Minimal self – Uncommon Descent

Sentience: Is it wrong to boil a lobster alive?

In Switzerland, it is now illegal to boil a lobster alive. Are the Swiss right? Is it cruel? The question bears on the concept of a self.

Querius Sir Giles @20, Glad you found it interesting. There's so much we don't know, so we really need to keep... – At Live Science: 4.6 billion-year-old meteorite...
Sir Giles Thanks for the video Querius. I usually don’t watch linked videos, but this one was interesting. – At Live Science: 4.6 billion-year-old meteorite...
Querius Speaking of water, apparently there's more water deep inside the earth than the relatively thin layer of water covering most... – At Live Science: 4.6 billion-year-old meteorite...
jerry There have been a lot of comments on conservative sites today. Are ultra liberals mentally ill? – According to sources: Sam Harris has...
chuckdarwin Martin_r I said I had taught bio many years ago for a short time (1975-76). Almost 50 years ago. I... – Man-ape chasm of differences
martin_r to CD you said you are a biology teacher. You comment on Evolution/Creation issues. Can i ask you a question... – Man-ape chasm of differences
martin_r to CD one more note in regards to parts-recycling ... Have you ever seen a software code ? For a... – Man-ape chasm of differences
bornagain77 Although Hoffman tried to limit his results to just our visual perceptions, (i.e. conscious observations), as Plantinga had pointed out... – Man-ape chasm of differences
bornagain77 PMI at 46, instead of honestly engaging the empirical science that I presented to him as he should have done,... – Man-ape chasm of differences
martin_r to CD. Thank you for the clarification. I knew you are a teacher. The very moment you started correcting my... – Man-ape chasm of differences
martin_r Querius @49 25% of the human DNA and a different 18% of the chimp DNA were excluded so as to... – Man-ape chasm of differences
Querius PyrrhoManiac1 @116, I quite like pantheism, but having discovered Ellis’s version of theistic naturalism only a few days ago, I... – At Evolution News: An Argument from...
kairosfocus PPS, on roots of law, i.e. first, in-built law, per Cicero, as a reminder: —Marcus [in de Legibus, introductory remarks,.... – At Evolution News: An Argument from...
kairosfocus PS, I cite Holmes in his Ethics, to show how some others have pondered the matter: However we may define... – At Evolution News: An Argument from...
kairosfocus PM1, the gap Hume spoke to is as follows (1739): In every system of morality, which I have hitherto met... – At Evolution News: An Argument from...
Querius Martin_r @36, here is a most comprehensive video on human- chimp DNA comparison I have ever seen. Thank you! Your... – Man-ape chasm of differences
jerry there will be no discussion about the research being done by this new “science”. ID is not a science so... – At Evolution News: Intelligent Design and...
relatd CD at 41, I can see you and Seversky standing before God. Chuck: You go first. Seversky: No, no, YOU... – Man-ape chasm of differences
chuckdarwin Martin_r/43 It's no mystery. My undergrad degree is in biology, and I taught HS bio for a couple years many... – Man-ape chasm of differences
PyrrhoManiac1 @42 I went into the empirical evidence detailing exactly why your, intuitively false, belief that the material realm can give... – Man-ape chasm of differences
Querius Bornagain77 @26, 27, Thanks for your excellent comments! I wasn't aware of the following: As the following 2010 experiment found,... – Man-ape chasm of differences