You are viewing the historical archive of The Philosophy Forum.
For current discussions, visit the live forum.
Go to live forum

Wheatley

Comments

In: What discussions would you like to see?  — view comment
Yeah, I probably should learn to keep my mouth shut. :chin:
January 28, 2019 at 20:34
In: What discussions would you like to see?  — view comment
Oh, crap. I promise to but more effort into my OP's from now on, and stick to the guidelines. :fear:
January 28, 2019 at 20:16
In: What discussions would you like to see?  — view comment
The guidelines aren't always enforced. The moderators should have deleted or closed half my discussions. (I shouldn't be telling you this :grimace:) T...
January 28, 2019 at 20:06
In: What discussions would you like to see?  — view comment
Wow, all this work and we have yet to created a single discussion. I'm not sure it's worth the effort. Oh, well, I still think it's fun. :grin:
January 28, 2019 at 19:34
In: What discussions would you like to see?  — view comment
We can discuss that. I suggest posting a draft of your OP here, and then we can comment on it. We already had two attempts at it. Hopefully we can cre...
January 28, 2019 at 19:31
In: Aboutness of language  — view comment
There are non referential truths. The contention in the OP is wrong. Statements like: It is raining. It's my birthday. It's 20 miles to New Jersey. Th...
January 28, 2019 at 18:54
In: Aboutness of language  — view comment
Yes. I don't think this conversation is going anywhere.
January 28, 2019 at 17:20
In: Aboutness of language  — view comment
I think it means the same thing as 'about', but only in the context of language. Like Banno said, not everything is a name. I would add that not every...
January 28, 2019 at 15:46
In: What discussions would you like to see?  — view comment
These are great questions to ask inside the happiness discussion we have yet to create. We still need to figure out what who's going write it, what's ...
January 27, 2019 at 23:59
In: What discussions would you like to see?  — view comment
So you want to know why people are masochistic? I think it's a worthy topic of psychology, but what's the philosophical significance?
January 27, 2019 at 23:41
In: What discussions would you like to see?  — view comment
Masochism.
January 27, 2019 at 23:13
In: What discussions would you like to see?  — view comment
Why are you so obsessed with spanking?
January 27, 2019 at 23:10
In: What discussions would you like to see?  — view comment
I don't understand your bafflement. There are plenty of examples where one action hurts a person while it benefits the other. A cruel person is happy ...
January 27, 2019 at 23:06
In: What discussions would you like to see?  — view comment
That really deep. Any suggestions about how I would add or modify the material you present here feels inadequate compared to the mastery and sophistic...
January 27, 2019 at 22:14
In: What discussions would you like to see?  — view comment
How to Stretch Your 1 Page Essay to Fill 5 Pages
January 27, 2019 at 21:52
In: What discussions would you like to see?  — view comment
Too short. Baden will close the discussion as an example of how not to write an OP.
January 27, 2019 at 21:19
In: What discussions would you like to see?  — view comment
Hold your horses! We're still working on the happiness discussion. I mean, with so few people visiting the lounge we are kind of "understaffed" here.
January 27, 2019 at 21:09
In: What discussions would you like to see?  — view comment
:grin:
January 27, 2019 at 20:51
In: What discussions would you like to see?  — view comment
I was hoping for a more balanced approach. Best of luck to you! Indeed that's what this thread is about, taking other people's ideas and building upon...
January 27, 2019 at 20:48
In: Aboutness of language  — view comment
You can refer to things without pointing. It's one of the wonderful things about language. But let's take your definition anyways. How do you point to...
January 27, 2019 at 15:54
In: Aboutness of language  — view comment
According to the theory in the OP, yes. However, I'm not obliged to stick to the thesis in the OP. I can change my mind. Jesus was Chinese is a falseh...
January 27, 2019 at 06:18
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
It's in the middle of the night in England.
January 27, 2019 at 04:50
In: What discussions would you like to see?  — view comment
It is sort of ineffable. But okay, I'll leave it out. Like critiquing someone's ideas without offering any ideas of their own. So you don't think smil...
January 27, 2019 at 04:47
In: What discussions would you like to see?  — view comment
I'm sorry Wallows, it was a joke. I didn't mean to offend.
January 27, 2019 at 04:37
In: What discussions would you like to see?  — view comment
Happiness is a the mixture of positive emotions that include liveliness, euphoria, and satisfaction, and is mostly ineffable. It's what people experie...
January 27, 2019 at 04:23
In: What discussions would you like to see?  — view comment
Good idea. Any experts on happiness on this forum? Feel free to mention (@) anyone you have in mind. Definitely not @"Wallows". :lol:
January 27, 2019 at 03:42
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
I hereby give the advertising rights to Sir2u. X Purple Pond 1/26/19
January 27, 2019 at 00:00
In: What discussions would you like to see?  — view comment
Thank you! It's the lounge, and it's okay if it's not a hundred percent serious. :up:
January 26, 2019 at 23:44
In: What discussions would you like to see?  — view comment
How would you make that philosophical? Or is it a lounge type of thread?
January 26, 2019 at 23:35
In: What discussions would you like to see?  — view comment
Please guys, take your fight back to the shoutbox where it belongs. This was supposed to be serious thread. Don't ruin it.
January 26, 2019 at 23:21
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
How about starting a topic about spelling and grammar? I mean, you're flawless at it. You even know how to "proof read".
January 26, 2019 at 20:29
In: What's grinding your gears?  — view comment
There's a middle finger missing in the emojis.
January 26, 2019 at 19:20
In: Aboutness of language  — view comment
"The Harry Potter" part of the sentence refers to the fictional character Harry Potter, but taking the sentence as a whole, "Harry Potter has a glass ...
January 26, 2019 at 18:52
In: Aboutness of language  — view comment
If a statement refers to a fictitious event, then it's true. If I say 'harry potter wears glasses', what I say is true. The problem is, the perpetrato...
January 26, 2019 at 14:20
In: Aboutness of language  — view comment
I'm not sure. Perhaps an idea.
January 26, 2019 at 01:54
In: Aboutness of language  — view comment
The statement is about some hypothetical cat on a mat. But the point was to make a demonstration about words being about things. There's a difference ...
January 26, 2019 at 01:44
In: Aboutness of language  — view comment
I'm talking hypothetically. It refers to a hypothetical state of affairs. Does that make sense?
January 26, 2019 at 01:34
In: What's grinding your gears?  — view comment
My last discussions were practically dudes. :rofl: :chin: :brow:
January 25, 2019 at 01:21
In: What's grinding your gears?  — view comment
My last few discussions are practically duds. :cry:
January 24, 2019 at 23:54
In: If there was an objective meaning of life.  — view comment
You ask, if there were an objective meaning of life... I don't believe there is an objective meaning of life. But if there was, I think it would answe...
January 24, 2019 at 13:05
In: Objective Quality of Life  — view comment
You mean the question of the quality of someone's life can be settled by empirical facts about them? How about an alternative where we cannot quantify...
January 24, 2019 at 07:44
In: Addicted to the philosophy forum  — view comment
Shame, I was looking for a therapist. A philosopher is no good because he is the opposite of a therapist in that therapist tries to stop you from over...
January 24, 2019 at 06:51
In: What's grinding your gears?  — view comment
Shhh... You don't want to wake the beast!
January 24, 2019 at 06:45
In: Best arguments against suicide?  — view comment
Although I think about suicide often, and constantly wish I wasn't alive, I don't take the idea of me committing suicide seriously. Even if I had the ...
January 24, 2019 at 06:36
In: If plants could feel pain would it be immoral to eat?  — view comment
Trees are superior to humans because trees can live hundreds of years and humans can't.
January 24, 2019 at 01:22
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Why did the the new egg feel so good? Because it just got laid!
January 23, 2019 at 23:06
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
No, I don't even celebrate my birthday.
January 23, 2019 at 22:51
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
I don't observe any holidays. :cry:
January 23, 2019 at 22:48
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Here's your spam. spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam sp...
January 23, 2019 at 22:11
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Sorry, I only serve them with spam. https://youtu.be/anwy2MPT5RE
January 23, 2019 at 21:56
⇧