Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
01-12-2009, 06:23 PM
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How is that the best way of looking at the...
How is that the best way of looking at the universe? By saying that A = A you are already using logic, which is what you claim to diminish.
It is actually a chapter from Ayn Rand's book The...
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
01-06-2009, 05:07 PM
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
01-06-2009, 04:38 PM
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
01-06-2009, 04:20 PM
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
01-06-2009, 04:06 PM
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Logic is the way of constructing it with out...
Logic is the way of constructing it with out contradictions. Logic is the best way we have. Logic is the only somewhat-reliable way of observing the universe. Since it is the best way we have, why...
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
01-06-2009, 04:00 PM
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
01-06-2009, 03:42 PM
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
01-06-2009, 02:14 PM
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
01-06-2009, 01:31 PM
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The bold I fixed. The idea of an objective...
The bold I fixed. The idea of an objective morality is the morality that is true and right. Just as we use logic and rationality to find what is true and reality in the universe, we use it to find...
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
01-03-2009, 09:01 PM
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The reason I am saying it isn't objective is...
The reason I am saying it isn't objective is because you aren't even using the word Objective right. Just because a million people believe something doesn't make it right. In the same way, just...
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
01-03-2009, 09:01 PM
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
01-02-2009, 10:53 AM
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I agreed with you on the rape issue.
Yes,...
I agreed with you on the rape issue.
Yes, I know I am a Christian. Yes, I know I am irrational. The thing is, I don't make bottomless claims like the fact that religion is the cause of all our...
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
01-01-2009, 09:29 AM
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
12-31-2008, 07:16 PM
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Replies: 128
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It is because you are focusing too much on the...
It is because you are focusing too much on the topics I used and not on the actual point I was trying to convey. I used religion because that seems to be an issue where all sorts of people tend to be...
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
12-31-2008, 06:39 PM
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
12-31-2008, 06:25 PM
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No, I did not say that. I am saying that you...
No, I did not say that. I am saying that you aren't consistent at all. You say rationality and logic reign supreme, yet you ignore both when it comes to morality.
What is it then? I am hoping...
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
12-31-2008, 04:59 PM
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
12-31-2008, 10:58 AM
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The thing is, to be at all credible you would...
The thing is, to be at all credible you would have to tell me why it is so horrible to live life according to one's own rational judgment. Everyone that criticizes her never really gives reasons why...
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
12-21-2008, 09:44 AM
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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion
12-20-2008, 11:50 AM
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