L'éléphant

The above quoted posts are an interesting exchange. Perception implies the mind and beliefs (true belief or false belief). So, a distinction between p...

I will have to do a trial and error. So far, I have tried it at different times, and I still didn't like it. I'm with you in spirit if calamari.

I'm surprised at the number of posts in this shoutbox that don't like watermelon. My diet is plant-based, though I eat fish and eggs. Maybe, I am free...

To me @"Judaka"'s and @"unenlightened"'s posts complete my response to the "Does ethics apply to thoughts " question.

No, the study of civilization, which includes evolution, is also the study about the intelligence of humans over epochs. What Janus might be referring...

I have forgotten that this is Pantagruel's thread. I thought it was Gnomon's. Sorry.

Yes, scientism becoming the predominant view.

Cool. Good looking dog.

Telling a lie while believing otherwise -- your pulse betrays you. The brain sometimes has its own motivation. Hence, there are times you make mistake...

Your pic looks like a dog, though.

If gender and appearance that go with a particular gender is ignored, then yes, a male could demand access to female restrooms. In fact, the separatio...

Whistling is hard. https://youtu.be/pOJ5dDHxLrM?list=RDpOJ5dDHxLrM

THE TITLE OF THIS POST IS HOW TO PUT TOGETHER A SYSTEM OF METAPHYSICS IN WHICH THE ONTOLOGY IS THE ISSUE. But, for the moment, I want to address this ...

Yes, and I will be checking it out. I don't think I can cook something with soba. Wow. And how does that taste like? Mayo is a base.

Another noodle I want to try. Never had it either.

Same here. That's why I recommend udon. They store well in the refrigerator and reheat well.

They're easier to handle than other noodles.

Thanks. Understood. I threw that in just in case you want to do some cooking another time.

Also, if you're going to stir fry, use the Udon noodles. They have a bite and stay solid.

No I have not been in NYC.

This.

How else are you defining it then? Then it fails to be a thing (being a thing would qualify it as a candidate for the fundamental reality or existent....

How so? Energy is not a cause. Energy is a measure of capacity, not the thing it is measuring. It is not a cause. It cannot be a cause. It is also not...

Chez Hanovèrin.

Assumption can be dangerous. Think deeper. Is energy a cause of ideas? I refer you to Aristotle's 4 causes.

Sorry, I don't understand how you write. So, I won't be responding to your post. Nothing personal.

When you say that energy is the fundamental thing in the universe, it is like saying inches or miles is the fundamental thing in the universe.

In philosophy, energy cannot be the fundamental existent as it is not a thing. 1. It is not a thing like perceptible thing. 2. It is not a result of a...

Well, first off, "Enformationism" is a made-up word for something like information. Not a problem at all. But I believe this has to do with the inform...

I might have led you to that idea. Apologies. I disagree. They had a notion of the atoms, in physics, but couldn't articulate it as we moderns articul...

I wasn't referring to atomism. Here's a passage from a synthesis by Scott Austin, on Parmenides: The synthesis goes on to say that Parmenides rejected...

No. It is not tainted by its association with Christian theology and I also want to say that you are wrong, with all due respect to you. Parmenides st...

No.

Wow! My kind of building. The building I work in has an amazing 270 degree view, but soul-less.

I feel honored.

Nah.

I'm talking about Christianity. I want to make that clear. BC said: Edit: Church attendance had dropped significantly for the last 2 decades. "Church"...

This is bullshit! This is a cliché that's been perpetuated by people who are lazy to think. One reason people continue to believe or choose to believe...

Deal. :up:

A petty squabble about a word that I've never seen before and from which I could not discern the usage which makes me the responsible party for my not...

I agree. And those who are dependent on anti-biotics are also killing themselves. Note that everything is about dosage -- we can drink poison in a ver...

That's what you think. Those who take antibiotics are slowly killing themselves. When you take antibiotics, you're not letting the natural processes o...

Therefore, there are living things that aren't stressed out like some humans are stressed out.

I was expecting you would say this. In that case, we're not talking about the same stress as human stress. It becomes, all conditions are stressors. W...

Metaphorically, yes. Not the way you think it works. All life has a cycle. A wild tree with fruits has no stress or disorder or mind to direct it. But...

Because it's only in his mind that the curse is working. You said it in the OP that the curse isn't real. But if he believes that curses are real, the...

If he took option 1, then he needs to "release" her from the responsibility so that when bad days come to him, he doesn't attribute it to the curse an...

Not every time that a new thread is "ignored" is because nobody likes it. I have liked some threads I didn't participate in because I wasn't familiar ...

Yes. And I'm trying to tell you, registering something is limited to your locality only. I know this is just for fun conversation, but I was only poin...

Correct statement to use with the word "registered", as registration is based only on localities or region. So Hanover can just easily transport to an...