Philosophy - March 2007

Thomas Hobbs put forth the idea that the source of ethics/morality was based upon self-preservation. I propose that the source of all ethics/morality is fear....and this holds true from day one to the present.....

An example from ancient times is that men formed communities first as a means of combating the fear of being taken by someone else.

An example from today could include peer-pressure at all levels or ages.

Please give your comments---thanks in advance

2007-03-06 12:32:46 · 8 answers · asked by scotishbob 5

I've always valued honesty, and I try to stick to the truth as much as I can, but as i get older, I find that I often get in trouble for telling the truth. Do you think lies are necessary, especially if you want to avoid confrontation, or conflict? And if lying to others also mean lying to yourself, how can you redeem yourself?

2007-03-06 12:26:42 · 12 answers · asked by ginger ♥ edward cullen 4

2007-03-06 12:25:38 · 10 answers · asked by Andrea 3

2007-03-06 12:13:06 · 12 answers · asked by B 3

2007-03-06 12:12:25 · 10 answers · asked by Gimytee 1

mine?......Copernicus. he was sooo right, but was exiled because of certain bigots, but justified eventually. i love that about him.

2007-03-06 12:08:07 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Everybody has something about themselves that they would like to change phiscaly, I.E. too much weight, not big enough muscles, not ripped enough, no stamina. But because it takes so much effort most of us don't do anything about it. But if you woke up someday and found that everything was fixed and all you had to do was maintain it, would you do it then, or would you go right back to the way you are now in time because "old habits die hard"

You know yourself, what do you think?
Tell Matticus he WANTS to KNOW.

2007-03-06 12:02:01 · 12 answers · asked by Matticus Kole 4

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2007-03-06 12:01:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-06 11:53:57 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am married and I have 2 kids, but I would have been perfectly happy just living out my life, growing old with my bride at my side.

I have no need emotionaly, to perpetuate my line and I see nothing wrong with that choice or point of view. But whenever I voice that opinion, people especially parents, make comments or have attitudes that are meant to make me feel defective because I don't want children. I love my kids and I care for them deeply, but if they never existed I would be just as fine and complete as I am now if not more so. Is it really so wrong for me to feel this way, or do people just need to live or let live and cut me some freakin' slack?

Tell Matticus, he WANTS to KNOW.

2007-03-06 11:51:57 · 25 answers · asked by Matticus Kole 4

2007-03-06 11:49:30 · 5 answers · asked by BANANA 6

What will you DO ?
This is a Metaphorical Question:

I dont know how many people will get it .

Let say there are two people in a room filled with lets say 60 chairs....A and B.
A alwas sits at one place , never changes it.
B always ,every day moves to a new place and sits there.

Now , question is which approach is the best? I dont want to look at it from the point of view of Good/Bad- right /Wrong. whats the best thing to do?

Now lets say , chairs are not chairs(Lets say they are people) and instead of two people there is world population and there are twice the number of chairs than total population of the world.

What is the best thing to do ?

Stick to same place / idea / thought / belief / person / country or
Being experimental and trying new things???

Or its better to stick to one thing ,may be its socially accepted.

2007-03-06 11:46:33 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

would fly out of an open mind?

2007-03-06 11:46:27 · 7 answers · asked by B 3

2007-03-06 11:40:52 · 9 answers · asked by Rhapsody 4

Best answer is the one with the most creative/funniest finish to this. PG rated, please. I wasn't sure which category to put this in, sorry. :D

2007-03-06 11:24:10 · 12 answers · asked by Rose♫ 3

how do you think the world is going to end??? I'm desperate for opinions. nuclear war/global warming/etc... let me know your thoughts!!

2007-03-06 11:23:08 · 16 answers · asked by Maddy 2

And if so how?

2007-03-06 11:21:08 · 26 answers · asked by Good Egg 6

Sure bieng the richest man on Earth has a singular distinction, but really what can you buy with 50 billion that you can't buy with 5? With even more money coming in to him I wonder why he dosen't do more to ease the financial pain of those who have less? If he gave 50% of his current net worth to charity, or to hospitals, or 1 million dollar scholarships to 25,000 low income college students, how much of a difference could it make to our society. Most of us couldn't spend that much money if we had our whole lives to do it. (Although we would try our hardest) But since he was financialy blessed beyond reason, doesn't that give him a responsiblity to the humanity that helped him get there? I am not saying he doesn't deserve it, after all he didn't inherit it, or marry it, he worked his butt off for it. But still, don't you think a man that has more money than most countries should do more for his countrymen. Tell Matticus, he WANTS to KNOW.

2007-03-06 11:14:30 · 12 answers · asked by Matticus Kole 4

2007-03-06 10:49:40 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Name one thing that Descartes was certain of.

2007-03-06 10:43:32 · 8 answers · asked by Secret Nickname 1

2007-03-06 10:43:05 · 17 answers · asked by wink_ster01 2

If you know some book that agrees with your opinion please quote that place in the book. If not just state your opinion.

2007-03-06 10:40:42 · 16 answers · asked by mikhailb89 1

non

2007-03-06 10:34:33 · 27 answers · asked by peter d 2

2007-03-06 10:26:26 · 12 answers · asked by holleygirl11 2

To see a world in a grain of sand
and heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
and eternity in an hour.

Just wondered if anyone knew the meaning behind this

2007-03-06 10:25:45 · 9 answers · asked by crazytoad11 2

I've just managed to confuse myself completely by thinking about this. Surely something is only inevitable after it has been done? How can we know if something is inevitable: and if inevitability is uncertain, then it simply cannot exist, because inevitability is the absolute certainty that something will happen. Please somebody think of a rational answer!!!

2007-03-06 10:09:35 · 9 answers · asked by Cocobanner 2

Because I've heard it's not just in those songs. Did a phillosepher say it?

2007-03-06 09:55:53 · 4 answers · asked by Becky 3

... then people should be perfect, right. We can reasonably say that people aren't perfect, so that can mean that the universe is not perfect. But then one could say the universe is perfect, w/out people in it. If the universe and man were both perfect, then people would be puppets on a string because they wouldn't have the choice of being evil. However, another alternative could be that people could choose evil but do not, but if the choice to be evil is still there, the universe couldn't perfect because there is still a possibility for evil to exist. My question today is, if there's no evil in heaven then there's no choice to be evil in heaven, does that mean we die and become puppets?

2007-03-06 09:52:24 · 16 answers · asked by ♀ 2

A pregnancy will naturally terminate through birth.

So is the abortion of a healthy unborn life, the termination of its life, its heart beat, in reality the cult ritual of human sacrifice disguised as a 'right' ?

2007-03-06 09:39:02 · 16 answers · asked by Caesar J. B. Squitti 1

2007-03-06 08:58:03 · 2 answers · asked by Some Guy 2