Outlander

If that's what tomatoes look like where you come from, I'd contact your local agricultural administration immediately. Right after a doctor. Strawberr...

Don't you have a short story to write? :smirk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR1lNDbEkRU

There's an old saying along the lines of "never assume malice toward that which can be adequately explained by stupidity". Not sure if I particularly ...

No different than "it's always darkest before the dawn". Nothing wrong with giving people hope and life purpose in the form of factual anecdotal possi...

Good for him. Co-dependence is a terrible thing to permanently instill unto a young child. Count yourself lucky to have been present in the aura of su...

A drop of wine in a vat of sewage is still a vat of sewage. A drop of sewage in a vat of wine is now a vat of sewage. The good, innocent person being ...

Being a hamster, nature's nimble trapeze artists, that must have took quite a bit of effort! Fortunately, hamsters are known for their incredible reco...

I'd actually argue it's a genius safety mechanism to alert the consumer when one has consumed more than their fair share of "the creature", as it were...

I wonder, if perhaps overall size of the participants could be a factor or some other variable such as access to or prevalence of research facilities ...

Language, Banno, language! There are children present.

Ooh, how I love a good all-encompassing international mystery! You never know just how far this rabbit hole will go. Or what we might uncover, if we e...

Pain. And lot's of it. Generally some sort of loss of valued property or as it is in many cases, life. The mind is a wonderful if not fickle thing. Co...

So, take "truth" for example. The average person or textbook definition being that which is not false. Truth would be I am writing this reply on my co...

Since we're posting videos. https://vimeo.com/549715999 Somewhere in the above video there's a brief synopsis along the lines of "Art is beauty. Beaut...

"The Game". A 1997 seldom-known, underrated gem starring Michael Douglas. Only 50 minutes in, but I have to say I like it a lot. And I quit drinking s...

Anyone else ever wonder if Kant's surname might have contributed to his desire of intellectual pursuits and philosophical endeavors? I sometimes do. I...

Ethics is not, at least in the way one might be encouraged to go all out philosophically on, part of the work environment. You are guaranteed a reason...

Fair enough. I suppose. If you observe something, sure, perhaps it could be an illusion. A puppet of a man looks like a man. A mirage of water looks l...

@Jamal is 100% correct I responded without absolute, rather true knowledge (and in this case, sheer inaccuracy) that Nietzsche, rather not necessarily...

Happy to remind you of what your desires are, as I see you recently edited the post to now include after the fact. Free of charge this time. Lighten u...

I neither like nor appreciate how you awkwardly and clearly randomly placed your fork in the position it is exhibited in. It's as if you were some ali...

I get you 100%. But step back for a moment and think some. From a different angle than accustomed or comfortable. From your "natural law", perhaps it ...

When? Where? "I've never read Nietzsche" is a fact, I was merely sharing a one-off personal experience and observation from one person I know has and ...

Well.. maybe. Agree to disagree. I still feel he's playing both arsonist and firefighter leading the naive and those with a thirst for truth into the ...

I didn't have to. I witnessed the effects of nihilism on wonderful, intelligent people firsthand. Sure it has some, I swear by the word "illusion" of,...

That guy... "Wake up. Be miserable. Repeat." Wow. How profound. Oh but it's okay since "happiness and purpose is a lie which means you're smarter and ...

Perhaps, or on the other hand, some people cannot be adults and follow simple instructions nor exhibit the simple art of discipline for an extended pe...

You would be wise to listen to this poster, OP. Though I have found most philosophers have a tinge of morbidity, if not full on appreciation for dark ...

There have to be "reasonable" dogmas, despite there being rare exceptions that are of little use and nothing but irrelevant distraction from a larger ...

Decisions are easy to reconcile, little more than footprints on the beach before the daily tide rolls in. Indecision, however, is what drives men to m...

How is Fred getting by these days, by the way? And don't tell me he died. You probably killed him (or had him killed) didn't you? Sigh. Little more ca...

Like what? Wasting away needlessly toiling in A dead world where everything, no matter how grand or monumental, flesh or stone, will inevitably decay ...

You know this? How? Are you some sort of exception, hence why you mention such or are you simply postulating?

Generally agree. But for sake of debate (it's own point): "You always admire (be fascinated with) what you really don't understand." - Blaise Pascal R...

Sometimes I think, just for fun, some of the engineers just hop on and speak to you in person while making it seem like it's still the AI. That's what...

Certain philosophies do seem to have less than tangible/measurable goals than others, yes. Philosophy of law is pretty clear, to know Justice as intim...

Ooh, now that was some powerful imagery. I'm indifferent to the socioeconomic assertion but as far as writing. That was good. I read it as if 'capital...

` ie. the little symbol by the tilde (~) nobody uses unless they CBA to type the word "approximately" by a number. ~$50 = "around 50 dollars". Similar...

Oh, phooey. Some of us are actually here to learn. What conclusion did you believe they reached and how do you propose they reached it the to satisfac...

"Hegel, installed from above, by the powers that be, as the certified Great Philosopher, was a flat-headed, insipid, nauseating, illiterate charlatan ...

My dear friend, I believe I can explain. As it so happens, the site owner, Jamal, being the humble and selfless (if not at times inconsiderate) person...

Interesting for sure. Perhaps, where respect that is due, mentioning it superfluously becomes a mockery. Does it not? My kind, smart, sir, @"Tom Storm...

I assumed you were playing a facetious hand so I attempted to play one better. Perhaps the irony is lost on both of us.

I suppose I could just bump an existing anti-natalism thread? It would convey much of any the same sentiment.

Just a bump so this remains front (recent?) page news. :up:

That's hardly ever bad advice. Perhaps a bit of personal discipline and setting limits and boundaries would suffice? The old saying goes "Wherever you...

There's no such thing as a free lunch. (Tell that to the guy in school I bullied) It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings (though perhaps the one I had ...

You know the rules of the Internet. Pics or it didn't happen.

Oh be reasonable. Someone who invested nearly 6,000 posts on this platform has to have some sincerity. Even if, as the site description says, "we don'...

Counter-argument. Just for fun. It is the Shoutbox, after all. :grin: Happy people don't "produce works of art" they merely transpose their given surr...