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A place to exercise reason, deep thought, freethinking, and share research, articles, videos, and a variety of sources pertaining to philosophical concepts. Debate and discussion are open and welcome. Be sure to remain clear, concise, and manage your grammar. Edits should be .. Read more

Most Liked Posts By EliRodriguez11 (2) (Page 2 / 6) Posts by anyone

Philosophy
Jun 17, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by Jolanta
My philosophy is to be happy, every day.
6 comments
Philosophy
Feb 21, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by towkneed
The Dean of a University was asked to rank the departments. Physics came in last, he said because of all the expensive cyclotrons and high end equipment. Math was his second favorite because all they ever needed was a chalkboard and trashcans. ...
1 comment
Philosophy
Feb 16, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by mzee
What is fear?
6 comments
Philosophy
Oct 29, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by Matias
Mathematician Reuben hersh makes the following interesting claim: >>Study of the lawful, predictable parts of the physical world has a name: “physics.” Study of the lawful, predictable, parts of the social-conceptual world also has a name: ...
5 comments
Shared from General & Hellos
Mar 12, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by JacarC
Heinlein's Intermissions are a summary of his living philosophy. “Stupidity cannot be cured. Stupidity is the only universal capital crime; the sentence is death. There is no appeal, and execution is carried out automatically and without pity.”...
3 comments
Philosophy
Mar 31, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by DonaldHRoberts
The truth is the entire passage of the human race is based on historical fiction and each of us has added a chapter in the greatest novel ever written. We are all authors of the same book. Maybe we could pen a few chapters with a plot line devoted to...
3 comments
Philosophy
Dec 29, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by DonaldHRoberts
I do not walk , linger, tread or run in circles, squares or even triangles. Nor do I walk upon a straight line or live within the box. Therefore, in the norm of common existence I am orphaned, or believed I was and very much alone until I recognized...
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Philosophy
Apr 10, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by Jetty
LINKFrom Struggle to Intensity, part 5 of 6 - YouTube
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Philosophy
Apr 18, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by NR92
What is Nothingness, does nothingness exists?
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Shared from Politics
Oct 25, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by DoDapper
[EDIT: MISATTRIBUTION: Despite my original assertions, I cannot find a definitive attribution or original context of this quote. It appears to be a construct and misattribution, combining a paragraph from Mein Kampf with a paragraph from the United ...
4 comments
Philosophy
Oct 19, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by Matias
We can look at Nature which seems so indifferent to our individual lives in its ruthless concern for the species as a whole. Or we can invent and build meaning-giving mythologies – religion, humanism, and the like – which might provide us with ...
4 comments
Philosophy
Oct 12, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by Matias
Why are fake news and conspiracy theories so toxic?
3 comments
Philosophy
Sep 29, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by sfvpool
I'm interested in opinions on what Arthur Conan Doyle wrote in, "A Study in Scarlet": “I consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose. A fool takes in all the ...
5 comments
Philosophy
May 13, 2018May 2018

Posted by Bleux
Philosophers have fun, too. How many existentialists does it take to change a lightbulb? (p.s. the answer is...got more philosophy lightbulb jokes? Oh yeah, there's another answer below ;) )
3 comments
Philosophy
Oct 2, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by yvilletom
The Philosophy Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained) Many Contributors. At last, a book that briefly compares and contrasts the views of philosophers. The full-length works I saw in college were more than I, then studying engineering, could not ...
3 comments
Philosophy
Sep 3, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by Gator
I may be wrong, but I see religiosity as more of a generational belief system. Meaning it's something that is instituted and perpetuated from the parental role onto their offspring. Obviously, there's a huge geographic component to it as well. I've ...
6 comments
Philosophy
May 15, 2018May 2018

Posted by DonThiebaut
Anyone watch the movie Source Code (2011)? I saw it last night, and it is absolutely full of moral and ethical dilemmas, from issues with implied consent, to 'greater good' rationalizing, to the involuntary manslaughter(?). What did you think about ...
5 comments
Philosophy
Jul 10, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Mitch07102
This is why I am a minimalist, and have been since well before it became a pop-culture thing. It is about more than just having few physical items. From today's Daily Stoic. "Seneca wrote eloquently on how we have “laid waste to your life when ...
2 comments
Philosophy
Sep 28, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Mitch07102
This aspect of Stoic wisdom is one I've found useful many, many times for offenses big and small. From The Daily Stoic. "The events that happen to us are objective—we can’t help being victimized—but how we feel about them is up to us. We ...
3 comments
Shared from Philosophy & Meaning
Aug 29, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Spongebob
Is existential awareness necessary towards freedom from religion? Once a person is aware of the absurdities of living, that they are but a decaying bag of chemicals governed by the laws of nature, they would realize that their attachment to religion ...
4 comments
Philosophy
Mar 27, 2021Mar 2021

Posted by Spongebob
Most of us believe that human life is fundamentally valuable; that it is better to be living than to be dead. This value is derived recursively with respect to other humans – a human is a valuable member of a community. The question of intrinsic ...
7 comments
Philosophy
Aug 8, 2021Aug 2021

Posted by yvilletom
Mathematicians Albert Einstein and Kurt Godel chatted, said Boston University philosophy professor Palle Yourgrau, and the “primary result was a powerful argument that if time travel is possible, time itself is not.” Source: Walter Isaacson’s ...
3 comments
Philosophy
Oct 24, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by Mitch07102
On Solitude, from the always thoughtful Maria Popova of TheMarginalian, formerly BrainPickings. While I have siblings, they are older and I've always thought of myself as an only child. I have never been afflicted with feeling alone. I enjoy my own...
3 comments
Posts
Jan 6Jan 6

Posted by Mitch07102
Godel on the afterlife. The discovery in my early 50's of Godel's incompleteness theorems remains the most impactful intellectual discovery of my life. If you are not familiar, I encourage you to learn more about it. It is succinctly summarized in ...
6 comments
Philosophy
May 8, 2018May 2018

Posted by JayTea
Hi EliRodriguez11, thank you for starting the philosophy group. I look forward to the many conversations to come.
1 comment

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Posted by PontifexMarximusWhy Evolution Is True … I never realised that there was still so much opposition to science. [livescience.com]

Posted by NR92What is the reason to live? What are we living for?

Posted by NR92Is it correct that Nietzsche was Hitler's inspiration?

Posted by mzeeWhat is fear?

Posted by DonaldHRobertsThe Most Complicated question ever asked. WHY?

Posted by TheMiddleWayRussel, the greatest salesman the world has ever known!

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