Recent content by Nicomachus

huh? The religion of the Titans? You know that "Titan" is a name that refers to a group of gods in the ancient Greek religions, right? Anyway, as far as the word "stolen" is concerned, if the shoe fits ... Let us say plagiarized then. Apollonius ... Mithra ... do any of these ring bells? *Nico

Why don't we just sterilize the entire human race right now and eventually, very soon, we will all die off and there will be no more human violence. This sounds like a much better solution than what you all are proposing. *Nico

Sure, Humean morality is kind of a forerunner to utilitarianism. Basically Hume's statement "is does not imply ought" says that we cannot determine the moral good from how things are presently; you could call these facts I suppose. It is not exactly that we cannot use logic in deriving value...

idontknow, that sounds like bad poetry. I don't even understand your point; it seems like you are trying to find duality everywhere for some strange reason. Sure it sounds insightful ... hm ... *Nico

Again sense-perception is axiomatic, it is not incorrect. Your evaluations thereof may be erroneous but sense-perception is not wrong. Your senses are actually perceiving whatever it is they are perceiving. *Nico

blah blah blah. What are you all talking about? The statement 1=1 is axiomatic, in fact it is the law of identity, how can you say it cannot be determined using logic? Obviously 1=3 is completely illogical, it is axiomatically incorrect. I think you are maybe starting another thread about...

Well for the most part you were correct about Hume, although it is a little different than you suggest, but that particular example of "is/ought" is taken a little out of context. This is the is/ought dichotomy (yes I am sure someone will argue there is no dichotomy), Hume simply said that it...

This is an interesting topic; I may have more to discuss on it later. However, I will say it really should not be compared with nihilism because, even in that definition, nihilism is a rejection of any justification, really a true nihilist would not be violent would not have the belief that...

Well this is not a useless question but I think you have some misconceptions and misunderstanding about logic, axioms, sense perception, and epistemic limitations. Your sense perceptions are not wrong. You keep using this example of some "20 story building" or some such and while I realize your...

The senses are never "wrong." I don't know what you are talking about ... Sense perception is axiomatic, I think you mean sensory evaluation may be flawed. However, your senses are perceiving whatever it is they are perceiving. Reason is based on logical axioms, they are self evident, you cannot...

Well, yes, I was trying to think of a quick example but I see I misrepresented your position. Ah, but I would, in turn, agree with your second paragraph, that is exactly my point. *Nico

Well, I must admit the "worker bee" example was slightly archaic, it made sense to me but I did not really explain. What I am essentially arguing at this point is that there rammifications to changing humanity in that way, I do not think from a value stand point it would be worth. Changing...

Yep. *Nico

huh? I conceded that I obviously would not miss evil if I did not know what it was or had no way to "feel" it, though I'm really not discussing evil but if that is your choice of terms then it is perfectly fine. Your funny remark about me enjoying conflict does not give your argument more sway...

That really isn't what I'm aruing, although I would like to see an attempted refutation of that, bear in mind within that positon you cannot say "good things would not be as good" because, if you were to accept the premise, you would be committing the stolen concept fallacy. And no this is not...