Philosophy - December 2007

2007-12-03 12:59:02 · 8 answers · asked by CrIsTiAn 1

I have made up my mind that there is only so much money can buy. I doubt very seriously that If I had 10 million I will see the need to want more. What can 100million buy that 10 cant? I don't get it.

2007-12-03 12:57:15 · 10 answers · asked by marketing101x 1

If so, do you believe that a person can fall 'out of love' ?? or does true love for a person last forever..??

2007-12-03 12:54:58 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-03 12:40:01 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-03 12:39:22 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why do guys look at other girls when they have a girlfriend?
There is this guy who looks at me whenever I pass by. He looks deep into my eye while his girlfriend is cuddling with him. He has done this a couple of times. Why!!?? Would he do the same thing with me? That's cheating, no? Guys, you tell me.

Why would society call his wrong? I think I would look at a guy if I was in a relationship. Never been in a relationship, so I don't know.

There is nothing wrong with it, right?

2007-12-03 12:36:18 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

just a hypothetical view, ok lets reverse the humans way of reproducing to prevent overpopulation and unwanted pregnancy's etc: we are all born sterile, the procedure to concieve would be, 1. dr's appointment you will be assessed on the ability to financially support a baby, your health (hereditary of both ppl), if you pass this examination you will be given a pill to make you fertile for say 30 days, there will be no multiple births, this would need to be repeated every time you wanted a baby, i believe this would stop overpopulation, burdens on the society with unwanted births and decrease hereditory medical problems through generations....

2007-12-03 12:36:07 · 2 answers · asked by browny000 2

Well I have to make a deision weither to do drama (acting) or tennis. I love them both, and I can't decide. What is a good way to pick?

2007-12-03 12:21:40 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

droughts, a world-wide flood, bubonic plague, malaria, polio, dysentary, spiteful popes, wars with early Islam, 2 World Wars, solar flares, holes in the ozone, the explosion of Mt. Krakatoa which caused world wide food shortages for the next year, and a multitude of other disasters over a period of many thousands of years.
Many of you believe the world is going to end and you continue asking about it.

Why do you believe that, after all that man has survived in the past?

2007-12-03 11:47:52 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

or is this just a question nobody knows??

2007-12-03 11:05:01 · 10 answers · asked by Molly A 2

We have the capacity, if not the will, to form large open networks of friends and acquaintances with many and varied personality types and backgrounds included. This capacity in fact form the basis of the Small World Theory, where each person is connected to each other person by only up to six links if only one percent of all people travel internationally.

Yet instead of forming large open form social groups, we instead form small cliques where to be a part you have to fit the mould. These cliques, while often forming in larger populated areas, occur in academia (both teachers/lecturers and students), in religious rites and acceptances, workplaces and even in governments. Often cliques are the sources of racism or other prejudices and harmful gossip/rumours.

So my question is, why do we form small social/working/academic/religious cliques, what purpose does it serve and what need does it fulfil in us?

Please note : Answers stating that either ‘I don’t do that’ or focusing on one section, unless making a point, will not be considered. This question deals with the overall psychology of cliques and not one individual form of them.

Please explain your answer if possible.

Thanks.

2007-12-03 10:55:17 · 5 answers · asked by Arthur N 4

What makes your life meaningful, and is there a such thing as one? and is there a greater goal then a good life, and what obstacles are we faced with in pursuit of a meaningful life? Would education play a role in if your life was meaningful. Any thoughts?

2007-12-03 10:26:40 · 11 answers · asked by Owen 1

What do our past philosophers have to say about war? pros cons and their theorys that prove this?

2007-12-03 10:12:49 · 3 answers · asked by sammi 1

Placards of Sunday papers for years used to wail about the state of health of the project. Were they on to something after all ?

"1.The rationing of health care is an economic imperative, and cannot be avoided.
2.Since the very notion of rationing health care is taboo on our society, the necessary rationing must be done, and is being done, covertly - that is, without acknowledging that any rationing is occurring.
3.Covert rationing fundamentally works by applying coercive pressure to the focal point of all health care spending, namely, the physician-patient encounter. Thus, the final common pathway for all covert rationing must be - can only be - destruction of the doctor-patient relationship.
4.Loss of the doctor-patient relationship is fatal to the medical profession, life-threatening to patients, and debilitating to society.
5.The key to defeating covert rationing, and all the evils that flow from it, is to restore the doctor-patient relationship. "

2007-12-03 10:07:04 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

From my experiences, life just sucks. Happiness for me is not achievable - unless in the form of medication. Life is nothing more then a world of misery, pain, and suffering. So why does anyone want to live? I embrace death. I live my life hoping to die. In have tried to kill myself so I can leave this living hell, but it doesn't seem right. A car hitting me or getting cancer seems better.

But why does anyone want to live? Life has no benefits

2007-12-03 09:57:16 · 9 answers · asked by Tim Buck 5

Okay, I just would like to know if you know what objectivism is and it would be great if you helped out here, because I'm not quite getting it. Explain it plz and I was also wondering why in the world would anyone follow such a selfish philosophy (like any benefits in it for me or somethin)? If it indeed is a selfish philosophy?

Thank you so much

2007-12-03 09:51:03 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

You have to believe one because both cannot be correct
Science: Humans have evolved from primates.
Evidence- Fossil records, anatomy (tail bone in humans), genetic data (Humans and primates share 99% of their DNA)

Religion: Adam and Eve were created by god as the first Humans.
Evidence- The Bible

I am confused as to who to believe....

2007-12-03 09:50:16 · 9 answers · asked by Ken 1

2007-12-03 09:23:06 · 22 answers · asked by Kevin J 1

Descartes said, I think therefore I am.

Is it an absolute truth? If you realise you are thinking, the act of realising proves that you exist. Inevitably, by proving you exist you also prove that something outside you exists.

Or is there a way around it? The reason why I'm asking is that cogito is one of the very few things I believe in nearly 100%, have been wondering if there are flaws.

2007-12-03 09:13:23 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-03 08:32:32 · 5 answers · asked by righteous_dude 2

2007-12-03 07:36:46 · 49 answers · asked by Paige 2

Starring Scarlett Johansen.

2007-12-03 07:34:03 · 3 answers · asked by Angel Eve 6

Is it the ability to do whatever u want ?

Or is it the idea of doing things according to ur choice while considering the feelings and freedom of others ??

Or is it something else ??

2007-12-03 07:07:15 · 14 answers · asked by Brilliant Queen (BQ)_forever !!! 5

2007-12-03 06:41:06 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-03 06:25:18 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Critical thinking vs Creative thinking

What prompted this question is a conversation I had with my son yesterday. I told him I thought he was more of a logical thinker than his sister. So, jokingly, he asked me if I was saying he was a better thinker. I told him that if we were to break thinking down, I would say that his sister is more of creative thinker than he is. So, he is better at thinking logically and she is better at thinking creatively.

Obviously, both have their places. I do not necessarily think one is better or more important than the other. My question is,

In what ways do you think each of these modes of thinking "enhance" or contibute to life and/or society?

2007-12-03 06:08:27 · 12 answers · asked by Trina™ 6

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2007-12-03 05:57:30 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Did existentialist philosopher Jean Paul Sarte convert to christianity on his death bed? Does anyone know where I could find more info on this? Thank you.

2007-12-03 05:53:52 · 5 answers · asked by Sour Girl 5

Desire is what keeps all our minds in the earthly realm as it is the chain that links us to our possessions and that which we want to possess. It stops us from making choices of greater benefit to all when we are more concerned about protecting our own possessions and siezing what our hearts want.

There is no doubt that desire has its good points in being motivation that moves the world. Much of the good done in the world is driven by the desire to accomplish, attain, or an attachment to something or someone.

However a lot of destruction comes from desire in the forms of greed, wrath, lust, etc. Desire at even the smallest amount innate to human beings can easily grow and become uncontrollable and obsessive. No one is immune.

Is desire good or bad?

2007-12-03 05:48:58 · 12 answers · asked by The One Truth 4

so we all know in 1997, deep blue (a computer) beat kasparov, worlds greatest chess player. if we can qualify kasparov as an intelligent being, can we do the same for deep blue? what do you think about the notion that "we cannot impute intelligence to a machine unless it is conscious of its own achievements"? is there a difference between thinking and simply doing millions of calculations per second?

2007-12-03 05:37:19 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous