Age restriction for smoking means person under certain age isnt allowed to smoke cigarettes.When it comes to "should/shouldn't" questions, debaters are expected to not merely suggest a standard, but also justify it with deductive logic.Burden of proof is shared.So umm yeah, as description says, deba
If God exists, He is perfectly loving.If a perfectly loving God exists, He would desire a personal relationship with every individual capable of such a relationship.If God exists and is perfectly loving, He would ensure that all non-resistant individuals believe in Him.There are non-resistant indivi
Hi guys Im just wondering if consciousness is a byproduct of physical processes, then when a being ceases to exist, does the universe ‘lose’ something, or was consciousness never truly a part of the cosmos to begin with?
If there is a God, he is perfectly loving.If a perfectly loving God exists, reasonable nonbelief does not occur.Reasonable nonbelief occurs.No perfectly loving God exists (from 2 and 3).Hence, there is no God (from 1 and 4).What are your thoughts?
Truth frees us from a false narrative.
Some people would say that it is, but there are a number of things that make me find this belief a bit unlikely. I generally support right of contract, which I think gets lost a lot in this discussion due to the existence of exploitative contracts, but I don't think exceptions disprove the rule. I'm
We say that we experience death, but who among us, who remain among us once a loved-one, or, in fact, anyone "dies?" Do they really experience death as an event as noteworthy as drssing in unfamiliar clothing, or eating entirely different substances? What does it feel like to our various senses? Do
Hey guys I was just wondering If every memory, belief, personality trait, and experience that makes you "you" could be perfectly copied into another person, which one is actually you, and why?
After spending quite some time exploring different arguments regarding truth and logic, certain anti-arguments have convinced me that truth and logic simply dont have any actual meaning other than what people randomly give them.First there is the problem of language definitions.Word requires a defin
"truth" definitionthe quality or state of being true."true" definitionin accordance with fact or reality."reality" definitionthe state of things as they actually exist"exist" definition:have objective realitythis was taken from dictionary on google, and the definition apparently just goes in circle.
It's the end of World War I, and you're a world famous philosopher. Several armchair commentators have theorized that another world war may break out in a few decades, but they're not sure over what. Meanwhile, there is vigorous debate going on about just war theory, whether nations are ever justifi
We start with two primary kinds of space:1} eternally existent, non-dynamic, macro-micro-infinite{ non-integral beyond whole } , truly non-occupied space outside/beyond/etc of the following,2} the eternally existent, dynamic, macro-finite [ integral whole }, occupied space Universe @Yes, we assume/p
Got this below from the Max Tegmark vid -- link at bottom of page-- in regards to phi based conscious-ness value system....' Does IIT Explain Qualia?IIT claims that the specific content of a conscious experience (what it is like to have that experience, or its "qualia") is determined by, and i**nd
It's not as if life comes with any guarantees of longevity and uninterrupted bliss...Far from it indeed. Perhaps aborted foetuses are the lucky ones.
Completeness theorem when applied to arguments talks specifically of these things:First-order logic (Such as "A = A" and "A = / = Not A", and False: A = Not A)DefinitionsDeduction logicNecessary true (A = B)Logically limited options (A or Not A)Necessary false (A = / = B)true and false being mutuall
This site engages two separate arenas of participation of members [I ignore a third, gaming, which has no conversant relation to the other two.]Forum is an open conversation wherein claims are made and have no formal requirement to provide scholastic credibility of any claim [though it may still be
As example take the dynamics of Earths Electro Magnetic Toroidal Field that protects from Suns. AI..' The Earth's magnetic field (magnetosphere) protects us by deflecting harmful, high-energy charged particles from the Sun (solar wind, coronal mass ejections) and deep space (cosmic rays), preventin
1} Universe has no purpose, except the purpose each human wants to assign to it.2} 3D tetrahedron divides space into three parts:.....all that exists internal the tetrahedron,.....all that exists outside of the tetrahedron,...all that seperates the internal space from the external spaceParaphrasing
Truth, Law, and the Relational Foundations of RealityModern debates about truth often collapse into a stale dichotomy: either truth is absolute or truth is relative. But both of these categories can obscure something deeper. When someone insists that “truth is relative,” they oft
Dumb people think in the way of "this thing results in bad things, so its bad."Everything results in bad things. Buying an item results in bad thing of reducing the amount of money you have. Working a job results in reduction in free time.Dumb people always remain slaves, because they dont think.Fre
the most basic logical categorization is: A or not A.In other words, something belongs in either A or not A. It cannot belong in both, and it cannot belong in neither, because Not A is everything which doesnt belong in A.For example, the basic category for theory of existence is: Something exists or
Meowbah says: "Be competent.""Why do you like Meowbah?"Because she is competent.Being competent is everything in life. People who arent competent can never succeed. Just be competent.Meowbah's biggest problem is because she is too competent, so she always wins.In life you either have skill or you do
I find emotivism to be interesting and can understand why some people find it convincing. The idea that ethical statements are mere expressions of emotional states in regards to certain actions, states of being, etc. can seem convincing, and I find that it is somewhat useful in understanding why peo
If you're not capable of violence you're not peaceful. you're harmless. Important distinction. I saw this posted recently, what say you all? Is it fair to call radical nonviolence as not peaceful?
I posit this interesting thought experiment. Both Sun Tzu and Miyamoto Musashi had this same idea, described in different versions. All strategists or of the like were masters of economy. "The supreme art of warfare is to subdue the enemy without fighting."While this quote can be interpreted to mean
Do you drive your world by free will, or is the universe in charge by determinism?Well, one thing's for sure, Now that I've published this nonsense, the bloody title in the post set-up is too #@%#$#$@#% small to read for 76-year-old eyes!! Come on!
Lex Talionis is a principle which says that any ability given to one person must be given to all.What does this mean?Abilities such as:Ability to determine truthAbility to determine moral truthAbility to determine what is sufficient justificationThink about what this means in case of body ownership.
Is death guaranteed?It really is not actually. There are no such things as guarantees. Confident predictions, prognosis , projection and forecasting ok.But many say it is the only certainty in life. No, not for everyone.Is it?Let's talk about it.
Alright, so someone told me that I cant define things into existence. And I thought to myself, yes I can!First, I tried defining "box of gold" as box full of gold which appears before me any time when I want. No great suprise that box didnt appear even tho by definition it should have!But then I tho
This really only applies to matter in which you do not currently have any skin in the game. Consider brushing your teeth. You've probably already chosen a favored tooth cleaning product, and it is likely dispensed from a tube. You likely have a full set if different clothes, tops, bottoms, etc, from
