I think it'd help not to conflate different things (1) Public Speaking This is really not something you can overcome with philosophy, you just need to...
What if it is unachievable but seeing that it is, is the correct answer? What if the ideals of our ideal selves aren't realistic? We aim to be rationa...
1.1 but I think we can come up with more reasons for this (1) Comments which address multiple people at once (2) Not always responding to people who m...
I admit when I've been refuted, I am happy to learn from others even if they offer a better understanding in an unflattering way. You called me a "hum...
What I've listened to Dr. Schore saying has confirmed that firstly, you are terrible at paraphrasing him and although you cite him to justify how you ...
I've yet to actually see you show that you understand Dr. Schore, I've been listening to him and I don't have any problems with what I've heard him sa...
The notion that what humans find attractive is largely biologically determined is from the dark ages? Your characterisations, every one of them really...
I believe in the power of thought too, but not to do the impossible, rather, to control the narrative through arranging truth. To render truth an irre...
I would like to go back to your example of the Roman army, because one might point out the similarities and differences between discipline there and i...
I am not disputing that hierarchies can be tyrannical or don't have elements of tyranny in them. Honestly, I think this is an ideological angle but le...
I think that you would have to trample on those to destroy hierarchies? If that is what free choice creates. I am far less interested in where you thi...
It is always concerning to see empirical observation and science challenged by ideology. I think you are absolutely on the right side of this debate. ...
Acknowledging systemic racism doesn't mean treating the issues of black Americans as an issue with poverty. It means you acknowledge real institutiona...
I have been doing some reading on what you have been talking about but I have not yet familiarised myself and thought about these conceptualisations e...
I don't know you and don't pretend to, it's just that you said that activities and behaviours in life are formed around death fears, though I would sa...
I was aiming to distinguish between irrational thought (conscious) and motivation for action (subconscious) but I agree this was not the way to do it....
Personally, as opposed to having a "bucket list", I have a kind of compulsion to be better off today than I was yesterday, I start to feel depressed w...
When I say "the truth" the quotations are there to suggest that this is not actually the truth as it is claimed. I am distinguishing between a kind of...
Another fascinating post number2018, I've still been thinking your contributions in the thread about arrangements. I think this is very relevant to my...
It was stipulated precisely what "white privilege is" conceptually, which is what is being agreed with. Just as if we agreed there is an intelligence ...
There isn't this great burden, this urgency to accomplish, you are ready to accept the end and thus can focusing on just living. Death is a clean slat...
Is what you've been doing in this thread critical thinking? Black-on-black crime, black American distrust of police, examples of rich black Americans ...
In a field like science or maths, this kind of mentality makes sense. There is a right/wrong answer, show me your argument and let's evaluate it toget...
I stipulated that I was talking about socialism within democratic capitalism, I thought you knew that given you were talking about UBI and welfare. It...
People don't really beat each other in arguments here, most of the time I suspect each side walks away thinking they put forth the better argument or ...
I wouldn't have called capitalism my "target" because I have no interest in dismantling capitalism and I am not supporting communism or marxism. It's ...
I think with the issue of the name out of the way, your argument is a matter-of-fact stating of reality which must be included in any sensible underst...
In modern society, one of the jobs of the government is to stop people from stamping all over your ability to live freely. I'm not going to tell you a...
Never mind, I agree that your definition of white privilege is necessary, as a premise for understanding systemic racism and for measuring it. What I ...
I know you're done talking to me but I have been considering the differences between your definition of white privilege and others and realised I may ...
What about being white makes the moral responsibility to challenge systemic racism greater than having a different skin colour? Why is the onus on bei...
It is really quite amazing, how few people on this thread have actually even attempted to deal with the problems that I've brought up. You don't want ...
You're like a communist who talks about the issues of capitalism to criticise critics of your ideology. The flaws of society don't justify the flaws i...
I mostly agree with your points in this thread but I don't think you can challenge the idea of white privilege on this front. It is like saying that i...
Yes, I know others have called white privilege a racist term but I don't believe that is fair. The name aside, you are merely describing reality to th...
I'm not against calling people black and white, I've done that throughout this thread. Racial discrimination is all about discrimination, skin colour ...
What is important was the discrimination they were subjected to rather than the colour of their skin. That's all we're trying to learn about. Of cours...
What? I couldn't possibly substantiate my claim, it's anecdotal and a weak claim but I certainly believe it is more likely that a person who uses the ...
I don't think one can criticise white privilege without stipulating some aims or goals to establish what is at stake here. Firstly, the term "white pr...
If you read the whole thread then your bizarre questions and comments become even stranger. It's impossible to believe actually. There is no denial of...
You are making assumptions though because you misrepresented me yet again, I am not denying the facts characterised by white privilege. As I said, you...
Both myself and pro hominem acknowledge the reality of systemic racism and have always been talking about the white privilege concept within the conte...
I was kidding but when you respond to me, admonishing me for not realising that white skin doesn't have special properties, it shows you just didn't r...
Honestly, I am not entirely sure what your position is but I don't think that people are escaping their own perspective using empathy. The way we do i...
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