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How does a person lie to themselves? And what counts as a "lie" to oneself or is an example of it? to act against one's conscience is self-deception. Try to give an example of this self-deception from your own experience. Everyone deceives themselves, so you should be able to come up with...

, what would be one of those moral obligations? Don't lie to himself, follow to himself conscience, everywhere, both where there are people and where there are not. How does a person lie to themselves? And what counts as a "lie" to oneself or is an example of it? to act against one's cons...

So you don't think there's a God, or else don't know if there's a God, is that correct? I already said that I am not discussing the concept of God in this topic. , what would be one of those moral obligations? Don't lie to himself, follow to himself conscience, everywhere, both where there are peop...

Why would there be any reason to be at all if there were no other people or living beings in the world other than yourself? Let's ditch the stupid "Island" scenario and go right to the point. I know you think there is a God, and you probably think that worshiping God is a "moral"...

If there is nothing else living on the Island, then why would there be any morals to follow? EDIT: To directly answer your question: No. There are no morals for someone living on an island uninhabited by any other living beings to follow. if you find a reason to be human even where there are no peo...

There is no "rightness," only avoiding wrongness as much as possible. We're all living in a dungeon called "the universe". We've all been condemned to live in this place. The best we can do is try to coexist peacefully with each other as best as possible. When one of us decides ...

Morality is KNOWING in a specific situation what is the "right" choice of action and what the "wrong" choice of action. What is the criterion of rightness? There is no "rightness," only avoiding wrongness as much as possible. We're all living in a dungeon called "...

MikeNovack wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2026 4:24 pm Morality is KNOWING in a specific situation what is the "right" choice of action and what the "wrong" choice of action.

What is the criterion of rightness?

MikeNovack wrote: ↑Thu May 28, 2026 2:07 pm WHAT besides faith and belief do you have to offer to demonstrate that your gods are the true god?

The question is a good one.

Gary, I will not discuss your demagoguery regarding Israel in this Topic, we can discuss it in a separate Topic. Regarding the unknowable. Nothing can be known absolutely, but it can be increasingly known. So you can try to increase. Behold, scientists understand the law of nature, although they can...

But no one answered my question, that's a pity What question are you looking for an answer to? My question was, are there any here who agree with the concept of One God as the One Law of Nature? Are there any here who disagree with this concept, and why? Apparently, this is the only concept that do...

You are going to flap Your wings because You know that there is a regularity of nature by which You can fly. It doesn't matter what this law of nature is called; You are going to flap Your wings without knowing the name of this law. In aerodynamics, for example, the Bernoulli equation is used. These...

nature in its entirety is that which is beyond human comprehension what makes you think it has a law? In its entirety , nothing is known, however, you will not jump from a high roof, because you know for sure that you will fall, according to the law of nature. Oh but I would, depending on the size ...

Impenitent wrote: ↑Wed May 06, 2026 3:39 am nature in its entirety is that which is beyond human comprehension

what makes you think it has a law?

In its entirety , nothing is known,
however, you will not jump from a high roof, because you know for sure that you will fall, according to the law of nature.

Impenitent wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2026 9:23 pm the nature of what?

Nature is the world in its entirety.
(We are not talking here about specific cases, such as geology or 'romantic nature'.)