Philosophy - March 2007

Is it logical to sacrifice one’s life in the name of freedom?defend your answer..thanx!

2007-03-02 15:39:40 · 7 answers · asked by sixteenforever 1

Try a thought experiment. Close your eyes and imagine you will die and that your consciousness will cease to exist forever, eternally-- never to return. Death then, is not sleep, because the comfort of sleep is that we are partly dreaming, and even when we aren't conscious, our unconscious mind is at rest. But death is the end of your consciousness, so you cannot logically call it sleep. Your world (you only know of this world as a subject) will cease forever. Whether humanity lives on for thousands or millions of years, or whether another species eventually evolves is irrelevant to the world you lose, because you will never be apart of it. Nothingness is not a state, and neither is it sleep or bliss. The nothingness before you were born is irrelevant here, because you had not come into being yet. But here you are. Now to the question: Does that scare you?

2007-03-02 15:34:55 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-02 15:32:45 · 8 answers · asked by maheshkumar m 1

lol

2007-03-02 15:27:27 · 8 answers · asked by ? 2

Pan-fried chicken or scrambled egg, that is.

2007-03-02 15:20:02 · 27 answers · asked by Dharma Nature 7

2007-03-02 15:18:16 · 15 answers · asked by Eyelinerislife 2

2007-03-02 15:03:32 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

if you get a premonition or dejavu is that a good or bad thing?

2007-03-02 14:53:03 · 4 answers · asked by crazydrummer347 2

if some thing that was done to u that was beyond feeling. that u know if u told any one they would not understand how much if hurt. what would be ur " want to do in retaliation " for the said transgression?

2007-03-02 14:50:14 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-02 14:42:06 · 11 answers · asked by sokrates 4

Explain your answer....
Thanks, for answering in advance!;-)
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*Have a beautiful weekend*

2007-03-02 14:40:36 · 16 answers · asked by Kimberly 6

I'm confused on how to live my life. To me there are 2 different ways to. One is to go out there get what you want, do what you want, and enjoy everything. It's almost like if you want something, go and get it. You dont believe in fate, and you choose to create your own pathway through life. The other is to take life as it comes. You believe int fate and believe that things happen for a reason. Not meaning God, but some divine force out of your power. Like things will happen if you let them happen and you are patient. Almost sitting back and waiting for what you want to happen. It's not meant to live care-free but to believe that everything will be alright if you let them go. How do we live our life? Please explain, i'm very philosophical about this and would like all my questions answered.

2007-03-02 14:39:04 · 9 answers · asked by VOL I 2

2007-03-02 14:30:08 · 23 answers · asked by crazydrummer347 2

2007-03-02 14:14:48 · 10 answers · asked by poke 1

It basically teaches you how to say hello in about a 100 languages........help please?

2007-03-02 14:07:49 · 2 answers · asked by **StarSinger** 2

After the war had ended everything had changed for common people. From Curfews to lock-downs. The world was a new place, No, not the world but just us. America. The world had turned against us. We had nearly started a nuclear war and had actually fired one on ourselves. We looked like retards compared to what we used to be, and now we’re trying to make up for lost cause. Me and my brother where watching the evening news on channel 7 with our back-packs still on. We did this every day after school while we waited for mom to get back from her second job at the local buffet down the block. We would sometimes stop by to say hello on our way home but often didn’t because her boss was not so keen on us just walking in as he say’s. so we watched the news with john Moreno and carol Shaws to see the latest news. We often would get a snack as well but not today. Today they where releasing the latest law, they would have new ones almost every other month. Then carol said “and in the latest news they have enforced a new law that will change everything we do…after these commercials.” me and my brother sighed. It was as if the news was now American idol I had remembered my mom had once said she wanted to look like carol. My mom was the average looking 34 year old with long curly red hair so red it looked purple in the dark. She had a fine cheek line and chin, she was about 5 feet tall and 7 inches. She was very lean so much she could look 20 if she tried hard enough like she did when she went to the bar to get dates. She had gone there every other weekend since my fathers death. We had tried not to talk about it much we had grieved and passed on long ago. We didn’t like he going to the bar but she did, what was odd was she never brought any one home and was always back at exactly 11:30 with a dead rose. She thought we where asleep but we would just quietly sneak our way through the kitchen to see her and then walk up rubbing our eyes and acting tired saying “hey, sorry I woke, I love you and good night.” then walk to our room and lay down and try to go to sleep staring at our wall. My brother basically owned the room, the only thing that was mine was my bed and dresser filled with clothes in random drawers. He had posters all around with band names like Pink Floyd and led zepplin, I was never to fond of that gene of music though. Our room was the basic shape and only had one window near the door on the opposing wall which my brother had faceted with tin-foil to stop light since he said “it made the room look cooler” I personally did not agree with him but he was older so he over ruled me. The main light source was his mass amounts of lava lamps old and new that he collected. He had one that I really liked it was a tall and slender blue based lamp with dark orange lava and a greenish colored water inside, with the initials ELO written it dark lettering along with in a lighter tone light years written below it, I had just guessed it was probably another band that I would also probably not like as well. Than I heard “and now back to channel 7 news with carol and john! So, john what is the new law?” said that low announcer voice you always heard. “well, the government has announced that all public vehicles must now have an Air lock and three 46 hour oxygen tank as well with compressor in case another nuclear incident occurs.” john said as a picture of a oxygen tank showed on the screen. “yes, and also our city busses will be some of the first affected by this new law, but don’t worry the tanks are not noticeable and only turn on if the emergency switch which has been hooked to all drivers is pressed and will not stop until oxygen runs out.” carol soon said following. “hey! Maybe tomorrow we could ride them!” before I could answer carol then said “and, in buss news buss #4A route will be different due to heavy construction on the west Salem bridge. The route will now go through river road and back. But don’t worry only vehicles over 6 tons can not cross the bridge so only no busses, heavy load trucks and trucks with boats or anything of that sort can not pass” “well, looks I got to go fishing next week huh, carol” john replied. They both laughed. “hey, see we could take route 4a and just hang out on the buss” my brother proclaimed my Older brother Michael; was 15 and had shaggy brown hair, he was about 5’7’’ and had deep brown eyes. His hair was often very greasy or as he just said oily. Me on the other hand I was 10 at the time and was about 5’4’’ , unlike my brother I had only about two inches of hair contrast to his seven or nine inches. I had very intricate hazel green eyes. My brother had hair covering his ears my hair was basically buzzed except the clunk of hair up front that slowly decided closer to the back. His hair was more…free spirited. Just by looking at him you could tell he did and what he liked and had fun doing it. When you saw me I could say you saw a young boy who loves his family and relies on the world for my actions. “yeah, I guess that’d be fun” I replied “sweetness nick!” my brother yelled at me settled. We then heard the doors handle jingle. I ran towards the door at full speed to see my mom right as she walked in. my brother sat there just as before watching the news talking something about flood season. “hey, honey. Did you do your homework?” my mom sad as I hugged her tightly. “yep! And me and Michael are going to go ride the city buss tomorrow after school is that okay with you?” I said as I let go and looked out the window. “hmm, okay but make sure you’re careful” she replied unsteadily. “has the weather come on yet?” she than said. “Yeah mum! Heavy rain tomorrow than sunny so possible floods. But Portland’s aquarium is shutting down I guess” my brother shouted from the other end of the house, he eavesdropped a lot, and frankly he was quite good at it. “thanks Michael” she said with a laugh in her tone. “EAVESDROPPER!” I yelled across the room. “inside voice! and go to your room!” my mom said because I did that, her tone went from happy to just plain mad. I marched to my room, “but,” I tried to negotiate. “no buts, GO, or it will be your butt.” my mom yelled at me. I almost wanted to say I thought you said inside voice? but didn’t because I knew what would happen. I sat there listening to my mother and Michael laugh. I was just stating the facts right? I had nothing else better to do so I just decided to turn the radio on. Than a burst of music came at me like a wave. “SEA OF SORROW, MIND OF DESTRUCTION TASTE.” a loud voice yelled. Alice in chains. I scrambled to find the off switch, I pound a small switch, I flicked it. Worst idea, I read it right before it did what it was supposed to. Mega Bass. My brother like l\loud music. And when he was babysitting he would turn it up so loud, sometimes one of his lava lamp would shake and often fall, but not even him would press that. “YOU WILL, WILL, WILL, WILL, NOT,T,T,T” the mass vibration from the bass even caused the C.D it was playing to skip. Next thing I knew I was on the ground on my knee’s holding my ears. My eyes where squinted but I could still se my brother run in and press a un-conveniently small button on the left side with that power sign you saw every-where. “I told you never to touch my stereo!” he quickly yelled at me. I sat there. I noticed I was sobbing, but managed to say “Sorry! I didn’t mean to do that.” before I could finish my excuse my mother came in.

2007-03-02 13:43:33 · 5 answers · asked by Watcher 1

I know a folk who says that happiness to him is money. Money buys whatever you need in life that can satisfy you.
To me however, is to have be loved and love her. I still haven't found the right girl and I am searching for the right one( I am lookeing for happiness,love)
Share your ideas

2007-03-02 13:42:15 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

What do you think is life's greatest accomplishment?

2007-03-02 13:40:20 · 16 answers · asked by Eyelinerislife 2

The main component of a serious sucessful relationship is. . I think. . compatibility. But how compatable can you really be with someone who disagrees with most if not all of your points of view? Isin't better to be with someone who you can count on to always be in your corner, or does the enevitable conflict bring about it's own reward? What do you think? Tell Matticus he WANTS to KNOW.

2007-03-02 13:36:50 · 11 answers · asked by Matticus Kole 4

2007-03-02 13:36:07 · 13 answers · asked by MaryBeth 7

Some people (including myself) believe in past life. Do you believe in the possibility that depending on a pat life will change the outcome of the life we are living now? Or do you refuse to consider he idea?

2007-03-02 13:28:02 · 10 answers · asked by Eyelinerislife 2

By zombie I simply mean an animated corpse...doesnt have to be agressive...just animated.

2007-03-02 13:23:28 · 15 answers · asked by creston_182 1

Ok, now i am an young 14 year old writter ( believe it, you may not like my work but OK thats your opinion) i have not published nothing big, i am working on a serious dramatic novel (really i am, i'v got 165 pages) but you see my mom thinks i am a nuisince (srry i can't spell that, i am in a hurry) and im not. she thinks that becuase i was friends with some one and i guess she had done drugs (i did not know it at the time) so she thinks i am only because i have been kinda depressed due to the loss of my friend (not the drug one). and i had attempted suicide before (dumb thing to do, and i regret it) so she sent me too PCC (looney bin basically) for therapy, and i told him this. but hes just retarded. what can i do to show my mom?

2007-03-02 13:18:30 · 5 answers · asked by Watcher 1

A plauge? Nuclear war? Do you have a religous end to mankind? Or do you think mankind will be able to avoid becoming extinct?

2007-03-02 13:17:16 · 16 answers · asked by creston_182 1

heres is a small piece of my work...

life? life is nothing but a shard of mirror. a fragment of something much more intricate, and every one of our actions depend on the one looking at us, though the image may be slurred or at variance. Every one of our actions create an equal and oposite reaction, whether it be good or bad. than of course what may be bad to us may delight another. that answers your first question, now the on the other hand is much more abstruse, the soul is something you and only you have. a soul is unique. one soul could be cataclysmic, while another from the still blood line is amicable. yet they still amour for eachother. i can not claim or fabricate defenitions, but i can philosiphize. people like me i call "watchers". we watch instead of join in. we observe every last posiblility for any situation. we are artist not only the type who paint, but write and act or make music. all of us are watcher in a way.

2007-03-02 12:54:27 · 20 answers · asked by Watcher 1

......these nonsence & man made religions & their headquarters,
such as Najaf's Mosks,Vatican , Ghom's Mosks,Hebrew's Templ's
in Jerusalem , the India's sicks golden temple, the buddist...& all,
to be "deleted" from the surface of Earth; instead a breaf & useful,
words from their theological books based on"Humanity" Replaces,
them As earth book for all , for a peaceful life with "good words,
good thoughts& good deeds of Zoroaster the Great Master of ,
Persia & wouldn't billions of innocent animal's "oceans of blood",
not made any more ! ?

*Copy right !

2007-03-02 12:49:22 · 3 answers · asked by ILovemyoriginiranDheartofpersia 1

"Bricks and Stones can break my bones but words will never hurt" Everyone has said this saying at least twice to somebodi. Do words really hurt us though. Some people even comitt suicide because they get bullied physically and mentally. So answer me this: Do words really hust people?

2007-03-02 12:44:42 · 21 answers · asked by jazzie_boo 1

Very often wanted to ask that question an atheist....

2007-03-02 12:41:51 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

and what is yourse?

2007-03-02 12:28:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Money or happiness,(no money will make me happy) ...choose..would you be content being shallow and rich,or happy and rich with love/spirit .....

2007-03-02 12:26:36 · 6 answers · asked by 2fitornot2fit 3