Philosophy - October 2006

Obviously the box is two way mirrors so you can see in!

2006-10-07 23:58:14 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

A question about martyrdom and patriotism?
I was in the service, and I support and respect our soldiers, sailors and airmen, so please do not think that I am being disrespectful to them or their families in any way by asking this question

The extremists suicide bombers are looked at by our people as being ridiculous (for lack of a better word) for blowing themselves up and killing people to further their cause. The families are sad, yet they see it as an honorable death. Our people die for our country, and we get sad, yet we call it an honorable death. Our military is an all voluntary force, and each member knows that they may have to die in the name of our country, and that they may have to kill other people in the name of our country.
So what, really do you think is the difference in being a martyr and being a patriot hero?

This question was asked earlier under a different topic. sorry for the duplication.

2006-10-07 22:38:18 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I would appreciate answers by religious people of all kinds and also atheists and agnostics.

2006-10-07 21:45:20 · 11 answers · asked by In Honor of Moja 4

earth eraseena, mars marsha and neptune nephroditie what would uranus be?

2006-10-07 21:27:28 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

(Mine was in a library when I was in university...in one of the seminar rooms, while watching art slides...with my boyfriend from acting class...we put tape on the little window so no one could see in...oh to be young & impetuous again!)

2006-10-07 20:50:32 · 14 answers · asked by amp 6

2006-10-07 20:38:04 · 20 answers · asked by D 3

2006-10-07 20:35:03 · 16 answers · asked by Rastaman 2

2006-10-07 20:08:07 · 5 answers · asked by Iconoclast 2

2006-10-07 20:00:36 · 22 answers · asked by D 3

my dad says , "you are either nice or mean"......"you have no medium"?

2006-10-07 19:23:03 · 13 answers · asked by porchpup552003 2

How does one convert into buddhism? What is the religion all about? Are there officials at temples who i can discuss this sort of stuff with?

2006-10-07 19:21:43 · 6 answers · asked by StRaWbErRy BaNaNa 1

2006-10-07 18:32:29 · 16 answers · asked by sohna m 1

I'm a new browser.so i asked like that.but some one call me fulish.

how can i comunicate with Trini,personaly?give me your e-mail address.

2006-10-07 18:13:36 · 3 answers · asked by ashad z 1

come on anything at all!

2006-10-07 17:59:55 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Dostoevsky, Hugo, Zamyatin and Orwell all wrote that
you can look it up in the encyclopedia

2006-10-07 17:51:46 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

When and how this attention could happen. what triggered this phenomenon? I think this is a very serious question that needs serious answer, thanx.

2006-10-07 17:39:59 · 4 answers · asked by ol's one 3

2006-10-07 16:58:15 · 12 answers · asked by Frank G 2

I always want to respond to the answers but cannot work out how to achieve this. I guess I would like it to be more creative.

2006-10-07 16:52:12 · 16 answers · asked by hjpollock 2

2006-10-07 16:48:06 · 27 answers · asked by Mr.Death 5

I want this to be the end-all-be-all of arguments against religion but not in a malicious way. Yes, lots of anger is involved on my part and on the part of other non-religionists, but that anger stems mostly from the fact that we are persecuted because we use our brains. We get painted as horrible, wicked people when in reality we are usually even more ethical than these so-called Christians. They impose their views on us and we are ostracized for not conforming to their beliefs. Christians may say that they are the ones that are victimized and persecuted, but I don't call it persecution when the attacks are provoked by them. They condemn people and then play the victim when someone reacts, like I am doing. I don't hunt down Catholics and persecute them; I am hounded by them everyday. I want this to be written as less of an attack and more of a defense on our part, a defense of we who want to enjoy life and think for ourselves without persecution. Contact me if you want to contribute.

2006-10-07 16:43:27 · 8 answers · asked by conundrum 1

2006-10-07 16:18:13 · 35 answers · asked by hjpollock 2

I am not religious and I like to follow my instincts and not be tied down by some strict, inhibiting moral code that, if it were actually followed would lead to passivity, misery, boredom and nothingness. I do not believe in the logic behind following a set of limiting, self-deprecating, self denying, self-defeating rules just for the sake of principle and to "please god". I do not believe in putting labels of "good" and "evil" on everything. The world would not make any progress and it would be an extremely boring place if it were not for things so wrongly labeled as "sin". They label things as "sins" and "failures" and "weakness" and we're supposed to avoid these things. But why? Whose happiness does this lead to? It leads to the happiness of the person exercising their authority over the so called "sinner". Not "sinning" is the same as not living. Why not just kill yourself instead? I don't kill or rape; what more do they want?

2006-10-07 16:14:19 · 12 answers · asked by conundrum 1

Parasites, the missing word in science, medicine and philosophy: Why ?

It appears that the world has become isolated from the dangerous world of 'parasites'.

From the parasites that cause ulcers, IBS, Crohns, perhaps even MS and Cancer, the medical world has turned a blind eye to this relatively simple cause for many illnesses.

In the world of philosophy, the term 'parasites' has been ignored as in corporate or welfare parasites, or as in the world of religion, homosexual and heterosexual pedofiles who prey on little children, parasites as in spouses who prey on their families, or children who prey on their parents, or lesbian feminists exploiting half-truths to divide the sexes and promote division.

Why is this term, 'parasites' being ignored ?

http://www.jesuschristcode.com

2006-10-07 16:11:23 · 3 answers · asked by Caesar J. B. Squitti 1

2006-10-07 16:03:41 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-07 15:59:39 · 39 answers · asked by KU 4

2006-10-07 15:59:07 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-07 15:50:30 · 11 answers · asked by tom 1

As a person casts off worn out clothes and takes on new ones, even so the Self discards worn out bodies and enters into new ones.

Even as a person throws away his old clothes and dons new ones, so the Lord of intelligence takes on another body.

Any thoughts from ur side ?

2006-10-07 15:48:01 · 8 answers · asked by jayakrishnamenon 3

2006-10-07 15:39:28 · 8 answers · asked by Mr M 1

2006-10-07 15:38:34 · 22 answers · asked by vincegill 3