L'éléphant

Yup! They run -- all four feet off the ground. That's a white rhino. The eyes are weird, I thought only chordates would have eyes on the sides, like f...

I agree, reason without emotions is a machine. I don't know about Putin. I think what's happening is a bloop and a blast -- Enlightenment gets thrown ...

What's going on with you?

You like my rhino? https://sdzsafaripark.org/sites/default/files/page_list_item/rhino_day_read_kids_thumb.png The body looks like an elephant. But som...

That rhino looks like pastry. Did you paint that? And do you sell your paintings?

What kind of writing is this? Fiction or non-fiction?

Oh big time! I forgot about this -- writing down your thoughts on paper.

:grin: The juxtaposition is killing me.

A painting of your cat. Or fog-soaked, deserted city street at night. Not sure what you're like. What are you like? Your personality?

When I saw mushroom head I was born and I was dead. https://youtu.be/r9SnbhDEmgg Greatest drumming ever!

Oh I know those stores. I thought you're in some other place else with "Marshalls". I mean there could be a store called Marshalls that's like a super...

I've forgotten how to use the fast food drive-through (I don't normally go to fast food). So anyway, I entered the driveway and pulled up to the drive...

What's Marshalls? Like the store with departments? haha. :sweat:

Yeah, that sounds really good. Where did you get it?

Looks good! How was it? Stroopwafels.

Humans give meaning to the universe. We assigned emotions to things. Are you saying that the most basic unit of physical existence coming together to ...

Good point. Boredom afflicts many people in the low economic status. And yes there is bias that goes on about boredom. If you're poor, you can't compl...

Okay I have no objection to this. We're on the same page. I'm only citing those examples that have been proven to be sensible. The calm before the sto...

I can assure you that the universe has no meaning or emotion.

My post is purely out of socio-political reasons. Consent is attached to that notion. But if you want to talk about obligation of parents to unborn ch...

The notion of consent is a socio-political notion. So, yes, it is talked about in the world of philosophers, not just Schopenhauer's. There's actually...

Uhm, I think I didn't make that clear. The examples I gave are scientific facts, but we act like they're common sense. There's a scientific explanatio...

Okay, I think you're wrong. Don't walk away with a broken heart. I believe in the law of attraction.

Actually I think you're right.

Speaking of which, I actually had a dream of Hanover. :gasp: There was a knock on my door and there's freakin' Hanover. First thing I uttered was "WTF...

I freakin' do! :starstruck: Did I not make that clear in my post? I find the law of attraction very believable, but we just don't have scientific back...

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Thanks! I posted a passage here from that link. This is the gist. The pure energy is what we give off when we have those thoughts. When sending good w...

I think this is an incorrect understanding of romanticism. On the contrary, being lost in the romantic view of the world is like wearing rose-colored ...

I voted for this because the universe is not bounded. The everything is the universe. We gave meaning to time, but without us, it has no meaning or ex...

Yes, I know the feeling.

I agree. I think it's one of the most honest conversations with yourself. lol. I know someone who reserves best wishes for people she likes. But don't...

Yes! People actually pray for facts, for the actual reality. That's why I put this in epistemology because we treat our own prayers and wishes as part...

It is, right? When visiting a person who is ill, people leave words of encouragement and well wishes. Even those who do not believe in prayers. Good r...

This is too graphic. :) We shouldn't think that thinking scientifically means thinking logically. Common sense works too. No we do not think scientifi...

Please share your idea.

Fair enough.

I mean how else can you breathe life into JTB? Do you have an idea of how to revive this epistemological view?

Science is part of the state of affairs.

Or you could exploit its nature and introduce a twist. That would be something.

Nope. That's your interpretation of my post. I can't blame you. You're gung ho about your view. Suit yourself.

Okay, well put. This is a philosophical stance. Good catch.

Are we really this ingenuous? Or is this just our forum's personality? Why use nuclear weapons when you could inflict greater damage with economic and...

I am speaking in general. What must be true if xyz is sound and valid -- certainty is true. Somehow, I've gotten tired of discussing JTB (justified tr...

I just wanted to say, the push-button knee jerk reaction on nuclear weapons is a fiction.

I browsed through the posts here to try to understand how this introduction thread of a new forum member got to be 10 pages long. I don't mean to offe...

Probably I shouldn't use ought. But must. What must be true if xyz argument is sound and valid.

Obviously, you have some idea of what is true or false, else you wouldn't be questioning the information you come upon. Why don't you start there, def...

If you have faith in the natural ordering of state of affairs, then besides behaving reasonably, having good judgment, and having reasonableness in th...