I have to say that it appears to me to be a given -- the constant sense of moving towards something -- the future, an object, a location, a feeling, a...
What is "understanding what the world is"? What are you referring to in that first sentence? I never said Newton "disproved the solidity of matter." "...
I don't think this is a well-formulated question. What do you mean by "explain"? Explain what, exactly? Desire? Wanting itself? Willing? I take what y...
No, they completely discarded any sense of "body" or "material." Newton himself thought it was an absurdity, but it's what the evidence was pointing t...
Fair enough. In that broader definition, you are also your car, your house, and your clothes. OK, and what is the definition? Not post-modern. Nihilis...
The view of naturalism and modern science, for the most part. But again this presupposes "material," "body," and "physical" have meaning, and in my vi...
The appalling vanity? I don't understand this comment. It's fine if one falls asleep while meditating. It's very common. But the point is to fall awak...
Ask Thich Nhat Hahn or Jon Kabat-Zinn if it's a permanent state. Your sense of "meditation" is limited. That can refer to a formal practice, like sitt...
They're actually quite similar. Remember that it's claimed the Buddha himself was a Hindu prince (at least according to legend, I'm not sure how histo...
I think you have it exactly backwards. The huge claim being made is that there IS a self. Tell us what it is and what evidence there is for it, and th...
I think the whole "inner/outer" or "external/internal world" debate is a mistake. In fact I started an entire thread about this in the "Notion of Subj...
There is pain, yes. There are sensations. There are thoughts. There are sights and sounds. There are all kinds of phenomena in the world. To attach a ...
Believe what, exactly? When looking at it closely, it's obvious there's no such thing as "self." Are you your thoughts, feelings, actions? Where are "...
Nothing. As long as we don't take it too seriously. What the Buddhists will say is that we become "attached" to the "I," the "self," and that this is ...
Yeah, I just think "god" is a word that refers to "being," that which is "bigger" or larger than "us." Interpreting "it" as a person-like entity is un...
It's not inconsistent. What gets "reincarnated" in their view isn't a "self" or even an "object" in our Western sense of the term. What we are as "ind...
True, but the same is true with God existing. God itself, one may argue, is a name for a "perspective" too. To ask "who is having this illusion"? is b...
Looks like the Republicans are trying their best, yet again, to screw the American people. What's the answer to this crisis, in their world? What the ...
Stupidity isn't forbidden, no. Hence why you're still allowed to post things. This from a guy who continues to defend a stupid, stupid statement out o...
Lol (I actually did). The response of an adolescent who hasn't a clue wha the's talking about. Fair enough, buddy. I'll spend my time tracking down st...
BTW: What was that about reading comprehension? Not having "sufficient interest in the topic" is a far cry from "knowing a lot about it, but not wanti...
To quote a very stable genius: "I don't feel like talking about it on this thread." But seriously: keep trying to save face, it's kind of hilarious. I...
So you've asserted, without any evidence whatsoever. Ohhh, I see. Got it. Fortunately for all of us, you DO feel like talking complete nonsense. Glad ...
Of course. So you'll take the 1%. That's fine...I just don't happen to agree with it. I think Bernie's policies are so much better for the country, pa...
The participant selection process and framing of the questions. Yes, very legitimate questions about polling. Gallup has plenty of information about t...
I do believe you're right. There's a very volatile populist trend right now, though -- on both left and right. So the government (republicans and demo...
Sure. I disagree with it for a number of reasons, but it's a respectable position. Yes, and there's an argument to be made there. But as you saw, Bern...
Of course, as I have from the beginning. I said from the beginning that that was a very reasonable position to take. But that was not what the narrati...
I'm arguing that what you said, given the context, has misleading implications. The discussion was centered on presidential elections. Making general ...
Yes, and please do. You're right about turnout -- that's harder to predict. My "hunch" tells me that enthusiasm matters, but that doesn't seem to be p...
That's not what I said. Sounds good to me. And I myself am not particularly worried about the 0.01% of the population who will be "disenfranchised." N...
Medicare is a government-run program. This should be simple stuff. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicare_(United_States)#Administration Of course the...
Yet this is the only reliable evidence we have. Do you admit this or not? Looking at polling aggregates is important. Yes, there is variation and marg...
I am very skeptical about this. What is the evidence? What are the well-known facts? Saying I should "do my homework" is childish -- either you have a...
Ok, but then the point is trivial - and I don't mean that disparagingly. Yes, of course it's more helpful to give people concrete advice for their spe...
I've never proposed any conspiracy theories. You attributed that to me. What the DNC has done I suppose could be considered conspiracy, but in my mind...
Of course you could very well be right. So could I. But, as you know, we settled things with the available information, with evidence. We can both spe...
You ignored my response to you, which mentioned -- and I repeat -- that the only hard data we have (this does NOT include your "feelings"-based analys...
Even if that's true, it's far from saying he's "unelectable." But it happens that it's precisely the opposite: most people love his policies. Even the...
WSJ op-ed page already using the opportunity to claim that Britain and Italy are struggling with the virus because...wait for it...government is TOO i...
Yes, the ones I mentioned. Based on the only evidence we have -- not pundit speculation and "gut feelings" -- is polling, when it comes to "electabili...
Because voters have been convinced that he can't win and isn't "electable." They want to beat Trump and want to put up the best chance of that, even i...
You don't know what you're talking about. Stop saying "the anarchist view" as if you have the slightest clue as to what you're discussing. You're so o...
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