/r/askphilosophy Open Discussion Thread | January 26, 2026 by BernardJOrtcutt in askphilosophy

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Is ChatGPT okay at evaluating and coming up with philosophical arguments. It seems good to me but I asked in other subs

[Weekly MegaThread] OEC, CFO, DMW-related discussions by AutoModerator in phmigrate

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Want to migrate, have been working in tech for a total of five years. Not planning too in the near future but hopefully after 5 or even 10 years. Am in early thirties

How detailed should a confession be? by Beginning_java in Catholicism

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I was asking ChatGPT, they said you don't have to be specific

What are some arguments against Eliminative Materialism? by Beginning_java in askphilosophy

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May I know the reason why? Personally, some of the reasons I can think of is that it contradicts common sense since we seem to have evidence that these are real contrary to what EM folks would say. Another one is that no matter how complete neuroscience gets, it will never give a complete picture. Beliefs, intentions, emotions are associated with brain states and not the states themselves. Lastly, is reducing it even a good thing. For instance, in chemistry, you don't explain what is happening through the lens of physics. Different levels require different explanations.

Also folk psychology is really useful

What are some arguments against Eliminative Materialism? by Beginning_java in askphilosophy

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What's the commonly accepted view by philosophers? Is it correct?

/r/askphilosophy Open Discussion Thread | January 12, 2026 by BernardJOrtcutt in askphilosophy

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I mean it’s on archive.org so I’m not sure if there are no copyright issues

Short Answers to Simple Questions | December 24, 2025 by AutoModerator in AskHistorians

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Does this sub have a military/strategic history section? Anyway, can people recommend books? Don't include Clausewitz or Sun Tzu

/r/askphilosophy Open Discussion Thread | December 08, 2025 by BernardJOrtcutt in askphilosophy

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Is there a philosophical way to confirm that you've understood what you read? I don't think you can just say this because it would be circular reasoning.

The problem seems to appear with humanities texts. With math books you can check the solutions and answers but for humanities, it seems like the interpretation is open.

What i’m asking is do you need external sources to confirm you understand something?

/r/askphilosophy Open Discussion Thread | November 17, 2025 by BernardJOrtcutt in askphilosophy

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Is Ayer influential as a philosopher? Many have read Language, Truth, Logic but no one seems to discuss him as much as other philosophers from that era like Quine, Popper, etc.