tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609541124817386376.post6769556817083878390..comments2023-12-03T03:00:17.598-06:00Comments on Atheism & Philosophy: Quizzes Feb9, 11Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115141650963300011noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609541124817386376.post-45931575304859835412016-02-11T16:00:35.259-06:002016-02-11T16:00:35.259-06:00Nick Strukov, Sean Martin, Dilvin Tayip
We talked ...Nick Strukov, Sean Martin, Dilvin Tayip<br />We talked about the idea of how easily people can be persuaded out of ideas just as easily they are convinced into them. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13830807757439868936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609541124817386376.post-30460768994423215442016-02-11T14:16:03.221-06:002016-02-11T14:16:03.221-06:00Do you dance or play an instrument recreationally?...Do you dance or play an instrument recreationally? If doomsday is announced tomorrow, will you dance or play again?<br /><br />I participate in several dance and dance-like activities, and I believe even if doomsday were announced tomorrow I would persist in them. For me, it comes back to Wolf's assertion that we would come together as a community both to grieve and survive. Creativity is a profound expression of intense emotion. This would both allow a personal, individual outlet as well as a communal one. However my view also applies to the intrinsic virtue the Frankfurt asserts.Alexandria Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18092644261490716101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609541124817386376.post-66365422302000920782016-02-11T13:36:59.623-06:002016-02-11T13:36:59.623-06:00"Frankfurt says obscure research can be pleas..."Frankfurt says obscure research can be pleasurable and rewarding, but "writing articles is not in itself a notably satisfying activity." 133 Can you explain the difference?"<br /><br />I think the major difference is that a published article is implicitly a part of a conversation between experts or scholars. For it to be truly fulfilling, there should be reactions and a give and take between others after the publication. Research results (ideally) in discovery...while sharing that discovery would also be worthwhile, the discovery itself has great merit.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17074833329564539998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609541124817386376.post-15426140405076607462016-02-11T13:34:29.574-06:002016-02-11T13:34:29.574-06:00I've thought about this a lot, probably more t...I've thought about this a lot, probably more than is healthy.<br /><br />Presuming the physiology is consistent with the age I chose, I feel like there's an important balancing act....young enough that you are at or near your physical prime, old enough to have developed mental facilities....it's not an easy question.<br /><br />An argument could be made to go quite young, say 4 or 5, as that is an age where learning something is almost trivial and requires little effort....but that creates many physical limitations and there are questions about the development of the brain...at 4 it might not be capable of some higher thought functions.<br /><br />At the older end, you wouldn't want to hit degeneration, physical or mental, but if it does take longer to learn something that isn't horrible....you have all the time you want.<br /><br />Ultimately, I think 30 is close to right for me, but I could change my mind.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17074833329564539998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609541124817386376.post-620373793800300982016-02-10T21:06:00.803-06:002016-02-10T21:06:00.803-06:00QQ
How does Wolf's alternative afterlife conj...QQ<br /><br />How does Wolf's alternative afterlife conjecture differ from Scheffler's?Victornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609541124817386376.post-30124891738889429282016-02-10T20:58:14.257-06:002016-02-10T20:58:14.257-06:00What do you think about Shiffrin's manipulativ...What do you think about Shiffrin's manipulative alien scenario? Victornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609541124817386376.post-17450476567827825672016-02-10T20:07:16.543-06:002016-02-10T20:07:16.543-06:00Response: "Do you dance or play an instrument...Response: "Do you dance or play an instrument...?"<br /><br />Yes. I would continue to play for the entertainment of others. The end of the world doesn't seem like a very good reason to not have any enjoyable experiences. I think, I would get to a place of acceptance of the situation and try to make the most of the time I had left with family and friends. This would include playing music, dancing, playing games, etc. I would not think of these things as wasting time, but as ways of spending the time I had with the people I care about. Victornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609541124817386376.post-84368311605031391782016-02-09T07:58:22.285-06:002016-02-09T07:58:22.285-06:00DQ?
Do you think there is an objective means of ...DQ?<br /><br /> Do you think there is an objective means of being able to properly flush out and set a framework of decision making to be used when discussing a being who is immortal?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07052722947709094280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609541124817386376.post-35251470133977440192016-02-09T07:54:09.651-06:002016-02-09T07:54:09.651-06:00What if your desire is to in turn die?
My belief ...What if your desire is to in turn die?<br /><br />My belief is in the desire to avoid pain that comes with death many a times, not death itself. I have the desire to pass in my sleep when I should go. It has been said it is painless, to which I have no desire to be in pain when I die. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07052722947709094280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609541124817386376.post-45274172284925434772016-02-08T20:17:01.867-06:002016-02-08T20:17:01.867-06:00DQ
Do you think 42 is a good age to be forever? I...DQ<br /><br />Do you think 42 is a good age to be forever? If you wanted to be immortal, what age would you want to remain and why?Victornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609541124817386376.post-2791390632815956682016-02-08T17:13:34.592-06:002016-02-08T17:13:34.592-06:00Discussion Question - "Would you be irretriev...Discussion Question - "Would you be irretrievably and eternally bored with an excessively, very, or super-long life? How would you know, 'til you tried? And, is boredom such an awful prospect that you'd rather be dead? Must boredom really be unthinkable, and absorption constant, to make a long life appealing? Would the mere possibility of death be enough lighten the boredom of eternity?"<br /><br />Personally, immortality seems like a dream come true to me. The idea of watching the Earth, and possibly the universe, change and evolve around me and being able to truly experience history and evolution sounds amazing. After our death, we no longer get to experience how the world may or may not have changed around us. It could be for the better or worse, but we would never know. I don't mind boredom myself and find myself coming up with brilliant ideas whenever I have "nothing better to do." It is human nature to constantly want more and more, no matter how much we already have, and I believe it to have potential of creating a world filled with madness, such as many wanting to "rule the world/universe" after they feel as if they have everything they could possibly have before that point, but I wouldn't mind finding out either way, because there's a beauty in the experiences of our lives, whether or not if they're good or bad, but what experiences do we experience in death? That is something we may never be able to answer for ourselves, and at least in the idea of immortality, we have the control to create more and more experiences to cherish.<br /><br />Discussion Question for the class - If humans were capable of immortality, such as given the choice to be immortal or mortal, what would you choose? How would you utilize your immortality/why would you only choose to stay a mortal?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03839921904390680791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609541124817386376.post-34217710477921030612016-02-08T13:11:26.497-06:002016-02-08T13:11:26.497-06:00DQ?
"If we always have such desires, we alwa...DQ?<br /><br />"If we always have such desires, we always have reason to avoid death, and if we always have reason to avoid death, then it seems that we have reason to want immortality". What are your thoughts about this? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01323736022940128665noreply@blogger.com