Well....mmmm....it seems like the people here in a philosophy forum of all places, are actually not philosophers at all, but a closed minded, sensitive skinned police squad??? I'm sorry, but when I feel like insulting someone, I will - and feel free to insult me too - I beleive in freedom - unconditionally!
you can be philosophic without having to insult people. I don't see what being polite and courtious, and assuming other do be like that aswell, has to do with being close minded.
The Rules are there for everyone, even for you, if you do not learn to respect our rules I don't think you'll be a member of this forum for very long.
It seems that when some people's beliefs are questioned they resort to name calling. That is a sure sign of insecurity of both themselves and their belief structure. Some also should stick to philosphy because their rhetoric is rather week.
Philosphy is the investigation of the nature, causes, or principles of reality, knowledge, or values, based on logical reasoning rather than empirical methods. Logical reasoning dictates that soundwaves still carry in our atmosphere even though you may not be there to hear them. Common Sense dictates that you are not the center of the universe and things actually do happen when you are not around.
You do the subject of philosophy no favours by trying to wrap it up in psuedo-intellectaul mumbo jumbo.
Notice I stated my opinion rationally and without calling someone an idiot?
Why do you think I wrap it up into pseudo-intellectual mumbo jumbo? That's not what I'm doing - I'm merely philosophising in a rational way and analyzing concepts in the way which does it justice.
Where do you think 'logical' come from - you say that logical rather than empirical methods should be used to reason - logical reasoning depends on input from the senses(empirical).
guess the def dumb and blind must stick to play the pinball thenThis actually call for some great The Who stuff
Ever since I was a young boy
I've played the silver ball
From Soho down to Brighton
I must have played them all
But I ain't seen nothing like him
In any amusement hall
That deaf, dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pinball -The Who`s Pinball Wizard
Philo - your theory denies that anything happened on this planet before humans, whereas we have the evidence of many natural occurences/disasters before any human was developed or there to see.
You basically deny the existance of any events before human - we already have the evidence that things did happen before us and shall continue to happen after us.
On another note, I would also ask you to stop with the name calling. Merci.
philo-- you said that one does not exist if one is not observe...hmmm... ok...so you are basicly saying that something can't exist if there is no prove... and so you are saying that dinasaurs does not exist??? nobody that was alive had ever told of their existence... so basicly dinasaur does not exist... and nobody ever was alive to see the earth created and destroyed... so we can make a conclusion that earth can't be destroyed or created?? how can someone come out with that "idiotic" equation??
By the way... familiarity plays an important part in beeing so called "smart" or so called "idiots".... as familiarity is linked to experience.... I can't be wrong in this part... isn't it?