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Oh right, I forgot about that.

... Ok, close enough. I was close.

It's on the first page of the thread, where you vote and stuff.

Oh. Oh...

Noo! He's gonna reveal the writers when the voting stops I think.

I have voted, just still wanna figure out the writers. 7. 7 and I'm happy.

I'd like an extension as well actually. Take some time to really soak in the stories.

I see. Here, let me edit the OP and see if it makes more sense.

What I also find interesting is that it's swamped in...ignorance? Naivety? It's kind of banking on the fact that we won't ever know what consciousness...

He relates to the effect of an action in this phrase:

We should do this again. Despite the controversy, it was a lot of fun.

If I understand correctly, "Sometimes" definitely isn't always correct. For sure. However, it (to act in moderation) has shown a striking amount of co...

Mm. It doesn't seem very productive, this solipsism thing...

Oh true. In that regard, I'd agree with you.

Well, I don't know! That's what we're trying to figure out. So far I think the general consensus is that violence isn't good, but necessary in some ca...

Oh, then couldn't you say absence of proof isn't proof of absence or something like that? Like just because I can't see a tiger in the Sahara desert d...

Would mediocrity be considered evil then?

:up:

Huh. I see what you're saying, although is mediocrity really so far removed from "good'?

Dang. Am I missing something? I've always thought that mediocrity relies on an average, or a moderated effort.

Oh, neat.

I don't know, those look pretty similar to me.

Hmm...What does this poem mean by "low place"?

Hm. What's the difference then?

Well I would agree with you that the notion of "average" is relative. That, and sometimes we do act in an extreme manner (I wish I could edit the OP) ...

Well I wouldn't go thaat far, but...who knows. Maybe.

No, although that is an interesting point. My point was that generally our thoughts aren't ours in a philosophical debate, which may or may not lead t...

I agree with you on that, but is it, for lack of a better word, right? Or maybe, if this is true, what reasons would we have to strive for excellence?...

Haha. well then, Goodish it is.

Huh. So he's like Neo in the Matrix, if I understand correctly?

I find solipsism contradictory on the fact that their sense of self was literally created by someone else. I don't know anyone who gave birth to thems...

just tell him to go on a rollercoaster. I think he'll find that rollercoasters are in fact, quite real.

I concur with your sentiment, but ethical violence is more often than not a "product" or a will to do good. How then can one separate a child from its...

:wink:

Empathy for our universal moral worth? I don't see how it would...Death isn't something to be empathized with, after all. At least, in some cases anyw...

By goodish, would you mean that "good" performs on a spectrum? As in, something could be more good or less good.

And what of Bob's family? What of Bob's son? Could he not have benefited from a rectified father figure? Violence is a saviour to all; except the mora...

Done. I don't know if it'll live up to your standards though.

I'm on it, hold on.

But what about Santa!?! This just goes to show that Santa does not facilitate Christmas, it is the efforts made by the family members, who make it a t...

In our eradication we save the universe?! Almost flattering, in my opinion. A most noble sacrifice...

That I am more inclined to agree with. There could be a situation, hypothetically speaking, where killing is needed. I don't deny that.

I'm going to keep on dropping dramatic two-liners till you get the point. Death is not a minimization of suffering. Hence, the pursuit of death in vio...

I respect your decision on the account that you do this to protect your family. I'm telling you right now though, that you are wrong. Death is not fun...

Medical assisted suicide and actively inciting "efficacy" against your opponent is not the same. I think you know that.

:yikes:

Death is suffering, for everyone else involved. Don't joke about that please.

Well if you say so...

You raise a good point. However, it is equally difficult to imagine rollercoasters as illusive. I mean, have you ever been on one of those things!?!

I think that might help resolve transgressions in a more general sense, but violence is peculiar in a sense that it's...courageous? Brave? not the bes...