The Straw Man of Dennett's Dilemma  share 7 minutes ago by Wm Tingley Bill Vallicella of The Maverick Philosophy posted a good article yesterday identifying the straw man Daniel Dennett knocks down to refute theism in his book Breaking the Spell. The Maverick had this to say: Dennett seems in effect to be confronting the theist with a dilemma. Either your God is nothi ... Wm Tingley - vulcansmercy.com · Rank: 194,705 |
| The Trouble With Philosophy share 10 minutes ago by lepusdomesticus Death to Nationalism! Reject the Propaganda!!! Don't get me wrong. I love my country. And I am fully aware of the irony that here in the United States of America, no one will stop me, arrest me, or probably even question me, if I choose to spend Our National Holiday not wearing red, white, and blue, ... Lepus domesticus - lepusdomesticus.livejournal.com ·  3 references |
| Prisoner's Dilemma share 14 minutes ago by kris_schnee (I'll avoid politics in this one!) I wanted to talk a bit about the mini-game called the " Prisoner's Dilemma". It's part of game theory, the intersection of math, ethics, psychology and game design. A recent comment here mentioned that the PD shows cooperation to be a good thing, with deviations fr ... Kris' Journal - kris-schnee.livejournal.com · 5 references |
| Conflict and the search for meaning share 50 minutes ago by menso We all seek meaning in life. Meaning has various sources, but we must be careful to find our meaning and not that of others. The search for meaning is at the center of the world’s conflicts. A major source of meaning is hunting, as I discussed in my last post on human nature. Modern hunting takes ma ... The Menso Guide to War, ... - menso.wordpress.com |
| Happy Fourth! (C) share 1 hour ago by landonrordam “And so I sit here. Outside everything is in motion. The issue of nationality reverberates through everything. Everyone speaks of sacrificing life and blood, and maybe he is even willing to do so, but with the support of all-powerful public opinion. And so I sit here in a quiet room. Most likely I w ... Fragments of a Journey: A ... - landonrordam.wordpress.com |
| Re: Revisiting altruism share 2 hours ago Quote from: degreesofanonimity on Today at 05:56:33 PM an observer might conclude the act was self-less. but if the act were done consciously the self was satisfying its motivation. only an unconscious act cout be said to b... Atheist Nation - atheistnation.net/forums |
| Dying and death of philosophers share 2 hours ago by hornbillunleashed What better thing is there to do to do on a lazy Malaysian Sunday than reading a book review article from the New York Times? The following is an article reviewing a book that talks about philosophers’ dying and death. SKY Dying and Death: When You Sort It Out, What’s It All About, Diogenes? BY DINI ... Hornbill Unleashed - hornbillunleashed.wordpress.com · Rank: 25,393 · 11 references |
| Re: Revisiting altruism share 2 hours ago Quote from: wightsnow on Yesterday at 08:37:20 PM I have had a few discussions on this site about altruism that usually end with some form of "pure altruism is impossible." The main reason behind this being that altruism is us... Atheist Nation - atheistnation.net/forums |
| On Truth, language and culture share 2 hours ago by legilimency I was reading “The Pig that Wants to be Eaten: 100 Problems for the Armchair Philosopher” by Julian Baggini, Problem #47 – Rabbit. The conundrum is about a linguistic professor starting a lexicon for a previously undiscovered language used by a lost tribe. He hopes to gain more insight to this new l ... Attempting to Simplify the ... - simplifyingcomplexities.wordpress.com |
| The Meaning of the Fourth of July For The Negro share 2 hours ago by Neo_Prodigy Longtime readers know that as a proud man of both African and Native American descent, I don't celebrate the Fourth of July or for that matter Columbus Day or Thanksgiving. While reading one day, I found that many of my issues and reasons were addressed by none other than the great abolitionist Fred ... The Chronicle - neo-prodigy.livejournal.com · 88 references |
