General Philosophy

I would like to see what peoples opinions on religion and science. I was raised for 15 years in a christian house, at which point I was taught to believe the various things that religion has taught me. However after these 15 years i left my home and my church to go serve in the military where my religious beliefs faded and i more looked at the world in a more "logical" manor, this being if you can explain it then its real. since getting out ive thought back on this again and again and have come to the idea that it is no longer science OR religion, but rather science AND religion, in the sense that science is mearly a way for poeple to explain how the "inexplainable", reli…

Hi, would like a scientific/philosophical argument on a discussion I am having. Any help greatly appreciated. Cheers ________________________________ All scientific facts still change to meet up with God's word. Today, the prophecies of the Bible are unravelling : internet, cashless transactions, space exploration, cloning and Modern Warfare are all documented. If we disregard the Bible as the truth because of the God you despise, then only those who pay attention will tap into the knowledge and be able to preemptively avert dangers by calling unto the Savior Have ever wonder why there are miracles and faith healing that defy medical reports and diagnosis? H…

Time bends the light still

sorry don't know how to spell unnesiserly. im not sure if this should be under philosophy. Are people unnesiserly embarrassed over things they shouldn't be embarrassed about? has the scocierrty made people be embarrassed about things that there is no reason to be embarrassed about? I coundnt find any studies on this exact question but i did find some studies on embarrassment. " Results are consistent with the compliance model that embarrassed individuals seek the positive experience of helping someone in order to relieve the discomfort of their embarrassment." http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/psp/32/1/145/ I wanted to figure out why are we embarrassed? how is embarrassme…

Is it a tool, or is it destructive?

It's always the same people doing the same thing by the same reason. Or it's always the same person doing the same thing by the same reason. General meaning. Philosophy. Don't repeat if you can. Change your life!

First off, let me mention that I am in no way a credible or experienced speaker in any science field, nor am I just a crazy person coming here to spew random letters at you. I'd just like to relieve myself with my thoughts and have your own opinion on my view of us humans here on Earth. Science, a largely studied and very complex field of who we are. Humans, the only intelligent life being (that we know), creating, destroying, all while on a piece of rock floating through space. There are so many things we do not know, such as what is out beyond what we've scratched the surface on in space, or even our oceans. We are literally specs of atoms and molecules that have come …

Can emotions be quantified ?

I have asked this question before ** so it feels like I am trolling and was not happy with the answer I got. Anyway, it is the size of the universe. To me it feels like it is so big that "size" really doesn't describe it. It does me no good to say to myself "of course it may be infinite so what do you expect" Again , if it was finite I might say to myself "well it is small then if you can somehow sum it up". What I see is something in nowhere land and the question I have is "does this "size" have an import? Not in any implications but in its own right. Is it just an invitation to say "so what?" and think of something else that actually means somethi…

so my friend and I had a very interesting discussion. What is knowledge? Don't you need life for their to be knowledge. Like say there is a bottle on a table. in the universe it just exists, it is just there. But as soon as you have a life form pobserve it and "know" it exists, then that is knowledge. What do u think?

I am sure , as this is a science forum , the question must have been raised before ! But the discussions are probably buried deep within the depths of information contained in the Forum . With the input of new members and the passage of time and events , it might be beneficial to take another look. Google Definition :- - - SCIENCE. - - - " The intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment. ". * There are quite a few Meaningful words and sentiments here -----------------------------------------------------------…

I’m a great fan of technological progress, in the main, sure it can dive down the wrong tunnel on occasion but I would be diminished were it not for this internet thingy or the relative comfort of modern life. However it's to be a double edged sword; the fear of losing the advantages of progress seems to require an equivalent waning of moral fortitude. All thoughts welcome.

I'm new here and this is my first topic post. Digital Physics is still theory, thus the mods may move this topic to Pseudoscience or Speculation, but I'd prefer it remain in Philosophy - because I believe that we exist in a binary computer universe. This is not speculation to me, even though I can't prove it scientifically. However: http://www.novaspivack.com/uncategorized/is-the-universe-a-computer-new-evidence-emerges The above link contains other related links and even a video featuring "University of Maryland physicist, James Gates Jr. Dr. Gates is working on a branch of physics called supersymmetry. In the process of his work hes discovered the presence of…

I was having a discussion on another forum and this is what someone said: Has the Ockham's Razor never once been observed to be wrong? That would be interesting to know if that is truly the case.

I was caught up in a ' scientific ' discussion recently , where I was attempting to use ' Analogy ' as a way of developing an idea. A respected colleague on the Forum , 'StringJunky'. Brought up the point , to quote :- " it is the fundamental nature of these things.There's nothing in our sensory world that we can correlate with them accurately, just resorting to analogies, which can only ever be coarse approximations." I have always liked and used ' Analogies ' , to help my mental processes to understand things! In fact I would reason , It has to be ! This enables us to get our grip on reality . Whether it ' is' reality is a different question ? …

Are there Universal Laws? Can you break them? What are they? Is the a consequence of breaking a law?

"Science a systematic enterprise that creates and builds organized knowledge in the form of explanations and predictions of the universe". How come philosophy psychology etc cannot copy the above sentence for science? Curiousone

Is our mind inside or outside of our brain? Our mind is spiritual where our brain is biological. Which part the mind or the brain holds our emotions? I'm for our mind. It' said our emotions are in our brain? It is also said that our thoughts are in our mind and not our brain. What say you? Mind one

Hello Everyone; The words "supernatural" and "superstition" seem to be unacceptable topics in most forums, and I was wondering why, so I thought that I would ask for some clarity. I study consciousness, not the medical definition of the conscious or unconscious rational mind, but rather the philosophical definition of conscious awareness and all of the mental aspects that come under the umbrella of conscious awareness. So I look at what science has discovered, what religion has interpreted, what philosophy thinks, and also the paranormal in my investigations. But if I mention the paranormal, people state that it is "supernatural", "superstition", and spit out denials …

He's been prophecied about for eons. Since the birth of time, the worlds been casting an eager lookout in the direction of the coming of the antichrist. The maitreyta, as buddhist know him. Hazarat Al Mahdi to muslims. The Kalki to Hindus. Call him what you may... He's here.

Hi, I was thinking about crime and how a good community leader could reduce poverty and crime in a neighbourhood by providing opportunities and connecting people. In the modern day, people in poor communities have little sense of belonging and meaning since all food, water, shelter are provided by governments. This creates whole in the lives of many poor people and leads them to form criminal organizations that fulfil the void created by modern society, allowing young people the opportunity to gain wealth, status, enjoyment and a sense of belonging. I would argue that a great and intellectual leader could organize people in these communities without the need o…

On the back cover of either Penguin Classic's "Schopenhauer: Essays and Aphorisms" or Dover Philosophical Classics "Schopenhauer: On the Basis of Morality" (I can't remember which), it states that Albert Einstein was inspired by Schopenhauer. I also remember seeing that stated on the internet a few times. Seeing as how Einstein is perhaps the most misquoted person of all time, I was wondering if anyone knew of any actual basis for this? Usually the best way is to just search the body of all letters, interviews, and writings of Albert Einstein for the specific term in question; does anyone know where to find a compilation of all things actually said by Einstein?

The idea of people reproducing seems to cause no end of shame within the human race. Ive seen Doggie woggies making love in the middle of the street; doesnt it follow scientifically that HUMANS doing the same, in public, would actually be the same act elevated to a higher, more intellectual plane? And therefore perfectly free from embarrasment? And yet on the rare occasion you chance to see two HUMANS having sex in public, its a No. 1 Act Of Public Disgrace. Myes. Its almost as if people suddenly stopped believing they were the superior race Come on, human rights my eye. You cant even have sex in public=your personal freedom can consider itself auto curtailed to a f…

has it been proven by science that there is only one person that it perfect for someone, the rest may be good but not as good?or is the opposite really true? i always belied that thats what my parents taught me, but many other people I talk to have a different opinion. they think that there are many people that work equally well with someone.

First off, I'd like to begin this post with a little background on how I came to this question. My brother and I were discussing sentience and things of transferring consciousness, etc... Now, I know that this doesn't necessarily fall under the mathematical section but I feel infinity does. "Because infinity is real, there's an infinite amount of possibilities after death," is what he told me and it was a very objective statement. So my question is... does infinity's existence have some kind of relationship with what happens after death?