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You seem to be starting from Descartes, and so the obsession with "knowing" and the idea of an outside world. But you have to exist (and in a particul...
September 07, 2023 at 02:21
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No sense trying to figure anything out unless you first reject democracy and the idea of social concern — while accepting as legitimate the institutio...
September 07, 2023 at 01:17
https://youtu.be/TDH6z8ooe5A?si=5EGByhwUZ40O57XU
September 07, 2023 at 01:04
In the real world, if there are extenuating circumstances people are allowed to continue working. There's also a vote for whether to strike, it's not ...
September 06, 2023 at 23:57
“Philosophy is not x, but more y.” An explanation of what something “is” or isn’t— that’s dealing with meaning, and is a kind of definition.
September 04, 2023 at 23:52
Yeah, as I expected. I said at the beginning there were no wrong answers, so there was no follow up from me— despite the fact that disagreement and de...
September 04, 2023 at 22:15
:fire: :clap: Also know as: fair and balanced.
September 04, 2023 at 03:07
Trump is and has been a squeaky clean individual. No wrongdoing. And if there is wrongdoing, it’s never been verified by evidence. If there is evidenc...
September 03, 2023 at 22:11
To think there are still people hysterical about “communism.” :lol:
September 03, 2023 at 01:47
https://youtu.be/6yD3-aNXZ0s?si=T6zNbqfYg6kkbQeS Jesus… Why are they allowing this man to continue? It’s not like they’ll lose the seat. How bizarre. ...
August 30, 2023 at 23:19
Fair enough! :grin: Can’t argue with that. Appreciate the response.
August 30, 2023 at 17:52
No, but the aim (provide no answers but assist others in discovering their own) seemed similar. Both. :lol: I suppose so. But more like getting to kno...
August 30, 2023 at 16:16
State-run or corporate-run mouthpiece. But I repeat myself.
August 30, 2023 at 15:48
Maybe this thread has had the unintended consequence of separating those brave enough to take a stab at it and those finding excuses not to. :joke:
August 30, 2023 at 15:44
My fault. It’s my psychology background— Carl Rogers was a therapist, and the technique I was referring to was one in which the therapist provides no ...
August 30, 2023 at 15:41
I think it does. Still digesting some of those… Neither. In any case, I think my title has led some to believe I’m really asking that this list be def...
August 30, 2023 at 15:38
This surprised me a little so far: Wasn’t expecting too much agreement.
August 30, 2023 at 14:17
Ideas have meaning. The dialogues pretty quickly transition into what is meant. Sure— but I was responding to your question of “why do you want to kno...
August 30, 2023 at 14:10
That’s what your response would be? Okay: “Curiosity.”
August 30, 2023 at 13:54
All kind of sounds like a cop out to me. “What’s the aorta Dad?” “Let me use the word so you can see how it’s used.” Explaining what we mean, or think...
August 30, 2023 at 13:49
Fair enough. Interesting list!
August 30, 2023 at 11:58
Of course. The title is tongue-in-cheek. Your answers didn’t seem nonsensical to me. Sure. So what? Yes, and usually triggered by the meaning of x. Wh...
August 30, 2023 at 11:58
I like this. A good synonym. It assumes a kind of interpreting. :up: Interesting. I realize you and me and “Being” have a long history haha— so I won’...
August 30, 2023 at 02:43
It’s hard not to be tribal, I think. Especially when tribalism has been encouraged for 40 years. In the specific case of US politics, the best approac...
August 29, 2023 at 17:13
Because your questions are inane and condescending. You ask insulting questions like that, expect responses of like kind. Also, what’s truly “appallin...
August 29, 2023 at 04:22
Adults are talking. Your random, fatuous questions are irrelevant.
August 29, 2023 at 03:39
Spellcheck fails him again. Kind of like “looser” when they mean “loser.” Since it’s an actual word, it doesn’t correct it, but who would think “rumor...
August 29, 2023 at 01:58
Yeah but a lot of Schopenhauer is just bullshit. In any case, we’re talking about making production better by not having it controlled by a handful of...
August 29, 2023 at 01:38
Exactly. Which anyone that isn’t in the cult can see— and could see even before it happened. There were warning signs that it could turn violent, base...
August 28, 2023 at 21:51
Nick McDonell, Quiet Street: On American Privilege
August 28, 2023 at 19:36
I mostly agree with this. I’d add an obvious point: production can be done smarter. It doesn’t have to be in the hands of a small group of people moti...
August 28, 2023 at 14:54
I don’t think they realize the importance of voting. Some rather take stronger actions, for some it’s too difficult, etc. For some it’s apathy, yes, b...
August 28, 2023 at 03:22
Good question. I’m not one of them, but would like to know how many we have (if we have any at all).
August 28, 2023 at 03:10
I don’t think that’s what it means at all. Buddy, does everything have to come back to this one issue? Makes you sound a bit like a one-trick pony. I ...
August 28, 2023 at 03:06
People do things they don’t want to do all the time. It’s up to us to make it easier or harder. Bad habits, addictions, etc— I doubt many people want ...
August 27, 2023 at 20:18
Right, because there's no reason to be "mean" or "overthink" or be "so serious" about ...anything. Let's just take it easy and turn every thread into ...
August 27, 2023 at 19:02
Polls have shown people do care, and think governments should be doing more. There's large turnouts at protests, there's increasingly bold direct acti...
August 27, 2023 at 18:50
Yes, you’ve introduced all kinds of issues— one silly thing after another, all shown to be ridiculous. But by all means continue— it’s good for others...
August 27, 2023 at 17:17
Three in five Americans say Trump should stand trial before the Republican primaries or 2024 general election Roughly 60% of the country thinks this g...
August 27, 2023 at 12:40
How odd that it’s this one issue — cows — that you want to dwell on, and yet repeatedly get wrong. No one is suggesting we “kill all cows.” Your parti...
August 27, 2023 at 12:33
Thank you for saying what we’re all thinking.
August 27, 2023 at 12:29
I have to say, the remark “Not everyone is x” is fatuous.
August 27, 2023 at 11:28
What I’m describing is an unavoidable psychological fact. Whatever else is being projected on to the word isn’t my business.
August 27, 2023 at 10:58
Right. It is. From your own quote: This corresponds with what @"unenlightened" was saying. At least how I read it. So your talk about how climate scie...
August 27, 2023 at 03:09
I’m saying you don’t have a clue about what you’re talking about. There’s nothing to “re-think.” https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/...
August 27, 2023 at 01:32
No they haven’t. If we stopped. Not if we keep emissions constant. And within a decade or so the RISE in temperature should flatten. Temperatures woul...
August 27, 2023 at 01:09
Yeah, so let’s just forget about it and relax. That’s worked wonders so far. This is an existential issue. We could use more thinking, not less.
August 26, 2023 at 23:37
More than a bit. At an alarming, unprecedented rate.
August 26, 2023 at 23:28
14% contribution to emissions, not to mention 80% of deforestation of the Amazon (and much of the rest to grow feed) for cattle. But there’s no reason...
August 26, 2023 at 20:46
Another one bites the dust. Bob Barker, at 99.
August 26, 2023 at 18:19