Chimp to Man Ethics

[mikeynov]

An immaterial object can have a physical presence. Have you seen the wind?

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The wind isn't immaterial, Matthew.

Does "being able to see" something define whether it is material? Can you see virii?

I guess they're immaterial too.

 

[Nathan Poe]

http://www.feralchildren.com/en/index.php, WOW!

Whoa.... I especially liked this line: "There are wolf girls, dog boys, and wild kids raised by the most unlikely animals — even ostriches."

Talk about getting the short end of the stick... Mowgli was ok among the wolves and Tarzan did fine among the apes, but what about those poor children who were lost and not lucky enough to be raised by cool animals?

"Greetings... I am Tomarr of the Fiddler Crabs!"

The Adventures of Rikki... the Hedgehog-Man!

Sean and the Man-Eating Bengal Tigers (A short story).

Nope...not much chance of an adventure story there...

 

[Osiris]

An immaterial object can have a physical presence. Have you seen the wind?

Yikes! ...
The wind is made up by air. Air is a mixture of gases. Gases are made of matter!

Are you doing this on purpose to make us commit an "ad hominem" on you?

 

[FunkyBrother]

Watch this:

*handwave*

See that? That's how easily I can dismiss the counterintuitive claims made on that website. Know why? 'Cause they provide exactly zero citations to support their assertions.

Seeing as that page is a segment of the full chapter in the book, I will withhold absolute judgment until it can be determined if there is any additional info.

Order the book and you'll find out:
http://www.onesmallspeck.com/shop/enter.html?target=/shop/en-gb/dept_1.html&lang=en-gb#

 

[Electric Sceptic]

An immaterial object can have a physical presence. Have you seen the wind?

By definition, an immaterial object cannot have a physical presence. The wind, of course, is a material object - it is the movement of air, which is, of course, a material object.

 

[Tomk80]

An immaterial object can have a physical presence. Have you seen the wind?

Wind is not immaterial. It is the movement of matter.