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Will Hope replied to Bogdan Stefan R's discussion A definition for God"thanks for your reply. I don't mind considering the possibility of there being a "why" to all of this. But even if there is, discarding the old concept of "god" would be helpful. I liken it to a realization…"
Will Hope replied to Tim Young's discussion Opinion Versus Truth"there is no danger in allowing yourself access and free use to the wealth of knowledge of truths we've amassed - how to grow corn, how to do a magic trick, how to bake, how to adhere to an objective method, etc. With only personal beliefs…"
Will Hope replied to Bart's discussion Welfare for everyone?"it's kinda hard not to contribute back to society. We tend to do it with or without money. Recently we've had examples of people committing the worst kinds of crime against humanity among people who "contribute to…"
Will Hope replied to Bart's discussion Welfare for everyone?"Since I get paid already, I wouldn't want to clean your toilet now. You'd have to pay More than you previously had in order to make me want to do it. Thus, you'll offer more money. But maybe i'll stop cleaning…"
Will Hope replied to Rich's discussion The price of happiness?"money doesn't bring happiness, but if you're a wise and happy person, it could very efficiently bring happiness to you, those around you, and the world."
Will Hope replied to Bart's discussion Welfare for everyone?"There would be no incentive to do menial tedious jobs just as there is none right now, unlessthe pay is fair. I wouldn't mind cleaning your toilet everyday if you paid me enough. Perhaps the supply and demand of jobs and wages will…"
Will Hope replied to Tim Young's discussion Opinion Versus Truth"what is truth. When something is true, let's say an argument, we mean that the argument contains a claim which we can then verify. If the claim equals the observation or calculation, like your mom says "Our house burnt…"
Will Hope replied to Anna's discussion What we work for?Work for cash,live,or joy?"What is work? Work is doing.If you cycle because it's connected to a grid and powers your house's battery for the day, you would think that you are "working" for the electricity.If you cycle every morning because you like…"
Will Hope commented on Reese Leysen's video
tl;dr version of 'God is in The Neurons'
"you're dealing with identity on the semantic level. It's the nature of how something is and isn't something depending on their location on the map. "Identity" is an idea, a package; its contents have labels based…"
Will Hope replied to Bogdan Stefan R's discussion A definition for God"Somehow kids can learn the methods of science and still be motivated to make a car bomb out of it."
Will Hope replied to Bogdan Stefan R's discussion A definition for God"if it really was music and you could hear it... but it's more like chaotic noise. Sounds like the absence of "god" to me. I don't know why scientists even bother to try to use the word god. It's…"
Will Hope replied to Bogdan Stefan R's discussion A definition for God"I don't see how merely networked processors and data banks would constitute consciousness in any way. It is a new commons of information, a resource we use for individual/group purposes, but the whole itself does not draw on its…"
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- About Me? I'm you, right? Sometimes.
I'm trying to be right more often, but that also involves dancing around and shedding old models of "right" and "wrong" that we have left unquestioned.
Finally, it's your right to copy whatever I write because it's copy left and I enjoy re-mixing leftover meals as much as I enjoy listening to remixed sounds and ideas. Hopefully my play on words will get better right as soon as I center in on the bigger picture, hone in on that image of the cat that we theoretically tossed into the black hole, the one that is perpetually stuck to the center of my computer desktop, I wonder how the cat is doing, and what's left of him. Curiosity prevents me from looking away.
It seems rather that curiosity extended the lifetime of the cat. this cool cat. This new generation of vapid brain vats growing together in a giant tube, i mean flat screen, i mean ipod, no - i mean ipad, no wait - the New ipad, my portal into a large pool of information and communication, my iZombifyMeMachine, my New Consciousness, my means to truth, complete with its own open cesspool of entertaining waste. Yum.
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- 1. Further my own understanding of self, others, and unity. 2. Further the goals and mission of this site or the idea of the site, beginning with participation. 3. Personal Media Projects.
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Will Hope's Blog
full circle, we've come to tie together the unifying ends of science with the suspicious ends of the mystics and we now nod together, acknowledging the oneness of things. We must comb through what w…
Posted on May 17, 2012 at 6:56pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
full circle, we've come to tie together the unifying ends of science with the suspicious ends of the mystics and we now nod together, acknowledging the oneness of things. We must comb through what we've mastered and pull back to understand the significance of all these separate seeming things within the nutshell of our grand self.
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Condemning others to validate ourselves.
Started by Lore in I Power: Self-Development Activism. Last reply by Nathaniel Mortazavi 8 hours ago. 9 Replies 0 Likes
The ethical implications of "Temporal Isolation"
Started by Aya in Off-Topic. Last reply by Aya yesterday. 34 Replies 1 Like
Lexical argumentation and its merit
Started by Anthony D in Off-Topic. Last reply by Anthony D on Thursday. 21 Replies 0 Likes
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Nathaniel Mortazavi replied to Lore's discussion Condemning others to validate ourselves."Cognitive dissonance. One of the most irritating human traits."
Nathaniel Mortazavi replied to Lore's discussion Condemning others to validate ourselves."Absolutely, I completely agree. The only way to solve the problem is to eliminate the cause.
Exactly, the shooter gains worldwide fame over night. Why would a resentful, friendless, lonely, insane young man who wanted to leave an impression on the…"
Aya replied to Aya's discussion The ethical implications of "Temporal Isolation""From the last three lines of your post, I'm assuming you are applying the "better safe than sorry" mentality to life-rights over all of time. This addresses points 3) and 5) of my post on Wed 5/15, but does not address points 1),…"
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Anthony D replied to Lore's discussion Condemning others to validate ourselves."An issue in the context of your reply is the so-called "mad/bad debate". And it very much plays into the perception of these rather extreme forms of criminal behavior.
From a legal and forensic psychological standpoint a…"
Lore replied to Lore's discussion Condemning others to validate ourselves."Interesting. I think that just being aware that our behavior is not always justified and taking on some personal responsibility can go a long way."
Lore replied to Lore's discussion Condemning others to validate ourselves."Maybe I take empathy and attempting to understand such actions by people to the extreme, but I think it is important to understand the causes of such behavior. You do bring up a good point about school shootings Nathaniel, in that the media makes…"
Nathaniel Mortazavi replied to Lore's discussion Condemning others to validate ourselves."I agree with the principle to an extent. However, in the case of school shooters, I don't think it can be justified. Same with rape. There's definitely a line, but like you said, those are the most extreme cases.
On the topic of mass…"
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