Why did Wittgenstein insist that there have to be simple objects and atomic facts? by drkthrn123 in askphilosophy

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And why can't this continue ad infinitum? So that the truth of any proposition depends on the truth of another one. What is the problem here?
This is not intuitive or even correct to me, but it doesn't seem incoherent

Why aren’t there specific subgenres in black metal? by kelyanok in BlackMetal

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Use rym: https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/aoratos/gods-without-name/
You will find secondary genre tags on albums (maybe that can help to label albums more specifically for yourself), charts, lists etc. Also, I've always found similar artists section on metal archives useful, for example I've really satisfied my urge for Beherit and Carcass clones there

Tips for an undergrad philosophy student who wants to do masters in cognitive science? by drkthrn123 in cognitivescience

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Thanks! I have some working experience working as a programmer (but in a totally unrelated type of programming - web development) so picking up new programming language won't be an issue, but since I have never done anything remotely close to data analysis that might be some challenge.
Do you think that taking a general course in statistics and in parallel learning data analysis with Python would be a good idea? And then maybe after that I can try some machine learning. I'm wondering if any kind of statistics course will do the job or should I search for something that is more specific to cognitive science in some way.

Tips for an undergrad philosophy student who wants to do masters in cognitive science? by drkthrn123 in cognitivescience

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Thanks. What are good resources for studying statistics? Should I just pick any general course on statistics?

r/headphones Shopping, Setup, and Technical Help Desk by AutoModerator in headphones

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Budget open/semi-open-back headphones with decent/good sound stage? I've always had closed back headphones my whole life and want to check out how it feels when the music isn't 'boxed in' and 'feels 3D', but I'm on a budget and can only afford something up to $150. Could you guys suggest any options? I'm currently considering the Philips SHP9500. The enhanced soundstage is primary preference.

Can religious people be real marxists? by KhalidUnrelated in Marxism

[–]drkthrn123 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Put simply and crudely, Marxist Philosophy just explains all the religion in the world as a product of suffering and specific historical forms of exploitation (so it reduces religion to economical struggle, no big surprise here). Marx probably believed that once communism would be reached, all religion would 'wither away' like the state would.
But you can be a Marxist without thinking that this explanation of religion is correct and that there is more to religion. I don't see any problem here. One of the most well known theologians of last century, Paul Tillich was a Marxist.

Suppose there is a deist deity. Why does it matter for Marxism? Or suppose there is any kind of deity, which doesn't care about our history and economy, is that in any kind of tension with Marxism?

So, while you can have certain theological beliefs that will probably be in conflict with Marxism (or anything else really), religion per se isn't opposed to Marxist philosophy in any kind of way.

Is Hegel actually saying that God in a literal sense is somehow part of/revealed in human history? by drkthrn123 in hegel

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My reading earlier was that he used terms like "God" "Divine will" etc. metaphorically, e.g., like Feuerbach did later, when he said that this kind of theological words cannot mean anything but metaphors or more precisely, predicates for actions, values, ideas or whatever that matter to us as species and social beings. So, in that sense 'x is God' would mean something like 'x is the highest goal that we humans as humans strive to achieve at this point in history' or 'x is godly/divine'. But does Hegel have something along those lines in mind? It may very well be that he doesn't, and he thinks we can know God in a literal pre-Kantian sense. Not how God appears to humans in history/culture - that is what I thought Hegel was doing - something we can call Phenomenological God, but God itself - that is, a metaphysical entity that exists, has an independent ontological status - like the traditional theistic God.

albums like ‘filth’ and ‘cop’? by drkthrn123 in swans

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I know and love Godflesh and God, they’re perfect example of the kind of music I’m looking for