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[OT] might not be a solipsist any more
solipsism implies there is no way to prove the external is not an
extension of the internal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solipsism I find that I take up faith in the external for purposes of fear, hope and enjoyment taking up any faith would negate solipsism atheism and science fall into the same categories of faith, as with anything else you cannot prove the external is not an extension of the internal but I think this all justifies relative morality http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relative_Morality if everything is a choice to the internal, unless the external presents something tangible, there are no absolutes, and the external can only be known as a faith (does this mean I am still a solipsist), so one can only derive morality from the internal this said, empathy seems to be a majority opinion -- Dale |
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[OT] might not be a solipsist any more
Go away, troll.
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[OT] might not be a solipsist any more
"Dale" wrote in message
... | solipsism implies there is no way to prove the external is not an | extension of the internal | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solipsism | | I find that I take up faith in the external for purposes of fear, hope | and enjoyment | | taking up any faith would negate solipsism | | atheism and science fall into the same categories of faith, as with | anything else you cannot prove the external is not an extension of the | internal | Yes, indeed.... | but I think this all justifies relative morality | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relative_Morality | | if everything is a choice to the internal, unless the external presents | something tangible, there are no absolutes, and the external can only be | known as a faith (does this mean I am still a solipsist), so one can | only derive morality from the internal | | this said, empathy seems to be a majority opinion | But if you can't prove object then why do you assume that subject exists? "I think, therefore I am" is the best we've come up with, and that's just a fuzzy-headed protest of desperation. You're failing to stand outside the limited subject-object absolutism of science when you question that absolutism. That way lies nihilism and the danger of moral relativism. |
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[OT] might not be a solipsist any more
On 2014.01.26, 09:12 , Martin Leese wrote:
Go away, troll. You get 1 point for troll detection. You lose 1000 for replying to it no matter what the reply. |
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[OT] might not be a solipsist any more
Fenrig wrote:
On 2014.01.26, 09:12 , Martin Leese wrote: Go away, troll. You get 1 point for troll detection. You lose 1000 for replying to it no matter what the reply. My reply was not aimed at the troll. I have discovered, through trial and error, that if I post quickly to a trolling thread, others do not post. If I don't do this then a discussion ensues, and the troll gets the attention they seek. I agree that, in theory, it would be preferable if *nobody* posted to a trolling thread. Unfortunately, in practice, that is not what happens. I have concluded that me posting "Go away" is the lesser evil. -- Regards, Martin Leese E-mail: LID Web: http://members.tripod.com/martin_leese/ |
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