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  1. Hermit Philosopher

    Income Inequality.

    Sorry. I don’t know what to say to that except for what I’ve already said. Humbly, Hermit
  2. Hermit Philosopher

    What is the Rapture?

    I don’t see that “problem”. If anything, it makes sense: in trance, their consciousness would instantly no longer be in “the world”; their physical bodies left behind, as in human death. Humbly, Hermit
  3. Hermit Philosopher

    You say that there is a god...

    The way I read this, your question is not about god(s); it’s about a) what one can know in general and b) why one should believe what others claim themselves to “know”. You have an epistemological question (a) and another one about reliability + authority (b). Both are valid questions, I’d...
  4. Hermit Philosopher

    What is the Rapture?

    One modern take on the biblical Rapture, from a psychological and neurological perspective, is the onset of a dissociative mass-psychosis, globally spreading through a collective narrative; for instance, online. If groups collectively go into [psychotic] trances in which they cease to believe...
  5. Hermit Philosopher

    Income Inequality.

    Yes. There’s nothing strange about what you say here, because what you are saying is that when the economy is bad, it affects everyone - including the poor. However, in no way does that mean that inequality is good. Humbly, Hermit
  6. Hermit Philosopher

    Income Inequality.

    What do you base this claim on? I don’t recall you saying.
  7. Hermit Philosopher

    Income Inequality.

    Surely, it is not the actual inequality that you consider to be “a good thing” (unless you genuinely enjoy knowing that some lack food, water, shelter and medical assistance), but rather the idea that there should be no limit to what you materially can achieve? I think that most people are for...
  8. Hermit Philosopher

    Gift from God

    Very true. Whatever it is that we want, will always shape what we see. What we notice and not, about a circumstance; what we act upon and what we discard of, in any given context; all of it is based on what it is that we want. Humbly, Hermit
  9. Hermit Philosopher

    Bully

    I am no longer a bully but I was one as a child. Where I grew up, you either gave it or you took it - it was an awful environment for everyone. I know those who don’t recognise that they were bullies when they were young and they don’t realise that they are bullies today. I also know those who...
  10. Hermit Philosopher

    I was accosted by a couple of Born-again Christians while fishing

    You are a good writer, my friend. I enjoyed reading your post. Humbly, Hermit
  11. Hermit Philosopher

    How do you define a good person or a bad person?

    I don’t know… Are they moral subjects if they cannot take moral stands? Humbly, Hermit
  12. Hermit Philosopher

    Does theism lead to immoral behaviour?

    A wiki definition? Okay. Hmm… Usually immoral is defined as breaching of moral and moral is always a set of normative code against a particular ethic principle. That means that the ethic principle (utility, categorical imp., divine, etc.) must be named before we can speak of what is moral...
  13. Hermit Philosopher

    Does theism lead to immoral behaviour?

    I see. Yet, what does it say if you look up the English definition of “immoral”?
  14. Hermit Philosopher

    Does theism lead to immoral behaviour?

    My guess is that those who say no to this question live in religious societies, while those who say yes, live in secular ones. And both would be right too! But in your view; why does theism (belief in deity/deities) lead to immoral (unconventional ethics) behaviour? Humbly, Hermit
  15. Hermit Philosopher

    How do you define a good person or a bad person?

    If I accidentally cause suffering onto another and later do all that’s in my power to help them out of their suffering; perhaps I’m not a bad person, but one who does not think things through properly. Yet, if I frequently cause suffering onto others (even through mere carelessness), I my not...
  16. Hermit Philosopher

    How do you define a good person or a bad person?

    By the impact they have on others
  17. Hermit Philosopher

    Should I leave this forum?

    What makes you say that? Have people expressed this or is it more of a feeling? I do believe in trying to remain attentive to how one is being perceived; not in order to adjust and fit in, but because frequently reoccurring reactions to us, may point to how we can improve our interactions with...
  18. Hermit Philosopher

    How would you react?

    What does this mean?
  19. Hermit Philosopher

    AGI creeping in the back door?

    Hah! I wish
  20. Hermit Philosopher

    Have You Noticed This?

    I don’t agree with you in that faith does not allow for doubt. If there is no room for doubt, it’s not a matter of faith but of conviction. And conviction includes neither trust or faith, so whether those terms are interchangeable or not, becomes irrelevant in context of what we are speaking...
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