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Do arguments against God's existence and attributes work? [closed]
Do the arguments offered by atheists about God or His existence and attributes actually work or is it just recycling of debunked statements that just end up going in circles? Consider both the ...
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Philosophical Perspectives on Selecting Discussion Partners Constructively
What recommendations exist for constructively selecting discussion partners? Nietzsche considered discussions to be decadent, as they expose others, and he rejected them. Schopenhauer, on the other ...
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Are there promising scientific research avenues that could ultimately help resolve the debate on the nature of the mind? [closed]
The nature of the mind and its relationship to the body remains a central topic of debate in the philosophy of mind, as evidenced by overview articles such as:
Wikipedia: Mind–body problem
Britannica:...
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What are Philosophical ways of ending unproductive debates?
There are some questions which give rise to debate for decades, centuries or even millenia, which do not seem to get conclusively decided. Examples include the notion of Solipsism, what did Descartes ...
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What's the Name of this Debating/Rhetorical Strategy?
I've come across what I can only describe as a debating tactic where, when somebody starts to lose ground, they might begin to use what can be described as obfuscated arguments. In this case, they act ...
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What’s the term for being asked to provide a specific example of a general claim?
Whenever I make a generic observation about something, a specific person always asks me to provide an example.
Ex. He makes the claim that no one has ever gotten sick from a meal [insert place here]. ...
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How precisely is "Steel Man" different from "Iron Man" in a debate?
In a debate, Steel Man technique has been touted as the antidote of committing the Straw man fallacy. It doesn't appear to be a fallacy, but a virtue. Then I came across the Iron Man fallacy, ...
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Is there a name for the widespread logical fallacy in which you prove your point by 'eliminating' anyone who contradicts you?
I've encountered this relentlessly in my life. You offer proof that someone is wrong, or even simply state something more obvious than the sun that they don't like, they ban you or do something else ...
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Is there a stalemate between Skeptical Theism and The Evidential Problem of Evil?
Skeptical Theism:
Skeptical theism is the view that God exists but that we should be skeptical of our ability to discern God’s reasons for acting or refraining from acting in any particular instance. ...
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What are valid rebuttals to utilitarianism?
From Britannica, utilitarianism is an ethics concept in which
an action (or type of action) is right if it tends to promote happiness or pleasure and wrong if it tends to produce unhappiness or pain—...
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Is there a name for the argumentative tactic where you play dumb and ask for extreme simplification?
My day job is research in economics. In economics seminar culture, a common way to demolish the speaker is to play dumb and say "I don't understand what you are saying", implying that the ...
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Is this comparison committing a fallacy? [closed]
I am trying to build an argument against a friend:
Me: "In your chess games against me, you never resign even when the conclusion is inevitable. I feel that this is a waste of time, and I object.&...
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Are there any positive arguments for atheism not rooted in self interest
I have watched many debates on the question of God's existence, and I have noticed that when the monotheist is asked to prove God's existence and they have arguments for God's existence and arguments ...
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Can disputes over what is reasonable or unreasonable to believe be resolved objectively?
Suppose there are two debaters A and B, and a proposition X. A thinks X is reasonable, and believes X. B does not think X is reasonable, and therefore lacks a belief in X. Thus, A and B are in ...
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What is philosophical discourse? [closed]
Is philosophical discourse about the pursuit of wisdom? What principles are involved?
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