Interesting insight, I think it is true that narcissism can be attractive, provided it comes in a reasonably attractive package. It doesn't always. We...
No. See, thinking takes place in West Cupcake, Iowa. It always has. West Cupcake is not on the map, so don't go there. What happens to mind, thought, ...
yes, it's strange. I have no idea what the artist was intending. I just tripped over the painting on Tumblr after reading your comment about that damn...
Thank you! TPF doesn't have to change (lower or raise) its standards. You, Jem, et al can/will continue your efforts. This isn't an elite Philosophy D...
Philosophy is not reserved for the "better educated". Neither is anything else taught to the "better educated" (within limits; I think quantum mechani...
More damned mirrors https://64.media.tumblr.com/51dfc6fea5ef54f004c7905d27f7b392/ac3b891149aa52d0-42/s1280x1920/6ff0313956db8300547c84e71fe38054631d15...
So, Narcissus is locked into an external image (his reflection) rather than self? Echo is at least obsessed by the man and not the reflection of the m...
Oh, it might not be odd. Professionally educated people, like Freud and his fellow researchers in the late 19th century, had a lot more familiarity wi...
So, the story of Narcissus is a bit larger than this dope looking into a stream and falling in love with his reflection. The story of Narcissus is by ...
It seem like Google Translate is OK for a quick and dirty translation of individual words and very short phrases in at least common European languages...
It's not the death rattle of the Republic. Progressive policy and practice (in the US and everywhere else) is generally an uphill battle, with only a ...
According to the infallible Google Translate, facit ut culus culo translates as "makes you asshole asshole". If you leave the F off, thus acit ut culu...
An upside of walking or bicycling in extremely heavy rain (with wind, lightening, etc.) is that once you are totally soaked, you can't get any wetter....
Jamon iberico does sound superb. But most of us have to put up with less delicious mass-produced and overly wet ham. What is the etymology of "Jamon"?...
Germany was/is an archetypically western culture. Their Fascist episode was within the outer limits of the western tradition. Once thoroughly defeated...
This is, bluntly speaking, crazy talk. AS IF we could surgically alter their culture. AS IF we could enforce a new religion or ideology. I would much ...
I told Prishon that I thought he had posted a lot in only 9 days, and that quantity usually cuts into quality. That said, he wasn't a disruptive prese...
You should brush and floss every night. I suppose getting the floss wrapped around your cloven hoof would be a problem. So, use a water pick instead. ...
@"Hanover", @"StreetlightX", @"fdrake", @"Michael", @"Benkei" I wish to associate myself with T Clark's comments on @"Prishon". He (P) seems to have h...
You banned for low quality? Seems like you write perfectly satisfactory posts. You've posted a lot, though, in the 9 days you've been a member. Nothin...
You are likely correct that Afghans are a less-ethnically-mixed people than Europeans. Little known influence: The Church laid the groundwork for unde...
Correct. The first goal was to beat the shit out of al Qaeda. Nation building was probably blundered into, rather than set up as a noble objective. I ...
We have no need to worry about our non-existence, because the personified process of dying and death takes care of everything for us. It's a free serv...
Which "it" are we evaluating? Were we in Afghanistan to crush al Qaeda? That was accomplished early on. Were we there to crush the Taliban? They were ...
"What is ethical" isn't always obvious. An objective evaluation of appearance is not being sought here. What is being requested is validation. The que...
Maybe so. Over the last 400,000 years, we can assume that humans lived in some fairly difficult conditions, and those that were not dying in agony pro...
Let me beat this probably dead horse a little longer. At the rate the planet is warming, there probably won't be enough time left to implement much of...
Fine by me. The efforts of "these political leaders and these corporations" has been directed for many decades toward neutralizing the masses as a pol...
Without 100% electricity sourced from wind, solar, nuclear, and hydro, electric vehicles is business as usual. There are about a billion cars on the w...
The important issue isn't whether planning is centralized or scattered, it is whether planning for the short, medium, and long run is underway. In man...
There were not many humans "back then", depending on which "back then" you are thinking of. Generally speaking, the Paleolithic populations of humans ...
In our present form, we had been on earth for what... 400,000 years, give or take 15 minutes, without doing much damage. As stone-age hunter-gatherers...
Humans have been using or "damaging" the planet for millennia. Bronze Age mines continue to pollute. Using resources is what people do. Certainly the ...
It's too late for today, the kitchen is closed. Maybe tomorrow. Cheese and peanut butter sandwich is ok< so maybe mayo. Hellman's or Kraft? Jaegermeis...
Dining alert: Avoid The @"Hanover" & @"Clark" Sleazy Bar and Grill at all costs if you don't want salad dressing in your martini and sardines in your ...
A useful approach to determining 'who should wear a gun' is to apply strict standards of attractiveness and style. "Does a gun look good on this perso...
Some people think "consciousness" is a 'user interface' generated by the unconscious brain. So, in a sense, we are never "conscious". What we are (aft...
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