<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" version="2.0"><channel><title>JoeUser Forums » RSS Feed » Philosophy Posts</title><link>https://feeds.feedburner.com/Stardock/JoeUser/forum/6</link><copyright>© 2006 - 2026 Stardock Corporation. All rights reserved.</copyright><description>Recent Posts In Philosophy</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 2:52:43 PM -0400</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 2:52:43 PM -0400</lastBuildDate><docs>http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html</docs><generator>Stardock Rss Generator v1.0</generator><managingEditor>info@stardock.com</managingEditor><webMaster>kwilas@stardock.com</webMaster><item><author>ianz12</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/485513</comments><description><![CDATA[Hello,  I wanted to ask you what is your point of view around&nbsp;the Garden of Eden? Does it exist? Some sources say that it actually exists! This one says that four rivers lead to the  Garden of Eden .  What is your perspective about connection of Garden of Eden, with heaven?  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/485513</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/485513</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2017 7:37:25 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2017-10-19T07:37:25-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Garden of Eden</title></item><item><author>Joan of Arc</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/481731</comments><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  &nbsp;   &nbsp;  &nbsp;  &nbsp; I have come back as Joan after many years to write from this platform because of the division and brewing anarchy in our nation. &nbsp;I chose Joan of Arc years ago as my alias because she was unwavering in commitment, courageous in perseverance, and sacrificed unto death for a cause.&nbsp;  As a Christian I am desirous that I will be unwavering in my commitment to Christ, courageous in the persevering through ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/481731</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/481731</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2017 5:39:19 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2017-02-09T17:39:19-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>To All Who Believe</title></item><item><author>benfranq</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/480712</comments><description><![CDATA[  I completely agree with Phil Osborne that our behavior   should be impeccably honest regardless of   whether we believe in the existence of other    conscious beings who are being impacted    by our behavior or not.    As for sociopaths, I regard them   as having fallen victims to their   fears of their being victimized    should they trust the honesty   of others. In their own defense,   they point out to instances    in which they indeed have suffered   after trusting others. They...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/480712</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/480712</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2016 8:28:29 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2016-11-21T20:28:29-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Honesty</title></item><item><author>Phil Osborn</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/477442</comments><description><![CDATA[This blog is intended to be derivative of my blog "On Morals."  Suppose you have the misfortune to be born to wealth, but&nbsp;with no apparent talent for greatness.&nbsp; If you have good examples to emulate, you may still do ok.&nbsp;&nbsp;However, as I demonstrated in "On Morals," the crucial impetus for consciousness - what drives it - is feedback of the form of reaffirmation of reality.&nbsp; It is seeing the abstract made concrete - "the Word made flesh" -&nbsp;that fuels our passions,&n...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/477442</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/477442</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2016 8:50:39 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2016-05-11T08:50:39-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>The Rise of the Sociopath</title></item><item><author>Phil Osborn</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/476850</comments><description><![CDATA[  I find myself thinking in terms of Les Miserables a lot recently.&nbsp; Odd the twists and turns of the mind.    Imagine, if you will, the following scenario:&nbsp; Our protagonist suddenly recalls committing a string of unrelated crimes of whim&nbsp;a long time ago - when he was a young precocious sociopath by default, his even younger&nbsp;childhood consisting of a series of betrayals and false accusations&nbsp;that ultimately overwhelm his innocence.&nbsp;&nbsp;    Note that as an adult, he...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/476850</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/476850</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2016 7:20:42 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2016-04-10T19:20:42-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Morality, Responsibility, Pride, Guilt</title></item><item><author>Slybutshy1958Two</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/475009</comments><description><![CDATA[Reaching 57 years, and by now, my life is the one i have/am creating  the obligations i fulfill are of my choosing  the priorities i meet my own  So looking around, what do i see.  Gadgets, and gizmos  spaces with safety and function  echos of parties and greet/meetings  tastes lingering on my tongue.  how many tastes do i yet yearn for?  What lies untasted in my dreams?  &nbsp;  Am i full-some with dreams saited. No longer hungry?  &nbsp;  Who loves me and gazes with w...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/475009</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/475009</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2016 8:18:24 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2016-01-29T08:18:24-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Starting the new reality</title></item><item><author>Slybutshy1958Two</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/474599</comments><description><![CDATA[Oops, image fail  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/474599</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/474599</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2016 2:23:47 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2016-01-10T14:23:47-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Google Says</title></item><item><author>Slybutshy1958Two</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/474169</comments><description><![CDATA[So, today was another lovely crisp weather day... kicking my SAD in the butt    Full of errands and phone calls, barking dogs, bustling in general  Kind of refreshing, actually  &nbsp;  Thinking of starting a To Do list, again...  So, does writing such a list make it more likely that things will happen?  If thinks happen, then things will too?  &nbsp;  Visualization  Reality  Imagination  Dream worlds  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/474169</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/474169</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2015 6:22:22 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2015-12-18T18:22:22-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Mental Meanderings</title></item><item><author>Slybutshy1958Two</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/473427</comments><description><![CDATA[I think there are five things that people need from the world (what it takes to make a home), to survive:    A place to sleep,  eat/cook,  have pets,  clean themselves and their stuff,  and keep their stuff.  Additional features:    A place to hang out, play, socialize  By planning, we can build or assemble one or more of these things... homes...  Share them in some way - to lift others up...  &nbsp;  Then we connect them gently with government. Try to keep it of the people by the peop...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/473427</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/473427</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2015 2:40:56 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2015-11-20T02:40:56-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>5 Things</title></item><item><author>Phil Osborn</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/458658</comments><description><![CDATA[This is a work in progress. (At least I hope so...)  Notes from a thread on fb:&nbsp; https://www.facebook.com/DonnaLHaney  "As to autism, I suspect a complex brew of factors. There are definite changes or deficits in major neural pathways that explain or correlate to various types of autism. Some people are simply blind to the emotional states of others. Some people are blind to their own emotional states. Some people are very good at reading the emotional state of others, but absolutely do...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/458658</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/458658</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2014 2:46:36 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2014-10-27T14:46:36-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>On Evil</title></item><item><author>Reidemonde</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/435483</comments><description><![CDATA[Page 1 of 6  &nbsp;  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After I started writing this poem, I thought of retitling this poem as  Samael Speaks , reminiscent of Nietzsche&#39;s  Thus Spake Zarathustra , in which Nietzsche describes his idea of the uber man.&nbsp; As you may know, Nietzsche was a German philosopher in the late nineteenth century.&nbsp; Nietzsche&#39;s philosophy criticized Christianity.&nbsp; For example, he wrote that Christianity was too complacent for humans to achieve their ful...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/435483</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/435483</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 1:39:43 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2012-11-02T13:39:43-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Samael Speaks</title></item><item><author>Grizzyloins</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/428964</comments><description><![CDATA[&nbsp; I am one of those Christ loving, conspiracy believing, rain water gathering, farm growing, constitution&nbsp;supporting terrorists&nbsp;(labeled terrorist, that is)&nbsp;located in Texas.&nbsp; I frequently visit that nut-job Alex Jones&#39;s web sites (PrisonPlanet.com/infowars.com), yes he actually believes we (the world) are under attack by a bunch of lunatic satanist bankers that are bent on bringing about the &#39;end times&#39; (you know, mark of the beast, one world government, sod...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/428964</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/428964</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2012 9:08:00 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2012-08-05T21:08:00-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Aliens ARE Demons (don't believe in demons, do you believe in Aliens?)</title></item><item><author>stevendedalus</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/411980</comments><description><![CDATA[          I don&rsquo;t have a problem with atheists &mdash; each to his own comfort level &mdash; nonetheless, it is ridiculous for one of that inclination to get rattled to the extent that others of belief are denied their comfort. Atheism by definition   is     free from religion. Theists are free to believe as they see fit; atheists should look upon these&nbsp; " misguided" as pathetic but have the right to the "wrong" path. If, however, atheist take on the passion of "religion" in their b...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/411980</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/411980</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 1:19:41 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2012-07-10T13:19:41-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Brief Note to the Atheist</title></item><item><author>BoobzTwo</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/418315</comments><description><![CDATA[Everyone I know is jam packed with information gleaned from their individual life experiences. This is one of the things that make us well &hellip; unique individuals. But there is no central knowledge base for us to use &hellip; or that we are all willing to use anyway. Information is not of itself knowledge (can be) because it is too subject to embellishments from a multitude of sources &hellip; usually from some higher authority or another. If that is the case, the first thing I would think o...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/418315</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/418315</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jul 2012 3:48:11 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2012-07-08T03:48:11-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Epistemology</title></item><item><author>InfoGeek</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/157265</comments><description><![CDATA[   KFC had an interesting post about the Rapture and leaving and that gave me a rather interesting thought.  If we accept the fact (temporarily) that the Rapture is going to happen, and the “train”  comes for you to get aboard, you look at the magnificent train and then look back at the red and black billowing clouds and those left behind.  You look at the last train leaving he station, then back to the gathering storm....  Let’s assume you see your neighbor and his wife or, perhaps your o...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/157265</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/157265</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 7:37:37 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2012-07-05T19:37:37-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>The Rapture: The last train...</title></item><item><author>Gideon MacLeish</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/77124</comments><description><![CDATA[One of my absolute pet peeves is evangelical atheists. You know the type; the people for whom even agnostics are viewed as religious extremists. It's not enough for evangelical atheists to not believe, they have to ridicule and mock the beliefs of those who do. And they give a bad name to the many atheists who really don't care what you believe.  They're the type who will loudly complain when, at an event YOU are hosting, you bow with friends in prayer. In complaining, they will simply disrega...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/77124</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/77124</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:02:56 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2012-06-12T09:02:56</pubDateParsed><title>Evangelical Atheists</title></item><item><author>Rightwinger</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/414703</comments><description><![CDATA[ I was recently in a friendly--for the most part--discussion about gay marriage.     Now, I really have no valid opinion on the subject, but I will say that I don&#39;t think galaxies are going to explode if gays and lesbians are given the right to say "I do". After all, in the words of the great&nbsp;Dolly Parton, "They should have to suffer, right&nbsp;along with the rest of us."   And besides, I really don&#39;t think it&#39;s my place to judge them. What they do is between them and the Go...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/414703</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/414703</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 5:40:53 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2012-04-08T05:40:53-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Why am I a Hater?</title></item><item><author>lulapilgrim</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/421346</comments><description><![CDATA[      &nbsp;  &nbsp;    Whenever there is silence around me      By day or by night      I am startled by a &#39;cry&#39;.      It came down from the Cross--      The first time I heard it,      I went out and searched--      And Found a Man in the throes of crucifixion,      And I said, "I will take you down,"      And I tried to take the nails out of His feet.      But He said, "Let them be for I cannot be taken down      Until every man, every woman, and every child      Come together to take...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/421346</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/421346</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 9:57:35 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2012-04-07T09:57:35-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Christ on the Cross</title></item><item><author>Phil Osborn</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/417794</comments><description><![CDATA[The other night I was listening to NPR&#39;s "This American Life," a Valentine&#39;s Day special, with various true tales of love.&nbsp; The most striking of the tales involved a drug bust.&nbsp;  Imagine the situation.&nbsp; The cops have determined that to bust high-school dealers, they need to infiltrate the high-schools with cops who can pass as students.&nbsp; So, this one kid who is a straight-A student, even though he comes from&nbsp;an ethnic/economic background that is less than condu...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/417794</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/417794</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 9:26:24 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2012-03-27T21:26:24-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>The Other Side of Morals - Evil</title></item><item><author>bobotaro</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/413052</comments><description><![CDATA[        Kazuya Akimoto Art Museum        &nbsp;        "Twin Earths":new space art, surreal realism, surrealism painting, astronomical space science symbolism painting, abstract space, abstract earths, abstract globes, abstract realism, ecological symbolism, contemporary space artwork, abstract spheres, acrylic painting #9614, 2011 | Kazuya Akimoto Art Museum       &nbsp;   named and added to  gallery #5 ,2011&nbsp; at  Kazuya Akimoto Art Museum   &nbsp;  &nbsp;      "  Twin Earths  "           ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/413052</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/413052</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:43:01 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2011-10-25T09:43:01</pubDateParsed><title>"Twin Earths":new space art, surreal realism, surrealism painting, astronomical space science symbolism  painting,</title></item><item><author>Paul Bourne</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/331236</comments><description><![CDATA[   &nbsp;      &nbsp;          &nbsp;   Paul Andrew Bourne            &nbsp;        &nbsp;        ALBERT EINSTEIN -    WAS HE CORRECT  . . . ?        &nbsp;       &nbsp;      &nbsp;      Introduction     Albert Einstein, the renowned physict and pioneer in his contributions of natural phenomena to the natural sciences, in an attempt to display his academic prowess and show the scope of his &lsquo;ideashanal&rsquo; made a sweeping position statement on economics that reads &ldquo;The economic a...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/331236</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/331236</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 3:06:05 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2011-09-14T15:06:05-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>THE ECONOMIST VERSUS THE PHYSICIST</title></item><item><author>taltamir</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/398806</comments><description><![CDATA[Ever wondered what the answer is to the question "what came first, the chicken or the egg?"  Well, wonder no more.  There are two answers, which one you accept depends on your&nbsp;world-view.  For the creationist: God created chickens in Genesis, not eggs, chickens. He created fully formed men, animals, fish, plants, etc, all adult. Thus the chicken came first. Could it have been an inaccuracy and god actually created eggs instead? well, no... because chicken eggs die unless they are incu...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/398806</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/398806</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 9:32:16 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2011-06-02T09:32:16-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>I have the answer: What came first, chicken or egg?</title></item><item><author>bhattathiri</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/9273</comments><description><![CDATA[   Bhopal Gas Tragedy and Agnihotra: The tragic incident occurred on the night of December 3, 1984 when the poisonous MIC gas leaked from Union Carbide factory at Bhopal. Hundreds of people died and thousands were hospitalized but there were two families – those of Shri Sohan Lal S Khushwaha and Shri M.L. Rathore, living about one mile away from the plant who came out unscathed. These families were regularly performing agnihotra (havan). In these families nobody died, nobody was even hospitaliz...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/9273</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/9273</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 4:50:54 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2011-05-05T16:50:54-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Agnihotra Homam saved a family from Bhopal Gas Tragedy</title></item><item><author>bobotaro</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/406572</comments><description><![CDATA[        Kazuya Akimoto Art Museum       &nbsp;          "The Death of Socrates": ancient Greek famous philosopher's tragic death scene painting, complementary colors expressionism portrait, expressionist method, green and red, yellow and blue color contrasts, classical literature theme, contemporary acrylic painting #9446, 2011 | Kazuya Akimoto Art Museum      &nbsp;   named and added to  gallery #1 ,2011&nbsp; at  Kazuya Akimoto Art Museum    &nbsp; &nbsp;       "  The Death of Socrates...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/406572</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/406572</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 7:50:22 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2011-03-18T07:50:22-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>"The Death of Socrates": ancient Greek famous philosopher's tragic death scene painting</title></item><item><author>taltamir</author><comments>https://forums.joeuser.com/398807</comments><description><![CDATA[Ever wanted to know "what is the meaning of life?"?  Well, wonder no more.  Put simply, it is a&nbsp;grammatical&nbsp;aberration, a case of really bad syntax. Ask yourself "what is the meaning of sand" or "what is the meaning of tree" and you would realize how silly it is.  Whenever someone hears the question they automatically correct it into a valid question, such as:  For what purpose did god create life?  For what purpose was I born?  What purpose do living organisms serve?  Wh...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.joeuser.com/398807</guid><link>https://forums.joeuser.com/398807</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 6:50:00 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2010-10-14T18:50:00-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>I have the answer: "What is the meaning of life?"</title></item></channel></rss>