A bit of a different suggestion, but if you can get away from all three of these guys for a while, possibly move back in with your parents or somewher...
Yes, I enjoyed Beyond Good and Evil as well. Makes a big change from a lot of other philosophers in terms of actually being able to write in an intere...
Thinking back quite a bit to what I remember of Nietzsche, I think his comment that "God is dead, and we have killed him" stems from his vie...
Quote:To try to analyze this, free will is an oxymoron because the existence of a will proves the existence of a person to use that will. The person, ...
1) I'd probably opt for nano-robots. Gaining the ability to manipulate objects with unseen forces is quite fun, and applies across medical, social and...
1. I'd probably say Raspberry Ripple, but depends on mood, and there are some very nice flavours to be found in more specialist ice-cream shops... 2....
Taking a much broader look at things, yes, all people deserve to die. Well, maybe deserve is a little bit of a harsh sounding word for it, but I cert...
1. I'm not really doing anything actively towards a career at present - I'm more enjoying what little life I have left before it becomes consumed by w...
Emotional Intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ by Daniel Goleman A bit unusual for me - I don't tend to read a lot of non-fiction in my spare...
Your argument follows sound logic, but I would contend the assertion that there must be a personality present before a choice can be made. While I qui...
Quote:But wouldn't everything that's part of the mind, whether it's defined entirely by brain or not, be part of the product that results in human act...
Fantasy or Science Fiction? I tend to prefer fantasy, largely due to it providing a richer environment for "What if?" questions without feel...
For the Sweden vs. England example, a major factor may well be Sweden on average being a colder climate, as well as darker in winter due to being furt...
I draw the line in terms of where I consider the action to have originated. With the book (or the computer), it is based in causation, and is purely p...
Personally, I believe we have free will, as in the freedom to attempt to do anything we wish to - although these attempts may fail due to physical con...
Quote:What is the correlation you speak of? I'm merely wondering based on the similarity of arguments between why we shouldn't eat animals (They're l...
I wonder how much correlation there is between pro-lifers and vegetarians...
I'm pro-choice, for a fairly simple reason: if the child is not wanted, then it is unfair to force the family into a commitment they may not be able t...
That makes three of us, Dirk, Zero. Let's make a club! I'll make that 4 if you want. Never really found huge amounts of sense in drinking alcohol, no...
Tri - man - us. Do not attempt to add the m to the Tri, that way all kinds of wrong lie...
Amendment to Pundit: You would not necessarily be a Utilitarian, but you would be Consequentialist. Utilitarianism is simply the most popular conseque...
Pundit, fair comment about the EQ testing, especially given that IQ tests are not even considered a clear measure of intelligence, merely one form of ...
I believe the last time I took an online test for EQ I achieved somewhere around the 140 mark - similar to what I tend to get for IQ tests. Somehow I ...
According to most approaches to scientific method I know, science isn't about proving a theory to be correct, more about seeing whether a theory is no...
So then, is it right because God said so? Or is it right because you think God said so? Or even did God say it is so because it is right? Why should...
A little question though; how does one define overpopulation? Tempting though it is to say "Go Wiki it", the basic definition is when a pop...
With that said though, I don't doubt for a minute that the kids will find some other way of having fun. They're kids. If one fun thing is outlawed, gu...
What are corporations looking for when they decide whether to sell/produce art, movies, books, etc.? Profit. This leads to two things: Firstly, if so...
Proof that, yes, women can indeed hold their drink!
I'll start off by stating that I do not believe science to be a futile pursuit by any stretch of the imagination. However, for the purpose of making s...
Science may look at what is verifiable (although technically this should be what is potentially falsifiable but has not yet been falsified, due to var...
Regarding the omnipotence paradox: This merely demonstrates that there are logical considerations which constrain what is usually understood by "...
Why is music-bashing popular? Because people make subjective judgements about what music counts as good music, and what counts as noise. Personally, I...
The American Dream is possible. However, for it to be actual for some individual, several other individuals must fail to achieve success. Equally, it ...
Stop just stating your opinions, people, and back them up with hard evidence. I'm right and you're wrong because I say so
Apologies for lack of reply earlier - been offline for a bit. Jimro, fair point on the Northern Ireland issue. However, religion has still been used ...
Quote:No, Islamic fundamentalists want to kill unbelievers because it is the "will of Allah" not for economic reasons. A UNC graduate decide...
Been away for a while due to needing to get work done, but I thought this might want ot be pointed out: Quote: The only problem is, if you want to ki...
I would suggest you view it as drug abuse, rather than drug use. If you object to drug use, then you are going to have fun when getting treated for va...
Quote:No mentions of Firefly? You lot diappoint me.... I count 3 mentions of Firefly prior to your post. They just got covered up a bit by the debate...
Generally T-/polo shirt, trousers (sometimes jeans), trainers, a jumper if it's cold, and a coat (+ hat and gloves) if I'm heading outside and it's co...
Simplest distinction is Angel is darker in outlook than Buffy (evidence - see both final episodes...) Essentially, if you prefer darker storylines, An...
I think genre of computer game plays a big part as to how far plot is important. For example, abstract puzzle games (e.g. Tetris) need little or no pl...
In general, dream interpretation is more something the individual who had the dream does, just potentially with some prompts from someone else to help...
Due to living in halls which are catered (and thus do not provide cooking equipment), and no pancakes being provided from other sources, I have had a ...
Just in response to that article Jimro provided, I wonder how far a mirror could be provided for people who are pro-gun ownership. Granted, a lot of t...
Well, can parrots swim? In any case, I join Wonderbat in the Gorilla club
Jimro, fair points on the side of the difficulty of hitting moving targets, and similar, but I felt you were perhaps a bit misleading in your previous...
Jimro, as a point of interest, first time I ever used a rifle, within 10-20 minutes of minimal instruction and intermittent practice (I think I got a ...
Tend to wear a pair of fairly substantial trainers - have good enough ankle support to go hill-walking in as if they were walking boots - but while at...