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Michael Lee

['Member']Joined: January 27, 2020 at 22:25Last active: April 03, 2020 at 09:5116 discussions36 comments
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Bio

Studied philosophy and mathematics as an undergraduate. Drank too much booze with the fraternity boys, studied too little and flunked out in my fourth year.

Favourite Philosopher

Seneca, Spinoza and Schopenhauer

Favourite Quotations

A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a person perfected without trials. - Seneca

Discussions (16)

You Guys!

March 13, 2020 at 21:54 0 comments The Lounge

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In: Coronavirus  — view comment
The Nature of Exponential Growth The COVID-19 virus is spreading exponentially fast. Let me tell you a story: There was once a man who invented Chess....
March 17, 2020 at 00:38
In: What should religion do for us today?  — view comment
Pythagoreans believed "all is number" and there is absolutely nothing else and Plato seems to agree with him with the Platonic solids and his theory o...
March 06, 2020 at 22:56
In: What should religion do for us today?  — view comment
Dear daughter of Zeus, now I follow you.
March 05, 2020 at 04:27
In: What should religion do for us today?  — view comment
I am a so-called "bipolar" man, and I possess knowledge.
March 04, 2020 at 19:45
In: Why do we demand Saffron?!  — view comment
I promise I will eventually view your presentation, but I'm frightened about what you are going to show me about food production. I can't help it!
March 03, 2020 at 20:38
In: What should religion do for us today?  — view comment
Pythagoras thought number is the primary substance and I do not agree with him. Being, as described by Parmenides, is the primary substance. My father...
February 23, 2020 at 23:26
In: What should religion do for us today?  — view comment
Dear child of Zeus, mathematics is the greatest knowledge we have. https://youtu.be/mpcpzXuzdQk
February 22, 2020 at 04:35
In: Jason and the Argonauts  — view comment
Speaking of the Iliad, listen to this verse that Hector said, No man will hurl me down to Death, against my fate. And fate? No one alive has ever esca...
February 21, 2020 at 01:21
In: Jason and the Argonauts  — view comment
Okay, this is a lame post. I do that from time to time, but I just loved the story. The Iliad was by far too violent and greedy and tells us who we re...
February 20, 2020 at 02:23
In: Jason and the Argonauts  — view comment
There is no question. I just want to share it with you. Sir2u, I need to share it with you.
February 20, 2020 at 01:35
In: Seneca's greatest thoughts about what we suffer from.  — view comment
Seneca is as warm and cuddling as our mothers and fathers when we were only four years old, no matter how awful things become. As that provided to chi...
February 19, 2020 at 08:17
In: The Limits of Democracy  — view comment
I agree with you; homelessness is on the rise and it is only going to get worse along with hunger, painful drug addictions, lots of suffering, and apa...
February 17, 2020 at 16:22
In: What should religion do for us today?  — view comment
Splendid idea! So all we need to know now is what is and more particularly, what ought to be. Especially because we are talented at knowing what the f...
February 17, 2020 at 16:04
In: Is a meaningful existence possible?  — view comment
I apologize for the confusion. Narrowly viewing Seneca's philosophy and advice as simply "living in the moment," is disingenuous. How should it matter...
February 14, 2020 at 16:58
In: Is a meaningful existence possible?  — view comment
Seneca had a friend named Marcia who lost a young son and became overwhelmed with melancholy; she wished not to live anymore. Seneca came to her aid b...
February 14, 2020 at 16:51
In: Is a meaningful existence possible?  — view comment
Stop complaining about the temporary nature of life as if it were a bad thing!
February 14, 2020 at 15:53
In: Is a meaningful existence possible?  — view comment
I have felt exactly the same way you do and you do not have to stay there. https://youtu.be/XQe8kXsEBmI
February 14, 2020 at 15:00
In: Seneca's greatest thoughts about what we suffer from.  — view comment
As soon as you embrace it, you will discover the things that frighten you the most are just phantoms and nothing to worry about. :smile:
February 14, 2020 at 14:52
In: What should religion do for us today?  — view comment
Sir, I found what you wrote so funny, I'm having serious trouble typing this as we speak. . And your reply, But given the state of our planet, with ov...
February 12, 2020 at 03:44
In: I am my highest authority, judge and guide. Who is yours?  — view comment
How am I unable or unqualified to judge God based upon what we think God is through Scripture? Consider your argument: , and you asking whether that i...
February 08, 2020 at 19:48
In: What should religion do for us today?  — view comment
. I cannot see any difference either.
February 07, 2020 at 21:53
In: The Limits of Democracy  — view comment
Democracy will only work when voters use their ability to reason and not how to satisfy their desires beyond basic needs. Last night, in Donald Trump'...
February 05, 2020 at 16:51
In: Why the argument from evil is lame.  — view comment
Something just struck me profoundly. When I was a young child, I did indeed believe in ghosts and they were not like Casper the Friendly ghost, but ra...
February 03, 2020 at 21:25
In: Why the argument from evil is lame.  — view comment
. Yes, I agree with you and of course I haven't proven anything and I'm not trying to. I just think what most people believe "God is" is incorrect and...
February 03, 2020 at 20:10
In: The legendary story behind irrational numbers.  — view comment
PI is indeed the ratio of the circumference divided by its diameter. But if you set the diameter equal to 1, and set the circumference to 3, you will ...
February 03, 2020 at 09:42
In: Philosophy and the Twin Paradox  — view comment
I cannot answer your question about special relativity, but I can tell you not to bring up anything "philosophical" with scientists because they despi...
February 03, 2020 at 07:51
In: The legendary story behind irrational numbers.  — view comment
Hi, rational is derived from the Latin word 'reckoning' or in accordance with reason. Because of the secretive nature of the Pythagorean School, we do...
February 02, 2020 at 11:31
In: The legendary story behind irrational numbers.  — view comment
I corrected a logical error in the proof and posted it above.
February 02, 2020 at 00:28
In: The legendary story behind irrational numbers.  — view comment
Of course it is @"StreetlightX" but it's entertaining.
February 01, 2020 at 04:13
In: The legendary story behind irrational numbers.  — view comment
It's just a legendary story and we really don't know what exactly happened because their school was so secretive in nature. I hope @"Metaphysician Und...
February 01, 2020 at 04:10
In: It's time we clarify about what infinity is.  — view comment
After all this discussion, I'm starting to reject my claim that Zeno's paradox can be solved by our inability to count and measure things. I'll think ...
January 31, 2020 at 06:47
In: It's time we clarify about what infinity is.  — view comment
I'm not saying mathematics is illogical or wrong and thus theories about reality are illogical or wrong. Einstein's equation E=mc^2 correctly predicts...
January 31, 2020 at 04:41
In: It's time we clarify about what infinity is.  — view comment
I'm saying a number "exists" only if it can be instantiated by something in reality. If many thing exist, then one cannot be instantiated by anything.
January 31, 2020 at 04:23
In: It's time we clarify about what infinity is.  — view comment
Suppose there is one and only one thing in the Universe and absolutely nothing else. Then the only number that exists is one. But in that case one is ...
January 31, 2020 at 03:11
In: It's time we clarify about what infinity is.  — view comment
Infinity is not a real number because all real numbers have a definite magnitude or value whereas infinity does not. Infinity is always greater than a...
January 30, 2020 at 18:34
In: The Steeds That Draw My Chariot.  — view comment
Thank you so much for the link! I'll watch it later today. I love Parmenides' thoughts and are the basis for much of mine.
January 30, 2020 at 16:10
In: Negative Infinity = Positive Infinity OR Two Types of Zeros  — view comment
1/(positive infinity)=1/(negative infinity). that equation is the same as 0=0 and zero does not have any polarity.
January 27, 2020 at 22:52
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