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How would you know, do we have any extensive data on this? Or are we simply guessing?

Free will or not, Yellow Springs Ohio sounds like a pretty rockin' place. ;)

Thanks GK, I mistakenly thought you were referring to a specific article, thanks for the quote though, it is very helpful.

Hey GK, You wouldn't happen to have the reference for that would you? I'm in the middle of a course on personality theory and that would make an interesting note. :)

So then, in your view, there is an absolute morality in existence that should remain consistent across culture, context and time. Am I understanding this correctly?

Clearly, your conflict management style is not avoidance. :D

This from the man who was incredibly injured when he thought I was accusing him of questionable morals... Well, at least this graduate student has some material for a paper :p

I'm with you, depression is very misunderstood. Often, people wish to reduce human experience to such simplistic terms, presumably to make it easier to understand, and cope with. I understand that kind of psychological uneasiness with the uncertainty that mental health challenges represent, but...

I think many people who don't work in healthcare, specifically mental health feel the same way. Sadly, people with suicidal ideation understand this and often don't come forward for help. The social stigma of depression and suicidal ideation is well known for its effect on people. Ask anyone who...

One thing I can always count on it that the Ultimate Reality most likely exists independent of our ideas about it. For me, personally, any other line of inquiry, or argument, is still fairly arbitrary. This is not to say that I don't entertain ideas or imagine what possibilities may be out...

Yes, this is how many choose to see suicide but it is a complicated and tender subject. Durkheim saw it as a social problem, still others seek neurological causes, while many view it as an existential or noogenic neurosis.

I think the best comparison for me would be the difference between being aware of something and attempting to imagine other roles, besides our own. Because we have what is called "mirror neurons" in our brain, we can actually sense what it is like to be in another persons place. Theory of Mind...

If you took the time to get to know me you'd know that is precisely the case. I do not take kindly to anyone marginalizing, dehumanizing or abusing other people no matter who they are. On this site I have some dear friends who are Catholic, Christian, Muslim, Atheist, Hindu, Buddhist and at...

You know, I was thinking about this today and it occurs to me that the question posed is, in itself, problematic. I mean, don't you think that to ask "who" is an attempt to compare the object under discussion to another identifiable object? What good is asking a question when we think we know...

I find that it speaks volumes about a person when they are quick to point a finger and pass judgement on an entire section of the population (in this case atheists), but are so hyper-sensitive to perceived criticism. Sure you can silence one voice that offers feedback, but it is going to take a...

That was pretty much my assumption going in :p

Why thank you ACOT, that is a very kind thing to say.

Well that took longer than I expected. It is so important to project those feelings onto another person isn't it? Feelings that otherwise might lead to questions...

When you look at other human beings as you have described atheists, it does harm another. Essentially you reduce other human beings to the role of "object", in effect, an "it" rather than a "thou". If you have questions about how someone else sees things, ask them, rather than making blanket...

No, clearly you don't understand that. Because of the way you frame the question, indeed the way your thinking is framed reveals that you are looking at the entire issue from your own personal schema. Do you really think other human beings are as simplistic and two dimensional as all that? There...