T_Clark

Just right, but where are the kilts?

Humor is important to me. It cuts directly to the heart. It's a good way to get through to people with whom you are in conflict. I had a good intercha...

You're just jealous because I said Hanover looks like Joseph Stalin. I see you more as a typical Scot, you know, like Groundskeeper Willy from the Sim...

I have fixed pictures in my mind of what you all look like. There is no doubt that those pictures are not accurate, except for @"Bitter Crank". He loo...

I am human and I am a humanist, by which I mean we created human value and meaning. That's a good thing. I love humanity. I feel a connection with my ...

I know what the word means, but I don't see how it applies here. The differences we are talking about here are not metaphysical. They are downhome, ev...

My only request is that it be considerate. On Valentines Day, everyone gets a card. If you don't plan to make it open to all, make the arrangements by...

I feel it's my responsibility to be dignified. I don't want to damage the deep respect, almost reverence, that members of the forum feel for me.

In my understanding, as limited as that is in this case, non-living matter self-organizing is what lead to the beginning of life.

As I said, I think your language is ambiguous. You say there is an "ontological distinction." I'm not sure what that means. Is there an ontological di...

We both know you'll mostly call me "Clarky."

I made a statement of fact about what Darwin wrote in "Origin of Species." Any political interpretation is yours.

Even more than T-Bone, I'd like to be called "Blue Wing," "Wing" for short.

Let's ask him. @"Bitter Crank" - would you like a T-bone steak for lunch? Would you like to be called "T-Bone?"

When I read "Origin of Species," I was surprised to see that Darwin included inheritance of acquired characteristics as a potential mechanism for evol...

Have you thought about how this ties in with Taoism and other eastern philosophies. The ultimate reality in Taoism, the Tao, is not human or conscious...

Like George Costanza, I've always wanted to be called "T-Bone."

Interesting website. Thanks.

This is an ambiguous way of saying it. Life is completely consistent with chemical and physical laws. If you look closely, you won't find any molecule...

Babies learn language long before they learn to read. People don't give children definitions, they talk to them, tell them things, ask them questions....

You've only been here a few months. @"god must be atheist" and I have been around for years. Sometimes I feel like I've said everything I have to say ...

Non. On ne peut pas spéculer sans comprendre. We know enough about how life began to understand that there's nothing magic about it. No elan vital. Al...

Discussions to avoid: Titles in Latin Mispelled titles Started by members with a bird icon If you can’t figure out what the thread is about from the t...

I think the idea of psychohistory opened up my mind to what science could be. It was the scope of the books. The power of the technology. I can still ...

I agree. When I was in my teens, I read the first three books of the seven book "Foundation" trilogy. I was blown away. I can still feel the intellect...

Keeping in mind that he was writing about efficient cause and not the broader Aristotelian concept, here is what R.G. Collingwood wrote about causalit...

The elan vatal talked about by vitalists is not generally considered the same as soul as understood by Christians and some other religions, although t...

Where I come from, we call 40-year-olds - "youngsters."

I'm not interested in participating. It's important to me no one ever finds out I'm actually Donald Trump Jr.

If, in fact, it is true that the universe is eternal, then it is neither begging the question nor an infinite regress. It doesn't make sense to ask a ...

For me, the major themes I've always gotten from cyberpunk are nihilism and despair. For that reason, I tend to avoid them. The only books in that gen...

That's where I put my vote, based on not much of anything. It's not begging the question at all, it's saying the question is meaningless.

Words are the tools we have to work with. It's our job as proto-philosophers to do our jobs with the tools at hand. That's what this thread has been a...

Guilty as charged. My problem; and I guess it's more a matter of taste, aesthetics, than substance; is that those broader issues are not what I would ...

Serious comment - I have found going away for a month or two makes a big difference.

@"Noble Dust" and I have been goofing around with mispronouncing words. You were just collateral damage.

This just reinforces my understanding that you and I mean different things when we say "causality." That's not a bad thing and I've found your positio...

That's not true. They aren't just made up, they're made up and then agreed to. Imperfectly. That's what this thread is about for me. Getting to an agr...

If they're the same thing, then it's the same question.

In case you're wondering, this is pronounced "orey."

I think I mentioned this before, but I don't remember anyone responding. How is causality different from determinism? They seem like the same thing to...

Did any of the wines have the words "Boones," "Farm," or "apple," in their appelations?

I don't know if you've noticed, but I spend a lot of time thinking about metaphysics. My cliched catchphrase - Metaphysical claims, what Collingwood c...

My wife and three children are, as Snagglepuss used to say, con-noisy-ers. Food, wine, beer, whiskey. I'm... not. Robust but not too much. Fills the m...

I think everyone is forgetting the most important thing - Chris Rock is much funnier than Will Smith. Better actor too.

Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law. —?Immanuel Kant, So, what is the univers...

@"apokrisis" Let's say we just get rid of idea of causality. Doesn't your way of seeing things just revert to the hierarchical system we talked about ...

I've always liked Chateautrois-de-Pape better than Neuf. A bit more robust and drinkable. Just checked and found out. "Pape" means "pope." The village...

It is my understanding that it is pronounced differently depending on what part of France you are in.

I wonder how many people out there try to use those pronunciations. I would hope it is a lot, but that seems cruel. They were trying to be correct. Wh...