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Showing the newest forum posts in all categories as well as posts from your groups.
Philosophy & Meaning
Jan 17, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by Ryo1
Hume and Avicenna 😆
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Philosophy & Meaning
Jan 16, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by Ryo1
An interesting point, don't you think? Why are ethics questions always like: "is it ethical to steal bread to feed your starving family?" And not: "is it ethical to hoard bread when families are starving?" Maybe they are both unethical ...
5 comments
Philosophy & Meaning
Jan 15, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by Archeus_Lore
Here is some real WOW for you . . . . I told the AI to pretend it was Friedrich Nietzsche . . . . then I asked it a few questions . . . . the last paragraph actually reflected something that I myself had come to a conclusion on . . . . I had to ...
1 comment
Philosophy & Meaning
Jan 15, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by Archeus_Lore
I posted this in a response to someone below a previous post, but it is just to good to leave there only. Aldous Huxley, in the book Island, considered the idea that each person has their own "island" of refuge that they create in their mind, ...
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Philosophy & Meaning
Jan 14, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by Archeus_Lore
Most folks build their worldview by building up from their own experiences, what happens to them personally, how they were brought up by their parents, what education they received. Eventually they come to a static point where their views ...
7 comments
Philosophy & Meaning
Jan 11, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by Castlepaloma
Psychologist Stanley Milgram found that 80% of people do not have the psychological and moral resources to defy an authority's order, no matter how legitimate the order is. Only 20% have critical capacity.
15 comments
Philosophy & Meaning
Jan 10, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by rainmanjr
LINK“The Transpacific Turn in American Religions”
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Philosophy & Meaning
Jan 8, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by Castlepaloma
Hope is the process of setting goals and following through on them, while optimism is a positive thought pattern. Rather go for an optimist person rather than the hopeful person. Like skillful over luck. Your thoughts?
1 comment
Philosophy & Meaning
Jan 6, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by MarkWD
Voices from the Deepity: got any pithy quotes to share?
1 comment
Philosophy & Meaning
Jan 5, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by Word
Just a sample of a few ... philosophy jokes that will make you laugh your Socrates off... from link: What are physics jokes in a philosophy class called? Blasphemy!. What is a wolf that loved studying philosophy called? A self-aware ...
1 comment
Philosophy & Meaning
Jan 5, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by MarkWD
Re-introducing myself - anyone remember me?
6 comments
Philosophy & Meaning
Jan 2, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by puff
One of the reason the US has dominated the world was because it inspired, doing shit the kiddies could look up to. This was because it had leaders with vision. Now, unable to put a person into space since 2011 with leaders most interested in self ...
1 comment
Philosophy & Meaning
Jan 1, 2023Jan 2023

Posted by Fernapple
Happy new year. A bit of my boring personal story, but if you are hung over and need a read you are welcome. Not all cults hide in isolated farms far from prying eyes, many like the Jesuit cult hide in plain sight within the mainstream churches. I ...
10 comments
Philosophy & Meaning
Dec 31, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by skado
The Five Laws Of Stupidity
5 comments
Philosophy & Meaning
Dec 30, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by tinkercreek
I enjoy this as a great synopsis of what so many of us were coerced to ignore in our early years.
1 comment
Philosophy & Meaning
Dec 29, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by ChrisAine
Cultivate an attitude of gratitude and let live.
5 comments
Philosophy & Meaning
Dec 27, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by Archeus_Lore
Nietzsche did not go far enough, when he said that god is dead . . . . for that which never existed cannot have died.
1 comment
Philosophy & Meaning
Dec 26, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by xenoview
Why Europe's 'least religious country' is among the best at Christmas
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Philosophy & Meaning
Dec 25, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by puff
Point one: Need to buy me a smart phone then Point two: Prepare for court cases where they will need to prove beyond reasonable doubt that whatever medicine deserves a "vaccine" status. Social credits, here we come. Will you be a good enough ...
1 comment
Philosophy & Meaning
Dec 20, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by puff
We really need to look at the big picture with our world. Climate is shifting with weather extremes becoming more common. We know burning fossil fuels does not help. We know there is land degradation and habitat destruction, species in decline. War...
4 comments

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