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In: On the existence of God (by request)  — view comment
Carlyle had me at the word "tawdry" :sweat: But I would recommend Barfield's "Poetic Diction" on this topic; i.e. dead metaphors.
July 09, 2020 at 06:26
In: On the existence of God (by request)  — view comment
I very much agree. Owen Barfield's "Poetic Diction" is of the same vein.
July 09, 2020 at 06:17
In: On the existence of God (by request)  — view comment
I'm a poet but I'm having trouble with this. It's not poetic to say that subjects, egos, or minds, or poets are poems themselves. It's just clunky. So...
July 09, 2020 at 06:01
In: On the existence of God (by request)  — view comment
Not sure what you mean.
July 09, 2020 at 05:52
In: On the existence of God (by request)  — view comment
Interesting. Do you connect ????? to the concept of "Kairos" at all?
July 09, 2020 at 05:47
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiNjnNtmviQ
July 09, 2020 at 04:44
In: The Last Word  — view comment
This thread does not meet the quality standards of the forum.
July 09, 2020 at 04:40
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
You may not, but I can offer you some quinoa.
July 09, 2020 at 04:25
In: On the existence of God (by request)  — view comment
Do you mean a mystic god is poetry, metaphor, etc? I may be misreading you.
July 09, 2020 at 04:23
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
I'm in that world right now minus the cool curls.
July 03, 2020 at 05:08
In: Poll: sources of philosophical information  — view comment
Any and all outside sources for crucial data; my own intuition for synthesis.
July 03, 2020 at 04:35
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Tryna get one tomo. I look very not sexy right now.
July 03, 2020 at 04:14
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
I've heard of about 10 of those artists, so I have no idea. I'm officially old.
July 02, 2020 at 04:54
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Can't hide my hate for the whoop
July 01, 2020 at 06:38
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Major fuck that shit
July 01, 2020 at 06:32
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
I mean it's the lounge, so I dunno how in depth it's necessary to get, but I will say that as a songwriter ( and this feels substantial enough for a t...
July 01, 2020 at 06:09
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
Not only making sense; you're completely right.
July 01, 2020 at 05:58
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
I can really relate to this track in the sense that this type of emotionally-focused music was very personal to me 10 or so years ago. The emotional e...
July 01, 2020 at 05:45
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
@"Wheatley" I should elaborate. I get a sinister kick out of the (what I would call) nihilistic humor of schmoyoho et all. But I don't actually endors...
July 01, 2020 at 05:38
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
I have; those videos suck.
July 01, 2020 at 05:36
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
Nice. You should basically disregard everything I just said. None of this shit matters. I'm just indulging in the nihilistic viewpoint that is easy an...
July 01, 2020 at 05:35
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
That's nice but it's not that great. Seek out the Daym Drops remix; another top track...
July 01, 2020 at 05:32
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
Medium-mediocre grade hook. Not great.
July 01, 2020 at 05:31
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
My musician brain delineates the better schmoyoho hooks from the worse schmoyoho hooks.
July 01, 2020 at 05:29
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
It's shit, there's no hook. This the top track, get real: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMtZfW2z9dw
July 01, 2020 at 05:25
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
I'm also sad none of these are from https://www.youtube.com/user/schmoyoho
July 01, 2020 at 05:18
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
NVM @"SophistiCat" I'm good
July 01, 2020 at 05:16
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
I can barely watch this shit. "Jesus help me"
July 01, 2020 at 05:05
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
I just looked it up, he's 83 years old.
July 01, 2020 at 05:00
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Oh right, I'm an idiot
July 01, 2020 at 04:59
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Was a joke but yeah...I like how if you pause the video at exactly 0:00 they appear to both be in stances that vaguely suggest to me some sort of figh...
July 01, 2020 at 04:57
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
At least he's pro vaccine?....
July 01, 2020 at 04:23
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
Give me something new but not too atonal. Something slightly fucked up but beautiful.
July 01, 2020 at 04:16
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
Holy shit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaZ0TtWCwOE
July 01, 2020 at 04:09
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Used to read his posts on the old forum, nice guy
June 30, 2020 at 02:30
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7j6DyVcHRM
June 29, 2020 at 04:07
In: Why The Push For More Academically Correct Threads?  — view comment
I appreciate your directness. You're probably right. I'm all for it; thanks! This looks excellent.
June 28, 2020 at 04:33
In: Why The Push For More Academically Correct Threads?  — view comment
Very wise information, thank you. I'm guilty of responding to rubbish, out of pride. No good. It just sends me back to square one, ya know?
June 28, 2020 at 04:19
In: Why The Push For More Academically Correct Threads?  — view comment
That makes sense in theory, but my problem is that the lounge is not viewable on the main forum. So if you mods relegate a thread to the lounge, well,...
June 28, 2020 at 04:15
In: Why The Push For More Academically Correct Threads?  — view comment
It is to a degree, but it's been 4 or so years in the making. I appreciate that you find a connection, which I do as well. Thank you. Sure, the spirit...
June 28, 2020 at 04:11
In: Why The Push For More Academically Correct Threads?  — view comment
@"jamalrob" I'm down with that definition of stupidity; I'm just interested in the balance between openness and critical thinking. I'm just leaving th...
June 28, 2020 at 03:30
In: Why The Push For More Academically Correct Threads?  — view comment
Good job !!
June 26, 2020 at 06:23
In: Why The Push For More Academically Correct Threads?  — view comment
I could be wrong, but I think that would be...a phrase categorized properly as a...joake? ghoke? jaoc?
June 26, 2020 at 06:03
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
Anyway, here's a solid jam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ua64HbsBUo
June 26, 2020 at 05:58
In: Why The Push For More Academically Correct Threads?  — view comment
So are you saying that mods aren't able to read all replies to all threads? That seems totally reasonable, but then the question becomes "how does a t...
June 26, 2020 at 05:39
In: Why The Push For More Academically Correct Threads?  — view comment
Should roughly half of threads be moved to The Abyss (er sorry) The Lounge?
June 26, 2020 at 05:28
In: Why The Push For More Academically Correct Threads?  — view comment
That's helpful to hear that aspect of the old experience (saying that honestly). I do feel as if a push for heavier moderation has come in the past ye...
June 26, 2020 at 05:25
In: Why The Push For More Academically Correct Threads?  — view comment
Tell that to @"StreetlightX", I guess. If you mean it.
June 26, 2020 at 05:18
In: Why The Push For More Academically Correct Threads?  — view comment
So should the majority of threads be in The Lounge then? Not readable on the main page? Since most of them are shit, per you. Trust me, I mostly bugge...
June 26, 2020 at 05:15
In: Why The Push For More Academically Correct Threads?  — view comment
But to be real here, I'm not accusing you mods of not going by the rules that you go by. I'm just questioning the rubric of what makes something worth...
June 26, 2020 at 05:11
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