Mon 1 Mar, 2010 06:22 pm - Just happened upon this thread so please accept my apology if this post duplicates someone elses. I scanned briefly the first few pages (where it 'should' have been and didn't see... (view)
Sun 28 Feb, 2010 11:18 am - [QUOTE=Arjuna;133563]Our self-concepts are shaped by the fact that we exist in relation to other humans. Inevitably, culture and history influence ideals.
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Hello Arjuna,
I'm quite... (view)
Sun 28 Feb, 2010 09:03 am - [QUOTE=HexHammer;132507]We will do and think whatever the majority tells us to do. [/QUOTE]
This "assumption" and the implied general acceptance of it concerns me greatly.
I may start a... (view)
Mon 22 Feb, 2010 03:43 pm - [QUOTE=Mentally Ill;131118]
The amount that we simply have yet to learn about consciousness kind of puts me off of having these debates though, because we're really trying to talk about... (view)
Sun 21 Feb, 2010 11:33 am - It is my understanding that "wisdom" is a combination of knowledge, experience & intellect.
A truly wise person has a bank of knowledge, the experience in applying it in various... (view)
Sun 21 Feb, 2010 11:22 am - [QUOTE=Krumple;130744]So the plan is to just construct a series of barriers and see which one you pick? A series of tests? The god exam? Then terminates the quality assurance test and decides which... (view)
Sun 21 Feb, 2010 11:16 am - [QUOTE=jeeprs;130191]I wonder about Hume. I think he lacks the very first quality I seek in a philosopher. He is exceedingly clever, but lacking in wisdom.[/QUOTE]
Ok.........
And how would YOU... (view)
Sun 21 Feb, 2010 11:07 am - [QUOTE=reasoning logic;130289]
1. Would it be morally acceptable If I cloned humans that would supply labor for all the rest of us? These clones would enjoy working for all us and work would be... (view)
Sat 20 Feb, 2010 10:27 am - Well, see here's the problem with 'not thinking'.
It would be a wonderful thing if we lived in a static world.
But we don't !
What we 'think' - what we... (view)
Fri 19 Feb, 2010 06:07 pm - [QUOTE=VideCorSpoon;130057]
This seems potentially problematic. Again, you really don't want to get into an oligarchy or some type of aristocratic boule type system.[/QUOTE]
Maybe - maybe... (view)
