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posted by dramadoll
Existentialism is a philosophical movement that rejects any predetermined role for human beings. Unlike tools, which are designed in order to fill some preconceived role (for example, a knife's preconceived role, या essence, is to cut), human beings are capable, to some extent at least, of deciding for themselves what constitutes their own essence. Although they didn't use the term, the nineteenth-century philosophers Søren Kierkegaard and Friedrich Nietzsche are widely regarded as the fathers of existentialism. Their influence, however, has extended beyond existentialist thought. Religious...
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posted by isabelle_905
Email.

Tips for life

1. Take a 10-30 मिनट walk every day. And while आप walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant.

2. Sit in silence for at least 10 मिनटों each day. Buy a lock if आप have to.

3. Buy a DVR. Tape your late night shows and get और sleep.

4. When आप wake up in the morning complete the following statement, 'My purpose is to __________ today.'

5. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.

6. Play और games and read और पुस्तकें than आप did in 2008.

7. Make time to practice meditation, yoga या stretching, and prayer. They provide us with daily fuel for our...
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posted by isabelle_905
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Tequila and Salt


This should probably be taped
to your bathroom mirror
where one could read it every day.

You may not realize it,
but it's 100% true.


1. There are at least two people in this world that आप would die for.


2. At least 15 people in this world प्यार आप in some way.


3. The only reason anyone would ever hate आप is because they want to be just like you.


4. A smile from आप can bring happiness to anyone, even if they don't like you.


5. Every night, SOMEONE thinks about आप before they go to sleep.


6. आप mean the world to someone.


7. आप are special and unique.


8. Someone that आप don't...
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by:
Christopher
Byrne


Summary:

One way of stating the position of moral subjectivism is to say that human actions do not please us because they are morally good, but that they are morally good because they please us. In other words, human actions are moral because they elicit a certain response in us, rather than because of any intrinsic properties that belong to them, independent of us. This position is sometimes also called moral relativism inasmuch as moral judgments are thought to be grounded in individual preferences that are peculiar to one या a few persons and cannot be found universally....
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posted by isabelle_905
Here’s another email...

A philosophy professor stood before his class with some items in front of him.

When the class began, he picked up a large empty jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks that were about 2" in diameter. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the rocks. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar....
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Well educated, intellectual people, especially scientists at all times demonstrate considerably smaller adherence to religiosity than others. However, there are still believers of the idea of the God in science. If we exclude from their number those who feel a painful requirement for external protection and support द्वारा virtue of their poor living circumstances, there are those who come to idea of the God as a result of amazement at a world that has many unsolved problems. The surprising diversification of subjects and entities can be scientifically formulated in principle as it can sustain the...
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posted by isabelle_905
Lessons for Life


1. Give people और than they expect and do it cheerfully.

2. Memorize your favourite poem.

3. Don't believe all आप hear, spend all आप have, या loaf all आप want.

4. When आप say, "I प्यार you," mean it.

5. When आप say, "I'm sorry," look the person in the eye.

6. Be engaged at least six months before आप get married.

7. Believe in प्यार at first sight.

8. Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't have much.

9. प्यार deeply and passionately. आप may get hurt, but it's the only way to live life completely.

10. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name-calling.

11....
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The "Theory of Evolution" and the "Big Bang" theory work with religion.

In a book club meeting i had a theory that jus randomly flashed before my eyes within wat seemed a matter of seconds. It seemed to hav explained the secret of our universe.

Anyway during the meeting the "Law of Conservation of Energy" ran through my head. This law states that "Energy can neither be created nor destroyed it can only be transformed." This law brought me to two different theories.

The first part of the law: "Energy can neither be created nor destroyed." This law brought me recognize that it is infinite and beyond...
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posted by dramadoll
Other philosophical traditions, such as African philosophy, are rarely considered द्वारा foreign academia. Since emphasis is mainly placed on Western philosophy as a reference point, the study, preservation and dissemination of valuable, but lesser known, non-Western philosophical works face many obstacles. Key African philosophers include the Fulani Usman Dan Fodio, founder of the Sokoto Caliphate of Northern Nigeria and Umar Tall of Senegal; both were prolific Islamic scholars. In the post-colonial period, different तस्वीरें of what could be argued as "African" Philosophy from the level of epistemology have risen. These could include the thoughts and enquiries of such individuals as Cheik Anta Diop, Francis Ohanyido, C.L. Momoh, and Chinweizu.

The philosophy of the modern and contemporary African world, including the diaspora, is often known as Africana Philosophy. Key philosophers include Frantz Fanon, Kwesi Wiredu, Paget Henry, Lewis Gordon, Mabogo Percy और and many others.
posted by isabelle_905
From an email.

THE LIFE CYCLE

I think the life cycle is all backwards.

आप should start out dead and get it out of the way.

Then, आप wake up in an old age घर feeling better every day.

आप get kicked out for being too healthy; go collect your pension, then when आप start work, आप get a सोना watch on your first day.

आप work 40 years until you're young enough to enjoy your retirement.

आप drink alcohol, आप party, you're generally promiscuous and आप get ready for High School.

आप go to primary school, आप become a kid , आप play, आप have no responsibilities, आप become a baby, and then...

आप spend your last 9 months floating peacefully in luxury, in spa-like conditions; central heating, room service on tap, larger quarters every day, and then, आप finish off as an orgasm.

I rest my case.
"The will of strength is of lesser value to man than the strengt of will."

"One loss can be many gained."

"Confusion and सवाल brings insight and intelligence."

"It takes a great deal of intelligence to reach the top. It takes an even greater deal of wisdom, however, to remain at the top."

"Fear can turn even the most gentle of men into the most barbaric of brutes."

"The very passion which serves as the great flame of courage, strength, and determination can also serve as a poison to the soul."

"A life without pain is not a life at all."
The French Revolution constituted for the conscience of the dominant aristocratic class a fall from innocence, and upturning of the natural chain of events that resounded all over Europe; the old regime became, in their imaginary, a paradise lost. This explains why some romantic poets born in the higher classes were keen on seeing themselves as faded aristocrats, expelled from their comfortable milieu द्वारा a reverse of fortune या a डिज़ाइन of destiny. Byron and Shelley are the prime instances of this vital pose. In The Giaour he writes on a vampiric character: "The common crowd but see the gloom/...
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posted by dramadoll
Thought experiments (Gedankenexperimenten) are "facts" in the sense that they have a "real life" correlate in the form of electrochemical activity in the brain. But it is quite obvious that they do not relate to facts "out there". They are not true statements.

But do they lack truth because they do not relate to facts? How are Truth and Fact interrelated?

One answer is that Truth pertains to the possibility that an event will occur. If true – it must occur and if false – it cannot occur. This is a binary world of extreme existential conditions. Must all possible events occur? Of course not....
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posted by isabelle_905
From an ई मेल I got.

1. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until आप hear them speak.

2. A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.

3. He, who laughs last, thinks slowest.

4. A दिन without sunshine is like, well, night.

5. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

6. Those who live द्वारा the sword get shot द्वारा those who don't.

7. Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.

8. The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime आप have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.

9. It is कहा that if you...
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From an ई मेल I got.



HELL EXPLAINED द्वारा CHEMISTRY STUDENT

The following is an actual सवाल दिया on a विश्वविद्यालय of Washington chemistry mid term.

The answer द्वारा one student was so 'profound' that the professor shared it with colleagues, via the Internet, which is, of course, why we now have the pleasure of enjoying it as well:

Bonus Question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) या endothermic (absorbs heat)?

Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law (gas cools when it expands and heats when it is compressed) या some variant.

One student, however, wrote the following:...
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posted by isabelle_905
More emails!

This is a strictly mathematical viewpoint...it goes like this:

What Makes 100%?

What does it mean to give और than 100%?

Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving और than 100%?

We have all been to those meetings where someone wants आप to give over 100%.

How about achieving 103%? What makes up 100% in life?

Here's a little mathematical formula that might help आप answer these questions:

If:
A B C D E F G H I J K एल M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

is represented as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.

Then:

H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K
8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11...
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