Philosophy - June 2007

Why do people believe that by simply admitting they have a problem is enough? It seems people tend to abuse the "emotion" card in order to not deal with the problem. Often you get "it's too hard" or "I'm trying to stop" or my favorite, "you have no idea what I've been through." Is this only a US ocurrence (where emotions are prioritized more than logic)? And if so, aren't humans suppossed to be the most intelilgent species? Where's the brain power?

2007-06-25 12:30:44 · 16 answers · asked by Jimmy D 1

"This sentence is a lie."

True or false, and why?

2007-06-25 12:22:52 · 20 answers · asked by Matt L 1

it is a question that has been asked for centuries...

2007-06-25 12:21:43 · 15 answers · asked by Paru 3

Should your parents be able to take their parents money after having the state declare them incompetent? This is what is typically done, from what I understand. In this way, the state pays the enormous costs of nursing care and their kids (your parents) get the your grandparents money. However, at this point, your grandparents would be stuck to live out the rest of their lives public (welfare) facility since they now have no money. Is this right?

2007-06-25 12:17:20 · 8 answers · asked by Wait a Minute 4

2007-06-25 12:16:32 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I beleive that everything that gives meaning to our life is rooted in emotions. Simple pleasures, love, friendship, pursuit of knowledge. Happiness, a sence of obligation (which is how you avoid feeling shamed, maybe even shamed by yourself) what is there that is not rooted in emotion that would give a humonoid being meaning?

2007-06-25 12:11:06 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Emotion is stronger than creed.

Meaning what we do has more to do with our emotional self rather that any statement of belief. Or, stated another way, our consious belief system serves the emotional self.

2007-06-25 12:04:20 · 8 answers · asked by LG 7

2007-06-25 12:01:31 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

If there is no God, why are Atheist necessary? Or maybe I need an explanation as to what it means to be an Atheist.

2007-06-25 11:53:39 · 18 answers · asked by JY 1

which when you look back at, have changed or altered what you are today.

2007-06-25 11:46:19 · 8 answers · asked by ღßutterflyღ 3

2007-06-25 11:23:48 · 24 answers · asked by Pip 6

why or why not?

2007-06-25 10:51:07 · 29 answers · asked by patzky99 6

Having more things added to the 'to do list' that still aren't done...

or the relative length of a day for example as we simply live more units of time......(when we are very little a day takes up a larger % of our total life...as we age, an individual day is a smaller % of our life)

other

2007-06-25 10:34:02 · 15 answers · asked by someone 5

2007-06-25 10:18:34 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

A woman without her man is nothing
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A woman; without her, man is nothing .



comments?

2007-06-25 10:11:34 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

What would you do if you could change the world?

2007-06-25 10:01:23 · 10 answers · asked by Darla 5

The truth:
well everyone seems to define god as a all powerfull alll knowing entity that is perfect. So yea and even if he was not perfect then that still means he would be all knowing and all powerful. My point is not what is god but what are his qualities that make would make it contridict itself.

2007-06-25 10:00:01 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am having an argument with a friend about this, and while I know that it is traditional in the Christian religion for God to be both omnipotent and omnibenevolent (hence the problem of evil), I need trustworthy resources to show my friend that he is incorrect in stating that Christians do not traditionally believe this doctrine.

2007-06-25 09:59:46 · 5 answers · asked by MarketSocialist 1

I know Oprah did a thing on "the Secret" book and DVD. I watched the DVD. Has anyone done it and has it worked or not? THANKS!

2007-06-25 09:36:05 · 2 answers · asked by Julie M 2

I saw a little girl and her brother with their grandma at an ice cream place soooo happy licking their ice cream cones. I wish I could be like that.

I'm only 19, so I know that I'm still very young as well, but I really miss being just a little kid right now. With no worries or problems.

2007-06-25 09:34:03 · 7 answers · asked by :-) 3

2007-06-25 09:10:05 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-25 08:48:26 · 43 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-25 08:31:45 · 18 answers · asked by ? 6

then how is God different from the devil? Is He simply more powerful or what??

(if you dont know what the divine command theory is.. the doctrine that morality depends on religion is called the divine command theory, since God's commands determine what is right and wrong..)

thankssss!

2007-06-25 08:06:10 · 11 answers · asked by arienette 2

if goodness means simply 'what God commands' what do we mean when we say 'God is good.'?

thanks for answers!

2007-06-25 08:03:14 · 5 answers · asked by arienette 2

2007-06-25 07:54:01 · 34 answers · asked by Adam D 2

2007-06-25 07:50:27 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

You are standing 10ft away from your wife and a man with a gun. The man with the gun lifts it to shoot your wife. You know for a fact he is going to shoot her. You have a gun in your hand.

Which is worse, to kill a man to save your wife, or to revere life and not kill?

2007-06-25 07:45:55 · 15 answers · asked by stn1225 6

I put God in quotes because I really do use that term loosely. Call it a higher power, spiritual being, God, or whatever you wish.

2007-06-25 07:15:13 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-25 07:02:06 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous