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General Off Topic / Re: Moral epistemology and moral ontology
« on: November 13, 2013, 04:59:34 pm »
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Spam / Re: People aren't posting enough!
« on: November 13, 2013, 04:40:03 pm »
I was in a doctor's waiting room some months ago.
I scanned nearby books and leaflets, I noticed one book called the `lonely furrow`. I quickly inserted a leaflet about cervical cancer inside the book as a bookmark.
Is that art?
I scanned nearby books and leaflets, I noticed one book called the `lonely furrow`. I quickly inserted a leaflet about cervical cancer inside the book as a bookmark.
Is that art?
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General Off Topic / Re: What We're Reading
« on: November 12, 2013, 12:55:31 pm »Ultimate hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy.
Btw, is there any medieval themed books you guys could recommend?
Alamut?
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General Off Topic / Re: Moral epistemology and moral ontology
« on: November 11, 2013, 03:42:01 pm »
I get the feeling people start with absolute principles and build out from there. All of us.
EDIT:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventromedial_prefrontal_cortex
"People with damage to the ventromedial prefrontal cortex still retain the ability to consciously make moral judgments without error, but only in hypothetical situations presented to them. There is a gap in reasoning when applying the same moral principles to similar situations in their own lives. The result is that people make decisions that are inconsistent with their self professed moral values."
Sounds like normal politikking TBH.
EDIT:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventromedial_prefrontal_cortex
"People with damage to the ventromedial prefrontal cortex still retain the ability to consciously make moral judgments without error, but only in hypothetical situations presented to them. There is a gap in reasoning when applying the same moral principles to similar situations in their own lives. The result is that people make decisions that are inconsistent with their self professed moral values."
Sounds like normal politikking TBH.
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General Off Topic / Re: Moral epistemology and moral ontology
« on: November 10, 2013, 08:42:46 pm »
Okay, Sun-tzu's ghost was getting pissy. 
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General Off Topic / Re: Moral epistemology and moral ontology
« on: November 10, 2013, 08:17:58 pm »I don't believe in completely objective morality no.
However I don't think something as severe as killing is just a matter of opinion.
I believe our only real(though not exactly objective) moral compass is empathy with the combination of rational thought.
For the large part most of our important moral laws are already based on that(for example killing, raping and other forms of violence).
You'd have hard time finding a person who thinks that killing in its very self is alright, some people think it's OK if you kill for a
good reason(War, execution of mass murderer, self defense), but I'd argue that's for the large part because of suppressed empathy(Because of feelings of revenge,
hate or a forced down dogma among other reasons). Institutions where empathy doesn't serve a purpose can vary from military where feeling empathy for your
enemies is most likely not going to help you win a fight - to prison where showing empathy can be seen as a sign of weakness, which can warrant you a lot of trouble
in that environment. Also some ideologies, religions and cultures can portray some class of people as inferior or evil, and can hammer empathy for that
group of people out of the their members by growing them into the ideology or suppressing rational thought with various forms of propaganda and brainwashing.
So even if you cannot judge people for not doing the "right" thing(Because there is no definitive right and wrong),
you can judge them for not using empathy or suppressing it.
I'd say the more minor and more artifical moral rules though, like sexual age of consent, are more a matter of public opinion.
Does that make sense to anyone?
"empathy for your enemies is most likely not going to help you win a fight"
You mean sympathy. Not empathy.
"psychopaths are aware of the feelings of others when they hurt someone because their cognitive empathy is intact even if affective empathy is not"
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General Discussion / Re: Who has, or had! The greatest name in all c-rpgdom?
« on: November 10, 2013, 04:55:40 pm »
"Lithium"
Impossible not to TK.
Impossible not to TK.
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General Off Topic / Re: No need to be mad
« on: November 09, 2013, 05:05:01 pm »
"I'm sorry bud, but once you are a known drug addict"
Yeah. US is largest consumer of oil.
Yeah. US is largest consumer of oil.
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General Off Topic / Re: No need to be mad
« on: November 09, 2013, 01:19:58 pm »How is it a separate discussion? Patriotism is as stupid as any other tribal identification. If anything it's the most inclusive one we have, at the moment. Ethnicity, religion and politics are far more restrictive, in decreasing order, but it is often a mix of all 4 anyways.
We ARE making progress.
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General Off Topic / Re: No need to be mad
« on: November 08, 2013, 08:40:13 pm »
The human race is rubbish super organism. 
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General Discussion / Re: memories of the golden era of Crpg
« on: November 08, 2013, 12:05:53 pm »
Try to think of it as not so much of a waste of four years.
But as time spent learning valuable skills required to survive the collapse of society.
But as time spent learning valuable skills required to survive the collapse of society.
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General Discussion / Re: PSA: basic steps on how to deal with guys trolling chat
« on: November 07, 2013, 01:24:46 pm »
On the other hand, working out what people are saying with the minimum amount of information is kind of nice.
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General Off Topic / Re: What do you drive?
« on: November 06, 2013, 03:08:23 pm »_schizo321437: +1 because of fitting username and cool (but worrying) story.
You alright man?
ofc. It's all part of a plan...
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General Off Topic / Re: What do you drive?
« on: November 06, 2013, 01:36:59 pm »« schizo321437visitors can't see pics , please register or login
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« Reply #207 on: November 06, 2013, 12:36:59 pm »
I'm 6'2" Yes, exactly this.
I don't need a car atm. My second to last car was a ford escort mk3.
I fled the house the first time I was psychotic (believing the house was surrounded by mafia). I didn't take my car but went on foot instead, and could hear voices whispering that I hadn't taken my car because it was wired to explode.
A few months later (I was on resperidone) a neighbour knocked on the door to tell me that my car was on fire. It was destroyed by... an electrical short.
Cloudy...inspired....depends on your point of view. 8-) :P 8-)
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« Reply #207 on: November 06, 2013, 12:36:59 pm »
I don't need a car atm. My second to last car was a ford escort mk3.
I fled the house the first time I was psychotic (believing the house was surrounded by mafia). I didn't take my car but went on foot instead, and could hear voices whispering that I hadn't taken my car because it was wired to explode.
A few months later (I was on resperidone) a neighbour knocked on the door to tell me that my car was on fire. It was destroyed by... an electrical short.
Cloudy...inspired....depends on your point of view. 8-) :P 8-)
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