T_Clark

I'll try it without the notices in the Shoutbox. If it starts to die, I'll start using them again.

I didn't mean it as a complaint. I intended for it to be matter of fact. Telling me my thoughts about an issue in philosophy I think is very important...

Actually, I appreciated their comments. My way of seeing things is an outlier in relation to western philosophy and this forum. Hearing harsh criticis...

Be that as it may, it seems clear to me that if there were, @"Hanover" doesn't think I would win it.

I appreciate you comments. They are fair and balanced. Small joke, but I'm serious. My lack of experience with academic philosophy is the primary poin...

I appreciate the different perspective on the discussion in this thread. From the sound of it, you and the philosophers you discuss are talking about ...

It's not just that there are established training methods, there are no established methods for measuring performance.

Yes. I think you, Kafka, and Pascal are on the same page.

Yes. I like this way of putting it.

I started a new thread in the Lounge - Just Poetry. I wanted to start from scratch after fiddling around with “Philosophical Poems” for a while. I’m n...

That's not what Kafka said. Here's my way of seeing it - Awareness comes first, then philosophy. You have to know the world before you can use philoso...

The "big picture" comes first. Then comes philosophy. You have to be aware of the world and yourself first. Then philosophy can help you fill in the b...

I'm not trying for excellence. I'm not sure what it even means in this context. Does it mean being able to quote a lot of philosophers? That's a set u...

I have no argument with anything you've said. Whenever I call myself a philosopher, it is with a smirk at my presumption. I think the most accurate de...

As you can certainly see, I am very verbal - wrapped up in words. I don't have any consistent meditative or spiritual practice. Actually, I do. This f...

It is genetically impossible to cross salmon with lemmings. It also ruins the flavor.

That surprises me. Whether or not that's a good reason, it isn't my reason. I am, if I may be so bold deluded, an epistemologist and metaphysician. I ...

Yes.

All while keeping blatant flat out pseudo-science on the front page.

@"jamalrob" accused me of not being open minded. I wonder what he thinks about you. I've read Kant and Wittgenstein. They're fine I guess. To me, they...

No.

Not sure. Are you saying I'm lying?

Moved to the lounge. The moderators are paying me back for making a stink about moving another one of my threads to the Lounge, even though the Philos...

I come to philosophy through science via epistemology. I'm an engineer. I want to know things. Questions about how I know what I know draw me in. I am...

I don't think I need any validation for the way I do things. My ideas stand up with the best of those here on the forum. I don't mean I think I'm righ...

Thank you.

So, anyway @"jamalrob", I had more fun defending my thread than I did participating in it. I got to be all self-righteous and stuff and to be a martyr...

The only one who really dismissed my position was StreelightX, whose attitude seems much the same as yours. I was making the case that there is anothe...

My apologies to @"StreetlightX" for the mistaken accusation. I think it is a very substantial question and I was very serious in asking it. It gets to...

One of the moderators moved my "You don't need to read philosophy to be a philosopher" thread to the Lounge. I assume it was you @"StreetlightX". Pret...

No, don't apologize. I just wanted to be clear about what concerns me. When I have specific things I want to see in a thread I start, I try to be as e...

What I get out of the video is that you have big ears.

Although I'm interested in lots of issues discussed here on the forum, epistemology is what matters to me most. What do I know? How do I know it? How ...

If the answer is "yes" does that make it one of those liar's paradox propositions? "This sentence is false." The proposition that metaphysical stateme...

This is a reasonable request. I'll look at what the others have written and see if I have anything to add. I'll make this point again - it's not the p...

I don't think there is much value in the word anyway. Everyone seems to think it means something different. Just tell us what you don't like about the...

I don't see your responses as unsympathetic to my positions.

I agree with this.

I don't think my use is idiosyncratic, but it also is not universal. A lot of people disagree with how I think of it. If nothing else, I think that le...

I don't think Kafka's thought is a testimonial to empirical philosophy, but I do think it has everything to do with the quality of attention paid. Yes...

Maybe this is my inner pragmatist speaking, but I see philosophy from a practical perspective. It helps me think and express myself better in a way th...

As I noted in my previous response to @"Manuel", I take Kafka seriously and, mostly, literally. I'm sure Kafka was well-read in philosophy, but in the...

For what it's worth, I take Kafka seriously and, to a certain extent, literally. I'm sure he was very well read in philosophy and many other things, b...

Yes, well... the statement was intended to be ironic. I will add a quote here. I know it's right because it's from a philosopher: To pursue learning o...

Of course not, but that opens up an interesting question. Is my understanding that metaphysical questions are not matters of fact but of usefulness a ...

This is a really well thought through and helpful post. I agree that philosophy is a good way of tightening up my thinking and learning to express my ...

Your thoughts are similar to mine, although I have been hoping someone will come and blast away. Those are the people I'm hoping to hear from. I guess...

I make a separation between the kind of philosophy I am talking about and science. I understand what you're saying, but the distinction makes sense to...

Well, I'm not proud of my ignorance in this regard.... Ok, well, maybe I am. But I guess I envy people who have the ideas of others at their finger ti...

I think my "body of work," if I may laughingly call it that, shows I am not afraid to do my own thinking, for better or worse. Yes, and that's what I'...