The Philosophy Discussion Forum

Human civilizations have fallen before due to their ignorance in depleting that which sustains them, and there's really no reason to think that our era is above doing that as well. Especially in light of the tidal wave of such utter ignorance that lifts and supports leaders who are focused on destr...

You make up things as you go... Actually Lacy, that's what genuine, sounds like. Actually, it sounds more like flailing nonsense without credibility. Anyone who knows something... ...are you saying that 'anyone who knows something' is being authentic, regardless of whether they're wrong and/or delu...

You’re apparently saying that you’re certain that stupidity manifests as certainty, i.e., a perfect demonstration of your point. Ironic, isn't it. Not in the least since your demonstrations of it are interminable. In cases like yours and IC, additional layers of proof becomes superfluous, no-longer...

You sound pretty certain about that. :D As certain that without oxygen the brain dies and that at least a minimum is required to maintain the brains of the living dead. You’re apparently saying that you’re certain that stupidity manifests as certainty, i.e., a perfect demonstration of your point. I...

...a precise description - the highlights being mine - of the general nature of stupidity and how it manfests, which a few here have demonstrated to perfection in almost every post. You sound pretty certain about that. :D As certain that without oxygen the brain dies and that at least a minimum is ...

Translated from a German essay: With the rise of National Socialism, Dietrich Bonhoeffer recognized something fundamental about the nature of stupidity: We are defenseless against it. Protests achieve nothing. Facts that contradict personal prejudices simply do not have to be believed. This is the m...

My point is, the divinely inspired cannot be a lie or else it's ... demonic. When you only consider extremes, in order to justify your extreme, you are choosing ignorance. Is the subjective you the arbiter of what is true and what is not true in the Holy Bible? History is and history does not favor...

Experience, observe, analyze and feel then re-question everything and reality becomes its own verdict which doesn't give a hoot whether it's real or not. Even a virtual reality has its own existence. We're here to see what we can see...enabled to see. That's all. Even if we negate reality by whateve...

These are questions for which we must seek answers. The answer to your question is simplicity itself. If Lacewing, Gary, Mick and my ever repetitious self must be examined in a "realistic light" then it is not hysteria which engenders the mood but simple human revulsion for someone whose ...

...when I croak, it will be final... That is a very strong possibility, I don't think quantum immortality is going to save us. Consciousness is a funny old thing though. There is zero connection which negates any personal immortality as Everett supposed. If not true, what need would there be to spe...

You could have included a cash incentive, you cheapskate! Alright, I agree to put out without tangible compensation. But just this once! Thank you. Your generosity is duly noted! I read your post a number of times...which I seldom do. It is elegantly expressed and clear, which goes to show, you can...

Get back to me when you understand superposition. What does it mean for us that “multiple realities exist … until our observation forces a choice” (at the micro level of course!) That's the Copenhagen interpretation of the collapse of Schrödinger's wave function. According to that view, in our univ...

What’s in it for me? ...a degree of credibility that you actually expounded it...whether I agree, half agree or disagree. It would take you only a few seconds; it would take me a lot longer with all the posts you've made and even then I can't be sure it's the right one. If there is a metaphysic inf...

What is the metaphysic the Bible holds? The culmination of the Bible is contained in the New Testament, in my ultra-humble view. And the metaphysical implications expressed in those writings should be clear to someone with your, albeit afflicted, capacity to reason. I have just expounded to IC not ...

And though Trump is beyond any doubt “problematic”, it is fairly obvious that his immediate predecessor did far greater and tangible damage to the nation by the fantastic intentional irresponsibility of allowing a massive flood of many many millions of foreigners into the country with an intention ...