0 thru 9

Is Bernie Sanders the only prominent democrat to come to the defense of Rep. Ilhan Omar? Correct me if there are others that showed some backbone and ...

:up: Interesting. Thanks for sharing that, as well as your other posts. Would be inclined to agree. I think it was perhaps Oscar Wilde who said “I won...

:up: Interesting, thanks. Have the book by James Scott you mentioned on hold at the library. Hadn’t heard of it before.

Various thoughts on the subject... The powerful leaders of the world and the corporations that support them, are but the current guard of a very long ...

:nerd: Quiz time about the fascinating subject of matter and energy! 1. What is the fourth state of matter? (along with solids, liquids, and gasses) 2...

That is exactly what @"Bitter Crank" did, if you recall. Huh? Now who is “doodling” on the thread? Care for some brandy? :snicker:

:up: Amen! Agreed. And well-said.

“You are passionate Herr Mozart, but... you do not... persuade.” :wink: (Just a joke). Seriously though, no problem. I just think you might actually a...

Thanks for starting this interesting thread with your original post. You do make some good points on what is both an important yet often overlooked to...

:up: Yes, agree. There can be no change in outcome until there is change in action. There will not be a change in actions until there is a change in t...

Good stuff. Thanks for sharing it. Hopefully, it won’t take complete disaster to rouse us from our slumber. Disasters have a strange effect of making ...

:up: Thanks for adding some interesting historical context and insights to this thread, imho. Spot on as usual. Great photos too!

:up: Interesting. Thank you for the hydrogen fuel explanation. As you know... as far as vehicles go, the century old Diesel engine can be made to run ...

Thanks for your reply. That seems to be a clear example of the mindset. It seems like you are resisting it and trying to be aware, which is about the ...

:up: Yep, advertising is the front-line attack on our minds. We are so used to it that it is nearly omnipresent and invisible, thus increasing its eff...

Sometimes, even despite your better instincts, you just get the urge to merge.

Once I tried to be saved and repent of my doubting nature and non-judgementalness. Close, but it didn’t fully take. I ended up “bored again”. You’ve b...

The mental clouds are slowly lifting... seems brain fog prevents one from realizing that they have brain fog. Before, I thought the whole Atkins diet ...

Dang, that’s it! To me, that seems like a clear description of the practical benefits of being aware of how we identify ourselves. And how other peopl...

Thanks for sharing your interesting experiences. I would not have guessed people experienced such things. Unless they were ... umm.. err... ya know, u...

The next time I meet someone who is either completely perfect or absolutely worthless will be the first time. Do what you can... and can the doo-doo. ...

Yes. One doesn’t know whether to laugh, cry, recoil, clap, boo, or just walk out of this movie. Oh wait, the doors have been sealed for our protection...

Why does everyone laugh at our fearless leader? Is he a clown? Does he amuse you? :yum:

Thread title: Donald Trump (All General Trump conversations here) I wasn’t aware that he started referring to himself as General Trump. Not surprising...

If the Democrats nominate HRC again, they deserve to lose again. I doubt Bernie will even try next time. One wonders if Mr. Prez will even make it to ...

Between play and work is somewhat of a “order from chaos” relationship. Not to idealize or dismiss one side or the other. The finished piece of furnit...

Sports... kind of a large subject of its own, but I thought it relates here. Are sports more play, work, or competition? Is there some kind of ideal b...

Maybe more like Pac-man. Both made it big in the Eighties before going bankrupt. And neither can keep their mouth shut. :snicker:

Never listen to what others tell you to do. But don’t take my advice... Everything is nothing. Nothing is everything. Something is part of everything....

:sweat: Wait, I don’t get... oh. ewww! :rofl:

Help me Obi-won meow meow! You’re our only meow meow! :pray: :yum:

:grin: About getting a chip implant... imo, I don’t trust the general medical industry and pharmaceutical phactory any further than I can throw it. If...

... until it isn’t anymore. Change is the only constant. Well... besides death and taxes. :sweat:

Whatever gets your monkey funky? :monkey:

What say for the process of picking Justices for the SCOTUS, we just institute something like the NBA’s draft lottery? Top picks in a bowl, only sligh...

:up: Definitely. Whatever seems to be working, and going in a “good direction” (however you’d define such). Whatever gets you through the night, and w...

Wait a sec... maybe you have something there!

How many nihilists does it take to change a light bulb? :chin: Absolutely none whatsoever.

“To study the Buddha Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be actualized by myriad things. When ...

No worries. You’re safe here since very few ever visits page two. What happens in The Lounge stays in The Lounge, baby! :cool: < swigs a martini >

:up: Definitely. Whenever I hear space travel and colonization (a word which already has its own troublesome baggage) I think of the military and huge...

Mmmmm.... Nano chips! :yum: Now in cool ranch flavor. Crunchier with 50% less fat and spyware!

Also, the editor tab on top of the draft page has the “@“ symbol, which when inserted will autofill the names, if you type in the first letters. Very ...

I bet having the off-topic stuff on page two might possibly help with donations. Who wants to give cash to a Philosophical site with topics like “Dang...

:lol: great image! Can we have the Admiral pop up randomly and float around the screen? Or subliminally flash on and off? Or made part of the logo?

Since the other thread on evolution was closed, I thought I would respond to you (and to @"bloodninja") here if anyone wanted to continue the discussi...

Novels and literature will continue to exist as long as there is paper and pencil, or keyboard and ROM. The cinema is the modern community novel. It t...

I don’t know if @"bloodninja" or @"Andrew4Handel" are referring specifically to it, but there are similar theories espoused by Daniel Quinn and others...

Ha! You’re too kind and gentle with the OP and thread! For it appears to be a theoretical question and philosophical proposition in roughly the same w...

After reading this particular thread’s OP, and the arguments in favor of it, I do believe that these may be an excellent example of what you were desc...