Philosophy - August 2007

Whats your definition of sucess?

2007-08-06 21:21:45 · 22 answers · asked by Shell 1

2007-08-06 20:59:09 · 18 answers · asked by Source 4

And how do you think it would have changed things now.

2007-08-06 20:48:08 · 21 answers · asked by Ayn L. 1

Logic? Intuition? Extrapolation? Fear? or (What...?)

2007-08-06 20:44:41 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

My aunt said that most of the stuff you'll learn in college or whatever will just be useless once you get a job. . .I mean, it's basically saying overachieving is a bad thing. . .

2007-08-06 20:33:48 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

Love your neighbour as yourself I indeed have to make a conscious effort and decision to do that. Some neighbours might not be so easy to love then others. So is love an act of Will?

2007-08-06 20:20:33 · 7 answers · asked by I love you too! 6

2007-08-06 20:16:13 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Not necessarily someone you know or care for. The wish could be anything with no further complications for you. Anything, besides wishing that person who died back to life. Would you.

2007-08-06 19:44:04 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Seriously. Shut the **** up, all of you.

2007-08-06 19:37:39 · 5 answers · asked by Matt 2

2007-08-06 19:33:29 · 13 answers · asked by Discovery 5

sometimes i feel that life is goin to just take me down and out! nothing in life that i wanted for myself has come out that way i would have wanted...
i not that its not always goin to be my way but my whole life is that this!!! soooo

Do you believe things will work out in the end?.....

what is your story!

2007-08-06 19:32:44 · 11 answers · asked by Im addicted to the memory of him 3

With the advances in artificial intelligence, quantum computing and nano-technology it is not that wild of a conjecture to imagine a time when we will have a technology capable of self realization on a level equal to if not surpassing our own ability. Self realization is the prime factor present in sentient beings. If our own technology is able to achieve this one day, will we believe that the technology itself has somehow acquired a soul? Or will it confirm that a very well built machine can be so good at what it does that It can even convince ITSELF that it is more than a machine. What if all life is merely working proof of this? Granted thousands of Religions and years of history would point towards the possession of a soul as the deciding factor for sentience, but this is backed solely by belief. If we could make a machine that believed it had a soul then what is the possibility that we ourselves are very well built machines?

2007-08-06 19:25:50 · 9 answers · asked by lostSoul 1

I am burning inside with these questions.In our life we love some one deeply if we are having luck we will marry her/him or we will loose her/him.We are attached some person deeply suddenly if he/she dies we get depressed like anything.Then just observe a good girl will eventually marry a bad guy(habbits r qualities) in all aspects and vice versa.Bcoz i have observed so many situations like these around me.But im very confused about these.What are all these depend upon fate or luck.Just think a man without any capability as ours will get a good job but we cant why??.Like this in our life we will miss our loved ones,our goals,our dear ones.

2007-08-06 19:19:47 · 3 answers · asked by Believe in yourself 5

By adding and subtracting variables, truth can become somewhat fluid.

“What the Thinker Thinks, The Prover Proves”.
8 circuits of brain

2007-08-06 19:03:32 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Its really who you know so why bother putting yourself in debt?

2007-08-06 18:58:37 · 17 answers · asked by Go For Broke 3

have you ever experienced a time where you feel like the person you are trying to explain something important to does not even remotely understand from your point of view? and why do you think is the cause of that?

2007-08-06 18:57:47 · 9 answers · asked by guesswh01116 2

There will be a first one day.

2007-08-06 18:18:29 · 9 answers · asked by south of france 4

2007-08-06 18:16:43 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

well im a 15 year old girl and i want to go to a good college and probably study law, then join the peace corps. and then become a lawyer at a firm in new york city. i know that i want a husband and probably kids, but most of all i just want to be happy.
how about you?

2007-08-06 17:37:14 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-06 17:34:01 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please give me your top priority in life and why. I realize this is a tough question so give it some thought please. Thanks.

2007-08-06 17:27:17 · 14 answers · asked by CyEngin 2

I know karma's often associated with Buddhism & Hinduism, bt taken on its own, it actually reflects more accurately the dynamics of human life.

2007-08-06 17:27:04 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ah yes, one of life's toughest questions. Does anyone have a really good answer?

2007-08-06 17:19:15 · 18 answers · asked by Becky 1

i believe that anyone can/would act like anyone else given the right circumstances. furthermore, we are who we are because of our genetics and upbringing.

how then can anyone look down on another person with contempt? to me this shows a massive amount of ignorance.

your thoughts...

2007-08-06 17:04:25 · 7 answers · asked by the_honorable_spm 2

2007-08-06 17:03:38 · 9 answers · asked by kp&jm120606 1

2007-08-06 16:49:51 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have read most of Jonathan Kozol's "The Shame of the Nation," and for our college summer reading assignment I've most recently read "The Working Poor" by David Shepler.

From what I can gather, from speaking about the cycle of poverty, the solution must be one that encompasses multiple problems at once. Because poverty is a cycle, no one event will break it, because they are all interconnected. Some of these basic issues include: poor education, poor motivation, hopelessness, (sometimes) malnutrition, early pregnancies, inexperience in the workplace, low self esteem... and the list goes on.

Some of the most successful programs that I have heard of (though few exist, from what little I hear of it) are those that coach people. In my personal opinion, the most helpful of these on a longer-term scale are those that focus on establishing an adult's self-esteem and preparation/training for entering the workforce and maintaining a job.

2007-08-06 16:32:13 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-06 16:03:52 · 10 answers · asked by Giggle Bear 3

I have been called crazy or weird for most of my life. I dress like anyone else, I shower regularly, keep my house clean, and am pretty much normal except for, apparently, they way I think, or the way I speak, the ideas I have. I am curious. I wonder, since most of us are regulars to the philosophy section, perhaps we have something in common. Have you ever been called crazy, or weird? Why do you think that is?

2007-08-06 15:59:40 · 14 answers · asked by Immortal Cordova 6

Do we as society understand death?

Does a "victim of a shooting" actually mean that in the 50-billion-year-old history of this universe, that someone dies .0000001% sooner?

Is "dying" the tragedy? If society were all muslim or all-catholic--would we believe that they all "went to magic-heaven"?

I am a semi-atheist.

I believe that death is the most depressing issue in our society and that on a secular "sub human sub conscious level" that we all want to "outlive death".

That's why God created oceans.

There are 7 continents, and those seperated by ocean created distinct religions.

Is God basically saying for us to create doubt?

The real message of this question is D.O.U.B.T.

I am being driven mad, by speculation.

Why do smart people have doubts? Why do dumb people believe in "guaranteed" eternity, as compared to "likely" eternity?

Does ANYONE OUT THERE GET SCARED OUT OF THEIR MINDS about disexistance?

Please, if so, what medication do you take...

2007-08-06 15:14:11 · 6 answers · asked by Voltaire's book Candide 3