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  1. osgart

    'Unliftable Stone' Paradox - Logically flawed argument people make even today

    It's not only imperfect, life is not even important to what exists. The universe will be here for many eons long after life is extinct.
  2. osgart

    'Unliftable Stone' Paradox - Logically flawed argument people make even today

    It's false that life is masterfully created with all the essentials for living. By nature the human body is highly dependent on other animals for food to survive. The human body is wasteful and is not self sufficient. If life was masterfully created there would be no wastefulness and...
  3. osgart

    'Unliftable Stone' Paradox - Logically flawed argument people make even today

    I thought it was obvious that to deduce something you have to have a whole set of known facts, to get at something of further knowledge. If a person wants to go further with their logic then having knowledge in parts instead of wholes is only going to be speculative and nothing iron clad...
  4. osgart

    'Unliftable Stone' Paradox - Logically flawed argument people make even today

    One can define God as the one who makes all rules and limitations in God's creation. So God can exist within God's limitations, or outside them all and thus be able to lift any rock outside those limitations, and not be able to lift any rock inside those limitations. God can exist both ways...
  5. osgart

    Without Love

    Love is the product of virtues. The other love is mercy. I've never met anyone who loved without reasons. Ultimately everyone pursues their own kind of love. Love has so many different meanings for different people. It's the most watered down word meaning there is. The genuine love of...
  6. osgart

    Do atheists believe in Justice?

    True justice can always be ignored and disregarded in the kind of universe we live in. There's no authority presiding over it. True justice is the only way to live any kind of quality of life. Humanity invented democracy for all perhaps recognizing that if others won't respect your rights...
  7. osgart

    Why aren’t we learning?

    Humanity fails because their morality is subjective and relative. That kind of morality is about doing whatever one believes or wants according to their pleasure, desire, want, whim, preference and hate. Humanity is blind to the universality, and objective truth of morality. No one wants to...
  8. osgart

    Let's discuss VIRTUES

    A virtue in my life is loyalty and fidelity to the virtues themselves. This loyalty and fidelity supercedes loyalty and fidelity to people. There's about at least 100 virtues that are positive character traits that I've listed for myself. Without loyalty and fidelity to the virtues life loses...
  9. osgart

    Write always the truth, it's like a scalpel: it hurts excruciatingly, but it heals

    My definition of truth is facts of reality that are in accordance with good moral values/virtues. And my definition of honesty is to speak that which others deserve to hear, and conceal matters undeserving. Truth to me isn't mere facts of reality. If I was to tell the truth it would be...
  10. osgart

    Is war a humane notion? A human notion?

    Love born of virtue, and family is important to the survival and well being of humanity. The two are inseparable. Those whom are loveless are incapable of valuing others correctly, and probably focus on utility of people, and nothing more than that. Arrogance breeds war. I see moral...
  11. osgart

    Is war a humane notion? A human notion?

    If anyone has read ' The 48 Laws of Power ' by Robert Greene, he basically lays out laws of exploitation, manipulation, and destruction. These laws undermine the builders, and makers in society, and put the emphasis on controlling, and manipulating things to one's advantage. It focuses on...
  12. osgart

    Loyalty, vows, following orders. Is this ethical and in what way?

    The only loyalty I take up is to positive character trait standards found in the virtues. Those that exploit, and don't mean well I have no loyalty to whatsoever. Loyalty can be withdrawn from those that don't live up to anything of good mean. It all comes down to what the true nature of someone...
  13. osgart

    Evidence, science and religion and that evidence matters.

    Science is practical knowledge gained for the benefit of it. If it is effective and works well it can be utilized. Science isn't meant to be an ultimate explanation of why things are the way they are. It's more about how the external world behaves, and what the natural world is doing. Beyond...
  14. osgart

    Why don’t you believe in God?

    I remember my parents used to talk about better times. I see how times change rather quickly though as I get older. Culture shock is quite an experience. My childhood was relative peace. My town was an old fashioned ghost town growing up. Now it's turned into a crowded party town with open...
  15. osgart

    Why don’t you believe in God?

    Hi Trailblazer, always good to see you there! Did God put us here on Earth then? Or did God just happen to find us here? If God put us here then that's not a very masterful creation to say the very least! God left us in dire circumstances! It's only the science of humans, and the constant...
  16. osgart

    Why don’t you believe in God?

    I see no justice in the world. Nor is there any proof God exists. It's not a matter of rejecting what I know is there. It's a matter of dismissing what I know is not there.
  17. osgart

    Why don’t you believe in God?

    There's no benevolent power at work on planet Earth. There exists a brutal, survival, and power game amongst humans. The universe is hostile and indifferent to life on Earth. If humanity is to survive then power needs be given to the trustworthy and deserving instead of merely using up such...
  18. osgart

    Is having sex without a relationship aka a one time thing a Morally wrong thing and if so why ?

    To my mind sex is responsibility, care, trust and fidelity with your partner. You can have all that in a one time encounter growing up, but blindly going about it is an extremely risky roll of the dice. I think the ultimate aim of sex is a healthy loyalty in a healthy relationship, and...
  19. osgart

    Capitalism: why eternal growth is self-destructive

    Too much capitalism is neverending growth and monopolization for the fewer. Capitalism in the context of social regulation ensures that monopolies are broken up and a fair sense of competition is enforced. Capitalism unregulated builds empires. Empires influence the rule of law through power...
  20. osgart

    Few questions about religions

    I know my Samoyed Husky is quite the peacekeeper when he stood and growled at my nephew for losing his temper.
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