It must have been one enlightened man and one enlightened religion that brought centuries of the most grotesque barbarism into the world....
StonerBill, I am not sure that I understand the entire philosophy of the matrix, but I would agree that 1- we can not fully trust our senses and...
geckopelli, quotient, you make too many unqualified assumptions: Well, I apologize if this is the way it appears, I try to make very few...
geckopelli-To state that a 1,000,000 to 1 chance occuring is impossible is to demonstrate a total lack of understanding of the statement itself,...
Our universe is statistical in nature- existence itself is reliant upon the occurance of low probability events. And nothing points to...
As I am simply too lazy to address all 4 points at once let me respond to this one. BlackGuard XIII writes Life began similarly to the growth...
I agree with you. All other possibilities end in the absence of logic. Which is why post modernism or post-post modernism has turned on...
I enjoyed reading this, guys. Sorry to interupt. I have a question or 2. Why do we write things down now, as a culture that is, instead of...
Occam, Didn't the printing press have something to do with the begining of mass education?
Point accepted, I suppose I was attributing to Darwin that which should more accurately be attributed to those who have evolved his theory into a...
I am no scientist as I am sure is painfully obvious, apologies. Any scientific mis statements are not intentional. These still seem to be...
Nietszche's problem was the same as all others who follow the path of naturalism to existentialism to nihilism. Morals. The logic doesn't hold....
Yet somehow with his plans in practice in todays schools...... result self evident. More problem solving needed, how can a society which depends...
thumontico, I love the dancing men but it is very distracting as I am simple minded and we are discussing important and complex issues. :) just...
Winston when you look at the world around you does it lead you to believe intelligent design or random chaos? the universe is finely tuned,...
I have not read the entire thread but I thought I'd add anyway. We don't know, and for those of you who say you do, I say blah!!!! Newton from...
Occam says The truth hurts. To be more precise. The only moral codes we have to measure against are our own. There do not appear to be any...
Hikaru, Are you a naturalist,as stated here? Is it possible that humans are on a lesser scale of "knowledge" than ants? Because we do not have...
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