Carinthium

There is a lot of research on this topic. I know later studies contradict earlier studies, but I'm not sure who to believe here. Wondering if anyone can help. In case it isn't clear, the basic question is the effect of having children on happiness.

What communities are there where one can find polyamorous dating in Melbourne? I've decided to give it a try, primarily because my poor social skills mean I should go for the highest possible chance of success rather than anything else for the time being. If there is some degree to...

I've raised arguments for philosophical scepticism before, which have mostly been argued against in a Popper-esque manner of arguing that even if we don't know anything with certainty, we can have legitimate knowledge on probabilities. The problem with this, however, is how you answer a sceptic about the notion of...

Assume a highly rational actor with as much knowledge of the world as they could realistically have. Roughly what point is the 'turning point' in history after which they should be able to clearly realise that Western democracy is superior to European-style monarchy from a perspective of human welfare? Clarification:...

I'll admit that I'm using the LessWrong Board to try and figure out flaws in my own philosophical ideas. I should also make a disclaimer that I do not dispute the usefulness of Eliezer's ideas for the purposes of building a Friendy AI. My criticisms are designed for other purposes-...

I'm not sure about this, but presenting it anyway for scrutiny. I was thinking that it doesn't matter if a concept is undefined, or even cannot be defined, if hypothetically speaking said concept can exist without any ambiguity within it then it is still a tenable concept. The implications, if...

My apologies if this doesn't deserve a Discussion post, but if this hasn't been addresed anywhere than it's clearly an important issue. There have been many defences of consequentialism against deontology, including quite a few on this site. What I haven't seen, however, is any demonstration of how deontology is...