User:Gbaor

26 July 2024

• 20:3520:35, 26 July 2024 ‎Is civil disobedience justifiable? (hist | edit) ‎[1,430 bytes] ‎S. Perquin (discuss | contribs) (New resource with "{{Wikidebate}} {{Politics}} In times when the government makes decisions that people do not support, sometimes citizens oppose these decisions. Activist groups might occupy roads, universities, railways or even airports. Or people might oppose government policies by not following the law, for example, by wearing a burqa when it is not allowed. Is civil disobedience justifiable in some cases, or should we always obey the government? == Civil disobedience can be justifiab...") Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 19:3619:36, 26 July 2024 ‎Are all conspiracy theories nonsense? (hist | edit) ‎[2,915 bytes] ‎S. Perquin (discuss | contribs) (New resource with "{{Wikidebate}} Nowadays, there are quite a lot of conspiracy theories. From the moon landing never happening to the assassination of John F. Kennedy involving multiple people to 9/11 being an inside job. But are all conspiracy theories nonsense? Could certain conspiracy theories be true? Should we trust the generally accepted stories, often pro...") Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 18:0418:04, 26 July 2024 ‎Do all religions and philosophies originate from one universal and timeless truth? (hist | edit) ‎[2,189 bytes] ‎S. Perquin (discuss | contribs) (New resource with "{{Wikidebate}} {{Philosophy}} {{Religion}} There are various beliefs and philosophies that claim all knowledge and wisdom originate from an eternal truth. Among them are perennialism, traditionalism, omnism, theosophy, Western Sufism and the Bahá'í Faith. All these movements believe in the existence of a universal truth that underl...") Tag: Visual edit: Switched originally created as "Have all religions and philosophies originated from one universal and timeless truth?"

25 July 2024

• 18:3918:39, 25 July 2024 ‎Council of the Wise (hist | edit) ‎[10,399 bytes] ‎S. Perquin (discuss | contribs) (New resource with "{{Original research}} As a Dutch citizen, I live in a representative parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy. I often see our leaders making decisions and considerations that I believe are mistaken. In my view, the democracy is not functioning effectively in its current form. I have identified the following issues in our current form of government: * The royal family appears to have a considerable amount of influence on decision-making in the Netherlands and...")
• 16:5616:56, 25 July 2024 ‎Is democracy the best form of governance? (hist | edit) ‎[5,569 bytes] ‎S. Perquin (discuss | contribs) (New resource with "{{Wikidebate}} {{Philosophy}} In the Western world, the majority of countries are democracies. Most of these countries have a representative democracy – people elect a number of representatives who make decisions on their behalf regarding the governance of the country. There are many other forms of government. Plato categorized governments into five types of regimes: democracy, oligarchy, timocracy, :w:T...") Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 11:5811:58, 25 July 2024 ‎Can something come from nothing? (hist | edit) ‎[2,193 bytes] ‎S. Perquin (discuss | contribs) (New resource with "{{Wikidebate}} {{Philosophy}} Today, there is a consensus among scientists that a Big Bang occurred and led to the creation of the universe. But what was there before the Big Bang? Where did all matter and energy come from? Did it come from nothing or was there something before our universe? Can something actually be created from nothing or must it always come from something else? The same applies to the disappearance of something – can something simply vanish, or does...") Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 10:4710:47, 25 July 2024 ‎May anyone call themselves a philosopher? (hist | edit) ‎[1,431 bytes] ‎S. Perquin (discuss | contribs) (New resource with "{{Wikidebate}} {{Philosophy}} Philosophy is the love of or the desire for wisdom. Everyone can philosophize. You ask yourself big questions and then think about those questions. But if everyone can philosophize, does that mean everyone may call themselves a philosopher, regardless of their experience or education? Or are there certain requirements for this? == Everyone may call themselves a philosopher == === Pro === * {{Argument for}} The term 'philosopher' is not prot...") Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 01:5601:56, 25 July 2024 ‎Allegory of information storage (hist | edit) ‎[4,032 bytes] ‎S. Perquin (discuss | contribs) (New resource with "{{Original research}} The '''allegory of information storage''' is an allegory presented by S. Perquin in which computer data is compared with human knowledge. Imagine you are buying a new computer. It is a brand-new device with the latest hardware. The software still needs to be downloaded and installed, which of course takes some time. In the beginning, there are some 'teething problems' that need to be resolved. The manual explains what you should...")

24 July 2024

• 20:3520:35, 24 July 2024 ‎Can we know things for certain? (hist | edit) ‎[3,990 bytes] ‎S. Perquin (discuss | contribs) (New resource with "{{Wikidebate}} {{Philosophy}} Practically every person thinks they know things. Some people are even 100 percent convinced of the things they think they know. And then you have people who acknowledge they know nothing. But can you actually know things for sure? Does human knowledge even exist? == All we know is that we know nothing == === Pro === * {{Argument for}} Everything we have ever come up with about how everything works, functions and happens is just a theory....") Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 18:0518:05, 24 July 2024 ‎Is it possible to philosophize if you don't speak any language? (hist | edit) ‎[2,788 bytes] ‎S. Perquin (discuss | contribs) (New resource with "{{Wikidebate}} Practically everyone in the world speaks a language. Native speakers of any language generally would have a vocabulary ranging from 10,000 to 30,000 words. With that, you can already express yourself quite well. You think in language and can put your thoughts into words. You can think about life and come up with new ideas about reality. By going deeper into your ideas, these ideas become more and more detailed and complex. But what about people who don't...") Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 13:5913:59, 24 July 2024 ‎Mapping/Composition/Associativity/Fact/Proof/Exercise/Solution (hist | edit) ‎[143 bytes] ‎Bocardodarapti (discuss | contribs) (New resource with "{{ Mathematical text/Solution{{{opt|}}} |Text={{:Mapping/Composition/Associativity/Fact/Proof|opt=Text}} |Textform=Solution |Category=See| }}")
• 13:5813:58, 24 July 2024 ‎Mapping/Composition/Associativity/Fact/Proof (hist | edit) ‎[542 bytes] ‎Bocardodarapti (discuss | contribs) (New resource with "{{ Mathematical text/Proof |Text= {{ Proofstructure |Strategy=Two mappings {{ Mapping |name=\alpha, \beta |L|P || |pm= }} are the same if and only if the equality {{ Relationchain | \alpha(x) ||\beta(x) || || || |pm= }} holds for every {{ Relationchain |x |\in|L || || || |pm=. }} So let {{ Relationchain |x |\in|L || || || |pm=. }} Then {{ Relationchain/align | ( H \circ ( G \circ F)) (x) || H( ( G \circ F) (x) ) || H( G(F(x)) ) || ( H \circ G ) (F(x)) || (( H \circ G )...")

23 July 2024

• 19:3619:36, 23 July 2024 ‎Will we lose our consciousness after we die? (hist | edit) ‎[11,509 bytes] ‎S. Perquin (discuss | contribs) (New resource with "{{Wikidebate}} Cogito, ergo sum. I think, therefore I am. We all have '''consciousness''', at least if we exclude solipsism. Our consciousness allows us to experience ourselves and the world around us. But what happens to our consciousness after we die? Will it be lost or do we go to an afterlife? == Our consciousness can never be lost == === Pro === * {{Argument for}} If we are currently experiencing ourselves and the world, how can we stop doing this at some point? Yo...") Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 17:4117:41, 23 July 2024 ‎Wikiphilosophers/Self-improvement/S. Perquin (hist | edit) ‎[1,684 bytes] ‎S. Perquin (discuss | contribs) (New resource with "thumb|Try to focus on the path rather than the destination As a person, you are constantly changing and never stay the same. What you set as your personal goal one day may not be your goal the next day. In doing so, you should also accept that some goals and aspirations are difficult or even impossible to achieve, but this does not mean that you should not pursue them. You should just be aware that not everything is within...")
• 17:2917:29, 23 July 2024 ‎Wikiphilosophers/Self-improvement (hist | edit) ‎[524 bytes] ‎S. Perquin (discuss | contribs) (New resource with "'''Self-improvement''' is the process of enhancing one's knowledge, skills, character and well-being. How can you improve yourself? And what are the best ways to do this? Read users' philosophical views below. * S. Perquin {{BookCat}}")
• 17:1717:17, 23 July 2024 ‎Wikiphilosophers/Goodness/S. Perquin (hist | edit) ‎[1,052 bytes] ‎S. Perquin (discuss | contribs) (New resource with "thumb|Deep inside, everyone is good in themselves I think you are a good person if you always strive to be the best you can be. I believe every person already does this subconsciously, so then everyone is a good person deeply within themselves. Subconsciously, deep down, I think you know whether you are walking the right path or not. Should this not be the case, you will naturally be adjusted by gaining new...")
• 17:1317:13, 23 July 2024 ‎Wikiphilosophers/Goodness (hist | edit) ‎[555 bytes] ‎S. Perquin (discuss | contribs) (New resource with "Goodness refers to the quality of being morally right or virtuous. What is goodness? When are you good? Can you not be good even while trying to seek goodness? Read users' philosophical views below. * S. Perquin {{BookCat}}")
• 17:0117:01, 23 July 2024 ‎Wikiphilosophers/Happiness/S. Perquin (hist | edit) ‎[1,035 bytes] ‎S. Perquin (discuss | contribs) (New resource with "thumb|Try not to worry about the things you have no control about I think one can only be truly happy when accepting things as they are. If you accept things as they are and are content with what you have, you don't lack anything. If you feel that nothing is missing in your life, then I think you can experience true happiness. Anything that you have no control over, I think it's best to accept because you can't do anything about it anyway. Th...")
• 16:5316:53, 23 July 2024 ‎Wikiphilosophers/Happiness (hist | edit) ‎[562 bytes] ‎S. Perquin (discuss | contribs) (New resource with "'''Happiness''' is a positive and pleasant emotion, ranging from contentment to intense joy. How do you become happy? And can you actually be truly happy? And how can you sustain happiness? Read users' philosophical views below. * S. Perquin {{BookCat}}")
• 08:1208:12, 23 July 2024 ‎Should Wikipedia editors always provide an edit summary? (hist | edit) ‎[3,318 bytes] ‎Dan Polansky (discuss | contribs) (+)