Wrong. The only bit you got somewhat right is 'from a chair'. Like many here - discussing 'war' and sharing ideas - who don't have first hand experien...
Thanks for interesting conversation. There's a lot there I didn't know about. No surprise there - but, after all, that's why I started the thread :spa...
War as a racket. That about sums it up. There has always been war profiteering. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_profiteering You can read the famo...
Thanks for sharing your family story of WWII. So, 'universal pacifism' might not be achieved but there are other kinds, perhaps more realistic. Peaceb...
Thanks. You might like this article - a personal story of tank warfare - March 2003, Iraq - discussing the film 'Fury'. https://warontherocks.com/2014...
Wonder how he felt - relieved tinged with guilt ? Did he survive ? What do you think of the films portraying 'Vietnam' ? Last night, I watched 'We wer...
That's an interesting take. The 'chance of spreading one's genes', I would have thought would be more about making love than war. In one evolutionary ...
Well, we can ask : Is it true that 'not warring is not an option' ? The only time an individual doesn't have choice is when they are conscripted, as i...
You and me both. I am not a student of war or 'philosophy of war'. As to your questions, I would say 'All of the above and more...'. The usual resourc...
We can't talk about 'war' without discussing 'peace' and pacifism. As usual, the SEP has an article and its definition. When defined as 'anti-warism',...
'Huh?' - what is that supposed to mean. It sounds dismissive. Why did you feel you had to start off with that, huh ? Let's look at 'threats real or im...
For balance. There will be other songs or ideas about war which show a positive aspect. It bringing us together ? Following on from the war photograph...
Thank you. At first glance, I thought not for me...but then...woweee :nerd: I couldn't find the cartoon but the message certainly pinpoints the essenc...
How often does that happen, not just to you ? Points being missed in a veritable vastness of verbosity. So this: Eventually translated to a single poi...
Back to the phone... Does reading the phone help you get off to sleep - or does it stimulate you ? I'm like that with a book I can't put down. Really ...
Not a lot of people know that :roll: It's not a case of all or nothing. Feeling overwhelmed by advice, not wishing to spend time or energy reading 100...
Gotta love First Dog on The Moon :heart: ( and the BTL comments ) https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jul/26/if-all-we-have-left-to-us-is-f...
I've just finished an intriguing and captivating book of 'short stories'. 'Recounted with the storytelling élan of a master raconteur - by turns drama...
You know just how much this thread has meant to me. Thanks for having that brainwave and introducing a more complex way of listening to and appreciati...
From your profile: "...I love having logical debates with people and its how I make friends, but I apply logic not just to philosophy but also psychol...
I am sitting here, resting my bones. Wasting time. Watching you watching me. My name is Otis. I should be sitting on the dock of the bay * whistles* h...
19 year old British guitarist Alexandra Whittingham plays Leo Brouwer's Un Dia de Noviembre. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDCjm9nofCM So peaceful a...
Tinituous tinnitus ? That's the worst. But not from story-telling - that would be pinnochiotuous pinnochitis :scream: As an aside: The word capacity o...
I had a guitar once, didn't everyone ? I got stuck at the tuning. Can only admire and be turned on by musicians music-ing... Strumming, sexily seducti...
OMG, no ! What are the symptoms ? Hope you're not suffering serious side-effects ? :scream: https://thewritepractice.com/how-to-avoid-bad-writing/ See...
:fire: :100: :sparkle: 'Here Comes The Sun' - the video, at about 8secs, shows the page George scribbled the lyrics on. Not included above the title i...
OMG, we're on another George Harrison roll :starstruck: Brilliant :flower: Thanks to @"Banno" for the jump-start with the Covid article. https://theph...
'All Things Must Pass' - George Harrison https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QWV4pFV5nX4 Sunrise doesn't last all morning A cloudburst doesn't last all day ...
'Blow Away' - George Harrison https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nNetfJQ9HAs Day turned black, sky ripped apart Rained for a year 'til it dampened my heart...
Thoughtful and informative OP :sparkle: Yes, we have discussed this before, a long time ago, and the problems you had with it. It would seem to be amo...
I think you do more than 'muddle through'. Your work alone requires more than that: You also mentioned 'Narrative Therapy' elsewhere. More than 'muddl...
You're Pure Evil, so you are ! :naughty: Like a Storm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2d5P6Tk2yNE Wipe that smile off your face You immaculate disgra...
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