Dear Naturalism Philosophy Forum/Applied Naturalism Participants, I'm writing to ask for your support to keep the Center for Naturalism a viable 501c3...
Karen Armstrong has established a worldwide "Charter for Compassion." This should interest people here (especially Ken) despite religious underpinnings. ...
... Actually, I was addressing both your statement about there being no need to assume an independent consciousness, as well as the tendency for some people to...
Two other points to consider, not new, of course, but new to this latest discussion. One is moral reasonsing, surely we do need to consider what else somebody...
Alice: "people do what they do because they can do no other. therefore cut the judgmental aggressive condemnations - !"I have Bipolar Disorder and because of...
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Let's start off by assuming NFW. Each of us is fully caused, yada yada. Let's also assume humans have a basic interest in the golden rule, as we all want to...
Hey guys and gals. First off, I wanted to extend a recommendation of Thomas Metzinger's book the Ego Tunnel. His type of representational understanding of ...
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/allinthemind/stories/2009/2699425.htm Interesting, comprehensive view of human evolution and behaviour. Naturalistic. Graeme...
Just to let you know that the Sept-Oct CFN newsletter <http://www.naturalism.org/CFN%20Newsletter.htm> is out, with links to a review of J.P. Moreland's book...
We were talking a few messages back about how progress in neuroscience informs philosophy of mind. Not long ago, I re-read Joaquin Fuster's (pronounced...
I find the lack of focus and discussion on education across the Naturalistic discourses disturbing, but also specifically within Naturalism.org. If we accept...
On a similar front to my last post, I enjoyed Obama's speech the other day at a NY community college. Community colleges could/should play important roles in...
First off, good discussion on causality. ... I wanted to ask those of you who have kids, such as Stephen, if your belief in Naturalism has "caused" you to...
I was wondering "naturalist's" general take on this. Obviously, we need to instill responsibility for actions in people, and belief in ones power to control...
I am new to the group and the forum so I may be out in left field with my understanding of causality. Correct me if I'm wrong. My understanding is that...
The British particle physicist and theologian John Polkinghorne has written: "Rationality would disappear with the denial of human freedom, for discourse would...
"Because although our genes influence our choice, they do not give us a single option which we *must* follow as a directive. Rather they afford us a spectrum...
Congratulations Tom, for a very informative and insightful interview on Point of Inquiry. If the buzz on facebook is any sign, you have definitely made...
When philosophers discuss free will they are so often not talking about the free will that most people actually believe in and so side stepping the problem of...
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As long as people believe that compassion implies withholding consequences, we'll be stuck where we are culturally. Consequences without compassion tend to...
Just FYI, the CFN newsletter <http://www.naturalism.org/CFN%20Newsletter.htm> is out, and links to an article <http://www.naturalism.org/revolution.htm>...
John Hospers, Libertarian candidate for president of U.S. (1972) and governorship of California (1974) Emeritus Professor of Philosophy University of Southern...
I contemplated several times whether or not to spend the time writing up my post-meeting thoughts from that night. A family crisis has been occupying...
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