Philosophy - June 2007

0% people cannot control their thinking, through to 100%, total control over their thinking.

2007-06-29 14:49:19 · 7 answers · asked by guru 7

Conversely, if you wanted someone to experience a sense of contentment, what would you say to them?

2007-06-29 14:10:59 · 10 answers · asked by guru 7

In the Five People You Meet in Heaven, Eddie asks his first person, "How long have I been dead?" The man replies "a minute, an hour, a thousand years." What do you believe the man means?

2007-06-29 14:09:59 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-29 14:02:35 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-29 13:56:06 · 42 answers · asked by Life goes on... 6

I have found consistently, having given this a good, solid try for over a month, that certain people use this forum for massaging their egos and cultivating a following of teen-agers and lost souls. I'll say no more. What do you think?

2007-06-29 13:55:00 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

fill in the blank?

2007-06-29 13:13:23 · 7 answers · asked by sunny s 1

2007-06-29 13:09:30 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-29 12:43:16 · 28 answers · asked by *sue* 4

2007-06-29 12:33:28 · 8 answers · asked by jessi 1

2007-06-29 11:37:48 · 12 answers · asked by guru 7

This started up some heated debate elsewhere so I thought I'd introduce it to the distinguished members of the YA philosophy board :)

Let's say Jane goes into a deep coma. The doctors fully expect her to die. Her family agrees to let her organs be donated. The surgeon removes Jane's kidney and it is transplanted into Jill, who has lethal kidney failure and needs Jane's new kidney to survive.

But then, out of nowhere, Jane wakes up! Her family rejoices at the miracle. When Jane realizes that she is short one kidney, she is furious and is determined to get it back. However, she cannot regain full control of that body part without killing Jill. Is it acceptable, either legally or morally, for her to do so? (Bearing in mind that Jane can still live with just one kidney.)

I'm willing to bet that all the pro-choicers side with Jane and all the pro-lifers with Jill.

2007-06-29 11:35:46 · 7 answers · asked by Kelsey H 6

humanity; when will we finally stop being so full of ourselves?

2007-06-29 11:12:08 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

a pregnant one!!!

2007-06-29 11:11:37 · 18 answers · asked by blondiedevin 1

2007-06-29 11:09:15 · 11 answers · asked by ? 3

How can those who consider themselves to be pro-life also be pro-death penalty, and sometimes even pro-war (which inevitably leads to deaths)? Isn't this a blatant contradiction in one's morals and ethics? I would think that being pro-life should extend to every human being regardless of age or circumstances. Please do not answer unless you are ready to back your answer up with sound reasoning; don't just say, for example, that "I am that way because __________ (insert applicable word) tells me to be."

2007-06-29 10:57:21 · 13 answers · asked by Sarah 2

2007-06-29 10:39:54 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-29 10:38:08 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-29 10:36:57 · 11 answers · asked by Ethan 3

2007-06-29 10:19:16 · 11 answers · asked by sexy joker 6

2007-06-29 10:18:45 · 12 answers · asked by sexy joker 6

and how?
*Please do not give me outside sources, from books or any other source; I want you to ahhh... well.... use your own knowledge :)*

2007-06-29 09:39:08 · 16 answers · asked by à®?á?¦MORAJAá?¦à®? 4

2007-06-29 09:38:26 · 35 answers · asked by Justin W 1

the loss of the future by suicide

the loss of the future by being incarcerated for life

the loss of the future by refusing to learn or expand horizons in a persons intellect/thought

Remember.... all of the above losses were made by a "choice" or repercussions of a choice none were accidental.

2007-06-29 09:04:56 · 10 answers · asked by mommymanic 4

can someone help explain to me how Nietzsche's eternal recurrence can be applied to life-affirmation and not just scientifically

2007-06-29 09:03:12 · 4 answers · asked by Arthur D 2

could it be at all possible that we can all be a part of a grand life simulator and the player is repeating the same day over and over until he gets it right?

2007-06-29 08:57:08 · 7 answers · asked by mommymanic 4

2007-06-29 08:53:56 · 29 answers · asked by Salaama 2

or climb a hill and get to the top?

2007-06-29 08:52:28 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-29 08:39:14 · 28 answers · asked by Salaama 2

2007-06-29 08:34:50 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous