"While most people are selfish, most people desire fairness. While few people will harm themselves for the benefit of a stranger, it is equally...
I was going to use the following to build a model... "The basis of everything is desire. Every human voluntary action is taken to fulfill one or...
Well JWAM you're whole thing doesn't hold together. If everyone is primarily selfish then you're not going to have fairness. The more selfish...
OSF there is only one proposition and one issue. The proposition is god as an explanation. One can cite as many aspects about the proposition...
JWAM what I would say is as follows. Human beings function on the basis of desires and what we are all striving for is, well, what we are all...
Yes good points Kris? and JWAM. However JWAM there is something I want to pursue. Remember again I'm coming from fairly far out in left field...
OSF one has a phenomenon, the universe, and one wants to know something about its cause. One inductively assumes there is a cause because...
And I forgot to say one important thing. Merit is not just an illusion, a contrivance that ultimately is nothing more than a manifestation of a...
Kris? Yes hating or, more specifically, actions taken out of hate are completely unjustified as spelled out in my own definition of morality...
When you go out to get drunk two things COB. First I hope you head over to Yellow Springs if you're lucky you should be able to hook up with some...
The World of Dan and CosmicKatie thanks for your enthusiasm about my comments and congratulations you're now honorary members of SES = Students...
I would like to interrupt this discussion at this late date and point something out. The problem with teaching in school that "god" is the cause...
This thread is not really intended to be about religion. It's intended to be about organization or an organized effort. Element 7 you hit the nail...
The argument is inductive insofar as it is of the form "everything has a cause and everything in the past has had a cause therefore the universe...
element7 you're right on the money I do want to get back to you later.
OSF I appreciate the time and effort you put forth in your reply. However your criticism of my argument against the argument from design fails...
Here's one tool people can use. An intellectual tool. An intellectual weapon. You better use it. You have to start somewhere. Religious...
I wanted to get back to this thread of mine all week but couldn't because of work. I wrote some things here last night but they were completely...
If efforts at the schoolboard level fail I would suggest along the lines of kitty fabulous that one contact the ACLU. In another post you said...
While I don't have time right now for a lengthy post there are a few things that need to be said. First, income disparity in the US is getting...
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