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http://www.econlib.org/library/Mill/mlUQP5.html This might make a good jumping off point for a new thread. It could in many ways address a few threads that are occuring on both the science page, and here on the philosophy page. Mill probably spends a little too much time in trying to pin down...

This is an account of my discussions of religion and very basic philosphy with my 8 year-old son who is cursed/blessed with Asperger's Syndrome -- a disorder in the autistic spectrum. It is about a developing mind/sense of self/awareness of the world. It is about conflicting beliefs within a...

Simply put, if one's political and philosophical views are based on genetics, which the evidence suggests, strongly - is there any real point in discussing politics with anyone? How many people do you know that defined themselves as definitely liberal/conservative/whichever and then switched...

Thomas Friedman, the collumnist has said once that people who discuss about Middle East tend to become insane after two minutes. Well, just a glance at this forum can persuade you immediately about how true this is. Some of us are deeply involved and interested in the subject.Although that...