Philosophy - March 2007

Just because we don't have evidence for a scenario doesn't mean we cannot conceive its possibility. Einstein's thought experiments for the proofs of general relativity come to mind.

But why are philosophical thought experiments considered "a priori" and unscientific?

2007-03-04 12:44:04 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

is it deja vu to think i've figured something out before i actually have? it will be like really quick, like too quick to really know what i'm thinking. i already know why deja vu happens (have heard a couple theories on that in yahoo boards already) but are there reasons it would happen more to a certain person or at a certain time? like, in literature it happens a lot during a trauma - is this because traumas are so difficult to integrate, so a you need to percieve it twice, as it were? and is it related to dissociation?

2007-03-04 12:40:17 · 9 answers · asked by redundantredundancy 3

help me get a boyfriend

2007-03-04 12:15:28 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I hear this used colloquially, but I don't have a clue what it means.

It could mean:
1) "Consider all the possibilities"
2) "Don't commit yourself to anything"
3) "Don't be closed-minded"

If it's any of the above, how is "open-mindedness" not already "closed-minded"?

2007-03-04 11:26:54 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

EXISTENCE !

2007-03-04 11:25:40 · 5 answers · asked by allsphears 2

food,shelter and reproduction.

2007-03-04 11:19:53 · 5 answers · asked by genie 1

2007-03-04 11:09:07 · 20 answers · asked by socc3rmast3rr 1

Does anyone know the Humanist view on esthetics?

2007-03-04 11:04:21 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

"to sleep" but when a human is incapacitated we force it to linger on in a vacuumous suffering while all the families money, that could be used for the living, gets eaten away. This is inhumanity at its peak! My grandmother has Alzhimers and she is in a wheel chair, can't eat, can't speak, doesn't know who she is, who anyone is and it costs $10,000/mo to keep her alive.

2007-03-04 11:00:07 · 11 answers · asked by Salsa 3

i dont know,i dont care, i dont know what to tell you, not my problem,what do you want me to do? i know i am wouldnt you want to hear more positive answers? like i know,i care,i understand what youre going through, i do my best to help.you see if that was said instead we could shed that statement its a cold world.

2007-03-04 10:35:51 · 17 answers · asked by Daniel c 1

2007-03-04 10:30:47 · 12 answers · asked by That_Sucks 2

2007-03-04 10:25:42 · 17 answers · asked by maha z 2

If u had to spend one hour in a chosen place ,directly within natural world around you,without speaking,just listen and learn,what do u think the most challenging aspect of this adventure?Also what woud u learned from the nature surrounding u????????

2007-03-04 10:09:49 · 9 answers · asked by Tina 1

2007-03-04 09:44:16 · 18 answers · asked by mince42 4

2007-03-04 09:00:45 · 21 answers · asked by Mrs. Joseph Adam Jonas!!!!!!!! 3

2007-03-04 08:58:25 · 3 answers · asked by Help! 1

2007-03-04 08:53:18 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

I appreciate beautiful things yet i do not trow money at them.
There is so much in this world that's priceless, but there's also a lot that's is buyable. For example, in restaurants in the US (and in many other places) people pay a waiter according to his friendliness. A foreign (Belgian) guy like me perceives this as perversion, but this aside. I could give a lot more of those intercultural differences. Yet, in short, it shows that the value of money is relative: some things (as well as attitudes/roles in services) can be bought, others cannot.
But it remains a pressing question: How much of a person is buyable? (Think of prostitution.) And how much of a person is involved when you're being seduced by a seller? (For example: in the US i'm friendly to the waiter although i pay him to be friendly, and not vice versa.)

So, what is money really worth?

2007-03-04 08:15:25 · 14 answers · asked by Johannes 2

2007-03-04 08:03:05 · 12 answers · asked by Banshee 7

And is it really helpful at times when you put a fraction of money into a begger's bowl?

2007-03-04 08:01:16 · 23 answers · asked by ujwaldignified 1

2007-03-04 07:34:21 · 5 answers · asked by msm m 1

i have heard time and time again that thought is energy. Thought creates reality; our lives are influenced by our thoughts. Visualization is supposed to be a powerful tool that can help us overcome obstacles and achieve the seemingly unattainable. I have tried it for years now and am no closer to fulfilling my dreams. I feel quite jaded and wish that there was some truth to the belief that the universe is loving and caring and that it listens to us. How do I believe when I see such cruel acts and monstrous behaviour?

2007-03-04 07:32:56 · 13 answers · asked by aurora 1

I watched the movie the secret and I watch it weekly and I am trying so hard to stay positive, then I go back in a slump, crying etc and become doubtful. Has it helped anyone else?

2007-03-04 07:31:01 · 10 answers · asked by *sexy mocha* 4

2007-03-04 06:44:38 · 16 answers · asked by 2 good 4 you 2

2007-03-04 06:40:04 · 15 answers · asked by msm m 1

could reality exist in absence of human beings who perceive it and conceive of it?

2007-03-04 06:19:20 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

All of a sudden I started avoiding my friend, she realised it and asked me that did she make any mistake n if she did she said sorry to me for that.

I told her no and then for a while talked with her v nicely. But I am going to avoid her again.
What do u think if she realised it and i'm sure she is going to realise it, no matter what excuse I give her everytime...but she is going to realise it. I dont want to hurt her but I was hurt by her behaviour in the past and just wanted to realise her my importance.
What do u think how she will feel if she realised I'm ignoring her. I used to care a lot for her n she knows it. What do u think she will be hurt my behaviour? How would she react if she gets to know that I'm wantedly doing it? I dont want to lose her friendship... but some people really dont realise what they have till they feel they r loosing it. please help!!

2007-03-04 06:08:07 · 17 answers · asked by lets_smile07 1

2007-03-04 06:04:32 · 13 answers · asked by jsjmlj 5

2007-03-04 05:59:52 · 7 answers · asked by jsjmlj 5

2007-03-04 05:55:07 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous