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SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT Everything dies. Not just me and you, but our planet..gone. Our solar system and galaxy, The Milky Way...gone. Then, the universe itself ke… Started by UnseenLatest Reply
The Problem of Omniscience If I were God, I'd know the entire history of the universe forever, future as well as past, I'd also know in advance every one of my own ac… Started by UnseenLatest Reply
Who Are Your Favorite Philosophers? For me, Schopenhauer, Bentham, Hume and Singer, hands down, all because of their clear consistent views on ethics, and their rational and /… Started by Michael Sizer-WattLatest Reply

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SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

Everything dies. Not just me and you, but our planet..gone. Our solar system and galaxy, The Milky Way...gone. Then, the universe itself ke…

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The Problem of Omniscience

If I were God, I'd know the entire history of the universe forever, future as well as past, I'd also know in advance every one of my own ac…

Started by UnseenLatest Reply

Who Are Your Favorite Philosophers?

For me, Schopenhauer, Bentham, Hume and Singer, hands down, all because of their clear consistent views on ethics, and their rational and /…

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How to Live Well--My Philosophy of Life Over the past decade, I have formulated my philosophy of life. The entire exercise has been personally beneficial, and I hope that you wil… Started by Philo Sofer	16	May 20, 2017 Reply by Simon Paynton
Does Human Nature Change? A search for Abraham Lincoln's 1860 Cooper Union address turned up this question, which a philosophy professor once asked his class. How w… Started by Tom Sarbeck	22	Apr 25, 2017 Reply by Tom Sarbeck
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT Everything dies. Not just me and you, but our planet..gone. Our solar system and galaxy, The Milky Way...gone. Then, the universe itself ke… Started by Unseen	109	Apr 3, 2017 Reply by Hunter Goodman
WOULD SPINNING BE POSSIBLE IN AN ABSOLUTE VACUUM? When we envision spinning, it is always spinning in relation to external reality. But suppose you were spinning and suddenly everything els… Started by Unseen	10	Jan 5, 2017 Reply by Unseen
ST AUGUSTINE ASKS: HOW THICK IS THE PRESENT? Philosophy deals with so many difficult questions, many of them fraught with paradoxes. It's easy to think "There must be an answer. Perhap… Started by Unseen	17	Dec 29, 2016 Reply by Pope Beanie
God simply doesn't (can't) exist, so why not say so? A lot of atheists claim to have no position on the existence of God and I see in this position a healthy portion of intellectual poverty if… Started by Unseen	81	Sep 11, 2016 Reply by Noel
Neil de Grasse Tyson and "Scientism" article.....grrrrr https://www.newscientist.com/article/2096315-a-rational-nation-ruled-by-science-would-be-a-terrible-idea/ The above article pissed me off… Started by TJ	4	Jul 24, 2016 Reply by TJ
A challenge to our resident compatibilist You know, with most factual matters, rational people are satisfied with the facts and draw the conclusions those facts lead to simply becau… Started by Unseen	133	Mar 18, 2016 Reply by SteveInCO
What makes an authority trustworthy? I just watched a video of a Christian woman who swore on a bible that she was once a Muslim, and that she quit believing in Mohammad becaus… Started by Pope Beanie	12	Mar 2, 2016 Reply by TJ
The Problem of Omniscience If I were God, I'd know the entire history of the universe forever, future as well as past, I'd also know in advance every one of my own ac… Started by Unseen	121	Feb 9, 2016 Reply by TJ