Philosophy - December 2006

I don't mean, do you love your successes in life, but do you love who you are as an individual?

2006-12-19 04:43:52 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

"We all create our own reality"
Quantum physics as the physics of possibility.--"In the beginningwas the void, teeming with infinite possibilities, of which you are one"
"have you ever seen yourself through the eyes of someone else that you have become and looked at yourself through the eyes of the ultimate observer?"
"How can you continue to see the world as real when the self that is determining it as real is intangible?"
If we all create our own reality do 'we' create a collective reality in which each of us can have an influence over the 'reality' of others?
In answering this maybe consider witchcraft, telekenesis and any other phenomena that can't be reasonably explained.

2006-12-19 04:34:31 · 19 answers · asked by plop 3

I tried to post this before, but it vanished into a vacuum! Here goes again...if a vacuum is a space devoid of matter how can it exist? If this is our definition of a vacuum, in Thomism it would be equal to saying that a vacuum was a non-being, that existed (since I can perceive and measure it). Outer space is supposed to be a vacuum, with things in it. But how can a non-being have beings in it? In Thomism non-being is just a negation of being, and so does not exist. If outer space was a void then it just wouldn't be there. According to Thomas, then, non-being does not exist, hence since a vacuum exists, it cannot be a non-being - it must be a being of some sort. So outer space cannot be a vacuum. Am I understanding Thomas correctly - and is this right?

2006-12-19 04:14:15 · 4 answers · asked by sharbleitis 1

2006-12-19 04:03:48 · 12 answers · asked by simplyJESSE 2

2006-12-19 03:55:02 · 15 answers · asked by The Mad Shillelagh 6

To my understanding, the definition of insane is that you do the same thing over and over and you expect a different result every time. But that is how the world works. For example, with weather you could start out every day for a month with the same temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, sunlight and cloud cover and so on; and you could get 70 degree beautiful or a hurricane or anything in between. And that's the way it is with everything in the world. So one could in fact expect that you would do the same thing over and over and get a different result everytime. That is simply reality.

Since I'm in touch with reality (because I realize the nature of reality) and therefore expect different things even if I do the same thing over and over, I'm in fact insane because I'm in touch with reality. And those who don't believe this are considered sane precisely because they live in a fantasy world where it happens the same way every time (at least in their heads).

2006-12-19 03:43:39 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-19 03:42:40 · 12 answers · asked by enki 4

2006-12-19 03:32:52 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to get rid of my belief that there is a god and there isn't a god

I want to get rid of everything I believe in! i.e. religion, limiting beliefs, etc. stuff like that

How can I do this? what is the best way to do it?

2006-12-19 03:30:40 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Trial and error, so to speak.

2006-12-19 03:02:31 · 12 answers · asked by Diesel Weasel 7

how's your journey so far?

2006-12-19 02:32:09 · 27 answers · asked by enki 4

2006-12-19 02:18:26 · 30 answers · asked by Pagal Hindustani 1

and if you will die how many people will?

2006-12-19 02:13:27 · 16 answers · asked by zubeyde 3

"What you feel only matters to you. It's what you do to the people you love. That's what matters. That's the only thing that counts."
-Stephen in The Last Kiss

Looking at this quote, does it mean that you have to do anything to prove to those you love that you really love them?

2006-12-19 02:07:59 · 16 answers · asked by Mr Asker Knowmore 2

2006-12-19 01:47:17 · 19 answers · asked by simplyJESSE 2

To live by a strong moral code of ethics, or to be wild, spontaneous and exciting, seeking momentary pleasures?

2006-12-19 01:35:10 · 22 answers · asked by Optimistic 6

I always get deja vu every week, since last month I dreamt that I would transfer to a new school, I just saw today that Exact picture from my dream as if it was recorded.
I wanna know how much people get deja vu

2006-12-19 01:18:16 · 9 answers · asked by cedric_alano 1

2006-12-19 01:17:20 · 28 answers · asked by MM 4

have you ever felt that everything around is just a dream
you are not here but somewhere else not in this world
and everybofy around you is just an illusion from this dream.

2006-12-19 01:13:48 · 13 answers · asked by cedric_alano 1

I wonder how many straight 42's I could get

2006-12-19 01:13:03 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you think that Askers tend to choose the answer that they wanted to get, rather than the answers that seem more plausible? There are very often askers on here with hidden (and often not so hidden) agendas. This most often seems to be the religious and philosophical questions. So what do you think? (Please answer by saying, "yeah you're right, the askers should not choose best answer")

2006-12-19 00:55:04 · 34 answers · asked by jimmysaxo 3

2006-12-19 00:39:43 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-19 00:38:35 · 31 answers · asked by Shahid 7

Would you agree with the above statement? I feel that a large amount of arguments over the life of Jesus could be avoided if it was agreed that his place in the bible is to show the Christian moral code.

2006-12-19 00:29:02 · 8 answers · asked by Dr No 2

2006-12-19 00:28:20 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-19 00:23:27 · 6 answers · asked by small 7

2006-12-19 00:12:56 · 1 answers · asked by Beata g 2

according to aristotle's ethics the end of all action is eudaemonia, and the way to attain it is through virtuous activity. explain what virtuous activity is according to aristotle.

2006-12-19 00:01:42 · 1 answers · asked by donkey 1

2006-12-18 23:49:31 · 27 answers · asked by Jamm 1

2006-12-18 23:47:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous