Oh no, you've jinxed it now. Anytime I get the sense of a positive change in TPF, along comes...a plague of persistent pests. But yeah :up: and :clap:...
1. OK, so I've got me a bucket of awareness. Hmm. No, awareness is not a container, material or otherwise. What is it? A type of consciousness, percep...
OK. The answers concern 'identity'. An amalgamation of all of the above gives a steady sense of self? How we know, or think we know, who we are lies i...
This stirs something in my ever-diminishing memory bank. I seem to recall something about access consciousness... Primary and secondary- where primary...
Frankie Boyle? :chin: The Queen's death seems to have stopped all criticism of the monarchy. I think the change-over, the passing of the 'crown' is al...
About the level of 'actual power', I've had to look up 'Crown Consent': So, there we have it. Any Bill affecting Charlie's power, rights, revenue, pri...
Indeed. As to the intentions of the 'crown', one can only have a stab... Think power, think increased wealth, think what you like. The very existence ...
Talking about sex... KCIII. Good news: no more hissy fits about leaky pens. Now, Charlie boy brings his own. Then again, if he presses too hard... Bad...
How do we develop our consciousness and self-awareness? Absolutely. Philosophical inquiry is about engaging with self and others in a hopefully constr...
For some reason, I read 'pancreatic' but was thinking 'prostate'. Probably because my friend's husband has it. Again, it's so important to get checked...
The most important part of the Eric Idle interview: It's vital to get any symptoms checked out early. Just do it! Know what the symptoms are, talk to ...
Is it possible to 'always look on the bright side of life'? This Eric Idle interview is brilliant. There is SO much in it... However, I chose only one...
You don't need to be entirely convinced of a general reason for the function/role of Ritual. Nor of there being a pure intent or an intent alone. My q...
However, my point was that it is still being 'played out' in 2022. Fantasy role-playing. This kind of ritual still holds an appeal. As do other killin...
Turned on the TV. Queen's funeral. The marching pipe bands are quite an amazing sight and sound. The Queen apparently had a ritual of being wakened by...
Or it could be the end of a personal journey ( seppuku) or victims of a so-called 'honour system'. Earlier I posted this: @"javi2541997" given your re...
You mean seppuku can be committed alone. That I understood as obvious. For the individual it is clearly and hopefully a one-off act; it is only a ritu...
Interesting but questions then arise as to why you would want to do that. What, where and how often. The elements involved in a ritual can relate to y...
Not that alone. Wiki tells us more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seppuku Even when such an act is performed, it's part of a socio-cultural code. It i...
Aye, nothing like being transported from Ancient Greece to Modern Britain, huh?! Some opinions are more welcome than others, thanks! I enjoyed reading...
Most interesting set of questions and responses. I haven't given the topic of 'ritual' much thought, never mind comparing and contrasting with 'habit'...
I skipped over this and then became distracted. However, it has stayed in my mind as a puzzle. It sounded clever and gave a :up: :100: . Thereby givin...
Humboldt - another new read or listen for me, thanks! Sounds like he and Goethe were soul mates. https://librivox.org/personal-narrative-1-by-alexande...
Never mind. It was a bit of fun, thanks for joining in :up: You never read Mann? Well, perhaps we should start a Listening Group? Kafka. I read a whil...
OK. It seems I've mentioned him before. Only three years ago! A search shows that I participated in a Hegel reading group. Hah. Who knew?! Reading Gro...
Yay :100: :party: And the book?... ... Will see what my ears think of this translation. If the narrator's voice grates, then I'm done for. Have you re...
I was scrolling through Librivox and found something which sounded relevant and appealing. Apparently an ironic tale, it was written in 1909 by an eve...
Already product placement x 2. Are you hoping to be sponsored? 'CHIRALITY'. Another new word. A forensic scientist logging the details? Hmmm... 'Foote...
From dead babies to Queen-size. Who fills them with what...and how. There will have to be some kind of fatal fetishist or sweet soul involved. Both? M...
And after that review, you're still not interested in reading TSZ? Quite heavy... Not something you would write? When are we gonna hear more about you...
Yes, I know. They stand out. However, if you scroll past all the zero stars, then you usually find the opposite exclamations galore, fab!!!!!!! And th...
Any particular book you were interested in...? How about we quote the first sentence from a review and then guess the title and author: No cheating. F...
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