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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 03, 2012 The Power of Words - How Concepts Define Our Thoughts Words are important. As it turns out, grammar matters . Don't believe me? I know I would have been skeptical this time last year. I remember English teachers trying to teach me proper grammar; what I don't remember...
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Determined “Morality” “Morality” is a concept which claims to explain optional yet preferable behavior for human interaction. In order to be a valid theory of “morality” it must be, like any theory, rational, i.e. universal, logical, consistent, reversible, predictable...
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Personally, as I see it, there is no real free will that exists in human nature. It seems to me that this is because the mind of the human individual is constantly under scrutiny from the judging eye of society and the perameters it imposes. The school systems (that some will call a giant propaganda...
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[quote user="Tomas"] ...A relationship between atoms forms something new, bark for example. Bark exists, and is different from atoms in many ways. In the same way proximity exists, which differ "trees" from a forest (in that trees can be anywhere in the world, whereas in a forest...
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Hello all, my name is Rodney and I am an Objectivist who believes in constitutionally directed government. I look forward to participating in the various discussions on this board, when I can find the time. My main area of interest is epistemology, and you can find out a lot about me by reading this...
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There are three fundamental paradigms or axioms that influence human behaviour; Morality (NAP), Ethics (Virtue) and Incentives. Lets accept the NAP as the main UPB compliant moral rule. Now, lets assume that incentives drive the initiation of violence (violation of NAP) which results in no choice for...
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Hey, everybody, here's another open topic to help myself clear things out. I had a chat with my brother yesterday and we were talking about what's impossible, what's probable and what's true. And this is only on theoretical level. We came to conclusion that there's no such thing as...
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Hey guys, I'm stumped on another one! Any help would be greatly appreciated. So, let's get right into it. Here's where i get confused: Do actions you take against yourself carry any moral wieght, or do they have to involve other people in order to be considered moral or immoral? Is self-care...
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(please excuse the punctuation and general ragtag nature of this. it was like a catharsis, so I just let everything flow without censoring or caring about punctuation.) life cannot be a gift, cannot be something to be thankful for. both imply knowledge or experience about some kind of existence before...
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