Fri 2 Jan, 2009 09:40 pm - [quote=nicodemus]sir, you are right to assume i live in fear of the loss of control
that would be because in all past incidents where anarchy has reigned for even a short time, it has been a... (view)
Sat 27 Dec, 2008 03:50 pm - [quote=xris]If thats what it is you can keep it...it is nothing but returning to neanderthals versus homosapiens...i hope i have more humanity..[/quote]
No, no! You're seeing it wrong. If we... (view)
Fri 26 Dec, 2008 02:43 pm - [quote=xris]Convince me if you can that the weak will survive?[/quote]
Anyone who chooses to live free and independent of society and government is not weak. I am not suggesting that anarchism... (view)
Thu 25 Dec, 2008 12:38 am - [quote=alex717]Well, I found this one.
The state, quality, manner, or fact, of being concerned with, or affecting the soul.
Philosophy was once my "religion" and I became severely... (view)
Thu 25 Dec, 2008 12:26 am - All I can tell from reading through this discussion is that people are not understanding the idea of absence. Nothingness. To me, anarchy (absence of rule) means more than no 'established... (view)
Wed 24 Dec, 2008 11:51 pm - [quote=Holiday20310401]Why would I want to do that though? :detective:[/quote]
Let me rephrase. To practice [B]a[/B] religion is to bind your ethical values to a predetermined structure.
To... (view)
Tue 16 Dec, 2008 11:51 pm - [quote=Didymos Thomas]Etymology does not determine meaning.[/quote]
I never mentioned etymology. I said religion means 'to bind.'
To me, to practice religion is to bind your moral values... (view)
Tue 16 Dec, 2008 11:21 pm - [quote=Bonaventurian]
Said another way: if God wills the impossible, then there is no God.
The moment you posit that God can will the impossible is the moment that you slip away into... (view)
Tue 16 Dec, 2008 09:40 pm - I'm surprised nobody else mentioned it, but Expelled, while overall is not a great movie, has some very insightful interviews that Ben Stein does with a number of philosophers who claim that... (view)