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I didn't understand this.
March 27, 2020 at 19:34
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...
March 27, 2020 at 17:52
:) OK.
March 27, 2020 at 16:58
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." "...
March 27, 2020 at 16:45
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...
March 27, 2020 at 16:27
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...
March 27, 2020 at 15:47
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...
March 27, 2020 at 15:44
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...
March 27, 2020 at 15:23
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...
March 27, 2020 at 00:45
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...
March 27, 2020 at 00:44
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...
March 26, 2020 at 21:06
OK, but where is this "experiencer"? Where is awareness? Is that the "self"?
March 26, 2020 at 21:02
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...
March 26, 2020 at 20:58
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...
March 26, 2020 at 20:50
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 ...
March 26, 2020 at 20:45
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 "...
March 26, 2020 at 20:39
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 ...
March 25, 2020 at 23:45
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...
March 25, 2020 at 23:27
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...
March 25, 2020 at 23:25
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...
March 25, 2020 at 23:17
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 ...
March 20, 2020 at 23:43
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...
March 20, 2020 at 23:37
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...
March 20, 2020 at 23:35
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...
March 18, 2020 at 13:34
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...
March 18, 2020 at 13:13
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 ...
March 18, 2020 at 13:06
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...
March 17, 2020 at 16:37
The participant selection process and framing of the questions. Yes, very legitimate questions about polling. Gallup has plenty of information about t...
March 17, 2020 at 15:28
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...
March 16, 2020 at 23:22
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...
March 16, 2020 at 23:11
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...
March 16, 2020 at 20:41
I'm arguing that what you said, given the context, has misleading implications. The discussion was centered on presidential elections. Making general ...
March 16, 2020 at 20:22
Bernie's looking good in this debate. I don't see it changing things, but I'm glad it happened.
March 16, 2020 at 01:53
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...
March 16, 2020 at 01:30
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...
March 16, 2020 at 01:22
Ugh. Come on.
March 16, 2020 at 01:15
Medicare is a government-run program. This should be simple stuff. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicare_(United_States)#Administration Of course the...
March 16, 2020 at 01:11
So you don't. You might have stated this clearly from the beginning and not waste my time.
March 16, 2020 at 01:07
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...
March 15, 2020 at 19:53
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...
March 14, 2020 at 21:07
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...
March 14, 2020 at 20:55
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...
March 14, 2020 at 20:33
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...
March 14, 2020 at 20:24
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...
March 13, 2020 at 23:08
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...
March 13, 2020 at 23:01
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...
March 12, 2020 at 22:44
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...
March 12, 2020 at 22:33
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...
March 12, 2020 at 21:29
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...
March 12, 2020 at 21:04
Says who? What is this based on? What evidence? It's far more like what I describe. I could, but it would take me a long time indeed.
March 11, 2020 at 23:11