Agent Smith

BS! Whatever floats your boat, sir/madam! What's the problem if I act out being Jesus? Actors do that (you mentioned role play). I'm presently trying ...

Why did you think that was relevant? I was freewheeling, winging it as it were, as there doesn't seem to be a point to the discussion except perhaps t...

That seems to be the case. Entertainment was not it; getting in touch with your inner child, lover, monster, saint, that was the goal. BS, more like s...

Like how singing seems to be a natural extension of speech! :up:

Let's just all sit down at the table and eat...in silence.

Sorry, was I supposed to have got something from that? Alas, my little grey cells are on holiday. No, they're underpaid. It must be a general strike! ...

We use words, correctly at that, without being able to articulate what they mean. Sorcery! Bewitchment (by language) .

Newbies trying to find their way or veterans engaged in soul-searching. What else, oui? I'm quite taken aback that you don't mention wisdom (sophia) ....

Mind if I pick you brain on the concept of symmetry. --- One kinda symmetry is geometric, we learn it in high school: 1. Reflection/mirror symmetry. T...

Rasmussen has clinched the diagnosis: The universe is "suffering from" Cotard's delusion. Oddly, the Buddha thought that the ego, a facet of which is ...

EugeneW https://youtu.be/WfjNsa7x1tU

Unfortunately or not, I can't seem to recall a to-the-point scene from a movie to demonstrate my thoughts on the matter. Suffice it to say that there ...

In a hovel, 6000 BC, a conversation. "Who made this bow?" "Chala." "Oh ok, who made this statue?" "Honta." "I see, who made this necklace?" "Darla." "...

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) are the master keys to solving ALL our problems. The ills chalked up to technology (carbon crisis aka gl...

You should! Sorry for butting in. I really think we should always, as a rule, turn the cheek. Once the 2 on your face are done with, it gets interesti...

Serves dollops of faith to whoever the comment was directed to.

Connery? :smile:

It does not. What's (so) stupid about solipsisim? Explain your statement, please. Is solipsism something impossible? Mulgere hircum? Thin the herd! :c...

Let's rethink the situation (as properly as we can). Men don't rule the roost and women aren't lowest on the totem pole as it were. The reality is wom...

This doesn't establish the falsity of solipsism in my humble opinion; people "die" in video games. I have a kill count of roughly 3 million in Rome To...

I don't like the sun; yet, here I am in the land of the Pharoahs, Akhenaten's resting place!

Any good argument for why you're not...solipsist?

I wish you were a bona fide authority, my life would've been much simpler. Simple is good, oui? Big brother sister knows, trust EugeneW. :smile:

Too many questions. :smile: What I can say is this: In the dark, the mind loses control; the unknown is flooded with possibilities. It's like an MCQ e...

That's how change begins! Godspeed!

I believe I already mentioned this somewhere but here's the deal. When your pay is subsistence-only, the money you get today can be used only to put e...

:zip: Some things better left unsaid.

I'll say no more.

You hit the nail on the head. A few points: 1. Explanation (for existence) = Cause (for existence). 2. A first cause has to be self-caused unless you ...

I think I broke someone's :sad:

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I'm not sure how to respond to that. The Big Bang is a scientific hypothesis, God too, whether theists like it or not, is a scientific hypothesis, hyp...

So to deal with Parmenides and Heraclitus, we need to 1. Posit two levels of reality (universal and particular). Heraclitean change occurs in particul...

Oh, I see. I never really understood why action at a distance would be "spooky"? Perhaps it violates the light speed law in Einstein's universe. That ...

The brain is a memory device and, roughly speaking, an analytical engine rolled into one. The ability to learn can be reduced to pattern recognition a...

One class of paradoxes is of particular interest to me because it seems to drive a giant wedge between rationalism and empiricism. Zeno has a couple, ...

Rewind to 10,000 BC and we were small fry, just a handful of homo sapiens tribes that slowly split into different groups and settled in different loca...

You would say that, daemon! How do we know you're not swinging towards the other end of the spectrum, underestimation? I don't wanna argue the point, ...

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There are many games you can play against yourself. Look for a solitaire version of atheism vs. theism.

Both our energies and times could be spent doing something else, hopefully something better, oui?

I don't think you've understood the point of my post. I maybe stuck in a blind alley, but you're off on a tangent. Wanna leave the solar system? Be my...

I dunno what else to say Jack Cummins. Maybe one needs to set up a reminder on your smartphone - the first thing in the morning, be/stay positive. I'd...

I don't know which is worse? Killing people (Putin) or letting people die (Biden)? :chin: Is this the Russian version of The Trolley Problem? Utilitar...

:ok: Sorry, I asked!

That "an" seems to be doing something. Care to expand and elaborate.

The OP does full justice to atheism! At first I was thrown off by the word "invalidity". I found out, the hard way, that "valid/invalid/validity/inval...

Does solipsism mean the Orcale of Delphi hit the bullseye? Temet nosce; you're alone, like Robinson Crusoe!

@"Fooloso4" Blaze of glory :fire: Bonum & Pulchrum (undefined they remain) out of sync with Verum.

:ok: Best of luck. Do keep us posted regarding your journey. Go where no man has gone before! :lol: