Wow, this is a good thread. @5 sick people vs. 1 healthy person A consequentialist might argue that our analysis of the consequences of the act shouldn't stop at the survival of the 5 sick people. It's true that by killing the 1 healthy person, we generated a good consequence of saving 5 sick people...

I've always wanted to find some fantasy novels that featured male-male romance, so it's pretty gratifying that there are some that are also good. Thanks. :) Perhaps part of my interest in fantasy dropping off has been from finding fewer books that spoke to my worldview or interests at the time. I be...

I haven't been doing many quests in Oblivion; I've pretty much just been developing my character. I finally got access to the Arcane University, and my skills are pretty strong. I still need to work on some utility skills like Light Armor, Blades, and Sneak. Overall, the game seems pretty light on c...

So I joined this other forum in order to have good convos with some people I like who post there. I'm starting to regret it because, even though the forum itself is not slow at all, very little content ever seems to be posted. And it turns out the people that I like don't post there very often. It's...

Kino, I have decided that I very much need to start taking your recommendations on books and reading some of all this shiz. I have never heard of or seen most of the fantasy books that you've discussed, but they all sound pretty great. My usual complaint is that I don't know what new books to try an...

And if you are a physicalist, I believe that's something that can in fact be disproven (I've written a philosophical paper that I believe disproves it, at least). So I'd be interested to hear your defense of the theory in that case. I would be immensely interested in hearing your thoughts about phy...