Philosophy - May 2007

2007-05-27 09:19:14 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

[More of a mathematical question than philosophy...]

2007-05-27 09:06:27 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

or are you just here answering questions and expressing your opinions?

2007-05-27 08:35:01 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

my nephew told me he made a letter to God,
but asked me to put the address....

2007-05-27 08:33:35 · 35 answers · asked by enki 4

I have nothing against evolution but I have been disgruntled by the way in which anti God sentiments have led to the bashing of intelligent design. It is only frequent when one hears a lay person without even a high school knowledge of biology talk about how anyone who questions evolution is a nutter. Then there are biologists such as Dawkins who use this ignorance to persuade the the majority of his view point.


see http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/filesDB-download.php?command=download&id=660

Its a list of 600 scientists from all around world from cambridge, Harvard, Mit,etc who feel darwinism should be re examined on account of the fundamental thesis of Intelligent design -the complexity of life.


My question is what do you think of this list,does it change your viewpoint on this issue.

2007-05-27 08:28:12 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

it seems logical at first glance however if you read up on it on wikipedia or the online encyclopedia of philosophy, it will say that the ideas of solipsism are One might even say, solipsism is necessarily foundationless, for to make an appeal to logical rules or empirical evidence As a theory, it is incoherent. What makes it incoherent, above all else, is that the solipsist requires a language (that is a sign-system) to think or to affirm his solipsistic thoughts at all.wittgenstein shows this in his private language argument. It is hoplessely undermined and dismissed

and in terms of the brains in a vat and the matrix idea it would not be possible to perceive that we are brains in a vat because if we did we would no be brains in a vat. i think the mans name who gos into detail on this is putman. he basicaly destroys the idea.

So then how is it that solipsism and the brain in a vat are deemed “irrefutable”?? is it that the ONLY reason they are “irrefutable” is because even though we have theories and even logic and common sense proving other wise we still cannot have true empirical evidence of reality because we cannot rely on our senses. So basically we know that reality obviousely exists. Its just that we cant use our senses to prove it. Am I correct?

2007-05-27 08:06:23 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-27 07:59:33 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-27 07:40:39 · 8 answers · asked by The Lamb of Vista 3

I think that it would be an excellent idea.

2007-05-27 07:18:41 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

If not, then why? and do you plan on making it to your dream life?
and if you are young, what do you picture your life to be years from now?

2007-05-27 07:04:06 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-27 06:53:59 · 9 answers · asked by Lou_ 2

2007-05-27 06:52:35 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-27 06:52:13 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-27 06:37:32 · 4 answers · asked by arastoo i 2

Population control, selective breeding, eugenics, genocide, how best do we stem the tide of the human plague?

2007-05-27 06:30:55 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-27 06:20:15 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

which came first the chicken or the egg?

someone asked me and i said the chicken, but that chicken had 2 come from an egg but then where did that egg come from?............

2007-05-27 06:01:42 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

for early humans life was about survival what they wanted were things to make suravival easier. what happened to begin surface desires for things that were not really needed?

2007-05-27 05:52:58 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-27 05:49:03 · 16 answers · asked by arastoo i 2

2007-05-27 05:30:15 · 34 answers · asked by teb569 1

2007-05-27 05:12:28 · 33 answers · asked by someone 5

2007-05-27 04:52:45 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-27 04:29:29 · 8 answers · asked by rashmi 1

If something cannot be proven, is it then possible to disprove the matter? This goes beyond a simple "well by not being able to prove a matter's existence is in itself the disproof you need". I.e. I say I believe in aliens, for example, someone says there is no proof of their existence, so then how can you prove that they don't exist if you cannot prove that they do exist? (NB aleins are only an example!)

2007-05-27 04:22:30 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-27 04:20:42 · 55 answers · asked by Anonymous

What if you hate yourself but other people like you and think you're okay? Who is right?

2007-05-27 03:46:53 · 14 answers · asked by donelle g. 7

2007-05-27 03:44:33 · 13 answers · asked by #4 due May 2010 3

I feel that my life is meaningless. I cannot love anybody or nobody can love me because of my gender preference (you know what I mean) I feel so lonely and sad and envious to people who can experience love that can be returned to them. I do love someone too but never had a chance to say to him because we all know that it is forbidden and the society will never accept and he mught also be disguted about it *sigh* How can life be sad like this and unfair huh???

2007-05-27 03:16:57 · 11 answers · asked by Neverwater 2

imagination.

2007-05-27 02:57:27 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Are there any good quotes from philosophers on the topic?

2007-05-27 02:39:50 · 13 answers · asked by Endex 3