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This has been on my mind for a while now. The concept of individuality seems a bit jarring when you consider both sides of the perspective. What makes your accomplishment yours and not ours? If progress is based on the foundation of different ideas from other people what makes your creation your's ...

Hi guys, I am new here. I have a little background in philosophy in its general sense. I deeply like the ideas and thoughts that are proposed in postmodern philosophy. I am interested in understanding and dedicatedly studying philosophers of this era in a comprehensive manner, philosophers like : B...

David Benatar in “Better never to have been” says that every life is not worth starting, because human lives are so ridden with harm, even the best ones, that is preferable not to be over coming into existence in a world of suffering. He then maintains that it is preferable not to procreate anyone,...

Good of you post a few links and interesting they are. But even according to these articles it's still only speculation whether the Universe is holographic or fractal like. Also very interesting was that string theory in some form or another is definitely NOT dead as some have so adamantly insisted...

since the Universe has been proven holographic and fractal by nature, any planetary system or planet, or even human being or particle can be deemed at the center of the Universe. Yes. This is the point I was trying to make to skakos. We tend to think of the term "centre" as a spatial conc...

Hey Bill, the book I am writing is precisely about the emotions-electromagnetism connection and hope do Walter Russell justice. But glad to see that you know him too. . ......................................................................[/color] http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/...

Hello to all, since the Universe has been proven holographic and fractal by nature, any planetary system or planet, or even human being or particle can be deemed at the center of the Universe. Where or when has it been proven that the Universe is "holographic and fractal by nature". From ...

Is the Sun at the center of the solar system? Most people would argue "Yes". And they would laugh at anyone saying otherwise. But as Einstein said, "The struggle, so violent in the early days of science, between the views of Ptolemy and Copernicus would then be quite meaningless. Eit...

. It doesn't surprise me that he would appear idiotic to you or anyone else that may have not had a deep understanding. [/size] . You misunderstand, he's not an idiot for having the experience, he's an idiot for the contradiction in his words. there is no contradiction is Russell's take on metaphys...

. What is the meaning of life? Still struggling with the emptiness; this vastness of this thing I will title, for now, as my soul. Looking for the meaning of this life of ours. I know meaning, REAL meaning can be based upon words but overall meaning, REAL philosophy, goes far beyond words. I looked...