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In calling something good, you must also call its opposite evil. You could never have a world that is purely good because you would have nothing to contrast good with. Nothing would seem good, because you have never learned what isn't good.SLAYER RULES (sorry, it had to happen) Read More
January 24, 2008
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Many modern scientists think humans are just "biological machines". If we are just machines then we should not be able to conceptualize us as being anything else than machines, we would have never thought of things like soul or free will. Also, I don't think we could understand anything. A computer can be programmed to act as though it understands patterns and trends, but it can never get that feeling of understanding. I'm not sure if all this is true, its just some arguments against Nihilism. I'm not arguing for an religion (I like Buddhism, its thats a very personal relgion), I just w… Read More
January 22, 2008
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If you truly believe humans are just biological machines and nothing more, then how can you have any morals? If we are just machines, how is kiling a human any different than breaking a computer? Read More
January 21, 2008
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consciousness- Scientific or Metaphysic?
Recently I heard two scientists were trying to find a chemical reason for consciousness. Is this right? Do you think consciousness is just a reaction in the brain or do you believe its something more?Personally, I think its something more. A scientist who disargeed with the two I mentioned before said we should treat consciousness as an inexplicible yet self-evident truth, as we treat the passage of time. Read More
January 17, 2008
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Do You Think Music is Infinite?
Are there an infinite number of different songs that could be made? Are there an infinite number of different sounds you can make? different rhythms? Logically, there should be an infinite number of different rhythms (as long as you believe time isn't quantized), but can we perceieve a difference between very similar rhythms? Read More
January 17, 2008
