... Just a quick response; I'm very short of time at present. I accept that proofs, analogous to mathematical proofs, are possible in the field of logic. I...
Roger Scruton can answer your question much better than I. His book "Modern Philosophy - An Introduction and Survey" [1994] is well worth a read. Chapter One,...
Amos wrote: ". . . Steve (a kind of de facto moderator) . . ." I never read anything that said he was a moderator - de facto or otherwise - please tell me it...
Can one really accept anything said by an English Tory who likes nothing better than going out with the hounds and hunting down foxes? I for one cannot take...
Peter replies: Here we go, the stock responses: first you come out with the blatant Islamophobia which I won’t listen to; secondly you try the old “I...
Peter wrote: Following on from my last post . . . As a Stoic it is one's duty—for the most part, anyway—to patiently and silently suffer fools. One early...
Malcolm wrote: "Peter, Could you point out what I said in that message that is Islamophobic? What I said, and intended, is that Islamic societies have serious...
Amos, Why don't these supermarket cashiers refuse, or simply walk out en masse? There's plenty of other jobs available, surely? Perhaps the cashiers have been...
Malcolm, as far as this second statement of yours is concerned: "I do not support the right of any religious group to force the religious conversion of others...
... Actually, I intended that as a throw-away comment for those who had studied some technical philosophy to make it clear that my assertions were based on a...
... If I cannot in principle find an answer to a question, then I have absolutely no interest in wasting my time discussing, dissecting, or analysing it. [I'm...
... Amos: I know this was addressed to Gich, but I wanted to clarify that while I think Philosophy cannot prove basic axioms [no subject can], I think it can...
Grant wrote:"I think one can produce proofs in ethics. I can prove, for example, that all other things being equal parents ought not kill their children. Such...
Peter, I tend to regard the issue of Islamic imperialism as separate from Islamic religion as practiced by any individual follower of the Islamic faith. That...
Malcolm, There's something wrong with this effing Yahoo site: my messages don't get posted, and now I'm reading print that is no longer justified - you know,...
Grant wrote: "I think one can produce proofs in ethics. I can prove, for example, that all other things being equal parents ought not kill their children. Such...
Yes, I have had a lot of trouble with Yahoo the last few days, with very long delays before messages go out to the list. Changes to message formating too. ...
... Indeed, in my haste I was unclear. Some people claim that if you produce an argument with conclusion X, it's "not really a proof" if anyone in the world...
Gich: Thank you. I found Scruton's book in the British Council library almost 10 years ago and it was hard-going at times (I never did understand what...
Grant: Thank you once again. I can see the difference between you and Gich. Both of you agree that philosophy deals with the ultimate questions, but...
Amos wrote: "First of all, there are not plenty of good jobs available, especially for a woman with no special job skills. Of course, as you say, some workers...
Malcolm wrote: "I tend to regard the issue of Islamic imperialism as separate from Islamic religion as practiced by any individual follower of the Islamic...
... what we preach. Whereas we talk of not lending support to Muslim tactics in practise we cower before the terrorist; we beg mercy and plead for them not to...
Peter: Thank you for your advice and your concern. However, I was just re-elected to the administrative committee for this apartment building, although...
Peter: Thank you for your advice and your concern. However, I was just re-elected to the administrative committee for this apartment building, although...
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