The Philosophy Discussion Forum

Seems like you're mixing things up a bit. You speak of those who cause great harm to others, but also you speak about your own failings. As for those who cause great harm to others, they themselves probably wouldn't think what they're doing as harmful. It's always been this way, and unfortunately no...

Maybe Humanity Based Morality. When someone says, Well if you don't believe in an objective god, then what DO you believe in? I respond, I believe in You!

Welcome. I'm pretty new here too. My pet peeve is the words we use when we interact with others. For example, when someone outside of philosophical circles hears moral relativism or nihilism they instantly think anything goes. You and I know that's not what it means, but if you're trying to convince...

I think you're missing the point. Just from the exerpts you posted it seems like the author is talking about the scientific process, not the subject of that process. Einstein and others may have been extremely intuitive, and that led them to solutions to existing problems. But that doesn't really sa...

Art and beauty does not exist. It is all in the eyes of the beholder. It's perception. Just because many people agree on the same perception, does not make it real. Just popular. Do you exist? Just because a bunch of people reply to your post doesn't mean you exist, just that you're kinda popular. ;)

OP: If your goal is to convince a true believer that their bible doesn't support their beliefs you're wasting your time. In fact, not unlike trump supporters, the more you point out failures, the harder they cling to their book/god/person in the white house. Con artists like trump and priests (the s...

This is not a straightforward question, in part once you consider what a sense is. PhilX 🇺🇸 Smell is the way all artists create a masterpiece. Mozart was notorious for keeping bowls of sweet smelling fruit on his desk when he was composing. But in his last days his wife switched out the fruit with ...

Which eternal values are you talking about? The ones that were used to oppress minorities, women, non-Christians, throughout history? Those eternal values? Or are you referring to the eternal values posited by Buddhists? Hindus? They have all kinds of eternal values that Christians have never even h...

Can someone find a source that says there's a need being met by driverless cars OTHER THAN greedy corporations trying to not have to pay drivers, and thus save money? There are so many actual needs in the world that this just seems frivolous. As for the actual OP. I would drive a driverless car afte...

Q: What’s so different now? A: It’s looking like the difference is a high level of corruption driving public policy, whereas in Henry Ford’s heyday, autos multiplied because of genuine need, namely, NYC was sinking under a great load of horse hockey. * What’s going on with the cars sounds like a va...

Yes WTF, I'm sure I've posted this before. I'm now expressing myself differently while updating. Nor'easter #3 is due to hit on Monday - Tuesday (which was originally forecasted for Friday - Saturday). The spaghetti models the forecasters rely on varies from channel to channel so the weather foreca...

Yes WTF, I'm sure I've posted this before. I'm now expressing myself differently while updating. Nor'easter #3 is due to hit on Monday - Tuesday (which was originally forecasted for Friday - Saturday). The spaghetti models the forecasters rely on varies from channel to channel so the weather foreca...

Why give a crap about a non-entity which exists only in scripture. . Do you have any gays or women in your family and friendship circle? Do you think helping to rid the world of homophobia and misogyny to be a good thing? If so you might wonder why you do not give a crap about what is effecting the...

The first rule of playing philospher like this is to define your terms. That's so we can all agree that you're not just playing word games. And your very first point is vague without definitions, so seems like word games. But I could be wrong. So tell us your definition of "necessity" with...

So you've given a new-ish word a new (and incorrect really) meaning by saying a bunch of vague things. What's your point?