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  1. Notthedarkweb

    Question about spiritul progress

    I mean, that's certainly not what absolute idealism is. Men like Hegel and Berkley would consider it absurd to state that just because the lion was part of the Absolute it did not pose a threat to the body. This is just the logic of the idealistic system, it's not purely solipsistic. The...
  2. Notthedarkweb

    what makes a religion?

    A vast amount of religious philosophy is done in the analytical tradition, from Platinga to McIntyre. I am certain there are others too. I am a follower of Nyaya, a school of Hindu thought that believed clarification of false knowledge was an essential part of liberation. Therefore it...
  3. Notthedarkweb

    what makes a religion?

    I don't know much about the philosophy of religion, but I do know something about the philosophy of science, and I think this can inform this somewhat. One of the most popular modern philosophical traditions in this field is that deriving from Kuhn and Lakatos' work. I especially find Lakatos...
  4. Notthedarkweb

    Question about spiritul progress

    Eh, it's generally a thing associated with Advaita. I do respect Sankaracharya's doctrine, but I don't particularly believe in substance monies or Absolute idealism as he does. Although this is obviously a minor philosophical quibble
  5. Notthedarkweb

    Westernsplaining the scriptures.

    Also, to preempt an argument that Carvaka's origin in the subcontinent should make it available for consideration as Hindu philosophy, I think we come across another major problem in classifying it as such. If we are using purely geographical origin as an indicator of Hindu philosophy, we might...
  6. Notthedarkweb

    Westernsplaining the scriptures.

    The essential problem I have with classifying the Carvaka as Hindus is that it is 1) historical revisionism of a sort, since the Carvaka considered themselves a reaction to Brahmanism and Vedic religion, both politically and epistemelogically and 2) it completely any and all philosophical...
  7. Notthedarkweb

    Metaphysics of Gender.

    This reminds me of the Jewish commentary and subsequent queer theological tradition that understands Adam as being made as a non-binary individual in whom both the male and female is actualized.
  8. Notthedarkweb

    Diplomatic Immunity?

    It is, but will they?
  9. Notthedarkweb

    Ask the Staff Anything About RF

    Ahh, I see! Thanks!
  10. Notthedarkweb

    Ask the Staff Anything About RF

    What is "flurbing" and "fruble"?
  11. Notthedarkweb

    Question about spiritul progress

    Say a mantra over and over again, try to understand the true nature of the world through the dispersal of ignorance, and also try to change my lifestyle to make it less wasteful and more utilitarian. That's what I try to do. Not sure if I think spiritually. I don't look at everything and go...
  12. Notthedarkweb

    Are Curses Real?

    I think its just a post-facto justification for failure and such. Perhaps something like a "curse" does exist, (although I wouldn't wait for the academic study on it, since well, they probably don't exist.), but the easier explanation is psychological.
  13. Notthedarkweb

    Two Police officers killed in Italy

    It's really interesting to note that of all the sources on the web, only the Daily Mail (which is noted for its racism and fear mongering.) mentioned their origin. And hilariously enough, it's not stated in that very article if they are first generation immigrants or not. So, it does seem like...
  14. Notthedarkweb

    Two Police officers killed in Italy

    No system has 100% effectiveness.
  15. Notthedarkweb

    Diplomatic Immunity?

    Likely that they'll be tried in the US under federal law tbh
  16. Notthedarkweb

    Two Police officers killed in Italy

    "Yet, in contrast to the overall crime rates in Italy, the share of crimes committed by foreigners is also decreasing within every single region in Italy with respect to the regional average. This holds for all regions in Italy since 2014, from the northern tip of the country in the Alps, to the...
  17. Notthedarkweb

    Two Police officers killed in Italy

    Really? Again, that seems dubious This does show a declining number of "illegal" immigrants and only a marginal decrease in crime, so I mean.....
  18. Notthedarkweb

    Two Police officers killed in Italy

    Really? What about the Years of Lead? Pre-fascist Italy? The Cosa Nostra, N'dragheta and so on? Seems like a really dubious assertion to make
  19. Notthedarkweb

    Two Police officers killed in Italy

    True, lol. It does seem like no place mentions him having psychiatric problems.
  20. Notthedarkweb

    Westernsplaining the scriptures.

    I have been told online by numerous people (and NRIs are especially susceptible to this) that Carvaka constitutes a Hindu philosophical school. First off, they don't even accept the authority of the Vedas (that is not necessary to achieve moksha or be devoted to Shakti and all, but it does serve...
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