Philosophy - February 2007

Note: I put this in the philosophy section, and not the religion section, for a reason. I'm not looking for proclamations of faith, or for stories about how wonderful your chosen god is. I want to know why, after careful reflection and introspection, you chose the specific religion you did. There are so many out there, what led you to the one you ultimately picked?

2007-02-26 13:47:07 · 7 answers · asked by NihilisticMystic 2

2007-02-26 13:35:05 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

If one loves a taken partner, what is the option of people in love but cant be together due to circumstance beyond their control and the heart does not want to move on...'Charles and camila' proved that Love does not die, it is just surpressed to keep diginity, but deep down it will always be there to please the others for the position one holds. Who is to blame?

2007-02-26 13:33:42 · 9 answers · asked by lulu 3

"The farther one goes, the less one knows"

2007-02-26 13:14:22 · 11 answers · asked by justin 2

"Where no counsel is, the people fell, but in the multitude of counselors there is safety."

This is the motto of the Israeli "Mossad". Why would they pick this and what does it mean?

2007-02-26 12:52:57 · 11 answers · asked by Professor 1

What are the roles of fate and free will in Victor Frankenstein's life?

or in our own lives?

Thanks :)

2007-02-26 12:47:36 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

We live, but most of us don't learn how to live usefully.
We die, but most of us don't learn how to die happily.
And we do thousands of other things withoput learning why and how.
Most of us are continuously moaning from birth to death, and we don't learn to enjoy the exact meanings of suffering.
Wishing to receive funny answers suitable to these funny questions.

2007-02-26 12:46:20 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am so sick of this course I am taking in Critical Reasoning. Some people are just naturally philosophical, but not me. I have to write 3 critical essays based on articles in my text. I need to identify and evaluate by a range of criteria that I have read about (but not retained) throughout the duration of this course. I should probably just get off of Yahoo Answers and do what I gotta do to get it done! I just don't know how to get started!

2007-02-26 12:28:17 · 4 answers · asked by Raindrop 2

...is he a hero or an evil person?

2007-02-26 12:05:29 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Im looking for really good qoutes. maybe something sad. Things like

The worst part of lie is knowing your not worth the truth

anything good. please.

2007-02-26 12:03:53 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

please comment

2007-02-26 11:58:03 · 14 answers · asked by zentoccino 2

I was thinking about this the other day. Why does it seem that something happened to all of the knowledge and understanding that these civilizations had? Why does it seem that they were on some whole other level of universal, spiritual, and conscious understanding than the humans of today? Could it be because we are focused on different things or rather that we hold different things as important to us? They seemed so in touch with the universe, the spiritual world, and with who they were within both of these realms and we seem to be creating more and more gadgets and institutions that take us away from that. What do you all think?

2007-02-26 11:57:13 · 5 answers · asked by mymarvi 2

...to hear what isn't being said?

2007-02-26 11:56:47 · 8 answers · asked by Anne Teak 6

2007-02-26 11:56:03 · 44 answers · asked by james love 3

2007-02-26 11:48:27 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Are they anything close to your dreams?

2007-02-26 11:28:19 · 17 answers · asked by lee f 5

I asked a question a little while ago about fairy tale sand fantasy and why we don't strive to make them real if we like them so. I received many interesting answers but they al centre red around one central theme, we live in the 'real' world.

While our universe has laws of physics (Chaos Theory, Small World Effect, Thermodynamics, Random Chance, etc.) that prevent the more outrageous parts of fairy tales and fantasy like magic spells, magic creatures, destiny, etc. We are still capable of shaping the world to the way that we wish it to be, this one of the defining characteristics of humans.

So if we can shape the world to our will and if we have our fantasies of what the perfect world would be, why are we unable to make it happen?

AND

What is it about us as humans that makes us make the world the way that it is today?

Serious answers only please.

Please don't say that it is the fault of money, those in power, etc. because we have the ability to change it.

2007-02-26 11:12:11 · 17 answers · asked by Arthur N 4

Any will do, fire away

2007-02-26 11:04:07 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Answer the age old question, what is the meaning of life?

2007-02-26 10:58:36 · 19 answers · asked by orangesaremmmy 2

2007-02-26 10:44:28 · 9 answers · asked by Jcat 1

2007-02-26 10:30:28 · 14 answers · asked by panthers2316 2

2007-02-26 10:22:18 · 24 answers · asked by SK○○∟ SÜcKz! 1

2007-02-26 09:54:02 · 16 answers · asked by Sereny 3

I've been pondering this all day because just thinking on how much fighting has taken place because of religion.
Also thinking that if we put as much time and energy into saving our planet something that we See, Touch, and hear everyday and provides us food, water and shelter, as we do "Spreading the Word" and Worshiping a God that cannot be seen you cannot touch and cannot be heard. but of cousre I guess theres no profit in renewable energy.

2007-02-26 09:51:35 · 18 answers · asked by Tone Teezy 2

2007-02-26 09:51:09 · 8 answers · asked by truthyness 7

Life seems to be all about survival. I need something to make me want to keep going. What do you do when your in need of emotional fulfilment? I just feel like I have no purpose; I need to do something productive with my life, but I have no idea where to begin...

2007-02-26 09:38:10 · 11 answers · asked by TermiteChokinOnASplinter 2

2007-02-26 09:35:50 · 6 answers · asked by Maya M 1

Seriously. Think about it. Screw the Bible, because that is a bunch of BS. What if this "higher being" was gay?

I personally would love to see the look on Pat Robertson's face... Because I don't believe in hell, which is where he would be going if it existed...

2007-02-26 09:33:19 · 19 answers · asked by fanman475 3

So my title is" Anything you "think" can a nd will be used against you"

I want to argue whether or not psychological oriented marketing a way to manipulate people decisions or a way to understand their thinking when they buy?

I am arguing that it is a manipulation

Where do I go from here or how would I start this paper?

2007-02-26 09:03:56 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is that an attractive woman or what!

2007-02-26 09:02:53 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous