Philosophy - July 2007

is government an absolute neccessity for personal survival? or does a relatively benign state of nature suggest that this authority is optional?

2007-07-30 16:02:42 · 9 answers · asked by datingguy 3

2007-07-30 16:01:25 · 5 answers · asked by nutella 1

(1) I had a book stolen from the library.

(2) The police were ordered to stop drinking after midnight.

*my lecturer said that that has more than 5...but I could only think of 1 or 2...any idea pls?

2007-07-30 15:57:33 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you can feel it, smell it, and taste it what makes it any different than a past experience you haven't really taken anything tangible away from? What makes a dream different than your lone trip to the eiffel tower without a camera?

2007-07-30 15:35:08 · 20 answers · asked by sophia100 2

Is it true that we as human beings seek an opportunity to present itself by name-dropping and hoping it would uplift us higher?

2007-07-30 15:32:08 · 9 answers · asked by cashew 4

2007-07-30 15:31:09 · 9 answers · asked by small 7

2007-07-30 15:29:39 · 11 answers · asked by tremonster 4

2007-07-30 15:21:31 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

im having problems with some of my classmates, just because i am always wearing black and not acting like paris hilton, and just because i dont join their club. they would actually plot something against me, to the point of texting me, to be careful when i go home cause i might get into serious trouble
they have been calling me a poser just because i dont join their bands or go drink beer with them,ive been pretty much of a loner and it seems as though they think that i dont go with the because i feel superior, which is never actually the reason why, i just love reading alone and writing novels at home and thinking things through,i dont know why they hate me that much, just because i dont act like them, i dont even care if they love to wear pink that is their life, why do they need to bother me, and even want to harm me, some people are just and that they even make me a topic or an issue in their life when i have nothing against them, i dont even know that they know my name,

2007-07-30 15:10:12 · 12 answers · asked by haringmarumo 6

2007-07-30 15:04:55 · 12 answers · asked by Anarchist Skywalker 7

2007-07-30 15:02:30 · 17 answers · asked by Anarchist Skywalker 7

Do we sometimes covet for an existence or a livelihood different from the ones we have? How happy are you with the life you are living now?

Care to share?...

2007-07-30 15:02:06 · 32 answers · asked by shahrizat 4

And no its not 42....

2007-07-30 14:28:56 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-30 14:23:46 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is it a mid-life crisis? Is it just reality that we are not care free, living life by the seat of your pants mode?

2007-07-30 14:10:17 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Besides for Stewie from family guy (who btw may just be going through a phase)
Do you think all the evil dictators of the world were born evil or was it learned?

2007-07-30 13:59:31 · 22 answers · asked by sophia100 2

2007-07-30 13:31:37 · 24 answers · asked by hello world 7

2007-07-30 13:24:38 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

An emotionally unstable clown and a flamboyantly gay cowboy walk heavily armed into a bank. They then shout...

2007-07-30 13:24:03 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-30 13:21:15 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-30 13:18:58 · 27 answers · asked by Qweemawva Anzorla Qwartoon (Male) 3

2007-07-30 12:56:44 · 9 answers · asked by ChiefNickNameadvancer 3

Is it possible for a hypocrite to be totally unaware of the fact that his/her actions are hypocritical (in other people's eyes)?

2007-07-30 12:46:01 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Since everything we ever experience is only ever in our own minds and not external, that means that everything we perceive is a symbol of the real event, as we can never perceive strictly objective truth. It's a very complex symbol, but ultimately a symbol, a concept that represents what we are interacting with.

Since this is true, this means that when we get upset at something, in reality we are getting upset at the symbol we perceive and not the objective truth. Therefore, any emotion that we direct at any event/phenomena in life is actually only ever represented in our own minds. My getting angry at you would actually only ever direct the anger at the *concept* of you,which in actuality is composited of fragments of my self. So getting angry at you just piles on B.S. emotional associations and turmoil onto fragments and concepts that are directly apart of me and my identity.

Is it not, therefore, urgent to respond to things compassionately, as it ultimately reflects on the self?

2007-07-30 12:39:50 · 6 answers · asked by neuralzen 3

The more I read about athiests and Christians, the more I think about this. They argue endlessly about whose beliefs are right, but they're not really talking about belief. They are trying to educate each other with their own knowledge, something they believe is true.

2007-07-30 12:13:03 · 17 answers · asked by Charles W 2

When people lie, it is not a mistake. A lie is a thought before it is stated.

Now, 2 + 2 = 5 is a mistake.

BUT, to say I am going to the park, when in fact I am going to the beach, is a lie, right?

Your view?

2007-07-30 11:33:25 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-30 11:31:45 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think they are all pretty interesting. don't you? If not, then what's wrong with them?

2007-07-30 11:14:04 · 3 answers · asked by cookiemonster508 2

2007-07-30 10:57:17 · 22 answers · asked by Stargirl 3

is who we are realy determined by what we do or have done in our lives??? can you give an example?

2007-07-30 10:48:31 · 7 answers · asked by tee_girl 3