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    Thread: Metaethical subjective relativism
Post: RE: Metaethical subjective relativism
(July 28, 2015 at 10:26 pm)Cato Wrote: (July 28, 2015 at 7:54 am)The Barefoot Bum Wrote: So, for example, without the subjective feeling of being pulled towards the center...
 The Barefoot Bum Philosophy 15 4980 July 29, 2015 at 4:38 am
    Thread: When is sex unhealthy
Post: RE: When is sex unhealthy
(July 28, 2015 at 2:57 pm)BrokenQuill92 Wrote: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/thet...darrel-ray So I heard terms like "sex addict", "porn addict", "hypersexual", and "nymphomania"; but when i...
 The Barefoot Bum Life Sciences 31 4905 July 28, 2015 at 3:08 pm
    Thread: thoughts on morality
Post: RE: thoughts on morality
(July 28, 2015 at 1:50 pm)lkingpinl Wrote: But you will find inside you, in addition to these two impulses, a third thing which tells you that you ought to follow the impulse to help, and suppress t...
 The Barefoot Bum Atheism 16 5977 July 28, 2015 at 3:02 pm
    Thread: Metaethical subjective relativism
Post: RE: Metaethical subjective relativism
(July 28, 2015 at 8:09 am)bennyboy Wrote: Let me ask you a question.  As a mental agent, would one's DNA and the instinctive behaviors beyond the control of conscious awareness be considered part of...
 The Barefoot Bum Philosophy 15 4980 July 28, 2015 at 2:19 pm
    Thread: Metaethical subjective relativism
Post: RE: Metaethical subjective relativism
(July 27, 2015 at 10:54 pm)bennyboy Wrote: TBB, what you are saying describes almost all human experience, not just the experience of ethics.  Beauty, love, even the color and solidity of the desk i...
 The Barefoot Bum Philosophy 15 4980 July 28, 2015 at 7:54 am
    Thread: Metaethical subjective relativism
Post: RE: Metaethical subjective relativism
(July 27, 2015 at 8:52 pm)Whateverist the White Wrote: How good is your economics (given your barefoot status)?  [J/K] Heh.   :) Not so bad, I think. And, even though I'm a communist, the libertaria...
 The Barefoot Bum Philosophy 15 4980 July 27, 2015 at 10:49 pm
    Thread: Metaethical subjective relativism
Post: RE: Metaethical subjective relativism
(July 27, 2015 at 4:41 pm)Whateverist the White Wrote: I found your blog but I didn't find an article/link to anything about metaethical subjective relativism.  You are obviously better studied than...
 The Barefoot Bum Philosophy 15 4980 July 27, 2015 at 5:18 pm
    Thread: Metaethical subjective relativism
Post: RE: Metaethical subjective relativism
(July 27, 2015 at 3:17 pm)TRJF Wrote: I've always wondered if one could statistically assess good/bad/moral/immoral in terms of 1) neuronormativity and 2) the action/hormone/enzyme output of these b...
 The Barefoot Bum Philosophy 15 4980 July 27, 2015 at 4:27 pm
    Thread: Metaethical subjective relativism
Post: Metaethical subjective relativism
Briefly, metaethical subjective relativism (MESR) is the position that statements about ethics are true or false only relative to the subjective, i.e. the properties of minds, either the mind of an in...
 The Barefoot Bum Philosophy 15 4980 July 27, 2015 at 3:04 pm
    Thread: Jerry Coyne's new book: Faith Versus Fact
Post: RE: Jerry Coyne's new book: Faith Versus Fact
(July 25, 2015 at 10:07 am)Nestor Wrote: Hmm. What is your name? I don't think you made the cut. :-/  There was only one instance when I recall him quoting someone from the web, which was from his w...
 The Barefoot Bum Atheism 17 5921 July 25, 2015 at 4:24 pm
    Thread: Jerry Coyne's new book: Faith Versus Fact
Post: RE: Jerry Coyne's new book: Faith Versus Fact
(July 24, 2015 at 11:14 pm)Nestor Wrote: (July 24, 2015 at 11:04 pm)The Barefoot Bum Wrote: Supposedly, Coyne quotes me in his book. Are you Vaal on whyevolutionistrue.com? No. I don't really comm...
 The Barefoot Bum Atheism 17 5921 July 25, 2015 at 8:17 am
    Thread: Jerry Coyne's new book: Faith Versus Fact
Post: RE: Jerry Coyne's new book: Faith Versus Fact
Supposedly, Coyne quotes me in his book.
 The Barefoot Bum Atheism 17 5921 July 24, 2015 at 11:04 pm
    Thread: To Whosoever Should Feel Concerned:
Post: RE: To Whosoever Should Feel Concerned:
(July 24, 2015 at 5:08 am)Aoi Magi Wrote: True, however I feel it is more important to criticize our own behaviours as an individual as well as the community before we try to justify the same or off...
 The Barefoot Bum Introductions 31 5591 July 24, 2015 at 11:27 am
    Thread: To Whosoever Should Feel Concerned:
Post: RE: To Whosoever Should Feel Concerned:
(July 24, 2015 at 4:53 am)Aoi Magi Wrote: @Bum: The introduction section is here so that we get to know one another instead of stereotyping individuals. Just because someone has had bad experiences ...
 The Barefoot Bum Introductions 31 5591 July 24, 2015 at 4:58 am
    Thread: To Whosoever Should Feel Concerned:
Post: RE: To Whosoever Should Feel Concerned:
Welcome, from another new user. Keep in mind that atheists who have been on the net a while have a lot of negative experiences with theists. Atheists who are new to the net are frequently shocked and...
 The Barefoot Bum Introductions 31 5591 July 24, 2015 at 4:45 am
    Thread: Truth or Love?.. What Matters to you Most?
Post: RE: Truth or Love?.. What Matters to you Most?
Quote:I can give you truth all day without showing you love. What is truth? What is love? (Baby don't hurt me, don't hurt me no more.)  Do we mean these terms in only the most quotidian, prosaic sen...
 The Barefoot Bum Off Topic 51 8702 July 24, 2015 at 4:35 am
    Thread: Life Is Short; Have an Affair
Post: RE: Life Is Short; Have an Affair
How I feel about cheating is between my girlfriend and me. I don't feel anything about you cheating on someone else: that's between you, her/him, and your rabbi. I will, however, offer a bit of advic...
 The Barefoot Bum News & Current Affairs 210 29003 July 21, 2015 at 11:14 pm
    Thread: Truth or Love?.. What Matters to you Most?
Post: RE: Truth or Love?.. What Matters to you Most?
(July 21, 2015 at 1:02 pm)Salacious B. Crumb Wrote: (July 21, 2015 at 12:07 pm)The Barefoot Bum Wrote: Why is there a trade-off? Why can't I have both? You can have both. I thought it would be a d...
 The Barefoot Bum Off Topic 51 8702 July 21, 2015 at 10:46 pm
    Thread: Truth or Love?.. What Matters to you Most?
Post: RE: Truth or Love?.. What Matters to you Most?
Why is there a trade-off? Why can't I have both?
 The Barefoot Bum Off Topic 51 8702 July 21, 2015 at 12:07 pm
    Thread: How good of a person are you? :)
Post: RE: How good of a person are you? :)
(July 20, 2015 at 4:57 pm)Rhondazvous Wrote: obedience to authority, appropriate disgust/sanctity, or loyalty sounds like fascism. Is that good? Jon Haidt thinks so, or, more precisely, that a lot...
 The Barefoot Bum Off Topic 68 11098 July 20, 2015 at 11:01 pm