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Forgive me but this sounds like a contradiction. It sounds that way because it implies Venus and Mars get together to help complete each other. Otherw...

I think there is progress being made there, only from the vantage point of opposites complementing each other. So all I will say there is that one sho...

What does that mean in comparison to what you said here: What I'm trying to understand is, is what/how denying our wants and needs leads to learning f...

Good point. Arguably, much of logic would be different if we knew the true nature of our existence. Synthetic a priori knowledge, from consciousness, ...

The short answer is both. We live in a subject-object world. Consider the differences between the common phenomenon of love ( a truth) and an objectiv...

I would consider embracing the douchbaggery. Both literally and figuratively, there is no escape from either one. Remember that there is a time for al...

You can be in denial of that and that's okay. And neither are you reconciling your definition of material agency. Materialism comprise material agenci...

The nature of existence.

Of course. This is one of the main tenets of Maslow's existential ethos. Rather than repudiate the opposites, one must not dichotomize but instead, in...

You seem to be advocating for classic yin-yang of the Tao.

Perhaps, a dichotomous disparity between the sexes that nevertheless seeks unity, or a harmonious enigma that requires understanding. In either case, ...

Not in the philosophy of Chrissie Hynde: So, if you're mad, get mad Don't hold it all inside Come on and talk to me now Hey, what you got to hide I ge...

Thank you for your observation. I agree. If the logic of language is synonymous with the notion that philosophy lives in words, this seems very limite...

I think you would be surprised at the fundamental similarities of expressing emotion. The expression of emotion can be manifested in different genres ...

Ha! That's a whole nother confounding correlation of causal associations!! LOL

I suppose the irony would be that the left brain my-way-or-the-highway persona would be considered deficient and/ or not normal in their way of thinki...

In you all's learn-ed opinion, since science namely theoretical physics, seem to be split on what existence was like before the Big Bang, could multiv...

noAxioms! Two quick questions: 1. Does black hole time travel increase or decrease Time ( I can't remember)? 2. Do black holes contribute to Multivers...

I get that. I think though, the important point to be made viz PM is that, not only did the domains of physics and psychology abandon LP as being the ...

BBQ! Keep in mind, the Gnostics were very keen on, more or less, that idea of spirituality. But, like Spinoza's teachings, they were excluded from the...

Yep, no exceptions taken Possibility! Yep, no exceptions taken. However, 'just emoting' is okay too, as long as it's understood that way. In other wor...

Gnomon! I agree to the extend that no matter what you are (heterosexual, homosexual, etc.) that one should always try to be themselves and strive to b...

Gnomon, if you study LP (in a sort of succinct paraphrase here) they only believed that truth should be investigated and validated through a priori or...

In a word, yes. Examples include violations of LEM/bivalence (principle of Vagueness/ambiguity), consciousness (consciousness, sub-consciousness and u...

in this thread I'm trying understand the appeal of the blatantly antiscience, and vaguely anti-reason, Gnomon, I believe part of Postmodernism movemen...

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Consider the differences between the phenomena of love and mathematical truth's. A mathematical truth that describes how gravity works, or how a struc...

Possibility! Point well taken. There's a complexity relative to the human condition for sure. As you suggest, there's also the receiver who receives t...

Thanks for your contribution CW! Exception taken as noted. While I agree that part of what was also taught, was that one cannot fret over things they ...

Hiding behind ad hominem only serves to substantiate my point to you, which is, you don't even understand the nature of your own existence, so how can...

Consider the relationships between Post-Structuralism, Deconstruction, Postmodernism (1966-present.) What I enjoy reading about is the distinctions be...

Agreed! I was just supporting your view about the irony.

Absolutely not. There exists both subjective and objective truth. We can't escape it. In principle, if we had a material world with no subjective obse...

Sure. That's a Kierkegaardian view. And your point ?

Indeed. Particularly the Fundy extremist.

I voted Logic. To be succinct, philosophy itself lives in the logic of words, and language.

Possibility! Generally take no exceptions to your thoughts and concerns. The aforementioned quote speaks to the concern of rubrics, as well as the arg...

Gnomon! Indeed, I'm not married to Jung, but like most so-called axioms or theories we study, there are usually at least more than a few good takeaway...

Hey Tim! I hope you had a good weekend. Now back to the boxing match:. Mmmmm, sounds like to me that you are throwing in the towel. You are on a philo...

Are you saying that your own existence isn't ponderable or unanswerable? Surely this couldn't be the case could it? It makes me wonder, no pun intende...

Let me repeat it did I knock you senseless already? Here it is: Are you asking what causes me to wonder, or what causes wonder? My answer: both. Rope ...

Good, we're making progress. Both. I think I'll rope-a-dope a little bit while you're pondering that important question relative to existence. That wa...

Does this mean you're throwing in the towel already? Okay let me try a couple of softer punches. Let's start with the very simple. What causes you to ...

Complaining to the referee on process I see lol. Let me be a little clearer, metaphysical will is that which precludes you from committing suicide. Bu...

I believe Jesus was recorded in history much like George Washington Albert Einstein et.al. So far I've landed more punches than you in round one; is t...

I see. So is this some sort of metaphysical innate sense of wonderment about causation?

What would you call the metaphysical phenomena it causes you to live or die? On the contrary Jesus was a man. The nature of your existence. I'm still ...

I'm not following that, have you studied the synthetic a priori knowledge?

Metaphysical will causes you to make the choices, no? Please share your thoughts.

That's a bit perplexing. Let me see if I understand that. It appears you're looking for some sort of physical or material evidence, yet there are imma...