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What's the point of philosophy any more?
RE: What's the point of philosophy any more?
I'm of the 'Everything in the the mind, is of the mind' type of person, and that it can be explained by strictly material means.

But like a lot of things I know only what i read others saying on the subject, sometimes I do wonder if i have reacted too strongly on my struggle from theism to some kind of hard lined materialism. For now though I have no choice in a way, my mantra is right now to only accept what can be sensibly proven while at the same time leaving room for some future re-balancing of my thoughts.

For now the material brain makes much more sense to me, and in a way seems more exciting than some kind of 'other worldy' explanation, as the workings of the mind seem simpler (at least to me) to explain that way.
'Those who ask a lot of questions may seem stupid, but those who don't ask questions stay stupid'
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RE: What's the point of philosophy any more? - by Sal - March 20, 2018 at 7:33 am
RE: What's the point of philosophy any more? - by Brian37 - March 20, 2018 at 4:36 pm
RE: What's the point of philosophy any more? - by tjakey - March 20, 2018 at 9:40 am
RE: What's the point of philosophy any more? - by Silver - March 20, 2018 at 12:05 pm
RE: What's the point of philosophy any more? - by Brian37 - March 20, 2018 at 12:16 pm
RE: What's the point of philosophy any more? - by Brian37 - March 20, 2018 at 12:33 pm
RE: What's the point of philosophy any more? - by Brian37 - March 20, 2018 at 4:32 pm
RE: What's the point of philosophy any more? - by bennyboy - March 22, 2018 at 12:30 am
RE: What's the point of philosophy any more? - by bennyboy - March 24, 2018 at 10:31 pm
RE: What's the point of philosophy any more? - by Angrboda - March 25, 2018 at 12:52 pm
RE: What's the point of philosophy any more? - by bennyboy - March 28, 2018 at 10:24 am
RE: What's the point of philosophy any more? - by Shell B - March 25, 2018 at 5:05 pm
RE: What's the point of philosophy any more? - by possibletarian - March 26, 2018 at 7:03 am

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