tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13358611.post202155972671728187..comments2023-10-25T14:20:11.408-05:00Comments on RHOBLOGY: Just what are rights?Rhologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14245825667079220242noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13358611.post-25565926622010211802008-11-23T14:08:00.000-06:002008-11-23T14:08:00.000-06:00Rhology,NAL's comments make perfect sense. The ter...Rhology,<BR/><BR/>NAL's comments make perfect sense. The terms "beautiful," "true," and "valuable" refer to judgments produced by human beings. We make such judgments because of the way our brains work.<BR/><BR/>This does not mean thoughts determine all of reality. "Reality" is that which is. Thoughts are that which is thought. So, thoughts are a subset of reality. Thoughts determine how thinking organisms respond to reality. Values, such as "truth" and "beauty," are categories which we use to understand reality. <BR/><BR/>You probably want us to believe that the word "truth" refers to something wholly independent of cognition. You want us to believe that reality itself is "the truth." <BR/><BR/>All that does is confuse the terms. The word "truth" does not mean the same as the word "reality." They are two different words, with different meanings.<BR/><BR/>For example, the sentence "John Travolta is the United States President" is real, but it is not true. In reality, it is a statement. So, it is part of reality. But it is not the truth.<BR/><BR/>See? Truth and reality, not the same thing.Jason Streitfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06950357341620206095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13358611.post-58716746107457388652008-11-23T13:47:00.000-06:002008-11-23T13:47:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jason Streitfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06950357341620206095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13358611.post-24213538933081798312008-11-22T22:24:00.000-06:002008-11-22T22:24:00.000-06:00NAL,I didn't realise that you believe that people'...NAL,<BR/><BR/>I didn't realise that you believe that people's beliefs determine reality. That's really something.<BR/><BR/>Strangely, you don't extend that to Christianity...Rhologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14245825667079220242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13358611.post-24884035938884836862008-11-21T15:49:00.000-06:002008-11-21T15:49:00.000-06:00Rho:On his worldview, everything is a product of c...Rho:<BR/><B>On his worldview, everything is a product of chance and material and energetic interactions. There is no nobility, no beauty, no value, certainly no moral value.</B><BR/><BR/>Thoughts are the result of energetic interactions in the material brain. The lack of energetic interactions in the brain is termed "brain dead". These thoughts determine what each of us considers noble, beautiful, valuable, and moral. Often individuals will agree on what they consider beautiful.NALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12244370945682162312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13358611.post-40041549709237271732008-11-21T15:21:00.000-06:002008-11-21T15:21:00.000-06:00Rho: He admits his bias up front, which is more th...Rho:<BR/><B> He admits his bias up front, which is more than can be said for many people, but it is still bias and therefore unworthy of much respect.</B><BR/><BR/>Is your bias also unworthy of much respect?NALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12244370945682162312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13358611.post-71207047617378988972008-11-21T13:56:00.000-06:002008-11-21T13:56:00.000-06:00Here's the link in a clickable format:My Totally W...Here's the link in a clickable format:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://specterofreason.blogspot.com/2008/11/atheist-perspect-on-abortion-human.html" REL="nofollow">My Totally Wicked Response To Rhology's Latest Manifestation of Ignorance And Confusion</A>Jason Streitfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06950357341620206095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13358611.post-39886400424901719092008-11-21T13:54:00.000-06:002008-11-21T13:54:00.000-06:00Rhology,You haven't a clue what you're talking abo...Rhology,<BR/><BR/>You haven't a clue what you're talking about here.<BR/><BR/>Here's my response:<BR/><BR/>http://specterofreason.blogspot.com/2008/11/atheist-perspect-on-abortion-human.html<BR/><BR/>enjoy.Jason Streitfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06950357341620206095noreply@blogger.com