# Philosophy **URL:** https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/c/philosophy/14.md?page=2 [Latest](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/categories.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [It's not a view, if it's science](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/its-not-a-view-if-its-science/11206)
**Author:** [@lausten](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/lausten)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 4:02am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/its-not-a-view-if-its-science/11206 "2024-11-07T04:02:49Z")
To often, people seem to think they need a philosophy to decide what to eat or what to believe. That philosophy has been worked out, the philosophy of determining truth based on empiricism. I don’t need a “view” on life … --- ## [Open minded inquiry](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/open-minded-inquiry/11196)
**Author:** [@lausten](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/lausten)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/open-minded-inquiry/11196 "2024-10-27T16:35:05Z")
I believe this topic belongs in philosophy. That might be argued, but I’d rather not. I have someone trying to tell me how wrong my politics and sending me garbage YouTubes to prove it. RFK was pretty annoying, so I cou… --- ## [The most stunning breakthrough](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-most-stunning-breakthrough/11129)
**Author:** [@lausten](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/lausten)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2024, 10:05am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/the-most-stunning-breakthrough/11129 "2024-10-04T10:05:37Z")
Anybody seeing these ads on YouTube for a speech that changes everything we know about being human? Obviously not science. But what is it? I haven’t researched yet. --- ## [Ewww, I love a good controversy](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/ewww-i-love-a-good-controversy/11063)
**Author:** [@lausten](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/lausten)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2024, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/ewww-i-love-a-good-controversy/11063 "2024-09-10T18:06:18Z")
He starts with some fun history, then gets to the problem of writing about something that is complex in a way that someone who doesn’t know it, can understand. It’s hard to remember what it’s like to not know it. That’s … --- ## [Evolution as a worldview and basis for being good](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/evolution-as-a-worldview-and-basis-for-being-good/11045)
**Author:** [@lausten](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/lausten)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2024, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/evolution-as-a-worldview-and-basis-for-being-good/11045 "2024-08-21T20:22:50Z")
I’m slightly breaking the rule of cross-posting, but there ten-thousand threads about evolution and microtubules and math as the basis of everything, and most of them are hijacking something else, so, either I ban everyo… --- ## [Citizenschallenge's Review of Hoffman's "Case Against Reality"](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/citizenschallenges-review-of-hoffmans-case-against-reality/10907)
**Author:** [@wolfhnd](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/wolfhnd)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2024, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/citizenschallenges-review-of-hoffmans-case-against-reality/10907 "2024-06-29T21:23:14Z")
Here the link to citizenchallenge’s review. You will have to read it first to follow along. --- ## [Why reciprocal altruism was a bad choice of words](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/why-reciprocal-altruism-was-a-bad-choice-of-words/10938)
**Author:** [@wolfhnd](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/wolfhnd)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 12:18am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/why-reciprocal-altruism-was-a-bad-choice-of-words/10938 "2024-06-25T00:18:07Z")
Why reciprocal altruism was a bad choice of words. The following definitions are taken fromhttps://iep.utm.edu/altruism-and-group-selection/ First the distinction between biological and colloquial altruism “Biological… --- ## [Is this a science thread?](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/is-this-a-science-thread/10913)
**Author:** [@lausten](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/lausten)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2024, 2:04am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/is-this-a-science-thread/10913 "2024-06-17T02:04:58Z")
Or maybe epistemology. How would you know? Is philosophy a science? - With an example involving a bear (what more could you want?!) — Steemit. --- ## [METAZOA, Animal life and the birth of the mind, Peter Godfey-Smith](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/metazoa-animal-life-and-the-birth-of-the-mind-peter-godfey-smith/8495)
**Author:** [@citizenschallengev4](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/citizenschallengev4)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2024, 3:02am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/metazoa-animal-life-and-the-birth-of-the-mind-peter-godfey-smith/8495 "2024-06-14T03:02:45Z")
W4U Have you ever read, or listened to: METAZOA BY PETER GODFREY-SMITH ‧ RELEASE DATE: NOV. 10, 2020 ANIMAL LIFE AND THE BIRTH OF THE MIND A philosophical investigation of how animals, from the bottom up, experience t… --- ## [Wolfram's NKS New Kind of Science](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/wolframs-nks-new-kind-of-science/10889)
**Author:** [@lausten](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/lausten)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/wolframs-nks-new-kind-of-science/10889 "2024-06-07T16:10:20Z")
Seems to be some interest in this topic. I don’t have access to Weinberg’s 2002 review of Wolfram’s book, but I found this. Steven Weinberg (informationphilosopher.com) Lots to consider I just skimmed these so far. So… --- ## [Philosophy of Science](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/philosophy-of-science/10900)
**Author:** [@lausten](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/lausten)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/philosophy-of-science/10900 "2024-06-06T17:47:11Z")
I would say this belongs in the philosophy section, but it is clearly a discussion of science. You can’t have science without a philosophy of it. It’s distinct from accounting, where you have rules, and you must follow… --- ## [Philosophy of CFI](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/philosophy-of-cfi/10801)
**Author:** [@lausten](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/lausten)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/philosophy-of-cfi/10801 "2024-05-13T22:01:52Z")
This is a political discussion, but the attitude that the two bring to it is what this post is about. Today, we banned another person who had opposing views to the long term members. They weren’t banned for that , they … --- ## [Is 5 years a long time in the live of someone](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/is-5-years-a-long-time-in-the-live-of-someone/10800)
**Author:** [@morgankane01](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/morgankane01)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2024, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/is-5-years-a-long-time-in-the-live-of-someone/10800 "2024-04-27T14:25:48Z")
I would say that : when you are young it is an eternity when you are middle aged, it is short when you are old and look at the past, it is short when you are old and look at the future, it can be very long --- ## [I'll just leave this here](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/ill-just-leave-this-here/10796)
**Author:** [@lausten](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/lausten)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2024, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/ill-just-leave-this-here/10796 "2024-04-21T23:28:36Z")
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**Author:** [@lausten](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/lausten)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/is-pyrrhonism-the-ultimate-truth/10724 "2024-04-04T16:42:29Z")
I’ve had a cold for a week, which gave me time to sit for a couple of hours with a video I found on this forum. It was a post that no one ever responded to by someone that we had all grown tired of at the time, a few yea… --- ## [Hegel and Heidegger](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/hegel-and-heidegger/10745)
**Author:** [@palpatine](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/palpatine)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2024, 12:11am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/hegel-and-heidegger/10745 "2024-03-29T00:11:39Z")
I have 2 new blog posts over at Secular Frontier on Heidegger’s use of Hegel’s methodology. I’d love to hear responses: Heidegger’s Hegel 1 Heidegger’s Hegel 2 --- ## [Here We Go again. Spirituality of Materialism](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/here-we-go-again-spirituality-of-materialism/10737)
**Author:** [@lausten](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/lausten)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2024, 9:27am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/here-we-go-again-spirituality-of-materialism/10737 "2024-03-20T09:27:12Z")
Here’s me, trying to figure it all out again. Lots of great input lately. This could be the one. Gonna be busy for a few days, but you know I’ll be back. Use the flag button. --- ## [Random Brain Dump](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/random-brain-dump/10730)
**Author:** [@lausten](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/lausten)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/random-brain-dump/10730 "2024-03-11T14:39:45Z")
Not sure what made me remember this. If it’s for you, then it is. When people from the United States started exploring the West, some of them found their mountain or their prairie and stayed, probably thinking how much … --- ## [Just for fun, if](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/just-for-fun-if/10715)
**Author:** [@lausten](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/lausten)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 8:52am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/just-for-fun-if/10715 "2024-03-06T08:52:54Z")
Okay, I have wierd idea of fun. https://www.richardcarrier.info/archives/26755 But, you know, it comes up, sometimes. Might as well be ready to handle all of the objections. --- ## ["Morality is a Sham: Defending Moral Error Theory"](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/morality-is-a-sham-defending-moral-error-theory/10683)
**Author:** [@citizenschallengev4](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/citizenschallengev4)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 3:56am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/morality-is-a-sham-defending-moral-error-theory/10683 "2024-02-03T03:56:47Z")
Next we come to the recent philosophy club meeting. Trust me Lausten, I’m on my best behavior, I do my best to set aside my inclination to cynicism, am polite, listen doing my best to follow what’s being said, am respec… --- ## ["This" is not that easy to describe](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/this-is-not-that-easy-to-describe/10651)
**Author:** [@lausten](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/lausten)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2024, 4:27am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/this-is-not-that-easy-to-describe/10651 "2024-01-14T04:27:45Z")
Some quotes I found on Facebook. I thought @inthedarkness might like them. QUESTION: IS THIS REALLY IT? IS IT REALLY THIS? ANSWER: NOPE. AND NOT-NOPE. Two people recently asked me what “this” meant, as they heard spea… --- ## [What is Chalmer's "Hard Problem of Consciousness" all about?](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/what-is-chalmers-hard-problem-of-consciousness-all-about/10607)
**Author:** [@citizenschallengev4](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/citizenschallengev4)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/what-is-chalmers-hard-problem-of-consciousness-all-about/10607 "2024-01-05T16:39:40Z")
In philosophy of mind, the hard problem of consciousness is to explain why and how humans and other organisms have qualia, phenomenal consciousness, or subjective experiences." "the hard problem argue that it is catego… --- ## [One to bind them?](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/one-to-bind-them/10633)
**Author:** [@lausten](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/lausten)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2023, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/one-to-bind-them/10633 "2023-12-25T22:04:32Z")
There is a lot of crossposting going on right now Crossposting - Wikipedia, sometimes considered spam, but we don’t specifically mention it in our guidelines. Some of the threads on about neurons and reality have become … --- ## ["CONCEPT of God vs. BEING of God" . . . say what?](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/concept-of-god-vs-being-of-god-say-what/10081)
**Author:** [@citizenschallengev4](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/citizenschallengev4)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2023, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/concept-of-god-vs-being-of-god-say-what/10081 "2023-12-25T19:52:40Z")
It’s obvious that humans created the CONCEPT of God, and equally obvious that humans couldn’t create the BEING God. I’ve mentioned that I’ve been attending a college philosophy club and the other day I managed to sque… --- ## [For individualism](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/for-individualism/10616)
**Author:** [@lozenge](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/lozenge)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 10:19am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/for-individualism/10616 "2023-12-21T10:19:21Z")
Just learned the recent passing away of George H. Smith (1949 Japan - 2022 Bloomington, IL, U.S.). He is the one who introduced me to American and English thought with his book Individualism: A Reader. Also learned t… --- ## [Practical philosophical questions](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/practical-philosophical-questions/10612)
**Author:** [@lausten](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/lausten)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2023, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/practical-philosophical-questions/10612 "2023-12-20T19:00:50Z")
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**Author:** [@lozenge](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/lozenge)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2023, 6:22am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/what-is-the-highest-most-fundamental-principle/10551 "2023-12-10T06:22:24Z")
Many in Classical Liberalism circles, often the liberal conservatives and the ones supporting the Austrian school of economics, hold liberty as the highest, almost sacred, value (see Hayek and François Sureau). I do not… --- ## [A bottom up, biological, evolutionary, Earth Centrist perspective](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/a-bottom-up-biological-evolutionary-earth-centrist-perspective/10576)
**Author:** [@citizenschallengev4](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/citizenschallengev4)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 2:47am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/a-bottom-up-biological-evolutionary-earth-centrist-perspective/10576 "2023-12-06T02:47:42Z")
Given some recent interaction, I feel like I need to take it from the top and lay out my ideas yet again. Of course, I keep working on refining my words and welcome all challenges. From Steve Daut’s Buddha Science … --- ## [Wittgenstein's rhetorical question](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/wittgensteins-rhetorical-question/10208)
**Author:** [@lausten](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/lausten)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2023, 12:30am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/wittgensteins-rhetorical-question/10208 "2023-12-05T00:30:32Z")
This story always bugged me. I heard it many years ago and now I think I can respond to it. Wittgenstein asked, “Why do people say it was natural to think that the sun went round the Earth rather than that the Earth tur… --- ## [How come Racism does not affect other areas of life?](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/how-come-racism-does-not-affect-other-areas-of-life/10530)
**Author:** [@vanamali](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/vanamali)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2023, 2:45am UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/how-come-racism-does-not-affect-other-areas-of-life/10530 "2023-11-15T02:45:10Z")
For the record, let’s be clear that Racism flows both ways - it’s not just whites looking down upon blacks, browns(I am one myself) but there are blacks, browns who think that white skin is better, as browns, blacks we h… [Previous page](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/c/philosophy/14.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/c/philosophy/14.md?page=3)