To be brief, I think the evidence of the site is that a philosophical discussion of religion is not possible here. — tim wood
To be brief, I think the evidence of the site is that a philosophical discussion of religion is not possible here. — tim wood
The forum owner and administration can do whatever they want. It’s not a democracy, so this is a wasted effort. — praxis
Granted for the sake of argument. But my point is that what is done there, in my relatively long experience, never rises to the level of philosophy, that is, a discussion of ideas with a reasoned and reasonable back-and-forth. So why have it in a philosophy section of a philosophy forum? I mean this as a substantive question and not merely a rhetorical question. Your position seems to be that the purpose is pleasure and participation. And I agree, so long as some philosophy happens. Nor am I in any sense a philosophy snob - I'm not that good at it! But I know a reasonable discussion when I encounter it, and that forum has never quite gotten there. Maybe it's a failure to understand the subject matter, which, as a philosophy of, is thinking about the thinking about a determinate subject matter. Religion seems to have an overall ability to inhibit and even block thinking in lots of people. So to The Lounge. You get to vote against; I assume you have. Nor do I suppose that the vote will change anything; I'd be very surprised if it did. But let's see how it goes.Obviously people enjoy and participate in that forum, — DingoJones
But my point is that what is done there, in my relatively long experience, never rises to the level of philosophy, that is, a discussion of ideas with a reasoned and reasonable back-and-forth. — tim wood
Not least bcause even any discussion towards an agreement on terms seems impossible, never mind reasonable argument. — tim wood
And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire. — Matthew 18:9
You could say the same thing about discussions elsewhere on the forum, with the same justification. — SophistiCat
Religion seems to have an overall ability to inhibit and even block thinking in lots of people. So to The Lounge. — tim wood
To be brief, I think the evidence of the site is that a philosophical discussion of religion is not possible here. I vote, then, that the forum be "disappeared." And any post on such a topic be folded into The Lounge. — tim wood
We should also get rid of discussions of metaphysics, politics, feminism, definitely anti-natalism...Because after years of reading in the Philosophy of Religion Forum, I cannot remember any thread there that was a philosophical discussion. — tim wood
I agree and I also think it is taking two to tango in all of those not up to snuff discussions. People rarely seem to notice what their own team is doing in these threads, and it ain't pretty.You could say the same thing about discussions elsewhere on the forum, with the same justification. — SophistiCat
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