Philosophical Questions To Ponder Upon In Search Of Truth

Alcohol? We tried that once. It didn't work but it DID turn the Mafia into a serious crime enterprise.

The answer is chocolate.... what was the question again?

Ban cars. More harmful than anything.

I thought it had been proven to some extent. Yes.

There is a quote from the TV show The Terminator that I believe perfectly sums it up: "There are things that machines will never do. They cannot possess faith - they cannot commune with God... They cannot appreciate beauty - they cannot create art..." So I believe no, it can't be creative because of it's programming limit - it can only combine what is already coded into it or found in the available database it uses, not create something entirely new.

Yes and no. They should make it mandatory if not stated by the person otherwise. Like they should donate peoples organs except in cases where the person previously submitted their written statement that they do not want to do it for their special reason (such as religion).

Yes, but please, no donation drives.

I would think not. It’s the whole yin and yang philosophy.

Firstly, define "we". More generally, humans, like apes, dogs, rats etc, can be conditioned from birth to experience limited emotions. (This has been seen out of the lab too Joseph Fritzl).

Ask buzz light-year.

The brand of my car

I'd take forever to explain

The key point with understanding Philosophy is not about having answers to the present situations, but being able to make the appropriate questions that will stir up people’s minds enough to change the situation at hand. It’s not meant to bring about progress by itself, but to incite reflection, inquiry, insight, and then progress.

Philosophy isn't really a 'thing'. It might be considered a process or both a route map of possibilities and a plethora of potential vehicles for those routes. Philosophy enables understanding of things, situations etc.

Depends on where you go with it…

The Dress, yes?

You don't. But you don't really need to.

Bumper cars at the carnival vs a 6-car pileup with mass casualties?

This is highly subjective. I suspect it’s more into the neuropsychological space than in the philosophical field. But it seems like what’s more humanizing and fulfilling tends to bring more long term (and possibly inherent) happiness than short term amusements.

This is from my own lived experience. I'm not generalising. The fact that these apply to EVERY woman I have EVER met is irrelevant. But yeah, mostly it involves women. If a woman asks you to guess her age, and you can't get out of it, you aim at least 10 years low, if she asks if her bum looks big then the answer is always, always, no, even if it looks like she's smuggling pillows back there, it's a no. Do you like my new shoes/clothes/handbag? Always yes, and you can enthuse about it a bit too if you want. Something along the lines of, 'ooo yes darling, it makes you look 10 years younger'. To answer your question, in those circumstances your survival may depend on how well you lie. So lie, and lie well. These lies are survival lies so they're ok. Also, DO NOT PAUSE! The lie must be convincing and delivered instantly. A pause will be classed as a wrong answer and frosty relations will ensue.

Ask no questions - you'll hear no lies.

No. In certain situation it is better to lie. Example: your mother is dying in the hospital. You cant make it there on time. When you arrive, you ask the doctor whether she suffered before she passed. There is no better answer than "no, she passed peacefully", therefore a lie.

I have a motto. Everyone deserves your respect, not everyone deserves your time.

Some of them do not

Showing respect says a lot about a person. You don't have to like someone, but showing them respect anyway shows me your character.

No

I think yes. Doesn’t mean you don’t have to follow the law, respect culture etc.

But, go to the grocery store. You are only allowed ONE box of cereal. What do you choose?

There's an interesting book on this, "The Paradox of Choice" by Barry Schwartz that essentially argues too much choice is anxiety-producing and leads to dissatisfaction and loneliness. There are some people who never find happiness because they're always waiting for the next best thing (or can't determine what is best for them in the moment).

Not a simple question! Is this always making a conscious decision for every single, little thing verus never having a choice about anything? Or is it free will?

The neighbour's cat.

No one is important to the world. None of us would be missed (other than fam&friends) on the planet. Even the standout people of their times are surpassed (Hawking).

Option c) A CAT

A happy dog

Unhappy human being, ofc. Keep dogs away from me, can't stand them

Nope. Absolutely no need to fear death. We shouldn't fear the only thing in life that is certain and inevitable. And I don't think it's death itself people are afraid of, but the unknown that follows it.

🎶 Life's a piece of 💩 / When you look at it / Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true / You'll see it's all a show / Keep 'em laughin' as you go / Just remember that the last laugh is on you 🎶

No.

No. The way I could die? Definitely!

Parachuting or making cornbread?

You won't know until you do it or not.

Never attempt the thing is so much worse. I'd rather die trying something cool, than spend the rest of my life in regret

Let's say it is down to fate. Who organises that? And why? It would be a huge workload to manage everybody in the world. So I'm going with free will and shaping our own destiny.

There's no fate. We shape our destiny with what we have and what we can

Individuals can change their behaviour with a little effort and a will to change. Corporations will never change their behaviour because bleeding the planet dry of all its resources in exchange for money is what they are designed to do. If one CEO leaves, there's hundreds more who would sell their grandmother to get the top job.

Yes. If a person is determined to change, they can. It's a decision that we're all capable of making.

*Baby don’t hurt me…*

That life isn't fair

I'm on the autistic spectrum.