Philosophy Now Forum

How long will you be in Iraq? Twelve months? I would imagine the differences in culture would be huge. My interest is how the Eastern culture versus the Western, from your perspective. Sometimes I think the Eastern is more natural and then something horrific happens and I think "Western" ...

My views on absolute freedom are just that. Should someone be able to own a nuke, yes. That takes the discussion to an extreme. I say I am an absolutist on freedom, because I have yet to see something else that works. I personally feel that we have created a world that is insustainable, our greed wi...

:) I in no sense of the word consider my self a philosopher, I would be severely uneducated to be considered one. I have objective opinions of every issue imaginable to mankind. I have a two year technical degree as an electrician, general public education, and a father who is a physics professor wh...

I suffer from coming to any type of definate position on any political issue, with a few exceptions. I force myself to have an open mind to any situation or issue regarding the governing of a populace. This has forced me to accept that my beliefs are no where near correct, and no where near false. T...