything val...

I don't know, because I haven't looked, but my guess is that among those results are images I have seen before of animals displaying behaviour that if they were human, we would describe as mourning. (The emphasis was added by me) So, when you made the above claim (on Tue Aug 05, 2014 2:06 pm), you ...

If nothing else, it proves that there is information available. We have no idea what is in the websites, because neither of us has looked at them. But it is you that is making claims based on your assumptions that can easily be researched. I'm sorry??? It is you who made a claim as below , so, I as...

If nothing else, it proves that there is information available. We have no idea what is in the websites, because neither of us has looked at them. But it is you that is making claims based on your assumptions that can easily be researched. I'm sorry??? It is you who made a claim as below , so, I as...

I googled 'animals mourning', there were "About 7,260,000 results (0.41 seconds)" take your pick. I don't know of any academic studies, it's not my field, but I can imagine there would be a reluctance to attribute an emotion to animals. Getting hits on an Internet search only means that t...