Search results

I enjoy thinking of philosophy in the etymological sense of the word; I consider myself a lover of wisdom rather than a devote of an abstract field of study (as the existence of "departments of philsophy" in universities might lead one to think of it). In my life I have used the 'exercise' of...

Evangalism isn't about logic. The whole point is to get people to think and (especially) act in exactly the same way. Therefore the creation and liberal use of words such as "good" and "evil" is expedient. There need not be any reasons for declaring something to be either one or the other...

Heh, I think you are right. Maybe they are going to take Bond in a new direction. Saddly, I don't think that will make the movies any more interesting.

Words have a funny way of meaning just about anything you 'want' them to mean (or whatever you are trained/told that they mean). In the end, however, they are simply words; mere symbols of reality and not reality itself. Therefore, arguing over the "meaning" of "pro-choice" or "pro-life" is...

I don't think it makes a lot of sense to call something an "attack" on Christians simply because it seeks to give certain protections to gay people. I do not believe that Christians and homosexual are natural, and diametrically opposed, enemies. A more accurate title would be "California Defends...

Man, I'm excited for global warming. There is going to be a lot more beach front property to buy after all the catastrophe stops. I think I'll go into realty. I have a pile of tires burning in my back yard right now. Just doing my part!

I'm glad you thought it was amusing. I wrote it just for you... for Christmas. You got me; I was using reverse psychology on myself. How could I honestly argue with a True Centerist? No, he's wrong about the definition because... he defined it incorrectly. This is much closer to the...

I'm not very good at holding popular views, so that would probably get me in trouble. I don't think I would ever have the guts to stand against some "evil empire," though. I'd probably get rounded up and exterminated by the thought police in the first wave.

There are worse injustices in the world.

So... investers aren't happy that the Times is family-controled. Big whoop. The Wall Street Journal had a downgrade as well (but the lack of power-struggle didn't effect the stock price as much). I bet this will be on the Factor tonight. Douchey O'Douche will say, as always, "blah blah blah...

Sigh... this is a major disappointment. That's all I can really say without going off on a rant.

This entire article is just one big word game. I was going to critique it and say why I don't like it, but it would take far too long to eviscerate this opinion piece of its silliness. I would, however, like to point out a few of the more glaring errors: Narcissism is an excess of self-love...

Yeah, she's kind of like if Lewis Black was not funny at all.

Coulter thinks she is funny, that's why she says things like this. That is almost understandable, although I don't agree with.... pretty much anything she has ever said. It is far more upsetting that people take her seriously... and agree with her.

So is war. Fortunately, abortion hasn't gone nuclear yet, so we have bigger fish to fry. I probably will never understand why people get so upset about abortion. If you don't like it... don't get one. Now, again, a lot of people don't have that option when it comes to war...

Eh, a lot of stores probably wouldn't have put them up in the first place. If you ask me, two steps forward and one step back is still a step forward. Plus, the conservatives that attacked this really made themselves look like douches (as always).

Yes... well, there are people like that on CF, but they don't bother with debates on it. The few who try invariably end up humiliated. Their views do not change, but they learn to be wary.

Yes, I am aware of this. It is the idea of a "professional philosophy forum" that I find unappealing.

A star can be upside down? (Yes, I do see the logo... but I don't know how much it matters)

According to a Nature article I read a number of years ago, mathematicians are the most spiritually minded of the "scientists." This is perfectly understandable to me: math is about "proving" things, infinite sets, and generally making the abstract seem concrete. I really don't think of math as...