Thu 21 Jan, 2010 09:16 pm - Jebediah makes a good point. I, being in a state of ignorance on the subject, honestly, would vote for the compromise (humane captivity) if it exists. (view)
Thu 21 Jan, 2010 05:43 pm - It is certainly an interesting and largely inescapable topic. Even if people don't want to talk about it, as you say, they are more likely than not somehow involved in it.
I do think there... (view)
Thu 21 Jan, 2010 04:49 pm - "Je pense, donc je suis." (I think, therefore I am.) -Descartes
I suppose the problem with "knowing" you are alive is that first you must define knowledge, then you must define... (view)
Mon 11 Jan, 2010 12:14 am - [QUOTE=jeeprs;119086]Zen Buddhist version
Three - one to change it, one not to change it, and the other to neither change nor not change it.[/QUOTE]
That almost sounds like it could be tweaked... (view)
Sat 9 Jan, 2010 10:20 pm - Thank you both for the welcome. And yes, it is nice to see another species of the animal kingdom represented in philosophy. A word of advice: try not to get any cream on the keyboard. I just had a... (view)
Fri 8 Jan, 2010 04:42 pm - This is not a philosophical discussion, but I figured if there was anyone to get this joke (or probably to have heard it before) it would be people on this thread.
(Please note this joke is not... (view)
Fri 8 Jan, 2010 04:34 pm - I am an organ donor. I've even considered donating my body to science after I die. I don't believe in an afterlife, so I think that my only option for "immortality" could be to... (view)
Fri 8 Jan, 2010 04:06 pm - Hello, everyone. Apparently I'm supposed to introduce myself to make sure I'm not just a computer program that's going to spam the forum. But if I were a clever computer program... (view)
