Philosophy

[kinginthenorth]

Hello thomias!!!!!

[Thomias]

I accept nobody except Sinias as King in the North!

[kinginthenorth]

And you, your grace, are King of the Seven Kingdoms!!!!!

[Thomias]

So you're my vassal, sweet

[kinginthenorth]

Yes, your grace!

We should set some rules on our replies! Remember, eventually, we would want someone to read it on a blog!

[Thomias]

Which rules do you propose?

Also, I think that before it is published on the blog, it should be edited; this is where superfluous sentences can be cut out.

[kinginthenorth]

Of course! But lets make our work as easier as possible.

The rules should be, for example, we aim for:

- A maximum of 3 sentences per post
- 1 post at a time, and wait for a reply
- prose should be in line with roles: FOR or AGAINST
- the post should be on topic, and try to just discuss the issue at hand.

[Thomias]

Yes this sounds good, I agree with that! Can we edit any posts once we have made them?

[kinginthenorth]

Yes, as long as it doesn't make the subsequent reply look stupid!

[kinginthenorth]

Some thoughts on topics of discussion:

- Moderation/Balance: How do you decide?
- Prison: for and against
- Contradictions/Hypocrisy
- Why are we here?
- Doing things for yourself vs for others

[Thomias]

Some more ideas:

Does free will really exist?
Are emotions irrational?
Should organ/blood donors be financially compensated?
If super-intelligent aliens desire to eat humans, is that wrong?
Do humans in a vegetative state have a soul?
Is modern art any good?
Is preservation of culture a good reason to restrict immigration?
Should people living unhealthy lifestyles be penalised for it?
Is the main purpose of the law to promote morality?

[kinginthenorth]

Nice!!!! i have some more questions!

Why do these exist? are they by chance or is there a natural order or a creator?
- infinity
- golden ratio
- pi (no perfect circle)
- split electron theory (quantum physics)
- how pyramids were made
- no life in universe apart from earth?
- explanation for miracles
- explanation for excorcisms
- what happens after death
- what created atoms/ universe. what was before it?
- why does the placebo effect work?
- why does there seem to be some kind of order in the world? mathematics and rules of nature seem to govern.

[Thomias]

Awesome, good ideas!

I like the following quite a lot:
-Infinity
-Life in universe apart from earth
-What happens after death
-Creation of universe and what preceded it
-Existence of order in the world

Shall we pick one of these?

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