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http://pubpages.unh.edu/~mas2/CP64E.htm DEMYSTIFYING THE DEFENSES OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT * Murray A. Straus Family Research Laboratory, University of New Hampshire Durham, NH 03824 603-862-2594 murray.straus@unh.edu This site has some good answers to your question. The...

That, Mr sleeth, is offensive. Unlike loseyourname, I have declared myself a physicalist. I have not, however, stated that all other positions are 'a huge load of crap'. I have resisted the temptation to describe your foot or your ego as inflated. I have not dismissed your opinion as a 'pet...

I'm not at all sure what you mean by 'metaphysically true'; could you explain, please? Deviants are not necessarily punished. In fact, many forms of deviance are tolerated and accepted by, and eventually incorporated into the mainstream. We didn't execute punk-rockers for having green hair...

In repsonse to the OP, I voted yes, and that they are physical. I am what some high-minded posters would dismiss as a physicalist. My position stems not from any compicated philosophical deduction, but from the fact that I experience physical pain when I stub my physical toe against a physical...

That's a tricky one! In many ways, the answer ot this question seems to hinge upon what is meant by the word 'artificial' in AI. If we accept Searle's axiom that 'brains cause minds', then surely, an 'artificial' brain could cause an artificial mind, and arguably, the mind so caused would be...

Yes: (1) Assuming your definition to be correct, the sadist inflicts pain in order to induce pleasure, making pleasure the overriding principle in the exchange, and thereby a 'good' action. (2) As I understand it, a sadist is not someone who is nice to masochists, rather it is someone who...

This might seem a little simplistic, but I think that learningphysics' statement 'pain is bad, pleasure is good' can indeed be used to form the basis of a moral code. If pain is unpleasant, then to inflict it upon another is bad. Inflicting pain and inducing pleasure are real world events. If...

Too cute. I have no idea who you guys are, but I will buy crackers for all. Peace and love and burn in hell, now, y'all.

Do you have an intelligent point to make, Kirk, or are you just going to shout at all the nasty scientists until they submit to the will of whatever deity you're banging for?

I think I may be one of those to whom you refer, having defended the SM in another thread in which we both posted replies. I was taught to accept and revere the SM in grammar-school chemistry classes. The method I was taught was exactly as HallofIvy describes. After leaving school, I have worked...

Hi learningphysics, No, you didn't come across as a brute; I didn't believe you meant it, after all. You don't seem antagonistic, just passionate, which I believe is a good thing (you probably wouldn't be so passionate if you were a new-worlder, though, would you? he-he-he). I don't want to...

Hi learningphysics, I just came across a site with an essay about BNW: BRAVE NEW WORLD ? A Defence Of Paradise-Engineering http://www.huxley.net/ I haven't read it yet (it's a very long essay) but I will. Perhaps we could discuss it? Kate. :>

I amended my response to answer your question about the treatment of bi-polar disorder, I expect we were both composing our posts at the same time - it happens when conversation is as lively as this one (you are so much fun to debate with :smile: ). Of course they should have treatment, if...

Yes, you did, thank you, GeD. :smile:

Hi Learningphysics, Thanks for reminding me of the context of Mond's comment about the overcompensations for misery, I didn't recall where that was in the book because I read it over a decade ago. However, I did not misunderstand it. BNW is a dystopia, if you find it an ideal world, you must...