Forum: Religion and Philosophy
26th April 2019, 06:48 PM
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Replies: 656
Views: 36,329
Yes that's exactly what I mean.
A theist who...
Yes that's exactly what I mean.
A theist who "knows god" personally, has a "relationship" with him, will disregard all facts in favor of the foregone conclusion that God exists.
It does no good...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
11th April 2019, 11:25 AM
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Replies: 656
Views: 36,329
I am not a theist, but I am surrounded by them...
I am not a theist, but I am surrounded by them day to day.
I have on many occasions entered into amicable discussions with them.
I usually begin with my difficulty in deciding which deity is THE...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
12th March 2019, 09:54 AM
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Replies: 2,434
Views: 118,756
While we all like to point fingers at our...
While we all like to point fingers at our favorite boogie man, things are decidedly more complex.
Religion and State Failure: An Examination of the Extent and Magnitude of Religious Conflict from...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
10th July 2018, 08:20 AM
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Replies: 369
Views: 18,632
I rather thought the center of libertarian...
I rather thought the center of libertarian absurdities was #1, that the individual is the "basic unit of social analysis".
As has been said "No man is an island".
I agree that "removing the...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
10th July 2018, 08:11 AM
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Replies: 369
Views: 18,632
"These kinds of arguments [brutalist] are...
"These kinds of arguments [brutalist] are narrowly true as regards pure theory... but miss the bigger point of human liberty, which is not to make the world more divided and miserable but to enable...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
9th July 2018, 02:12 PM
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Replies: 369
Views: 18,632
This ...
This (https://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/key-concepts-libertarianism)seems to be something one can work with as a statement of what Libertarian philosophy is.
1. "Libertarians see the...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
9th July 2018, 12:23 PM
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Replies: 1,052
Views: 47,211
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Forum: USA Politics
9th July 2018, 06:07 AM
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Replies: 1,006
Views: 143,718
"The Trump administration is freezing payments...
"The Trump administration is freezing payments under an “Obamacare” program that protects insurers with sicker patients from financial losses, a move expected to add to premium increases next year."...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
6th April 2018, 10:13 AM
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Replies: 559
Views: 48,477
Obviously the problem of definition, and its...
Obviously the problem of definition, and its corollary, the fallacy of equivocation, make all these discussions difficult.
As I consider it, if a tiny stimulating electrode inserted in the brain...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
6th April 2018, 09:13 AM
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Replies: 178
Views: 19,107
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
5th April 2018, 12:24 PM
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Replies: 393
Views: 42,396
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Forum: USA Politics
28th February 2018, 04:59 PM
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Replies: 3,430
Views: 301,869
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
12th January 2018, 11:13 AM
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Replies: 1,660
Views: 111,191
Let me paraphrase, and you tell me if I am...
Let me paraphrase, and you tell me if I am understanding you:
"Science can't explain all the details, therefore it has nothing to say about the existence of the mind independent of the brain."
...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
12th January 2018, 09:11 AM
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Replies: 88
Views: 12,664
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
10th January 2018, 03:31 PM
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Replies: 88
Views: 12,664
Again I am truncating you lengthly post and...
Again I am truncating you lengthly post and highlighting for clarity.
Yes, yes, its all very catch phrasey, and neurosciencey, but you have have missed the fundamental point of my critique....
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
9th January 2018, 02:57 PM
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Replies: 88
Views: 12,664
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
8th January 2018, 01:49 PM
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Replies: 1,660
Views: 111,191
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
9th December 2017, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 5,669
My wifes aunt died after neglecting her cancer...
My wifes aunt died after neglecting her cancer for several years. No treatment. She was about 75. She wanted to go.
Our sister in law found a lump about 7 years ago, diagnosed with CIS, opted for...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
29th November 2017, 10:51 AM
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Replies: 244
Views: 34,727
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
28th November 2017, 04:12 PM
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Replies: 244
Views: 34,727
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
28th November 2017, 04:00 PM
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Replies: 244
Views: 34,727
Obviously,, determinism is not free will
...
Obviously,, determinism is not free will
Agree, random choice itself is not "willed". The biological "will" and motivation arises from biological imperatives (must obtain nourishment, must...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
28th November 2017, 09:02 AM
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Replies: 244
Views: 34,727
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
27th November 2017, 02:29 PM
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Replies: 244
Views: 34,727
(Colors are my additions)
Are you sure all...
(Colors are my additions)
Are you sure all these usages of "free will" are the same? I think there may be some equivocation of meanings.
My attempt to clarify a definition:
1, Imagine a self...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
16th November 2017, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 499
Views: 51,875
A problem arises, of course, when the theists in...
A problem arises, of course, when the theists in charge of grade school curriculum decide that because of this tiny, tiny, tiny, growing ever smaller, kernel of doubt, creation science, or...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
16th November 2017, 10:04 AM
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Replies: 499
Views: 51,875
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Forum: USA Politics
15th November 2017, 08:34 AM
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Replies: 362
Views: 39,839
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Forum: USA Politics
14th November 2017, 10:42 AM
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Replies: 362
Views: 39,839
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
13th November 2017, 12:57 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 8,395
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Forum: USA Politics
18th October 2017, 01:46 PM
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Replies: 3,635
Views: 447,617
I enjoyed that article.
Seems that...
I enjoyed that article.
Seems that corporate/business/wealthy tax breaks should be tied to higher wages and benefits for the employees. That would ensure that there was in fact a trickle down of...
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Forum: USA Politics
16th October 2017, 03:03 PM
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Replies: 167
Views: 23,283
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Forum: USA Politics
16th October 2017, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 3,635
Views: 447,617
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
6th October 2017, 09:44 AM
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Replies: 244
Views: 34,727
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Forum: USA Politics
26th September 2017, 11:54 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,619
Hilarious!!
Welfare, America's Biggest...
Hilarious!!
Welfare, America's Biggest Business?
By the pie chart posted above, NO!
But you have hit on one good thought. Those who live hand to mouth, the lower and middle class, do SPEND...
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Forum: USA Politics
26th September 2017, 11:43 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,619
...and no wall necessary!
This would solve the...
...and no wall necessary!
This would solve the illegal immigration problem, no doubt, but who will pick the fruit and vegetables? Who will work the 14 hour days roofing? etc, etc.
They come here...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
26th September 2017, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 7,845
What you are talking about is described well in...
What you are talking about is described well in the book Thinking Fast and Slow (https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0374533555), as "system 1", the fast thinking system that...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
26th September 2017, 09:01 AM
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Replies: 244
Views: 34,727
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
26th September 2017, 05:53 AM
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Replies: 49
Views: 8,551
I suggest you read The Blind Watchmaker...
I suggest you read The Blind Watchmaker (https://www.amazon.com/Blind-Watchmaker-Evidence-Evolution-Universe/dp/0393351491), it will help you to understand evolution, and discusses in detail the...
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
25th September 2017, 11:31 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,886
Your reticence is well founded.
The best...
Your reticence is well founded.
The best place to start is the website of Echo Rock Neurotherapy (http://echorocktherapy.com/), given in the link in your post.
From their home page:
"Insight...
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
25th September 2017, 10:51 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,886
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
25th September 2017, 10:18 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,526
The two uses of "trauma" are not the same.
...
The two uses of "trauma" are not the same.
Trauma=Head injury obviously has effects on the brain. CTE is an extreme example, but a simple concussion causes actual damage to neurons, sometimes...
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
25th September 2017, 10:05 AM
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Replies: 1
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
21st September 2017, 09:45 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,130
I looked at his homepage...
I looked at his homepage (http://www.andrewnewberg.com/research) just now.
Check out his CV. He is an MD radiologist, and was once the "chief fellow" in the Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department...
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Forum: USA Politics
13th September 2017, 09:31 AM
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Replies: 1,052
Views: 136,657
I didn't say I hated them, only that I can't...
I didn't say I hated them, only that I can't forgive them. I have a hard time seeing their perspective. Same as with my trans sibling. Just can't quite see things from his/her point of view, and I...
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Forum: USA Politics
13th September 2017, 09:07 AM
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Replies: 1,052
Views: 136,657
I still haven't forgiven the Bush voters from...
I still haven't forgiven the Bush voters from 2000. Mind you I'm not talking about the base. They are what they are. I'm talking about the small number of swing voters who have a choice to make and...
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Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology
28th August 2017, 04:13 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 3,844
Here is the article in PNAS ...
Here is the article in PNAS
http://www.pnas.org/content/114/34/9050.abstract
Here is the supporting material which is available without a subscription:...
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Forum: USA Politics
28th August 2017, 01:35 PM
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Replies: 73
Views: 7,296
Obviously GWB was horrible, from faith based...
Obviously GWB was horrible, from faith based initiatives, to attacking the wrong country, to climate denial, to presiding, dumbfounded, over the economic collapse. I was mortified that he was elected...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
10th August 2017, 02:56 PM
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Replies: 211
Views: 16,183
Neurophysiologist.
I think these papers...
Neurophysiologist.
I think these papers address what you are are asking...but you must be careful not to be sloppy with words like "knowing", "experience" and "seeing". Can you see without...
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
10th August 2017, 07:03 AM
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Replies: 211
Views: 16,183
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
9th August 2017, 01:20 PM
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Replies: 211
Views: 16,183
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Forum: Religion and Philosophy
9th August 2017, 12:55 PM
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Replies: 211
Views: 16,183
So the fact that direct stimulation of a human...
So the fact that direct stimulation of a human brain leads to conscious experiences is not evidence? Turn the current on..."I hear music", turn the current off "its gone", turn the current on... "I...
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