On 07/01/13 23:12, geoff wrote:
In message , The Natural Philosopher
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I like Dara and the show was passably interesting.
If you didn't mind it being dumbed down for 11 years olds,

Now look at this and ask yourself whether in today's BBC such a show
would even be contemplated. let alone made..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGwSe0ZptV0

You obviously didn't see this series of lectures on BBC4

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00y4y46

They do exist, from time to time

well no, because if there is one thing investigating morality shows
you, its that its a false concept.




Ah, but each lecture was taking on morality from the viewpoint of
different philosophers and a different standpoint.


When philosophers start talking morals I realise that most philosophers
don't do critical thinking.

In other words its all ********.

What is good? heck even Nietzsche wrote a book called 'beyond good and evil'


Hell on earth happens when people think there is such a thing as some
absolute Good.



But - just an example of how there are challenging programs out there
from time to time

Honestly I haven't seem one that was really challenging for years.

The most intellectually stimulating thing las year was Gary Anderson
describing how to design a formula one car in 15 second bits over half a
dozen races..

just ... not very often



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