Sat 10 Jan, 2009 06:35 pm - What I'm trying to do is give examples that will make my thought-process plausible to you, and my thought-process runs as follows. I assume we have some motivations. If I don't assume I... (view)
Sat 10 Jan, 2009 06:16 pm - [quote=hue-man]When we love someone, it is not that we simply love the person; we love the way that the person makes us feel, and we develop a psychological attachment to that person.[/quote]In... (view)
Wed 31 Dec, 2008 12:52 am - Any hedonist thoughtful enough to use the word "hedonism" probably has some rationalization for their value system, such as "It makes me happy." But this begs the question... (view)
Mon 29 Dec, 2008 05:10 pm - Do you personally believe no thought is completely selfless? If so, how do you know?
I can come up with a plausible explanation for any action in terms of selfish motivations, but this does not... (view)
Sun 28 Dec, 2008 11:58 pm - One thing's for sure. I can come up with a plausible explanation for any action in terms of selfish motivations. However, this not the same thing as proving the action is in fact selfishly... (view)
Sun 28 Dec, 2008 03:44 am - The answer to this question depends sensitively on the precise definition of ego, and each of us may be using a different definition. To approach the question from a top-down perspective,... (view)
Sun 28 Dec, 2008 12:42 am - I'm new here. Several years ago, I used to post a lot on philosophy discussion forums. Life's taken some interesting turns since then, I haven't had much time to post, and by now... (view)
Sun 28 Dec, 2008 12:28 am - Genetic evolution has not stopped, but it has been superseded by a different kind of evolution, the evolution of the information we teach and learn. Our learned behavior now makes a much bigger... (view)
