Philosophy Now Forum

I'm done both reading and posting to these few threads created by mister gnu. If you use terms that don't really have a clear interpretation and use it in a way that subtexts a particular interpretation on your part, then fail to provide some sort of explanation, justification, or logic to make your...

I don't care about your life story. Philosophy is not bound by age. It is not bound by experience, and is not limited to a certain type of person. Again, you are creating your own requirements and definitions. My age is not important, but if you like, you can always look at the introduction forum wh...

...look, if we were weight lifters...Legitimate Weight Lifters in Today's World, you would think that we would structure our lives; our day, around weight lifting... Again, you make up all these requirements and frankly, red herrings that are not only false but have no purpose or meaning in the dis...

It's not up to me to make you understand anything. That's your responsibility. You are correct, you can't control what we understand or accept. HOWEVER, You are required to present evidence/logic/any kind of reasoning/justification sufficient to back up and explain your assertions. If you don't pre...

No, what I was discussing was the specific reference to school based learning and the students in it. It was earlier in the topic, but still the issue remains.

If "it doesn't matter if people see all the facts or logic," they are not participating in an intellectual discussion based on facts. They are participating in the propaganda filled pick-your-side monopoly penut gallery which the government calls for. Assuming you're from Norway, you'd pro...

Fair enough. However, I am still wondering what constitutes a legitimate philosophy as opposed to most other types of philosophy. Perhaps Bill can tell us. This is what I've been getting at the entire time, aside from a couple smaller points. Philosophies are generally modelled on Euclid's axiomati...

. In it's Core Involve Any Words, Just a Continued Feeling of, I am Here ; The Practice of Self-Consciousness * The words above are a continuation of the title. My supporting argument for my thesis is contained in the following: . First off, terrible color. Perhaps I should try immitating your colo...

Ginkgo wrote:Fair enough. However, I am still wondering what constitutes a legitimate philosophy as opposed to most other types of philosophy. Perhaps Bill can tell us.

This is what I've been getting at the entire time, aside from a couple smaller points.

Hi Matt...I read all of it...and it was pretty entertaining...and I commend you on your fair mindedness. As for any critique, the only thing I would say is I would have liked to see links or references to all the statements you made. I am not interested on whether or not Obama is a Muslim per se......

I read the OP about 10 times while writing my last post. A fresh look at the original information always helps. My criticism is in the way you originally approached your explanations, or lack thereof. My approach is always a respectful, tactful, and to-the-point, or at least I try my best to make it...

I didn't feel like you have presented me any constructive criticism. I feel like we have just been having a conversation. That's fine. Perhaps I didn't relate my point clearly, or perhaps you simply don't view it as criticism. Either way, I'll very briefly go over my criticisms of your synopsis her...

Not sure how someone obviously as intelligent as the author of the OP could be so grammatically inept. But anyways... "If you could see into a black hole . Spoing Seeing into an infinitely dense collection of material is not only impossible, it's pointless. Relating a black hole to some celesti...

If any of you would like a second opinion on a topic, just let me know. What do you think of "The Ouzo Prophecy" at http://church-of-ouzo.com/pdf/ouzo-prophecy.pdf ? Provided this is for educational purposes, I think the writer is a lunatic, but that's okay. We all have our views. I've re...