Philosophy - October 2007

2007-10-19 17:26:22 · 12 answers · asked by windchime 2

To begin, I wouldn't consider myself atheist OR theist.

Atheism is just as much a faith as theism.

An atheist believes there is no God. This notion is unmerited. There's no evidence of a God so there isn't one? That's a hasty conclusion. A theist believes in a certain God or Gods. You trust the first set of tenets that come by because you're told they're divine? What rash decision making.

May either of you try proving your point.

2007-10-19 17:24:59 · 9 answers · asked by craukymuvilla 2

2007-10-19 17:14:59 · 11 answers · asked by Lost. at. Sea. 7

Michael Sidaris
Marilyn Vos Savant
Kim Ung-Yong
and others

Why haven't these people solved the world's pressing issues? It isn't a diatribe. I have all the sympathy and fascination for these people. I am just curious.

2007-10-19 17:11:57 · 15 answers · asked by Pansy 4

2007-10-19 17:03:32 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Thanks to all your answers. Have a wonderful day!

2007-10-19 16:54:41 · 11 answers · asked by Third P 6

Can it happen in our life time.

2007-10-19 16:52:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

or do u think that they chose to be, or that it's their life experiences?

2007-10-19 16:47:17 · 7 answers · asked by Steve 3

In response to a previous question, many respondents asserted that no one can KNOW that they're right and that no one can KNOW the truth... so would this revelation not then inevitably indicate our ability only to collect perspectives and speculations? Can we even claim that anything is a "fact" if we can't KNOW that it is?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071019202451AAhgGLC

2007-10-19 16:44:44 · 13 answers · asked by ZER0 C00L ••AM••VT•• 7

Thanks for all the answers. Have a great day!

2007-10-19 16:42:24 · 4 answers · asked by Third P 6

For example, an introvert can never achieve the same level of suave interactions as an extrovert. What do you think about the demand for such social skills to "get ahead"? I don't think it's genuine. I have some adverse reaction to it, although I understand it is yes, important. It isn't the most important. I find expertise is also very very important.

2007-10-19 16:35:01 · 2 answers · asked by Pansy 4

The Option to dwell in Familiar Surroundings With No Advancement in Heiarchy although safety is of utmost assurance, or Gravitate that Next Turn, Not Percieving what Lies Ahead, Whether Good or Bad, but a chance that must be taken --- What would you see yourself doing? Explain.

2007-10-19 16:30:19 · 6 answers · asked by ? 5

2007-10-19 16:29:46 · 10 answers · asked by oscar c 5

2007-10-19 16:28:13 · 5 answers · asked by Pansy 4

Please click interesting if you think this is. Once upon a time in Greece, there was a man named Nero who enjoyed challenging the big mucky-muck, I think I'm so good, mathematicians of the time. So he came up to all of them and
asked them this; "how is motion even possible", to which the mathematicians replied, "well, if you can move from point A to point B, that's motion then isn't it?"

"I know", Nero countered, "but in order to move from point A to point B, or rather, from point 1 to point 2, one mustget halfway there first, right?"

The mathematicians were all ears.

"But in order to get halfway there, you will need to get a quarter of the way..."

Silence.

"And in order to get a quarter of the way to point a, you will need to get one eighth of the way, right?....." Zeno smiles. "But in order to do that, you need to get to half of one eighth, then half of one sixteenth, and halfway from that, and so on, and so forth..."

"So tell me, dear scholars, how then is motion possible?

2007-10-19 16:26:07 · 6 answers · asked by raffy_09 4

Thomas J. Watson, a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, at Syracuse University, wrote a book called "Why Religion Matters.
The Future of Faith in an Age of Disbelief"

I never read his book, but I heard the title, and I thought it was a very good question.

What do YOU think about "religion" vs "FAITH" in the 21st century!?!

Is there a "philosophy" of faith? I know a french mathematician published a "logical" PROOF that we should believe!

I forget his name, and his exact logical "proof". His reasoning, generally, was "there is no upside to unbelief".

2007-10-19 16:23:10 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Thanks for all the answers. Have a great day!

2007-10-19 16:09:29 · 15 answers · asked by Third P 6

"I hate the word aspiring because to me it is associated with all the people who claim they are "Aspiring Actors" who have undoubtedly failed at their feebish attempts to become famous, their hidden intent that even they are too dumb to recognize. It is discouraging. A lost cause. You are dooming yourself if you add the word aspiring before your dream profession which is only linked with the petty, untalented, brainwashed failures obsessed with the glitz and glamor of their rootless so called passion. In simpler terms, aspiring is a camoflouged deathwish to the unreasonable hopefulls. Yet somehow there are still people who gain a foolish sense of encouragement when adding the word aspiring before their falsely desired profession, a matterless stepping stone for their greed of material manifestations. Its so god damn pretentious and it scares the hell out of me. But I am almost the biggest hypocryte of them all because I admit to being this type of person that shares the same want for a profession that can lead to fame and fortune. But, hey at least I'll admit it. But the difference is I am seeking the satisfaction of being good at something that I believe I have the capabilities for. And if not, at least I never proclaimed to be and "aspiring actor". Just a man in search of a skill that he can master and bring satisfaction for himself and others. Man needs only three basic things in life: Love,Health, and the need for self-expression." -Blake Perret

2007-10-19 16:05:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-19 16:05:21 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-19 15:19:00 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-19 15:07:10 · 13 answers · asked by flamboyant_artist 1

Have you found any truth to it?

2007-10-19 15:05:00 · 11 answers · asked by Avalon 1

10 points to anyone who can give me the most situations when GIVING UP means WINNING...

2007-10-19 14:47:38 · 38 answers · asked by enki 4

2007-10-19 14:39:10 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Points to keep in mind:
1) Somthing from nothing.
2) Environmental changes and adaptation.
3) Religious belief.
4) Your own opinion.

2007-10-19 14:38:46 · 12 answers · asked by Gobi 4

and what do you think it takes to find happiness and be at peace with everything about you?

2007-10-19 14:38:30 · 8 answers · asked by k9pup316 2

Yoga? Meditation? Something natural. Mind power. I want to be a happy person. i don't want to have negative feelings.

2007-10-19 14:31:45 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

State logical reasons please

2007-10-19 14:24:44 · 16 answers · asked by Kane 3

2007-10-19 14:19:00 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

What was the background setting like?

2007-10-19 14:16:49 · 9 answers · asked by Rita 6