Tue 6 Jan, 2009 09:11 pm - Physical attractiveness is just one aspect of attractiveness. There are others and they are quite important. Ugly people get involved with significant others all the time. Sometimes apparently... (view)
Thu 1 Jan, 2009 05:34 pm - [i]The Mind[/i]
by Richard M. Restak, M.D.
It takes a pretty scientific approach to the mind, but there's still a certain amount of philosophy in just about any discussion of the mind.... (view)
Mon 15 Dec, 2008 04:54 am - Aphoric,
It seems to me that any difference between "fact" and "truth" depends on in what sense one is speaking of "truth". I'd say one sense of... (view)
Mon 15 Dec, 2008 04:12 am - de Silentio,
I really enjoyed this post. I'm afraid, however, that I don't understand the difference between viewing the cogito as an inference and as peformance. It seems to me that... (view)
Sat 13 Dec, 2008 11:58 am - You're trying to come up with a theodicy that reconciles natural disasters, and includes the concept that all evil is a result of the fall of man?
whoa boy. I don't think one can do it... (view)
Sat 13 Dec, 2008 04:08 am - [QUOTE=R.Danneskj?ld;36871]I'm currently reading The Open Society And Its Enemies Vol 1: Plato and shal read Vol 2 once im through with the first volume. [/QUOTE]
Oh, this is Popper, yes?... (view)
Tue 9 Dec, 2008 02:40 am - [I]The Probable Universe: An Owner's Guide to Quantum Physics[/I] by M. Y. Han
Was at the library and looking for something short and about science and I came across this one. I have no... (view)
Sat 6 Dec, 2008 10:43 pm - [QUOTE=Fido;36736]Did some one tell you there was a correct solution??? People usually quit looking for their keys where they ain't[/QUOTE]
Well, the riddle was posed, and hints were even... (view)
Fri 5 Dec, 2008 09:09 pm - Several months ago I gave this one a lot of thought after being presented with it on another online forum. It made me brain hurt and I didn't figure it out. (view)