Human Definition and 867 Threads

The answer to the "Does God exist" question from Human Practice A. The basic question of philosophy Man's early investigation into the world of knowledge have shown a division of philosophic schools into two main camps. Both camps can be divided at the basis of the way in which they answer...

Vote, and explain why it is immoral, isn't immoral or dependent on the situation as you believe the case to be.

I've got myself into a debate about whether Evolution is currently occurring in Humans. So far, with my initial thoughts on the subject, no matter how I approach the topic, I can only formulate Affirmative arguments. Can anyone think of any sort of case that can be built against the stance that...

If you had complete control over the design of future humans, what would your design be? [no jokes about the perfect woman please] Assume that you have mastered genetic engineering.

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993814

What is it about me that "knows" what it knows? Wouldn't it be fair to say that the acknowledgment of truth is inborn? If not, then how can we acknowledge the truth of anything? Even if it's the truth that science reveals to us? Science is still a by-product of the human endeavor, meaning it's...

From my dear collegues: National Geographic: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/05/0520_030520_chimpanzees.html

What causes physical attraction between human beings, as a general animals? Like why I'd consider someone attractive while my friend thinks her average... Is it to do with the DNA? A penny for your thoughts people..

Hello all, another question. Can anyone explain to me please the details of, for example, a person swining a sword? How much body mass is involved, from which point do I measure the arc of the swing, how much energy is involved, et cetera? Thanks.

Wassup all! Firstly, here's to me, back after a loong break from PF ; ) Secondly, Ill like to raise an issue hotly debated in my school's religious and moral education class. This may have been raised up else where but I am too lazy to go search for it.. : P This i, also feel, comes...

It seems to me that key feature of human nature is denial. There are some things that many people just refuse to believe despite all the evidence in the world to back it up. This denial appears to be a result of serious perceived incompatibilities between existing beliefs and new...

In terms of our physical state! We have all seen on TV genetically modified humand with power of the mind the repel people. People with superhuman strength and the ability to dodge bullets with either speed or just because there rock solid! What is the human body capable of? Could we...

How exactly did scientists go about determining each of the 3 billion bases that make up the human genome?

Is human malevolence or natural predation more destructive to life?

"A mind differs from a computer in no other respect but complexity" There is a lot of ongoing debate on this topic. On one side, theologists believe that a mind is supernatural and cannot be reproduced by machines. On the other side, A.I. experts, physicalists and atheists like myself believe...

Bias. Ignorance (sometimes willful). Hypocrisy. Fear. I freely admit I have all of them. Anyone care to add to the list or admit they are also human?

The other day i came across [Removed Broken Link], and while reading it i started thinking; "Why don't we human try to compress the things we learn before learning them, and uncompress them when we need to remember them ?". Then i realized that the human brain finds it easier to memorize a...