I don't know about that. If you cut the legs off a horse, it is still a horse. If it is born deformed, even just a lump of flesh, the DNA would tell you it is a horse, even if it wasn't formed properly.
The thing's horseness should inhere regardless of whether it is blue or red, or set on...
I'm not an ideologue, though I do identify with much of the Libertarian view. You could describe me as being socially liberal and fiscally conservative. I think anyone should be free to do anything as long as it hurts no-one, that includes making others pay for it.
That being said, I also am a...
Not quite. To "inform" is to form "inside", to give form to the mind. It means communication, and the idea behind the words. Form is, strictly speaking, something different.
Substance is supposedly what gives the horse its form. So would that be DNA?
The Greeks first proposed atomic theory...
I tried watching Mad Men once. I couldnt stomach it. It seems almost like an excuse to show women being sexually harassed continuously, and make it seem cool.
About back then, yeah, houses were cheaper, but they were generally MUCH smaller. The bedrooms were smaller, and the kids bunked...
Playing devil's advocate for a minute, I'd say the field is pretty wide open for someone explaining the objective world and scientific data, while preserving their view of the bible as infallible.
(1) the bible is the word of God and cannot be altered in any way, because it is the moral guide...
GM to invest extra $540 million in Mexico to build motors - Yahoo! News
AHA! So thats where all the new, "green tech" jobs Obama promised are going! I was beginning to wonder...
I think anyone who has been through tough times can more easily empathize with someone else going through difficulties, and its a short distance between empathy and charity. On the flip side, people who have been lied to, stolen from and taken advantage of, could come to believe that people on...
Unless we decide that perhaps information is itself "substance". I am wondering if information could be the modern equivalent?
Although I see your point, MM. Anyone who believes in the Platonist/Aristotlean idea of 'substance' is likely to see in DNA/information support for their belief, while...
Perhaps I should state the theory of 'substance', as i understand it. I think it is attributed to Aristotle, he defined substance as that which persists despite changes being made to alter a thing superficially. A horse is still a horse, whether it is dead or alive, painted blue, young or old...
I would bet you are right. You know the saying about cockroaches, don't you? If you see one, there are really a few dozen. The reason they caught this guy is because he was being so brazen about it!
Does Darwinism (in particular) and modern Evolutionary Theory (in general) reject the Platonist view of 'substance'?
What I mean by this: can living beings be defined by what they are? Or are they to be viewed as 'becomings'?
Do genes define inclusion into a species? Is it causal or is it...
Its not a game, my friend, it is very serious. Just look at the example you gave, the Tides Foundation shooter. You keep talking about how he was motivated by listening to Glenn Beck. Are you going to make the claim that talk radio causes people to go commit murder? Or are you willing to accept...
Thats the thing, Phil, you seem to be turning a blind eye to who is doing the violence and the hate speech. The majority of it is coming from the left. I cited two examples out of many. You so far have cited one, and keep going back to it. Is it because its the only one? You talk about guns at...