Jamal

I asked GPT and it said "there is no clear answer to the question of whether music is about sharing". So the jury is out.

Is it though?

Yep, I do understand. I just couldn't see the point of making the distinction in the way you and Russell want to make it. For me, all these things exi...

Again, you are conceding that the gold standard of existence is that of physical objects. You seem to accept physicalist assumptions perhaps without r...

Yes, but why concede to the physicalists that the things of the third realm don't exist? So as not to lose sight of the differentiation, I suppose. Bu...

He does mainly country pop.

What’s the difference between saying they exist in a different way, and saying they don’t exist but they’re real? What have you got against the use of...

:cool:

If you are interested in those particular philosophical topics, then it would be great if you started discussions about them. But note that what is in...

Goodly weird though.

Like ketchup and mustard.

I hate it. Thou shalt not use a hyphen as a dash. That’s not what they’re for. It’s worse, “much” worse, than using quotation marks for emphasis.

Great! The hot dogs are on me.

Can we go to a baseball match?

The first one was called Nissa and the second was Killah, who despite the name was taken no more seriously than Nissa.

:grin: Sorry, I was just trying to cause a ruckus in the Shoutbox.

Except for Minneapolis these are all good options.

There was a cat. The rats didn't give a shit.

What was the cause of the traumatic chicken slaughter? I've had chickens and the main problem was rats. From time to time I would put non-harmful rat ...

That was my favourite bit. It made me think of eggs as rockets. Fascinating read, but I would like to say that my post was essentially neutral. Playfu...

That's the bit I have trouble with. Establishing the mind-independent existence of abstract objects (numbers) might be hard enough, but establishing t...

But you did intend it to denote a literal domain of existence in which ideas exist eternally and independently of minds, yes?

TPF's tenth birthday on October 20th 2025. Thoughts?

:grimace:

A very cynical view. Who, really, is the turkey? Who the parsnip? Who the chipolata?

We've been on this mission for eight years and have found little evidence of intelligent life. Who's navigating?

I have no idea what car he drives or if he has a chauffeur, by the way. It's what you could call a negative fantasy.

Welcome to TPF David. Good to have you on board! I always say that, but I'm not sure if I'm thinking of TPF as a ship or as a train. Thoughts? In West...

Off the top of my head... Maybe I can go along with an ontological pluralism in which ideas can be said to exist in their own domain, but they would e...

It’s been bothering me that I didn’t answer those questions. I am interested in questions 1, 5, and 7, so I’d like to come back to them some time. But...

Yes, but to get on the London Eye you get in one of the air-conditioned ovoidal passenger capsules.

You’re in on to something there. I think this is compatible with Hanover’s view. Normally that’s not a good thing but in this case I think you’re clos...

I think we can all agree that if the chicken is in the coop then it's inside it, but if it's on the coop then it's on the roof. But although when the ...

If I’d known you were going to ask difficult questions I wouldn’t have posted :grin: Some other time perhaps. Each one deserves a main page discussion...

I enjoyed the sketch, and my phrasing was in fact designed to make you think of it.

Earth, Wind & Fire's unique blend of funk, soul, and R&B has not been banned yet, but thank you for you concern.

Your conclusion doesn’t follow. Another possibility which is consistent with the premises is this: we see things in certain human ways, but it’s the t...

I can’t tell if you talk like this in real life or if you put it on for a humorously incongruous effect. I suspect the latter. Either way, it’s good, ...

Story of my life!

Welcome to TPF Ø, good to have you on board :smile: I never think of myself as having a philosophy. That way of putting it feels foreign to me. And in...

Whatever turns you on Javi :grin:

Yes, I keep it next to my washing machine, pictured below: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Mangle.jpg

Spookiness abounds.

It was entirely predictable that you jumped to the conclusion that I was not aware that you expected me to pick up on the newspaper reference, and the...

After my second visit to the dentist the other day I hopped on the metro and found myself a good seat with plenty of space to manspread. Then this blo...

You misunderstood. I did not say that worldviews or metaphysics or epistemology are not substantial. I said that we were not having a debate over anyt...

:lol: :clap:

It could have been a magic carpet for all I care.

Its unironic sycophancy is nauseating.

Mostly I’ve taken to using “ass” even when I’m not talking about equids. I only bring out my “arse” on special occasions.