Category: “Erosophia.Blogspot”
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Exclusivity and Love
by Jason Stotts It is today a common assumption that true romantic love requires exclusivity. Many different people, including Ayn Rand and Aristotle, argue that by having multiple lovers one would run into one of three major problems: 1. One would dilute one’s love such that no love that one had could be considered true…
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New “Global Warming” Conference
by Jason Stotts There was recently a new kind of conference held concerning “global warming”, one that’s actually concerned with finding out the facts of what’s going on. Here’s some brief excerpts from their mainpage: Are the scientists and economists who ask these questions just a fringe group, outside the scientific mainstream? Not at all.…
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Vote or Die
by Jason Stotts As a man of reason, I am vitally interested in seeing certain changes come about in the world. However, given that I am only one person, there is only so much that I can do right now. Yet, fortunately, that little bit is enough to make a difference. One highly underrated thing…
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Sexual Perfection: Overview
by Jason Stotts Sex is one of the most important aspects of a human life and, unfortunately, also one of the least understood. Beliefs about sex range from the belief that it is one of the best things in life, to the belief that it is the vilest of acts; from the belief that sex…
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Triskaidekaphobia
by Jason Stotts Although it is strange, it is a fact that many skyscrapers lack a 13th floor. It is not that these structures are limited to only 12 floors, since clearly many building are much taller than this. Rather, these buildings suffer from the irrationality of superstition. One would think that with all of…
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Subtle Love
by Jason Stotts It’s surprising how much being in love with a worthy lover can change you. I find it’s primarily the little things that have changed for me. For example, the other morning I was moved watching a beautiful sunrise. In fact, I’ve recently begun to notice how prevalent beauty is in the world.…
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Healthy Sexuality
by Jason Stotts When I was younger, I would often hear the term “dirty mind” derisively used to describe someone who had erotic thoughts. Obviously, this is no more than a base attempt to denigrate sexuality and eroticism. I, however, do not believe in disparaging natural aspects of humanity. Proper sexuality is a sign of…
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On Natures
by Jason Stotts The nature of any existent is that aspect or attribute which explains the greatest number of characteristics and/or actions of the existent. A “nature” is an epistemological device of identifying existents by their fundamental characteristics. It has no metaphysical existence aside from the facts of reality that allow it to be formed…