Philosophy - June 2007

Consider this...

Most people agree that there are certain things that we know the day we are born without ever having been taught them? Take for example the “fight or flight” instinct in which someone in danger naturally will know (and thus have to decide) either to defend themselves or flee. However, do you think it is possible for someone to be born completely without this automatic knowledge at all?

2007-06-21 09:35:31 · 8 answers · asked by Answer-Me-This 5

2007-06-21 09:34:13 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

wrote the Bible when it is a fact that men wrote of men, sometimes inspired by flashes of insight in the mind, words as echos in the mind, visions in a dream, or seeing mirages while walking and meditating in a hot desert? Oh yes, there is a God....but he doesn't publish books ? And your opinion is ?

2007-06-21 09:26:00 · 16 answers · asked by Joline 6

how come our world keeps getting worst and worst

2007-06-21 09:19:11 · 11 answers · asked by sillyramera 1

2007-06-21 08:55:57 · 25 answers · asked by SATISH KUMAR N 3

I can't imagine being in the heaven for eternity. With nothing you have to do for eternity which means so looooooooooooooooooong time, isn't it dull and boring?

2007-06-21 08:35:23 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Dumbledore seems to know a few examples, but I want to hear yours.

2007-06-21 08:28:36 · 50 answers · asked by Anonymous

:-)


in the future if we get to EVOLVE into better beings, would we have better I.Q.'s or better E.Q.s?

2007-06-21 08:26:05 · 22 answers · asked by enki 4

Imagine a woman made completely from her art.

Say she is a poet. How would she exist before she learned to write? Would she be made from other people's poems until she could write her own?

What about a painter? Would she be made out of DaVinci and Michaelangelo and Rembrandt before she learned to wield a brush?

What about a composer? Would we see a jumble of musical notes trundling down the street in a humanoid shape?

2007-06-21 08:18:16 · 4 answers · asked by Cinnibuns 5

Or are there really things that are Just Plain TACKY??

2007-06-21 08:05:57 · 4 answers · asked by mizike 2

a feeling...a belief...people close to you...a certain place...etc.

2007-06-21 07:57:43 · 24 answers · asked by .. 5

I want answers from different point of views here, so could you please tell me honestly, how can I persuade you to become active and stand up and speak out for the weaker ones; for the less fortunate; for the innocents labelled guilty!
What will it take from me, to open people's eyes and show them the other side of the world? To make them understand the suffering of some beings? To make their heart beat in the name of generosity and righteousness? How am I supposed to open this window so tightly closed nowadays by silly divisions, fanatical and narrow-minded ideas and convince people that living and loving each other is what we should be doing? How am I supposed to covince YOU to join forces to bring goodness in this world so as to cancel out all the negative things? How?
Thank you :-)

2007-06-21 07:42:43 · 12 answers · asked by KT_(Kritty) 3

Live life
Live without regret for no moment is wasted because
every moment lived is another moment to be cherished
Experience life
Learn to appreciate life for its delicateness and inticateness
Do what you love or challenge yourself, it makes no difference
because the gift of life should be accepted as easily as it is given
Your life is not yours to take
Life's lessons maybe hard and cruel, but they are all worth learning and living
Live because there may not always be tomorrow

2007-06-21 07:10:24 · 15 answers · asked by Heart of Fire 7

2007-06-21 06:54:45 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

This is purely opinion, of course, since there is no specified, correct answer. I only ask that they are plausible. Also, if you could, please specify why.

What is our purpose in being here? What could a divine being (if you believe in one, that is) accomplish by creating us?

2007-06-21 05:57:36 · 12 answers · asked by Ryan Annis 1

Can you explain in detail please ?

2007-06-21 05:51:58 · 22 answers · asked by LindaAnn 4

2007-06-21 05:37:37 · 38 answers · asked by John 1

It seems like our relationships consist of a a set of tools and means to control the other person. Most of the times we do this unconsciously and we refuse to look at this fact. Although we have families, friends, colleagues etc, most of us are very isolated.

Once a wise man said, to be is to be related. What do you think about this?

2007-06-21 05:30:24 · 15 answers · asked by kz 2

2007-06-21 05:30:17 · 15 answers · asked by Brezzy 2

a question about ignorance. Which is bad.

2007-06-21 05:21:20 · 15 answers · asked by skullpicker 3

Do you beleive that you can only live your life fully if you do not fear death? Death is only the reverse of birth. Do you think so too?

2007-06-21 04:58:02 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

the chicken or the egg?

2007-06-21 04:41:17 · 34 answers · asked by rikiconners 2

Does anybody know the POINT of the Infinite Monkey Theorum?? I mean, unless we all begin working randomly and hope to accomplish our tasks sometime in the infinite future. Or is it just some random pointless theory?

2007-06-21 04:27:02 · 5 answers · asked by Insert nickname here 2

I recently tried to read some of the writings of Spinoza....really tough going!! is there anyone who can recommend a 'beginner's" guide to Spinoza?

2007-06-21 04:10:46 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-21 04:06:29 · 39 answers · asked by ? 4

like a runaway train...plunging ahead with no direction? Or, do you take charge and focus on what you want, letting nothing distract you? Or, is it a little of both sometimes? Thank you for answering and have a great day. :-)

2007-06-21 04:03:59 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

if it honestly doesn't feel like me today or for the next month, do i have to?

I'm only 18, I don't have any reason to need money right now. there's honestly nothing i need to buy. I'm well off, so what does it matter?

if i get fired, what impacts will it really have on my future? what differences will it really make?

note: i prettymuch get college for free, and any other costs my uncle will probably cover.

the reason i don't want to go is because this is the peak of my life. i want to live and right now my job is not important to me. my mindset is like a child who wants to play and experience life and who won't take no for an answer. my life is mine to dictate as i please! ..i just don't want to trip because of it later.

2007-06-21 03:03:38 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

Perhaps that is why we keep looking for "more." We actually become afraid when we get it (and we actually get what we want very often), however, we then dellude ourself into thinking that we did not actually get what we "really" wanted. Because, we are attatched to the feelings of desire themselves, and do not want to let them go.

An accute example: The most immensely enjoyable feeling of desire is often feeling "in love." For many people it is the height excitement for what "could be." However, when that desire is satisfied, we fall "out of love" very easily! We need to maintain the feeling of desire in order to "keep the flame alive." So we must be more unpredictable and "spontaneous" in a relationship, to fuel the desire for that person?

Since money is numerical, it is easy to maintain desire for it as it can reach numbers in the millions. Is that why greed is so common in this world, because we are "afraid" that our pleasurable feeling of desire for it will be quelled.

2007-06-21 03:03:05 · 7 answers · asked by driving_blindly 4

We are given rules that we must follow. We are told that if we dont follow these rules we will be locked away. Why do the police have the power to enforce these rules and hold us against our wills? We buy our own land but are told that we cannot build without permission, we are not aloud to inhale the smoke of a natural plant because it is bad for us. Are we really as free as we think?

2007-06-21 02:48:48 · 27 answers · asked by chris j 4

PEOPLE COME INTO YOUR LIFE FOR A REASON

I am sending this to see what your opinion is. Your response will be interesting. Pay attention to what you read. After you have finished reading it, you will know the reason it was sent to you. Here goes:

People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.

2007-06-21 02:37:54 · 19 answers · asked by INCOGNITO 3