Mon 1 Jan, 2018 07:12 pm - What is the context of this quote:
"“Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. We’re so glad you could attend, come inside, come inside.”
What does it mean?... (view)
Sat 13 Aug, 2011 04:02 am - Two Slovak researchers have published several papers in recent years in which they suggest that in history there are statistically significant cycles of about 500 years in which emerge great poets,... (view)
Fri 16 Jul, 2010 11:15 am - [quote]There are basically two kinds of factors that determine your choice:
Group 1: force
Group 2: all other factors[/quote]
The division was meant to distinguish between intentional and... (view)
Fri 16 Jul, 2010 11:12 am - [quote]Do you believe that all "causal" powers operate in the "same" way? If not, does this difference make a difference in the way you regard "desire... (view)
Fri 16 Jul, 2010 11:08 am - [quote]What makes you think that Group 2 functions "logically", at all? Please support your argument with proofs... [/quote]
And "how" should they function?
[quote]N.B.: Is... (view)
Thu 15 Jul, 2010 03:34 pm - There are basically two kinds of factors that determine your choice:
Group 1: desires (intentions)
Group 2: all other factors
When all these factors are present, then the choice is fixed -... (view)
Thu 15 Jul, 2010 03:17 pm - [quote]However, I am aware of alternative societal paradigms which do not or did not consider "selves" as significant functional units. Totalitarian regimes for example where "the... (view)
Thu 15 Jul, 2010 03:02 pm - [quote]Also, the idea that any act not precipitated by reasons is "unintentional" is probably wrong. I could imagine walking down a path, seeing a stone, and intentionally kicking it. The... (view)
Thu 15 Jul, 2010 02:59 pm - [quote]I am thinking of two actions, act A and act B. Prior to acting I feel as if I am equally capable choosing to perform either act. I can picture myself performing each act in my mind, and I... (view)
Sun 11 Jul, 2010 06:11 pm - [quote]How is it equivalent? In the case you envision, the desire is forced on me. But my desire to have chocolate ice-cream for desert is not forced on me. The two situations are utterly... (view)
