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DBT replied to the thread What Is Philosophy?.Logic, though used in philosophy (and science), appears to be independent of it. We can use logic without being philosophers or... -
DBT replied to the thread What Is Philosophy?.Maybe in the study of the philosophy of science. I don't see that physics or biology requires philosophy. Maybe optional...
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DBT replied to the thread Next Level.Nice. The smoke stack at the front is a bit dodgy
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DBT replied to the thread What Is Philosophy?.Regarding the analogy, are physicists, biologists, for instance, required to study philosophy in order to better understand physics or...
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DBT replied to the thread Do you think any aliens exist in the universe?.A brain generated virtual reality.
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DBT replied to the thread What Is Philosophy?.I wasn't suggesting that philosophy is superfluous or unnecessary. Just that there is a distinction to be made between science and...
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DBT replied to the thread Do you think any aliens exist in the universe?.Our brains acquire information and mentally simulate the world around us, it just took a few billion years of evolution.
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DBT replied to the thread What Is Philosophy?.I don't think that anyone is saying that there is no relationship between science and philosophy, just that science as a means of...
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DBT replied to the thread 3I/ATLAS: Probably NOT an alien interstellar probe.Damnation, Physics, it never cooperates.
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I like Jürgen Habermas definition. "It's a metaphor for our hopes and dreams". Dan Harmon has God as a stand in for "the unknown" or...
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DBT replied to the thread What Is Philosophy?.Obviously the ability to think is necessary for both philosophy and science. But that doesn't mean that all forms of thought are...
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DBT replied to the thread What Is Philosophy?.It is called thought. That's what it is. A mental phenomena. A means of conscious understanding, various forms of inquiry, where not...
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DBT replied to the thread What Is Philosophy?.It's still a matter of biology, just that with humans a greater range and depth of thought is enabled by the architecture of our brain...
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DBT replied to the thread 3I/ATLAS: Probably NOT an alien interstellar probe.Exciting times ahead....so exciting that I may have to take a sedative. I've heard about the Aboriginal/Betelgeuse story but don't know...
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DBT replied to the thread What Is Philosophy?.Maybe biology would be a better word? They are wired to be cats. Consequently they think and act like cats.
