Recent content by Martini

The meaning of philosophy is to take something so simple, no one wants to talk about it, and make it so paradoxical, that no one wants to talk about it.

That's not true. I've had this problem, and people have had this problem with me. Losing a good friend is not always worth it. If things don't work out, things will never be the same again.

well, why can't I try? Obviously, I started a thread which interested all of you. And I think it's rude of you to say I know nothing because I'm not in college.

I am in the 9th grade. I try my best.

Define reality? Is there a reality outside of your own mind? Also, would you say hallucinations caused by a mental illness are fake?

Please don't lock it. Every thread I start gets controversial, and then locked. I want to actually discuss this one.

Well, I was looking for a more philosophical based awnser. Medically, no drug induced experiences are not real. But does reality even relate to medicine?

I would say that there is no such thing as a true meaningful question. Meaningful can be different things to different people.

Well how about some one with a mental disorder who has hallucinations or voices. What they are feeling is very, very real to them. On a drug like lsd, you can interact with your hallucinations, so they seem real at the time.

What if it's a hallucination? That hallucination doesn't exist for most people, but it does for the person tripping.

Does wisdom exist?

Would you say the things a person perceives on a drug like LSD are "real"?

What do you define as an event? Or a cause? What are these things? If humans didn't exist, would "events" still happen? Who would be there to see them?

Exactly, I can think of no argument against legalization. And "because I got high" is a great song :]