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... Ah, but I reach for my gun dispassionately ;-) Commonly `oughts' come from some external authority to the ... [lots of good stuff snipped] I think there's...
robin
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Aug 1, 2006
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13446
Who ever said that it was pointless to follow the gods just because they don't exist? It seems to me he's saying we should follow them, whether they actually...
DT Strain
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13447
... Of course, I disagree. Not all "oughts" are identical. I think that when used morally "ought" means "this must be done, period". ... There are two kinds...
Grant Sterling
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13448
... If that were the case, there would be no need for the word "ought". And to say that something must be done, period, is semantically empty. It's like the...
robin
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Hello Robin, <<<However, I can't see what this epistemic sense [of ought] has to do with morality.>>> The Stoic says that if you want to flourish as a human...
Keith Seddon
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This is not at all wacko, Daniel. It makes good sense. R.W. Emerson says somewhere that it makes a big difference what we worship, for that is what we tend to...
jan.garrett
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13451
Daniel writes: ___________________ 1. Thinking with fears, hopes, and interests = biased but caring. 2. Thinking without fears, hopes, interests = unbiased and...
marquis95960
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Aug 2, 2006
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13452
Grant writes: ___________________ There are two kinds of 'external imperatives': ones that come from external authorities based solely on their power, and ones...
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13453
Dear Researchers the following reading of the Hebrew text of Matthew, according to the version of Shem Tob Ben Shaprut, is examining an alternative...
pasi pohjala
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Dear Researchers, In the following I present a provisional translation of the Matt 5:13-16a on the basis of the Hebrew text of Shem Tov Ben Shaprut (Ed. George...
pasi pohjala
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Aug 2, 2006
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... That's a nice way of putting it. Sometimes my students ask me if I believe in God, and I always answer "First you tell me exactly what God is, then I'll...
robin
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... In that case there's no problem, since you're describing hypothetical imperatives, which are, IMHO, the only valid deontic modals. Incidentally, I find...
robin
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Aug 2, 2006
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13457
Interesting... just seeing the subject heading made me chuckle... theologophobia... If I had a nickle for every time in the last couple of years I've wanted to...
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Very interesting essay Jan - thanks much. :) ... Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta....
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Aug 2, 2006
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Those are some very valid concerns Steve. I have a few thoughts and opinions... For one, I think you're right that Buddhism does a much better job of ...
dtstrain
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Aug 2, 2006
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... I tend to think of the concept of God as being an embodiment of the universal Human quest for "Truth, Beauty, and Goodness". Daniel...
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Aug 2, 2006
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13461
... I'll have another go at this in the thread on "ought", but for now.... I think the meaning of words is fixed by their common usage in language. Some...
Grant Sterling
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13462
Hi All I have been told that Spinoza was more stoic than the ancient forebears. I have not read any of Spinoza's works can anyone shed any light on this...
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... I'm guessing you're still single like me then, unless you've been really lucky :) Stereotypically women are much more 'feeling and emotion' than men, so...
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Dear Researchers, in the following I propose some readings of the Hebrew Matthew 6:16-18, on the basis of the Shem Tob's text. The method is dividing the...
pasi pohjala
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Nope, I'm luckily married :) ... Do you Yahoo!? Next-gen email? Have it all with the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta....
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I fully agree Grant. Given the overwhelming conception on what God is, it would be an act of deception to say "I believe in God" without qualification when...
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... Well firstly, we need to distinguish "feeling" from "emotion", or at least from "passion", as was attempted (fairly successfully, I think) in a recent...
robin
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... These are interesting points. However, I don't think I agree with your initial premise, that "God" is not one of those vague words. Certainly for me, it's...
robin
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Aug 4, 2006
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<So, part of the problem is that we're trying to take a short cut and communicate Stoicism to a person whose disposition isn't amicable to it. No matter how...
Kathleen Spaltro
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Aug 4, 2006
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... think) in ... indifferent. ... Right, but it seems logical those who are more emotional than others are also more susceptible to the violent type, of which...
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Kathy writes: ___________________ As I suggest above, I wonder if personality types are more germane than gender as such. __________________ I believe so....
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Advance Apologies [or encouraging news]: I only have time for one post right now, and I debated where to begin it. I decided to start with a comment in this...
Grant Sterling
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Very brief note... ... Why on earth would you believe that? If, for example, you were to plot heights on a graph you would find considerable overlap between...
Grant Sterling
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Mr. Pohjala, You seem to be in the wrong discussion group. You are presupposing a kind of expertise that is lacking among us. Sincerely, Jan Garrett ...
jan.garrett
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