PhilosophyEv

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PhilosophyEv

Philosophy

Ever hear of it?

Its also known as figuring out the world.

In other words this is a thread to ask questions.

But not questions with direct answers.

Questions that think.

Is that too poetic?

That is Philosophy.

Some questions:

Is the earth alive?

When will humans evolve so much that we arn't humans anymore?

Is a robot who beleves they are human, a human? 

How would the world be different without gender pronouns?

What makes us human?

If we could only see souls, how would the world be different?

 

 

 

submitted by MoonHalo, Neverland
(October 17, 2020 - 12:30 pm)

These are very interesting thoughts, and this was very poetic! Some answers:

1. Not technically, but it would be cool if it was! Then again, if it was smart it probably would've killed us humans off cuz of all the stuff we've done!

2. A long time from now!

3. Uh, no?

4. You mean like the same pronouns for everyone? Well, it'd be a lot easier but what if some ppl didn't like those pronouns?

5. It's complicated and I don't know the philosophical answer, only the scientific one.

6. Better, definitely! Probably no racism and stuff, we wouldn't have to worry about beauty, or people pretending to be who they aren't. But what do souls look like?

Also, welcome to the CB! 

submitted by Azalea, age 13, Thinking deep thoughts
(October 17, 2020 - 3:08 pm)
submitted by TOP!
(October 18, 2020 - 4:20 pm)

You ever heard of Roko's Basilisk?

submitted by Rainbow Riot
(October 19, 2020 - 11:23 am)

What's a soul?

Do they exist?

Are we all the same?

How come all of those deep philisophical questions that I have have just dissapeared from my head?

Also, I rat about gendered pronouns a lot. I don't understand it, or the whole concept of gender. 

Do I think in words?

Does everything matter?

Does nothing matter?

How did matter, like, adoms, come to be in the first place?

Is this really the universe? 

submitted by Feline Fantasy
(October 19, 2020 - 7:28 pm)

No, I havn't heared of Roko's Basilisk.

I don't know what souls would look like. Maybe if your a dark person you look all grey and sad. If you are a happy and peppy, you are colorful. 

I think the earth is alive because it provides life. Are atoms alive? If atoms are then everything is also alive.

submitted by MoonHalo, Neverland
(October 20, 2020 - 9:11 am)

Atoms aren't alive, but all the words in science are made-up. We can decide what goes into different categoried for intance, unless we make a certain qualification, which we could always change.

So who is to say that noses aren't an example of kgwfadicuens? 

submitted by Feline Fantasy
(October 20, 2020 - 3:17 pm)

*falls over in shock*

submitted by Luminescence, age 12, Atlantis
(October 20, 2020 - 6:26 pm)

Honestly, I've always thought of non-gendered pronouns being the norm. I could rant a while but I will refrain because I am too lazy to type my argumments out or fnd the doc were I put some ranting. But, anyways, I feel like it's weird and doesn't make sense, especially being in so many languages, and I think the world would be better off without them (or even genders!) 

submitted by Feline Fantasy
(October 23, 2020 - 6:51 am)

I should have this in my previous post, but, to answer this question about when we won't be human, I think that as we wvolve we will continue to be human, but the definition of human will change. We might be very different but still human, as the humans evolve. What would make us non-human would be if some humans evolved differently then others, a niticable amount, until we become seperate species. This isn't a scientific opinion (even though we just learned the classifactions of life in sciec, I have no idea what defines an individual species,) but maybe it's like that.

submitted by Feline Fantasy
(October 23, 2020 - 6:56 am)

Have you ever heard of the Hermetic principles?

Short summary:

Principle of mentalism: Everything in the universe is thought. If everything is thought, then our thoughts can manipulate reality. Thoughts affect the spiritual and physical planes, as well as the mental planes.

Principle of correspondence: The microcosm reflects the macrocosm. The workings of the universe, and the workings of a human body influence each other.

Principle of vibration: Nothing rests. Everything vibrates. Matter, energy, spirit, and thoughts all have their own level of vibration, and this vibration can be tuned like an instrument for control.

Principle of polarity: Everything has an opposite, and works in tandem to its opposite.

Principle of rhythm: Everything flows, everything has tides and rises and falls.

Principle of cause and effect: Every action has an equal opposite reaction. Everything is caused by something, and there is no such thing as chance.

That's basically it, I think it relates to a lot of the stuff here <3 

submitted by Rainbow Riot
(October 23, 2020 - 9:59 pm)