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You are correct here Dogbrain. Nothing icky about infinite regress, any more than any other infinitude (infinite integer prime numbers, no problem).

You don't believe in free will ????

Agreed Dogbrain, that was a no brainer. Lets see how you do with this one: Any problems here ? Remember that al-Ghazali is considered a top notch Islamic scholar. Are you on board with this argument ? Are you familiar with the ideas around "self-assembly" ? Do you see a fit with this approach ?

Does everyone agree with this ontological argument ?

You, on the other hand, c0de, understand the deeper meaning this section, and we shall continue the discussion along these lines.

You are correct Dogbrain, however you did not understand the deeper meaning, please keep reading and neither bark or bite.

My investigation of existentialism continues not through Kierkagaard, but through Kant's work. This is powerful analysis. One cannot easily dismiss any of these ideas. They are all justifiable. What about the connection to materialism ? Pantheism ? Panentheism ? Is the creator analogous to...

Indeed, I will go one step further, and say that it is not just the paucity of thinkers but it is the breadth of thinkers that is tragic as well. For humankind to evolve to a significantly higher level will take a majority of humankind to know the fundamentals of ethical and moral behavior, we...

Nice analogy Coberst, it also cuts the other way. Physicists study the creation and present state of the universe and psychoanalysis studies our relationship to the universe around us.

Good question, Oat. At first thought one might assume that animals have no sense of self. Please take a look at the Kierkagaardian view of the self and you might agree. On the other hand, it is possible that animals might have a sense of self that we do not yet understand. They might even...

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Because I am a philosopher, I would be pleased to discuss archtypal psychology with you ad infinitum. However the purpose of this tread, in my mind, is to move our discussion toward analytic philosophy. My interests primarily relate to logic, mathematics, freedom of thought and pacifism. I am...

As a counterpoint, I would like you to consider the Kierkegaardian view of the self: Coberst, how do you react to this interpretation of the self as compared with Becker's ?

You will find the main points about archtypal psychology summarized here: Archetypal psychology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

We may study the smallest sub-atomic particles known to humankind. The quarks, leptons and bosons are all real and we can investigate how they behave. The universe can be described in terms of black holes, quasars and pulsars. We can speculate on the philosophical importance of these and other...

Interesting analysis. This notion of the "soul" seems like it leaves much to be desired. More on this from later philosophers.

Here is a description from SEP (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) of how Socrates was brought to trial: Quislings and Spartans were certainly part of the deal, but it was Socrates new ideas, related to "failure to show due piety toward the gods of Athens" and "mathematics and knowledge"...

This is a very profound notion, and one which has always been in the foreground throughout history. It traces the idea of the single government back to the Greek views of the Stoics. I think it will be instructive to study the impact of some of these influences. It is clear that the ideas of...

Socrates was brought to trial because of his radical ideas a put to death. A rare combination of qualities, indeed. Haven't we all acted this way at one time or another ? Likewise, people may be resistant change if they are happy. Good motivation to study many languages { : - 0 )...

That is probably because you have not read my works, please start with "History of Western Philosophy". {: - 0 ) I am fond of Zeno. The use of "imaginary examples" is reminiscent of "thought experiments" much later in time. We will get to European philosophers later. This is a very...