Philosophy - July 2006

(With apologies to Mel Brooks and his Blazing Saddles.)

Ever see yourself as just a pawn (Pawns are usually associated with being victims)? How often do you feel this way?

Where do you see yourself most often in the game of life? As a pawn? A knight? Perhaps a bishop or a rook?

How often does your perception of yourself as a player change? And how often do you see yourself in multiple rolls? Running through the gauntlet, trying to balance the many roles you’re playing.

And no points for you if you only see yourself as either a king or queen?

2006-07-29 19:24:44 · 4 answers · asked by Doc Watson 7

2006-07-29 18:57:50 · 17 answers · asked by squawwitoutamule 3

Wouldn't it be easier to just be yourself?

2006-07-29 18:45:29 · 26 answers · asked by yumyum 6

Perhaps that we are at out best when challenged?

2006-07-29 18:42:19 · 9 answers · asked by fresh2 4

Do you have to be 'on the edge' to contribute in a major way to society?

2006-07-29 18:39:35 · 14 answers · asked by fresh2 4

I know it's a broad question, but try to keep your responses under 500 words.

2006-07-29 18:35:58 · 46 answers · asked by David S 5

All our thoughts, memories and Personality,
Question: Would we still feel like ourselves, would we still be the same person we are today, and would we "live" forever.?

2006-07-29 18:15:54 · 18 answers · asked by dj_madsteve 1

2006-07-29 18:09:55 · 18 answers · asked by joel w 1

i am referring to the the book "de anima". i really need the very exact answer. thanks

2006-07-29 18:02:40 · 1 answers · asked by neysbaby 2

2006-07-29 17:41:05 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

Would an infinite number of rednecks, in an infinite number of pickup trucks, firing an infinite number of shotguns at an infinite number of road signs, produce all the great works of literature?

In braille?

2006-07-29 17:38:24 · 16 answers · asked by Doc Watson 7

2006-07-29 17:36:46 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-29 17:32:49 · 36 answers · asked by applecheeks 1

Maybe we are beings from the future travelling though space in a large space craft looking for a new home and what we are expiencing now is vitual reallity, to give us something to do. A computer program from the future could do this and it would seem real to us. or ...am i going crazy? Interesting..What do you think?

2006-07-29 17:28:19 · 6 answers · asked by dj_madsteve 1

Stop lying if you say you don't. Be honest.

2006-07-29 17:27:31 · 23 answers · asked by applecheeks 1

I do not know the answer to this. I have thought about this for many many years

2006-07-29 17:19:26 · 21 answers · asked by Stvargo 1

Wait... WAIT!!!

Starting... to... rember...

Drifted here from "religion/spirituality" section.....

In search of intelligent life...... and sense of humour......

HUGE mistake......

(To the girl whose toes i was feeling..... thank you. That was nice!)

2006-07-29 17:18:22 · 19 answers · asked by solgen 1

This question has led me to many meditations, if we have 2 years why do we only hear 1 sound?

2006-07-29 17:18:08 · 10 answers · asked by Stvargo 1

I think that darkness surrounds us and what we think of as sight is just different frequencies creating electrical impulses in our eyes.

2006-07-29 17:15:37 · 16 answers · asked by dj_madsteve 1

2006-07-29 17:07:51 · 17 answers · asked by xp 2

2006-07-29 16:48:55 · 34 answers · asked by xp 2

hahaha. Jesus left us here to die. So Jesus isn't coming. Death is. Bring it ON!

2006-07-29 16:42:34 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

Based on my experience,I've seen one before..And he keeps away from death.And what folks says,The person you saw headless meaning they were near death.You should tell the person that you saw him or her.So what they were going to do is bury their clothes,the one him/her using that day seen headless.

2006-07-29 16:34:04 · 13 answers · asked by carmela24ph 2

2006-07-29 16:33:59 · 50 answers · asked by errica 2

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US


Why is it easy enough to live
without someone you love,
or think you love,

but almost impossible to live
without someone you're learned
you know you need?

Wouldn't it be a wonderful gift
to discover that they
both came within
the same package?

2006-07-29 16:33:11 · 6 answers · asked by Doc Watson 7

BumbleBee met God on way back home after shopping.

BumbleBee : Hi God .I have a question for you ??

God : sure go on...

BumbleBee : What is the ultimate answer to this universe ???

God : Let me make the answer interesting!! What ever you will say from your
mouth in the next sentence will the answer.

BumbleBee : [ Thinking in mind..If i say ok it would mean..OK is the ultimate
answer to this universe...better to be silent ]

God : OK...The ultimate answer to this universe is 101.

BumbleBee : [ Exclaimed and Cried !! ] What the FFFuuuck ???

God : smiled and left...and has not been seen since then.

2006-07-29 16:05:14 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

There may be a better wording for this phrase "principle of caution". What I mean by it is the following: when a relationship is discovered between two or more phenomena, the conclusion that there truly is such a relationship as specified should be reserved pending further data and experiment.

The example I'll choose is medication, although many technological 'advances' will also suffice. I understand people dying of terminal diseases will assuage their doubts over the lack of proof behind a cure. But people suffering from garden variety depression seem not to have justification to take drugs with, not only known side effects, but possibly many unknown, yet, very life-threatning effects.

The fact that millions of people do, in my opinion, haphazardly take such medications as anti-depressants is the concern.

2006-07-29 16:04:40 · 10 answers · asked by -.- 6

2006-07-29 15:57:29 · 18 answers · asked by rodneycrater 3

2006-07-29 15:56:11 · 8 answers · asked by rodneycrater 3

At what point does it do more harm than good or is there no point at which it is incorrect?

2006-07-29 15:53:21 · 8 answers · asked by rodneycrater 3