Philosophy - January 2007

Just curious, when do you think the world will end? I heard something about it ending towards the end of 2012

2007-01-30 11:32:14 · 28 answers · asked by Trumpetgirl913 2

Have you ever seen your dreams shatter before your eyes?
What if it was you with the hammer?

Would you stop yourself?
Could you stop yourself?

What if you took your time to shatter the glass?
Would it make a difference?

What would you do now?
What could you do now?

2007-01-30 11:27:28 · 17 answers · asked by Gaz 3

how can you truly know if someone exists with out any type of human measurement. you can actualy prove that they are thinking minds. you can only know that you are. "i think therefore i am". so is it possible that you are the only one who exists? and everything else is just some craxy illusion created either by you or a greater creator??

if you dont beleive this then how do you know that your beleif is right? and if you DONT know for sure then what is the point in life? why should we keep going on, the only thing that realy matters in "life" is the love for your friends and family and they might not even exist

2007-01-30 11:23:49 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-30 11:17:02 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

If suddenly everyone else vanished, would these 14 people have a better life? Also would humanity be able to grow again? What are your thoughts?

2007-01-30 11:13:23 · 23 answers · asked by Source 4

"Man is nothing else than his plan; he exists only to the extent that he fulfills himself; he is, therefore, nothing else than the ensemble of his acts, nothing else than his life". - Sartre

If everything is indeed planned, why bother? Now, you ask, what makes me think everything is planned? well, i i happen to believe that everyone is the result of his genes and environment. Man has no control over either. Where is free will then?( soul?) Furthermore, can you really delude yourself with hedonism and pretend that this is the point of life, to live and experience it( from an invisible prison cell, i might add, as you will only experience what you "can"( genes, environment restrict you))
I dont know about you, but this makes me feel like a damn machine, or a robot.

2007-01-30 11:09:35 · 12 answers · asked by inDmood 3

Uncertainty is always surrounding us. We are scared of things like what will happen in the future, about our jobs, about making decisions, etc. Is learning to live in the present the solution to it? What are your thoughts?

2007-01-30 10:53:17 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Its just that ive read in other books that he did??? I'm about to read logical atomism......any suggestions??? or if you think he did.....please try to provide some type of sources if you can??

2007-01-30 10:50:00 · 1 answers · asked by feelingtherain 2

I'm not sure where to categorize my question, but I think PHILOSOPHY may take care of it.

2007-01-30 10:49:40 · 12 answers · asked by In Honor of Moja 4

A few nights ago, I had an enlightenment. While pondering why I was on this planet, I realized that I am but just part of something bigger. When people look for the meaning of life as individuals, they come to a dead end since no matter what you do with your life, you will eventually die; making everything you do seem futile. Thus, inorder to find meaning, we have to see ourselves as a part of a whole. If we make a change in society today, our actions will influence countless generations in the future, thus making us in a way immortal. As long as humanity exist, we as individuals will exist through our influence on furture generations.

What do you think? Does this make sense, or am I full of crap?

2007-01-30 10:28:03 · 23 answers · asked by mastershake 1

what then is a pre emptive strike?
were afganistan going to invade America?
where are the WMO's?
is it really just about a warmongering economically driven ethic past down from father to son with no thought of ramifications?

2007-01-30 10:25:46 · 2 answers · asked by drow 1

When you most need love is when u don't get any.

2007-01-30 10:24:19 · 14 answers · asked by Melissa *aka Memê 6

When I read objectivism or talk with objectivists, I find no holes whatsoever in the philosophy. But, I have yet to find a well-versed objectivist that isn't arrogant and shaming towards any view that isn't completely objectivist, online or in person. It's like conversing with a fundamentalist Christian, except that the objectivist uses flawless logic. Has this been anyone else's experience? Do I need to chat with more objectivists to sample a larger group of them?

2007-01-30 10:23:51 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

if god said ..hey you have to redo your life again what? who? would you become and where would you live?

2007-01-30 10:20:58 · 7 answers · asked by TELEATHA S 1

I'm wondering if it may have been Freud, but I can't find much to support this aside from his "death instinct", which by the descriptions I've found doesn't seem to be the same.

2007-01-30 10:12:01 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

how can you truly know if someone exists with out any type of human measurement. you can actualy prove that they are thinking minds. you can only know that you are. "i think therefore i am". so is it possible that you are the only one who exists? and everything else is just some craxy illusion created either by you or a greater creator??

if you dont beleive this then how do you know that your beleif is right?

2007-01-30 10:07:55 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-30 09:59:41 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been a little down and maybe your inspiration can be mine!

2007-01-30 09:57:22 · 18 answers · asked by meaty_okra 3

Why do you come to this conclusion?

2007-01-30 09:51:50 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is dating someone not of your race a sin? If so where in the bible can I find it?

2007-01-30 09:45:15 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

My son and I are debating paradox. He says there is no such thing as a paradox and it is impossible. I disagree. Help me argue my point with him.

2007-01-30 09:42:55 · 14 answers · asked by Kathryn G 1

Was he a good moral teacher, was he really the "Son of God", was he a lunatic, what do you think?

2007-01-30 09:41:32 · 13 answers · asked by real illuminati(Matt) 3

“It is much more difficult to judge yourself than to judge others. If you succeed in judging yourself rightly then you are indeed a man of true wisdom.”
Explain what this means to you and how can you relate this quote to yourself or somebody else you know. Please feel free to coment about the quote and your way thinking. How do you anderstand this quote?

2007-01-30 09:36:04 · 5 answers · asked by girichh 2

2007-01-30 09:34:13 · 7 answers · asked by Tarun kumar 1

do you beleive that EVERYTHING you have ever known and loved is actualy real, and not just some crazy illusion created by you or something else?

id you do beleive this is all real then what is your philosophy behind it?? what made you beleive this IS all real.

2007-01-30 09:29:26 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Could anyone give me a full and indepth definition exploring both the denotation and any connotations of the word?

2007-01-30 09:00:30 · 6 answers · asked by tuthutop 2

2007-01-30 08:56:02 · 13 answers · asked by Sara007 5

2007-01-30 08:55:34 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-30 08:43:57 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

How deep does it go?

2007-01-30 08:42:20 · 5 answers · asked by .. 5