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I thought splonk was a term used in auto repair that refers to the reinsertion of a johnson rod back into its housing . :snicker:

You could put the question another way: "what is necessary for a tree to exist?"

It just needs to be unmuddled. Consider a thing that exists. What makes it exist as a tree? Does its existence as a tree depend on its relations to ot...

Even more classic are "the meaning of life" and "holy grail".

Very good sir. I concur.

What do you think about the proposition: ???

A Are you asking if she is a "virgin", or if she is "actually" a virgin?

It depends why you're asking. You wanna wrassle?

I'm a nun

And this is how he verifies it for the rest of the world. . .Aummmmmmmmm :pray:

That's what Jesus said. And it's what the prophets said he would say.

Did Jesus have a peg leg? And an eyepatch and jean jacket with the jolly roger silk screened on the back?

This thread is really going off the rails.

And then he kissed me :monkey:

:kiss:

:smirk:

@"Banno " So, would you say these juniper bushes exist? :scream: ahhh I couldn't help myself. :grin:

:lol:

You must be his only begotten son. :grin:

Ok Nietzsche, enough with the esoterics.

Just answer the question @"Banno". What do you mean by: ???

That's not an answer.

I was already here, then I noticed a ridiculous comment you made and called you out on it. You have no answer. That's our answer.

Very unphilosophical. Just tell me what it means and I will leave.

Right?

That's sad. I just tooled you, and that's your only response. I expect much more from my interlocutors. You get an F+.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I am...the gadfly

Graciously, after you.

Right? That's what you wrote. How ridiculous.

Oh. Ok. There it is everyone. Hear here, far and wide: Banno has put an end to it all. Please disperse and return to your homes.

@"Banno" The question was: You seem to have no understanding of what you mean. How tragic :cry:

Still not understanding.

Still not understanding.

I see you are impressed with my bold claim, huhhh... ahhhh. :nerd:

I don't understand, please explain.

I wanted to add: "Actual existence" might be distinguishable from "possible existence".

It doesn't include the term "actually". To be honest, I was merely using "actually" to accentuate "exists", but I should have simply put "exists" in i...

"The will to POWER!!!" :grin:

About what?

That comment is going to piss off @"Banno". Ooooooooo!!! :grin:

Does blue actually exist?

Existence is a fancy word that philosophers use to talk about being, or what is. For example, if I say "my finger itches", I am inferring that there i...

More like, we are studying their particular ways.

How should we use it. As a verb? An adjective? The observer's operations of distinction are in cognition. This cognitive adaptation to the experientia...

I forgot to mention that most who move beyond never look back, and that is a tragedy of another kind, one of too much knowledge.

That immediate part that you mention is all that matters to the solipsist, partly because he does not know how to move beyond that part with any confi...

I completely agree. But don't discount the importance of your own immediacy just because the solipsist takes it overboard. Immediacy is the fundamenta...

That is not a concern for the solipsist, unless this thought happens to occur in his immediacy. For normal chumps like you, TPF, and me, that the conf...