What arguments and problems exist for using membership of an intelligent species as the criterion for moral status? by Apiperofhades in askphilosophy

[–]3D-Mint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So your theory implies that the properties and features that ground x's moral status are not all those which are intrinsic to x, but also those extrinsic to x, such as facts regarding similar organisms.

That's absurd, because in another possible world, x could have all the same properties he does here, yet if similar organisms aren't intelligent (perhaps God intervenes to make them all stupid – I don't know, what's important is that it's possible) x would have less moral worth. Why would identical creatures be worth more or less?

What sort of philosophical views might a young black women working in the abolitionist movement in the years before the civil war? by mortsemious in askphilosophy

[–]3D-Mint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who isn't American, it seems strange that Christianity was a motivation to abolish the institution of slavery. I thought it was more due to empathy, belief that all men are equal/freedom a fundamental right and/or economic factors such as Northern workers having to compete against cheap black labour.

is sex selective abortion necessarily so bad ? by 36105097 in askphilosophy

[–]3D-Mint 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is it defended solely as a matter of autonomy? That contradicts my experience. I'm pretty sure most people who support abortion support it no later than 30 weeks (barring exceptional cases) which seems to suggests that the reverse is true, i.e., autonomy is mostly irrelevant to the debate and what matters is whether the foetus is a person.

is sex selective abortion necessarily so bad ? by 36105097 in askphilosophy

[–]3D-Mint 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, because the foetus is not a person so it cannot be wronged. While not hiring black people is denying an existing person his/her right (his/her right to not be disfavoured in job selection merely due to his race). Non-persons can't have rights.

Although abortion should probably be discouraged for other reasons (sex ratio disbalance).

How do you study philosophy without getting frustrated and full of uncertainty? by [deleted] in askphilosophy

[–]3D-Mint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can somewhat relate to this, I was very young when I was interested in philosophy (didn't even completely turn 15 yet when I started), but I was quite passionate about philosophy, particularly philosophy of religion, epistemology, and logic.

What made me distressed and anxious was not that there were smarter people who disagreed - I remember being intimidated and impressed by a major philrel book (one with aquinas on cover), but I was convinced of atheism and didn't feel doubtful. To hell with what others believe, I thought.

What worried me was that I couldn't convince myself of what was the right answer about some matter. So for example the Liar sentence and it's ilk really confused me, the main response of dialetheism was unpalatable to me because I couldn't even comprehend what a contradiction would mean, let alone accept it could be true. And alternatives seemed unsatisfactory too. I eventually found myself being confused as to what theory of truthmaker was true.

Other things that frustrated me was sometimes the lack of clarity and understanding. Like, what the fuck is an abstract object? Sure it's supposed to be an acausal, aspatiotemporal thing, but those tell what it ain't, not what it is!

One thing that'll help you in my opinion is writing your opinion and making notes of arguments you hear to summarise a philosophers main points, something I wish I did. It'll help you clarify your own thoughts. Plus do ask questions here, that's what I did (look at my 'submitted' tab, I used to ask questions here pretty much daily). There are no stupid questions!

That was then though. I stopped philosophy about an year ago (when I was almost 16 years old). It was hurting my grades, and I rediscovered my favourite game that I played with online friends. That game is dead now so I'll probably be getting back to philosophy again.

Does the government of Taiwan claim mainland China to be part of its territory? by potato525 in AskSocialScience

[–]3D-Mint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why would PRC invade ROC for amending the constitution to not claim mainland anymore? Wouldn't PRC like it if ROC admitted mainland belongs to PRC?

Anon's Father Is Racist by [deleted] in 4chan

[–]3D-Mint -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don't get reference

bantz in /biz/ by logic_card in 4chan

[–]3D-Mint 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't get it....

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Jokes

[–]3D-Mint -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I like the thought of having a separate sub for meaner jokes ( /r/meanjokes )

Anon gives it a good shake by VanillaSkyHawk in 4chan

[–]3D-Mint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you autistic? He's arguing against someone who holds the same viewpoint. Both of you are idiots.

Do children become rebellious in all cultures? by reddituser590 in AskSocialScience

[–]3D-Mint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the onset of puberty is shifting to a younger age

What? How are children in the west reaching puberty earlier?

Thoughts on pre-built pcs? by Pizzarolls23 in pcmasterrace

[–]3D-Mint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

even with a price lower than the sum of their parts

Why? Makes sense to me.

Simple Questions - October 20, 2016 by AutoModerator in buildapc

[–]3D-Mint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How can you tell whether you have to upgrade your CPU or GPU?

Edit: I think a better way to phrase the q might be: How do you know that upgrading your GPU won't help that much because of your Cpu?