Quoting Rohan McLeod (rhn@jeack.com.au):
Rick Moen wrote:
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once one leaves the clear waters of science: and 'what is happening' and 'what is causing it'; to ask or asert 'what should happen' one is actually in a category of philosophy, which deals with values, ethical-prescription and ethical-ends. Other categories are ontology, epistemology and perhaps metaphysics ! 'Teach it phenomenology.' -- Commander Powell to Lt. Doolittle, 'Dark Star'[1]
Hmm..... usually discussing philosophy on luv-talk; seems more like a conversation with a black-hole; than an intelligent bomb; a la Dark-Star !
I hope I will be forgiven for including a jokey reference to a very funny movie in an otherwise completely on-topic (in my admittedly biased opinion, aka I hope) response on luv-main. The (I think, I hope) on-topic bit was where you wrote > >.............snip Bless you for caring about topicality. I do, as well. As a gentle correction: *I* was not discussing philosophy on luv-main. The gentleman to whom I responded was. I very deliberately did _not_ engage with him on philosophy, but instead attempted to deflect that to a jokey reference to 'Dark Star' -- specifically _because_ I felt that the other gentleman was veering severely off-topic. I doubt tht three words from a classic cult movie and a URL are a problem. If they are, I regret my error -- but ask for acknowledgement of good intentions. Thank you, sincerely!