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    Image of Neuroscientist Sam Harris on Drugs and the Meaning of Life
    Neuroscientist Sam Harris on Drugs and the Meaning of Life
    samharris.org link posted by digdug in philosophy
    The power of psychedelics, however, is that they often reveal, in the span of a few hours, depths of awe and understanding that can otherwise elude us for a lifetime... I believe that psychedeli...

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    Rand on the Middle East
    lewrockwell.com link posted by digdug in objectivism
    By Murray N. Rothbard First published in The Libertarian Forum, December 1971. The neo-Randian weekly newspaper Ergo has given us a detailed account of Miss Rand’s answers during a questi...

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    Image of Freewill: You Never Forget Your First Love
    Freewill: You Never Forget Your First Love
    editorial posted by b_independent in objectivism
    Her name was Nicky Romashko. Though I'm having a hard time remembering our ages (probably about 10), it was sometime during grade school that I experienced my first love. If you'll allow me the pun,...

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    Image of Dying for love - immature vs. mature love
    Dying for love - immature vs. mature love
    editorial posted by b_independent in objectivism
    How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. At least six... For some things in life, there are objective standards (e.g., what constitutes your right hand from your left hand). For other concepts...

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    Image of An open letter to Bryan Johnson: philosophy - not technology - is the core operating system to improve if you want to change the world
    An open letter to Bryan Johnson: philosophy - not technology - is the core operating system to improve if you want to change the world
    editorial posted by c_prompt in philosophy Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License
    Bryan Johnson is an entrepreneur extraordinaire. To put it mildly, he's brilliant and an inspiration in so many ways. I recently read his Rewrite the OS, Change the World: A challenge worthy of the g...

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    Image of If You Meet John Galt On The Road, Kill Him
    If You Meet John Galt On The Road, Kill Him
    thedailybell.com link posted by c_prompt in philosophy
    John Galt is the protagonist of Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged and expresses her vision of the ideal man. The title of this article flashed at me during a discussion with a fellow who argued a...

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    Image of Live long and prosper - the philosophy of Star Trek
    Live long and prosper - the philosophy of Star Trek
    editorial posted by b_independent in philosophy
    Stephen Fry once quipped that "most of human history and art can be expressed in Star Trek plots." So much about story-telling is presenting different philosophies in various contexts and describin...

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    Idealism vs. pragmatism - the idealism/pragmatism dichotomy
    objectivism101.com link posted by b_independent in objectivism
    There's a joke in philosophy that goes like this: The First Law of Philosophy: For every philosopher, there exists an equal and opposite philosopher. The Second Law of Philosophy: They...

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    Image of How to observe reality
    How to observe reality
    editorial posted by Clarisse88 in philosophy
    Observing reality truthfully is an essential tool for human development. It is the tool that allows us to act in accordance with our environment, to modify it, and to enrich our lives. Observing re...

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    Image of Lying - The Death of Happiness
    Lying - The Death of Happiness
    editorial posted by Clarisse88 in philosophy Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License
    From the time of our birth, we are victims to an infamous string of lies. Our innocence was used against us as an incubator for ignorance. We took the blue pill. In the graveyard of our minds, upon...

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    Absolutism vs. relativism - is truth subjective?
    editorial posted by Clarisse88 in philosophy Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License
    Nowadays, relativism is a philosophy acclaimed by many; they defend it as a natural human truth and develop a way of living based on it. Whenever I hear or read a relativist, I feel the profound wi...

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    Does being rich impose a moral obligation?
    utilitarian.net link posted by b_independent in philosophy
    In George Orwell's allegory Animal Farm, he made the point that we're all equal, but some "are more equal than others." In a society where the vast majority of wealth is now owned...

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    Stupid questions and how to make them better
    faculty.gvc.edu link posted by b_independent in philosophy
    It is said that there's no such thing as a stupid question. While some of us will beg to differ (e.g., how many times do people ask questions they already know the answers to, and not in the rh...

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    What is the meaning of life?
    1.bp.blogspot.com link posted by b_independent in philosophy
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    Image of Mental masturbation - what is the relevance of philosophy?
    Mental masturbation - what is the relevance of philosophy?
    exacteditions.com link posted by b_independent in philosophy
    How many angels can dance on the head of a pin? That's a metaphor for suggesting that someone is wasting time debating topics of no practical value. Philosophers are sometimes accused of...

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    Trader Joe’s shrugged
    vvdailypress.com link posted by b_independent in objectivism
    The successful efforts of a community activist group to scuttle a planned Trader Joe’s development in an economically distressed neighborhood of Northeast Portland, Ore., illustrates the depths...

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    Image of Intellectual Independence
    Intellectual Independence
    editorial posted by Clarisse88 in philosophy
    Throughout history, humans have repeatedly attempted to understand the nature of their existence. For some, it is a personal quest to understand the roots of human behavior. For others, the motivat...

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