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 Topic: Secular basis for morality? |
jonk
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 Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 1:21 pm Subject: Secular basis for morality? |
| This is why you demanded 'my definition',not Moore's,and therefore you demanded no quotes from Moore.If I try define this definition,it would be always weaker then Moore's,and you could always accuse ... |
| Topic: Secular basis for morality? |
jonk
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 1:08 pm Subject: Secular basis for morality? |
| Natural Fallacy is the assertion that you can not gain "useful" knowledge using inductive reasoning from reality. The important thing to remember is that it is ASSERTED as being a formal fallacy. It i ... |
| Topic: "AS = A Passion for Things and Ideas Pathologised" |
jonk
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 5:58 am Subject: "AS = A Passion for Things and Ideas Pathologised" |
| My wife and I are high functioning. Three children. One diagnosed profoundly autistic, one diagnosed higher functioning, one... well, sometimes I wonder, but not diagnosed and definitely closer to N ... |
| Topic: Anyone here have any weird hobby's? |
jonk
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 5:47 am Subject: Anyone here have any weird hobby's? |
Lot of those hobbies don't seem strange. They seem normal.
I like to watch Benny & Joon about everyday, I like Spokane because of that movie and I want to see other movies that were filmed th ... |
| Topic: Strange accents as a youth? |
jonk
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 5:32 am Subject: Re: Strange accents as a youth? |
| My mom and family members told me i used to have a "New Yorkers" accent (in spite of me ever knowing anyone from New York) till i reached the age of 7 and then it gradually dissipated as i got older, ... |
| Topic: Secular basis for morality? |
jonk
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 5:16 am Subject: Secular basis for morality? |
If you are so eager to hear about MY OWN thoughts about 'Naturalistic fallacy' here it is:
If A=material entity (gene)
B=immaterial concept (morals)
Then you cannot say A=B,since this is contra ... |
| Topic: Secular basis for morality? |
jonk
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 3:53 am Subject: Secular basis for morality? |
| I actually am interested in hearing from you about the accusation you made. The main reason, for me personally, is that you seemed to suggest something other than a religious/superstitious basis for ... |
| Topic: Stupid People |
jonk
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 3:42 am Subject: Stupid People |
| I think all too often aspies don't realize that there are more diplomatic word choices than "stupid." I think, though, that so much brain power is going to waste because so many aspies aren't naturall ... |
| Topic: Secular basis for morality? |
jonk
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 2:59 am Subject: Secular basis for morality? |
But not to replace my content. I've written almost all of what is here in my own words. and I can discuss some of the details, too.
You just made me think about a phrase, "first remove the log from ... |
| Topic: Could Five HFA/Aspies Live Together? |
jonk
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 2:55 am Subject: Could Five HFA/Aspies Live Together? |
But seriously. I work for not for profit adult service provider and we often group people of similar dxs. It seems to work out well. Except when they are at extreme opposite ends of the spectrum.
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| Topic: Secular basis for morality? |
jonk
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 2:44 am Subject: Secular basis for morality? |
So,there is no point of conversation between us,since I already stated my opinions.
Actually, there may be a remaining item, if you agree. As I mentioned earlier, I would be interested in YOUR views ... |
| Topic: Secular basis for morality? |
jonk
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 2:33 am Subject: Secular basis for morality? |
Morals arise as a form of self-organized criticality (for example, see "How Nature Works: The Science of Self-Organized Criticality")
So what's the point?
I just used links,so I can show that I'm ... |
| Topic: Secular basis for morality? |
jonk
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 2:30 am Subject: Secular basis for morality? |
| I don't mean to be abrupt, but I'll be blunt to save wasted effort. If you refer me to a web site in the process, that stops the discussion. If you use someone else's words, that stops the discussion. ... |
| Topic: Anyone here have any weird hobby's? |
jonk
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 1:27 am Subject: Anyone here have any weird hobby's? |
I read a lot. I have two and a half bookcases full of books, not counting the stacks of books on the floor.
I have large rooms with their walls covered in books and some in boxes in our 1200 sq ft sh ... |
| Topic: Learning to program in C++ |
jonk
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 12:54 am Subject: Learning to program in C++ |
| Personally, I would hold off assembly language until you have a good grasp of C++, since you started with C++ stick with it. I think it's more fun to start with a high-level language, then go down to ... |
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