Philosophy - September 2007

Just thought it was weird how we perceive the sun's movement through the sky.

2007-09-19 08:27:36 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think all of existence and life is a battle of gravity. Gravity is everything and existence continues to be by being attracted to itself, which results in stars, planets and life. The gravitational pull of the earth, moon and sun were all contributing factors to movement/weather in the water to pull together the amino acids that created the first life in the oceans. The chemical processes that the first life forms went through can be compared to the sun's hydrogen burning process. Gravity held them together.

Light is another effect of gravity trying to pull everything else toward it, and it is the reason we exist and have created religions worshipping it.

The same thing can be applied to human consciousness. We want to preserve ourselves and the higher the consciousness level the more attractive it becomes to the lower animals. We gravitate towards survival and I think that we will eventually learn that we are the center of existence, and will live eternally.

Thoughts?

2007-09-19 08:27:31 · 6 answers · asked by Josh 1

Many motivational speaker produce results as they restore a person's hopes in the ability or the possibility for a positive outcome in the future. Does hope for the future result in motivation to act towards the future?

2007-09-19 08:23:01 · 13 answers · asked by guru 7

What's this about?

2007-09-19 08:17:44 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

philosophically speaking?

2007-09-19 08:07:12 · 19 answers · asked by Socrates 3

I'd like to know your view regarding genetic mapping of the human genome. Some issues are insurance, philisophical; religious; quality of life; and funding to name a few. Please be genuine with your input. I already have a list of pros/cons in each but to top it off I think getting input from others here would make it interesting.

2007-09-19 08:06:35 · 2 answers · asked by get dent 3

2007-09-19 07:58:52 · 6 answers · asked by Socrates 3

A friend describes certain events in life like "a salmon swimming upstream". Do you ever struggle against things that weren't meant to be?

2007-09-19 07:54:11 · 13 answers · asked by guru 7

Some philosophies, like Buddhism, consider hopelessness a problem of courage and self-confidence. In the West, we consider the absence of hope as a symptom of depression.

Are you more aligned with Eastern or Western thinking on the topic of hopelessness?

2007-09-19 07:51:50 · 6 answers · asked by guru 7

2007-09-19 07:48:15 · 45 answers · asked by betatesterwood 3

2007-09-19 07:45:48 · 29 answers · asked by Chris M 3

Refer

2007-09-19 07:30:33 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

What are the underlying reasons for such hasty decisions?

2007-09-19 07:29:39 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

End of the world, or end of the idiots?

2007-09-19 07:27:03 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

What's your thought.

2007-09-19 07:25:22 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-19 07:14:31 · 24 answers · asked by Rita 6

2007-09-19 07:01:17 · 13 answers · asked by Obama2009 2

Assume you are a philosopherHow would you communicate that you and they are mentally alike even if morphologically and physiologically you and they appear very different?

Remember this Q has been raised in the philosophy context. Limit yourself to one or two good ideas supported by argument, if you can. The Q is intended to reverse our human perspective about our view of life forms below us on the evolutionary tree assuming life forms may exist above us.

2007-09-19 06:50:40 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

god is almighty, this is a truth, if it's not true then god does not exist at all , don't u agree? the question is: if god is almighty, can he create a great rock that he can not lift ?

if the answer is yes then he's not almighty coz simply he can't lift it.
if no then he's not almighty.

that's why i don't believe in god:if he really exists, i think he lies. if he doesn't, that's cool coz i don't wanna go to hell just because i don't believe in him.

2007-09-19 06:22:21 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-19 05:35:45 · 11 answers · asked by redroses 2

See this link for how we allow cruelty to animals just by closing our eyes and not trying to find a way to prevent it.
http://www.factoryfarming.com/issues_guilt.htm

2007-09-19 05:27:16 · 19 answers · asked by americanhero_aa 2

HOW to spend it WISELY or WHEN is the right time?

WHO, WHERE, WHY, HOW, WHEN.... which is which?

2007-09-19 05:14:10 · 36 answers · asked by enki 4

2007-09-19 05:02:30 · 10 answers · asked by Lollypop 2

..."his" adopted son Octavian Augustus alive for 2000 years?
The real mother of Octavian Augustus was Cleopatra. Octavian's real father was Marc Antony. Octavians adopted father was Julius Caesar. The memory kept alive of Augustus is the myth of Jesus.
Octavian Augustus and Jesus were in essence the same man.
Octavian was the "Christ" of the cult of Caesar. The myth of Jesus is the "spirit" memory of Augustus.
That dear Christians is the past, present and future of your religion.

2007-09-19 04:55:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Many who philosophize focus on how to motivate the self or others to action. I take the opposite approach that motivation is a process that occurs by creating desire.

How do you create desire for yourself or desire for someone else?

2007-09-19 04:43:24 · 12 answers · asked by guru 7

If LP (Libertarian Party) bases it's philosophy of that of Ayn Rand- i.e.,consequentialism- then this "party" should not exist in the first place (party as a group) Rand "condemned libertarianism as beig a greater threat to freedom and capitalism than both liberalism and conservativism"

and :"They are not defenders of capitlaism, they are a group of publicity seekers"

and so on.

Why?

2007-09-19 04:29:55 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

have aproblem in life i just dont enjoy what i do>>like a play . when i work idont enjoy it when i play i i feel like not working. i cant do anything properly.i have readf many self improvement books etc
but i dont enjoy whatever i do. idont know what i want in this life
is it money or something else people help me with it tell me address of free online counsellor or motivator.im a 2nd yr enggg student
going through very bad phase in life.very bad academically
i jus dont enjoy what i do.tell me how can i really enjoy whatever i do .tell me address of some motivator or counsellor thank u!

2007-09-19 04:28:18 · 9 answers · asked by surferkooldude 1

When you think or philosophize, what are the end goals that we hope to accomplish through this process?

-- to solve problems
-- to determine truth from fiction
-- to achieve enlightenment

others?

2007-09-19 04:25:41 · 9 answers · asked by guru 7

2007-09-19 04:20:19 · 5 answers · asked by Sin™ 6

2007-09-19 04:01:57 · 9 answers · asked by Superman at 71 3