Philosophy - December 2007

some thousand years ago there was a kingdom. one day a giant dragon the size of a mountain arrived, he plundered the kingdom killing thousands of people destroying enormous amounts of property. every week the dragon started doing same thing, . as the technology available to them was very inferior, they had no way to kill the dragon , the wise men said why not make a deal with it, so that a thousand men will be sent every week to the dragon as its food, and in retun it will let the kingdom live peacefully. the deal was struck. years went by and the deal was kept from both sides.slowly a lottery system was introduced to send people, roads and trollies were constucted to send the people to the mountain,hundreds of thousand people were employed in the industry, one day a young man came with a new technology which could kill the dragon. but the people became worried . they argued there will be enormous job lost, economic slump and besides chances of killing th dragon was uncertain .

2007-12-13 03:19:56 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-13 03:19:13 · 6 answers · asked by Gerald P 2

someone once said that when i see people wasting time i feel like a beggar like i could just beg them in a street corner and beg them for some of theirs cause i never seem to have enough hours in my day how does that make you feel
I felt guilty of the days when i waste time

2007-12-13 03:10:18 · 6 answers · asked by ladyluck 6

someone once said that when i see people wasting time i feel like a beggar like i could just beg them in a street corner and beg them for some of theirs cause i never seem to hace enough hours in my day how does that make you feel
I felt guilty of the days when i waste time

2007-12-13 03:09:28 · 5 answers · asked by ladyluck 6

It is incredibly difficult to bring Western & Eastern philosophies together. So I'm not sure how one would measure success here. I suppose that instead of "successfully" one could consider changing that phrase in the question to "most usefully" or "in such as way as to express the truth of things more accurately.".

2007-12-13 03:02:43 · 16 answers · asked by Ayn Sof 3

When Simon was on the cross in place of jesus the Bible says that a soldier pierced Jesus. That was supposed to be the shedding of blood. But.....the Bible says water came out. No blood. A crucifixion does not kill by bloodshed. That was the reason for the sword. Wrong reason. Wrong guy.

2007-12-13 02:47:40 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

philosophy of one or the other (or both). This question is possibly reducible to: "Schopenhauerian pessimism or Nietzschean optimism? Which is closer to the truth of things?" Or can their philosophies be reconciled in some way?

2007-12-13 02:40:58 · 6 answers · asked by Ayn Sof 3

2007-12-13 02:38:11 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've talked to several academics and scholars who are experts in their respective fields regarding this issue. Now, I just want to hear it from the common people.

What do you think?

2007-12-13 02:32:22 · 25 answers · asked by James 3

2007-12-13 02:11:11 · 1 answers · asked by mustee b 1

In particular, what is the role of the idea of 'rationality' in such a definition?? describing these matters in some detail and briefly explain their importance.

2007-12-13 02:07:24 · 7 answers · asked by mustee b 1

what is the best way to remain isolated from love before anyone gets hurt.

2007-12-13 01:37:13 · 15 answers · asked by Singularity 3

2007-12-13 01:29:39 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is it morally and ethically right? Is it really necessary to clone animals / humans?

Cloning appears to be a powerful force that can be exploited to produce horrendous results.

2007-12-13 01:28:28 · 8 answers · asked by Bombshell 3

do you think i should publish my book called god? it is about all my philosophy towards god and how he is non existing. it often adds how could one god create all also there is the science explanations. But what kind of stuff would happen to me if i ask the ? does good honelsty exist and i answer no?!?!?!?!!?

2007-12-13 01:23:40 · 5 answers · asked by What my man 1

Share what is the one thing which you would most like to do before you die??? The only thing which appeals to you most.....the one thing which you have always dreamt of doing before going up???Give precise n specific answers plz. Thnx 2 all.

2007-12-13 01:07:59 · 10 answers · asked by World Vision 4

2007-12-13 01:07:46 · 6 answers · asked by ME 3

According to John Dewey Reconstruction in Philosophy???

5 stars for best answer?????

2007-12-13 00:58:11 · 4 answers · asked by risktaker 1

would it not be wise for Governments of the World to encourage peoples of ancient traditions living on their territories, who have knowlege of how to survive in situations that we of a "civilized" life-style would not, to return to their old style of life
in order that some part of Humanity might continue on this Earth?

2007-12-13 00:15:19 · 11 answers · asked by Sue 3

It has been some decades since Western culture could be accurately described as Industrial. Since the under-consumption crisis of the Thirties, we have shifted entirely into a social structure dominated not by production but by reproduction, not by equivalence but by commutation, not by merchandise but by the model. We live in a post-industrial world. A world no longer where all labor is exchanged and loses its singularity but where labor and leisure become entwined. Not a culture bought and sold but one where all cultures simulate one another. Not a place where love is prostituted but where a liberated keel sexuality is compulsory. And an era in which time is no longer accumulated like money but is broken in a confused web of nostalgia,
fetishism and futurism.
SPK has always been certain to establish its separation from any label like "industrial" because it has always pursued a strategy radically more efficient - the successor to industrial society.

2007-12-12 23:54:18 · 1 answers · asked by Disease Precipitated By Aging 1

2007-12-12 23:28:49 · 11 answers · asked by ? 4

with an opened mind on this godforsaking site. or isnt rude
how about stuck in there own way. cause change is coming poeple weather you like it or not . all the bad friuts that humans have barred will come back to you.
you dont notice crack of thunder in december
you dont reconize no change in cliamet or weather
are you too simple minded to relize all the wars and what they are fought over.
do u hide behind your lashing tongue only to denie your fate
are you scared of death or the end of the world
im not i wish someone would spead the prcess up now

2007-12-12 23:02:32 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

So that puts the theory of God creating earth outta the window. We have fossils of Dinosaurs as proof - religious idiots have a book.

2007-12-12 22:40:06 · 11 answers · asked by mrcontroversy08 1

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Have a great day!

2007-12-12 22:33:11 · 32 answers · asked by Third P 6

2007-12-12 22:25:54 · 8 answers · asked by foxylady 5

many philosophical quandaries seem to lead either cyclical paradoxes or to impassable stalemates. is there any honest to goodness progress to be made in this area?

2007-12-12 21:58:21 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Or should I say, what do you think is the purpose of life? I am a college Senior and when I look around me I see good deeds, but I also see a lot of selfish kids who waste a TON of money on alcohol most nights out of the week and waste their parents' money. There is a homeless man who frequents our library so right now I am trying to wrap my mind around all of it. If kids put as much energy into helping people as they do stalking people on Facebook, or getting drunk more often than not, then the world might actually be a great place. Who knows.. Oh, and I'm no saint myself. I like to party, but I also like community service.

2007-12-12 21:38:52 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Think about it. If a "random" action were to occur, would it happen again if time were to magically reverse, or would it always lead to the same action?

2007-12-12 21:36:09 · 3 answers · asked by jonny boy 2

2007-12-12 21:25:39 · 14 answers · asked by Optimist 1

2007-12-12 21:18:11 · 9 answers · asked by Nicole N 1