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- Fri Nov 05, 2004 3:36 pm
- Forum: Deep Thoughts
- Topic: The Intelligence Revolution (LONG)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6415
- Fri Nov 05, 2004 3:33 pm
- Forum: Deep Thoughts
- Topic: Objectivism rejects Materialism?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6760
You've made me revisit my philosophical leanings, though, because my scientific beliefs and my philosophical ones aren't in synch. Scientifically, I think all effects have a cause, and all causes are materialistic. That would preclude free will, however, which I do believe in. Would not. With quant...
- Thu Nov 04, 2004 6:59 pm
- Forum: Deep Thoughts
- Topic: The Intelligence Revolution (LONG)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6415
I believe that capacity to destroy comes peer with the capacity to protect. Some centuries ago, people believe there was no protection against the first guns - and now, there is no protection against nuclear bombs. But in the Middle Ages, there also was no weapon strong enough to destroy a fortress....
- Thu Nov 04, 2004 6:53 pm
- Forum: Deep Thoughts
- Topic: Objectivism rejects Materialism?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6760
Materialism in science isn't what it is in philosophy. In science, materialism nearly stands for realism - rejection of any magic in the metaphysics of the world. In philosophy, one of the statements of materialism is that there is no such thing as free will. This is the very reason why anybody beli...
- Sat Oct 30, 2004 8:50 pm
- Forum: Deep Thoughts
- Topic: Bug
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1944
Bug
I currently can't upload my avatar. PHP reports an error.
- Mon Oct 25, 2004 2:27 pm
- Forum: Deep Thoughts
- Topic: Newbie objectivist
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7343
Newbie objectivist
Well, I'm a newbie to Eve. As an unorthodox Objectivist, I was very surprised by your Corporation. So I want to apply. I'm going to fill an application as soon as I have walked through all your forums.