It has no observable/measurable difference in time, no. But capacity is a potential relation, as is knowledge. I infer your capacity to eat from the i...
They only ‘feel compelled’ because they are ignoring, isolating or excluding elements of ‘choice’ from their perceived potential, as either: - the ACT...
. This is the problem I continue to see with discussions on the existence of ‘free will’: a fundamental misunderstanding of what ‘the will’ is on a me...
Let me start by clarifying what I’ve been saying: that it’s not awareness of our wants and preferences that give us freedom - it’s awareness of altern...
I will admit that I struggle with philosophical discussions on phenomenal intentionality: the linguistic gymnastics involved with attempting to formul...
Getting past the distinction involves striving to understand not only the self as a unique manifestation of the Metaphysical Will, but the unlimited p...
Yes. We’re not comfortable with the notion that energy as a relational concept points to ‘something’ beyond our understanding of a four dimensional un...
No - I don’t believe we are ‘born’ with talents, but rather born into environments in which our specific genetic and biological makeup enables the dev...
What does it mean to even have this ‘freedom’ that you desire? For every individual to be naturally unimpeded in their worldline, they must be a unive...
Well then, it’s the one quote I don’t agree with - at least, not in the way you seem to be interpreting it. The way I see it, we can perceive to under...
The important point here is that they WERE not of our own choosing. But I would argue that we DO have a choice regarding those wants and preferences. ...
I think this is a misunderstanding of what the will is. You’ve defined ‘free will’ as “unimpeded choosing of available alternatives in our worldline”,...
What is this ‘will’ such that only humanity has the capacity to enable its freedom, yet most of us don’t realise or believe that this freedom exists? ...
I think that everything we understand so far points to the reality that it isn’t easy, that it never was easy, and never should be easy to understand....
This is based on your in-depth understanding of how women think and what they care about - or just on your wounded ego? Your understanding of women is...
And vice versa. So what? Is this ‘reputation as a man’ going to affect anything except your ability to get laid? One should not have to trade sex for ...
Well, you’re not living in the West by my understanding - your perception of it is serving to justify your rejection of it, so I’ll take that with a p...
From a pan-experientialist perspective, an atom is a manifestation of its entire universe - until the moment it interacts with another. In that instan...
It is this assumption that I disagree with. They do not want all men to perish - that’s just your interpretation of their writings. I acknowledge that...
If you want to parse the metaphysical features of consciousness, you first need to parse this notion of ‘physical’ into its four relative, NON-spatial...
The ‘click-bait’ was in reference to the articles from alcontali. But the system is not being orientated towards girls, but towards broader educationa...
I understand the defensive position. The pendulum swing is a brutal action, and I’m well aware of women who hate. But it seems to me like you’re jumpi...
This claim that we’re ‘feminising education’ is scaremongering and click-bait. The realisation is that ‘boys being boys’ are disadvantaged by a school...
I’m not arguing for gender equality, but rather diversity. Any focus on achieving equality in educational outcomes is going to be a disaster. But the ...
Am I supposed to be offended by this extreme-right, neo-Nazi conspiracy-theorist label? I’ve seen enough examples of healthy masculinity to stand by m...
You haven’t even read any of the articles you referenced, have you? The term ‘feminising’ is employed as click-bait in most cases - any implication th...
Yes, older men are failing to offer enough useful examples of what it means to be a man without resorting to ignorance, posturing and false bravado, o...
Oh, please do clarify ‘feminise’ for me - I’m curious what it is exactly that you think we’ve been doing to these boys that is such a travesty. It’s t...
I notice you’re justifying the position I’ve described, rather than disputing it. And with deflection, assumptions and more ignorance, no less. Am I s...
No, it isn’t entirely biological at all. Sex drive is the desire to have sex. Most factors that influence sex drive are social, psychological or medic...
I don’t doubt that your ignorant and primitive concept of ‘male biology’ seems to be working for you personally in your isolated little corner of the ...
I’m not denying that biology exists. It’s the structure of societal norms put on top of a ‘base’ interpretation of biological ‘facts’ such as stated b...
Well, no - what has been referred to here as ‘biology’ is an interpretation, a reduction of information such that it endorses certain behaviour as ‘no...
So... a priori knowledge is still relative to the information integrated within the experiencing subject, just no longer considered susceptible to emp...
Excuse my ignorance: What would you say a ‘pre-intelligent human’ is? Of course, my issues with this may have something to do with the metaphysical re...
I understand that it appears to work in your favour in the short term to ‘default’ back to ‘biology’. But surely you’re more than just a bunch of anim...
I think I’m with you on this one. I agree that knowledge is a capacity, and I’ve encountered the same issue with Kant’s a priori, so I’m very interest...
An interesting discussion, between males mostly in their second half of life, if I’m not mistaken. I’m going to offer a slightly different perspective...
To be honest, I’m not entirely following your thoughts here - and perhaps you’re not entirely following mine either. I don’t see it as versus Darwinia...
I think we can, but I don’t think we’ll get close to an explanation by continuing to think of metaphysical features as exclusive of physical features....
That’s an interesting analogy. It relates in a way to this understanding that the energy of the universe is finite, and yet objective potentiality is ...
Well, my understanding is that humans consist of more complex relational awareness with existence than simply being, and that ‘cause and effect’ is th...
The ‘secret’ is that we are a fragile, vulnerable existence - what did you think it was? We can barely admit this to ourselves even now, let alone sha...
This has been a fascinating discussion, with many of my favourite posters and some newbies - I’m bummed that I slept through most of it... So it seems...
Fair enough. I was expressing an agreement with your position, and attempting to connect it, through my own approach, to what @"Pfhorrest" was trying ...
You’ve been challenging and questioning my theory thoroughly and respectfully, so I thank you for this rare opportunity. Personally, I think it’s both...
Thinking as we observe it appears to operate within time and space because that’s how we observe anything, but it’s not a spatio-temporal relation. Ju...
I understand that most spiritual language encourages one to actively ‘seek humility’. I guess I’m a little resistant towards instructing subservience ...
First of all, and I thought this might be clear to you by now, I don’t believe it is god who ‘moves’. Secondly, I have not suggested that we simply ‘t...
I agree with this - it’s the main problem with seeking a more ‘objective’ sense of morality. That’s not to say that we’re unable to grasp the relativi...
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