Friday, January 23, 2004
Karmic Kapers- Part One
Hinduism and Buddhism are the most prevalent and familiar examples of religion which maintains that justice is an impersonal and universal metaphysical law, which operates without need for conscious participation by individual beings. This law is known as karma. The first Hindu concepts of karma...
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Wednesday, January 7, 2004
The Environmentalist Rebuttal.... GIVE ME A BREAK!!
I interrupt my critique of Buddhism (yes there will be more) to go back to my discussion of moral certainty (two posts ago here, just scroll down). I wrote this as a comment to that post, but then realized that few people will find a new comment to an old post, so here it is: I recently saw a...
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Wednesday, December 31, 2003
Let's give the Christians a break... A Critique of Buddhism
I have a good bit of personal experience in Buddhism. My wife is from Thailand, and we travel there as often as we can afford. I have visited many Buddhist temples. They are so beautiful. I think Thai Buddhist temples are the most beautiful buildings in the world. At those temples, I have bought...
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Tuesday, December 16, 2003
The Challenge To Moral Certainty and It's Defense
PG Scott had a good comment on my earlier post here on Certainty VS. Uncertainty. He picked up on my support of moral certainty, and implied that he would like to see more of my argument. This is my reply, which I felt was too long and too important to leave as a comment in the other post. You...
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Tuesday, December 9, 2003
Popular sayings and their Philosophical Roots
The following is taken from Ayn Rand in her book titled Philosophy- Who Needs It. This really impressed me when I read it, so I thought I would share it. It shows how philosophy has crept into our thoughts, without us even knowing where it came from. Have you ever thought or said any of the...
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Thursday, November 27, 2003
To Know or Not To Know.....THAT Is The Question
Certainty VS. Uncertainty If you would be a real seeker after truth, you must at least once in your life doubt, as far as possible, all things. -- Rene Descartes, Discourse on Method There are no whole truths; all truths are half-truths. It is trying to treat them as whole truths, that plays the...
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Tuesday, November 25, 2003
What "School of Thought" Did YOU Graduate From?
There are dozens of “schools of thought” in philosophy, and they are very confusing. They argue back and forth like a large family of quarrelling siblings. But they all have only two parents. There are two basic schools of thought in philosophy. These are Rationalism and Empiricism. It is very...
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Tuesday, November 18, 2003
Through Belief to Free Thought
The Next Step on The Intellectual Ladder A man’s ethical behavior should be based on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. -- Albert Einstein, New York Times Magazine, 09/11/1930 I am always amused when I speak with people about their beliefs, though I try...
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Saturday, November 15, 2003
Belief-- The Addiction of The Intellect
What Is Belief, Anyway? "I don't believe anything, but I suspect a great deal." "The word 'is' can be the most dangerous word in human language." --Robert Anton Wilson, Prometheus Rising Throughout humanity, there exists a most peculiar and unfortunate intellectual disorder. This universal flaw...
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Saturday, November 1, 2003
The Gods of Philosophy
The Absolute One Good Cosmic Being, All-Knowing, All-Forgetting, All-Creating, All-Destroying, Everywhere and Nowhere, Who is Three, Who is One, Who is Everything, Who is Nothing, Whose Love is Endless, Whose Wrath Sends Us to Hell, Who Fills The Universe, Who Stays in Heaven, Who May Exist, Who...
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