Category Archives: Philosophy

Deb – Rights

Posted on May 31, 2019 by

Deb’s Facebook post “Some important questions that need answering about constitutional rights and exceptions and decidedly gray areas – [1] If you favor exceptions for rape and incest, “life begins at conception” isn’t a hard and fast rule is it? … Continue reading →

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Patriarchy

Posted on May 31, 2019 by

A post on Deb’s Facebook page Hi Deb, Agree that where patriarchy exists in and of itself it needs to be demolished and replaced with more open systems. And not everything (or even most things) are the result of patriarchy … Continue reading →

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Foundations of Logic – Post Modernism

Posted on April 22, 2019 by

Foundations of logic – Has the post modern revolution come full circle? If you believe everything is socially constructed, then you have already been indoctrinated and are beyond influence by evidence. Social construction is one influence among many – and … Continue reading →

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Zat – rationality and joy

Posted on April 22, 2019 by

Zat Rana – The Rationalist’s Paradox: How to Not Cheat Yourself Out of Life’s Joys Hi Zat, Align with your general thesis, and it seems to me reasonably clear why we cannot ever rationalize anything completely. If you do the … Continue reading →

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Islamophobia

Posted on April 22, 2019 by

I Grew Up as a Muslim in New Zealand. I Want You to Know I Belong. You belong. One didn’t need to be of a different race or culture to get a hard time growing up, just being different is … Continue reading →

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Quora Morality

Posted on March 31, 2019 by

Quora – Can moral be equated to what does not hinder or hurt other life, and what is immoral equated to what does? Kind of in part, and it seems to be deeply more complex than that. It seems that … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Christchurch Shooting

Posted on March 15, 2019 by

On my facebook page – in response to the Christchurch Mosque shootings The insanity in Christchurch is hard to come to terms with. For me, life is the highest value, liberty come after that. Valuing life first means that we … Continue reading →

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