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Hello, thanks for your post. Interesting topic, imho. I'm just trying to follow the train of thought, concerning dependency and slavery. Could you def...

:D lol! The philosophical comedy stylings of Mongrel, ladies and gentlemen! I'll be here all week. Try the Plato' fries! Whatya a bunch of Stoics out ...

In any situation there is the "what", the "how", and the "why", along with other factors. In the case of the original post, the "why" of the situation...

Not sure, that may indeed be the case. Lol! :D Was referring to something like a tire, how the pressure is measured in PSI. And how a more inflated ti...

To consider self-esteem, one could first consider the very concept of "self". Which brings to mind this quote from Dogen: “To study enlightenment is t...

A recent thread with a similar question: http://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/768/small-talk-vs-deep-talk/p1 :)

Lol! Funny responses are better than none at all. :D It is a little unusual thread topic, for sure. I was just reading many of the other threads and t...

This response may perhaps seem somewhat counterintuitive, so I'll try to word it well. What you describe is probably a concern for the greater majorit...

Interesting. Didn't know about Stoicon or Ryan Holiday. Just read some of his stuff on Amazon. His audience/market seems to be 16-25 year old people s...

Thanks for the excellent insights. Most appreciated. The hobbits indeed could be somewhat petty now and then (the Sackville Bagginses!). And the Ring ...

Have to say Boromir, based on the sheer number of internet memes starting with "One does not simply..." X-)

Many things to consider about the Ring, its meanings to those who cross its path and to those whom it affects. And the the ethics that invariably come...

Lol! You caught me! I generally like to throw in words like "seems, perhaps, maybe, possibly" especially on this forum lest someone challenge me to "p...

Thanks very much for your reply. Of course, my post was on the speculative worst-case scenario side. I just wonder if some organizations (whether loca...

Thanks for your informative post. I live in the mid-USA, and it is difficult for me to imagine living in an area flooded with more and more refugees e...

Of course, one must know by now that we are being played for suckers. You and I, "left and right", "conservative and liberal". This is hardly news to ...

I'm Spartacus! Unless... of course... you are planning on hurting me or torturing or causing bodily harm of some variety. In which case... He's Sparta...

Exactly. Wish you good lox with that! :D

Yes, Brothers Karamozov. Some books etch their words and characters onto your brain. So that even when you're not reading it, you're living and breath...

Thank you very much to everyone who has shared, listened, and responded in this thread. It seems to be a helpful thing. If doctors have approximately ...

Oops! In that case, my apologies for assuming. Since I hadn't had my bottle or nap at the time, i forgot to use the more inclusive "they" pronoun. Tha...

Of course, jkop's post probably didn't completely answer your initial question. But tossing it out might be a little hasty, imho. It could help us to ...

I think he is saying it's time for a bottle and a nap. At least it is for me! :-d

He's onto us!!! Exterminate!!! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GEStsLJZhzo :-O

Creator (ex trollio)? :D :D :D

Thanks for the thoughtful responses and commentary. Most appreciated! Feel free to post further lines from either the Tao te Ching or The Art of War, ...

There is an overlap and it common ground between the Tao te Ching of Lao-Tzu and The Art of War by Sun-Tzu. Some quotes from the Tao expressed in a mi...

Thank you for sharing your experiences. Probably most of us have been there once or twice. Hopefully it is a short ordeal. You seem to be most observa...

Great stuff! Very insightful descriptions of the many nuances of interpersonal communication. Several times while reading it i was nodding in agreemen...

How to get rid of yourself, and yet remain alive. That is the problem. Difficult perhaps, but possible.

There were actually three tablets! Mel Brooks got it right, though most people think he was just joking. Look at thirdtablet-truther.com! Unless that ...

Thanks for the reply. Could you please possibly expand on your question to me? I was drawing a blank when considering your question. And also how it c...

Hello. Thanks for your post. For whatever it is worth to anyone, what popped into mind first after reading your message was some of the writing of Dan...

Theory of the Boxed Reality: A Philosophical Proposition Chapter 1: Introduction Before we begin, I would like to thank you for taking the time to rea...

Dogmatic Realism? Sure, why not? Under most circumstances, i would consider myself to be a realist. And Dogmatism is very persuasive. I could totally ...

Thank you very much for the reply. There is certainly much in your messages to consider. Quoted for truth (whatever truth may be). Thank you very much...

One can sometimes feel trapped between the law-breakers and the law-makers. By which i mean, that if unbridled self-interest is someone's prime motiva...

Thanks for sharing your insights. :) Yes, those distinctions would be a big improvement over the vague and judgmental "wrong". More precise and helpfu...

"Why ought one be good ?" Possibly going out on a limb here due to the difficulty of the question, so no offense meant to anyone... If I'm understandi...

Thanks very much for your reply. No problem whatsoever. Communication will become instantaneous just as soon as everyone is a mind reader! Maybe this ...

When starting the thread, it was a coin toss whether to put it in General Philosophy or Philosophy of Religion, if that is what you are referring to. ...

If one supposes the possibility of "teaching without words", then that would seem to point to a "learning without words". Can one listen to Silence? (...

The gentlest thing in the world overcomes the hardest thing in the world. That which has no substance enters where there is no space. This shows the v...

(singing, accompanied by a piano and soft horns) What... the... world... needs now... is love... sweet love It's the only thing, that there's just too...

The yin/yang symbol (or Taijitu) and concept may pre-date the written Tao te Ching, but they seem to be intimately related. And what a concept it is. ...

The field of transpersonal psychology would probably be the most scientific examination of these questions. (Whatever what one may happen to think of ...

A most interesting topic, and a very good question. Thanks for posting it. Some thoughts... It would seem that most people at some point wonder if the...

Thanks for posting that, very interesting! To keep an open mind to foreign cultures and learning their language is hard enough today. Back in Matteo R...

When a country obtains great power, it becomes like the sea: all streams run downward into it. The more powerful it grows, the greater the need for hu...

Yes, totally understandable what you are saying about studying 6-10 translations minimum to get a fuller effect. And time, lots of time. Maybe since t...