T_Clark

I wasn't finding fault with the process you and I are going through. I've really enjoyed it. I just always want to make sure I keep my eye on the expe...

Of course, none of what I say should be taken as approval of American politics. It's a bit fucked up.

Not really, well maybe a little. We hear so much about Putin, oligarchs, corruption, repression of dissent. I was just looking for some perspective. T...

Your crap poem meant A birders lament The hawkies all went Wasted time spent. Or we could try haiku: Waiting on the hill For majestic raptors flight F...

I don't see how that contradicts my point. Yes. It strikes me that making the financial industry the heart of the economy has been disastrous. It high...

This is not an argument against anything you've written about the poem, or what I've written for that matter - I loved the poem before I thought about...

That definition is not inconsistent with my meaning. The definition said "beauty," not "prettiness" or "pleasurableness." I think I could, but not jus...

I think the birds still have a boycott because of that guy in Belarus. Maybe they don't like Putin either. Speaking of Putin, if you don't mind if I p...

Again, that would be a disaster. How would laws be developed? Who would write them? Initiative petition or referendum? If it was run like Massachusett...

BirdCast shows bird migration in the US almost in real time. Pretty neat. /uploads/resized/files/sk/pc5duksre81g9rgb.png https://birdcast.info/migrati...

They have a lot of customers here and they need to be here to serve them. They won't be able to escape.

Direct democracy would be a disaster. In New England we have a tradition of Town Meetings, which act as the legislature for towns. They meet once or t...

Seems like there is some enthusiasm for putting the squeeze on some corporations. Those are mainly tech companies, which probably aren't the main prob...

I wonder how long the worker shortage will last. Probably not long enough to make a permanent difference. We need regulation and labor unions.

Democracy is government by the governed. There are lots of different ways this can be configured and still fall within the meaning of the word.

Perhaps, but there are incorrect definitions of "art." There are also definitions that are of very little use. Several of those have been expounded in...

Yes. That's exactly right.

Note - this is a four year old thread. It would be helpful if you would point that out when you post. That being said, here is my response: Lamest par...

I'd rather have the elephant art on my wall than the Mona Lisa. It matches the rug in the living room.

Free market capitalism works. Other systems, e.g. government controls, don't seem to. What do I mean when I say "capitalism works?" It creates a marke...

Both these paintings are done by elephants: /uploads/resized/files/bw/b5znu728yn6swn3t.png /uploads/resized/files/p8/g4tpttxt744l0f8e.png

If the artists and audience don't see it, maybe it comes from you. That's not a criticism. The experience of art includes how it fits in with the rest...

Please do.

Hi. I try my wry reply hereby. sigh, goodbye.

You read poetry more closely than I do. When I first read it, I did note the meter as being very satisfying. Serious, but not too somber. Matter of fa...

That hasn't been a problem for me. I think they may be intimidated.

Whenever you talk about consciousness, the fact that different people mean different things by the word always gets in the way.

Great poem. Plenty philosophical. Even if it weren't, there's always leeway for a good poem. Love it. Love it. Love it.

The thing about Pilates, yoga, and some other workouts - about 95% of the people in class are women. I mean, come on. Who wants to hang around with me...

I don't think it reflects anything pathological. I'm a really verbal person, not particularly visual. I'm pretty good at explaining my decisions, feel...

In my experience, if you come across it on the page, you get the most recent version. If you follow a link to your name, you get the version that was ...

I've come across the phrase in a few different contexts. I probably heard it first from Alan Watts. As I said, I'm not sure it is any better a definit...

This is an interesting and well-written discussion.

I don't know if I'd call this rigorous, but I find it very satisfying - the ground of being. It's what's all the way at the bottom when you've swept e...

Is that from one of his essays? Which?

Remember all those people who claimed that the Shoutbox wouldn't contribute to the sophistication of the forum.

That's "musckles."

I loved "Titus Groan," but I'm surprised I finished it. Luckily, about a quarter of the way in, something grabbed me by the collar and dragged me the ...

@"Hanover" I forgot to mention - since you're leaving the door to the microwave open, you'll have to wrap the rest of your body in aluminum foil. Move...

If you'll put it in the microwave for five minutes at high power, I think that'll take care of it. You'll have to put tape over the latch since you'll...

Yes.

I'm with @"praxis". Clearly spinach is the answer.

There are things I like and things I know are high quality. Some of the things I like I like because they are high quality. Some of the things I like ...

When I was a psych major long, long ago, I remember reading about computer generated therapy. Here is a link to a program created back in the 1960s. P...

When I look up "Turing principle" it discusses the computability of functions. I don't think that's what you're talking about. What do you mean specif...

As I noted, the so-called "identity of indiscernibles" is central to my beliefs. So, yes, the Turing test is a reasonable way to see consciousness. An...

I'm mostly interested in the broad principle you described, what you call the "identity of indescernibles," rather than the specific examples, i.e. P-...

What you call "the identity of indiscernables," a phrase I hadn't heard before, is a central one to how I see the world. If you can't tell the differe...

I'll have you know that my dim witted consciousness is very large minded.

I did not call any names or comment on your character. I wrote about the "pompous, smug, condescending attitude with which you present and repeat, and...