T_Clark

Not if it's truly from the heart. Lao Tzu: Therefore the sage is devoted to non action, Moves without teaching, Creates ten thousand things without in...

Expand a little please.

That's not the point of generosity, or any action from the heart. The point is to help other people, whom we care for as members of our community, how...

I grew up in the mid-Atlantic states. The only time we got Dr. Pepper was when my father would travel to the south and bring some back with him. He li...

In a sense, that is the message of Taoism.

I won't give your opinion any credence unless you tell me you've tried a PB&M sandwich and found it impalatable. I'm sure it won't be everyone's favor...

Don't misinterpret the fool/ignorance theme. The fool really did see things others didn't because he wasn't tied to the accepted creed. Fools were oft...

The Clark family culinary specialty is the peanut butter and mayonnaise sandwich. I guess the general theme is that everything is better with mayonnai...

The idea of a sage as ignorant or a fool is a common one. Lao Tzu includes several instances in the Tao Te Ching: Verse 19 Eliminate sagacity (sheng),...

In Oliver Wendall Holmes' Supreme Court opinion in the Case of Schenk vs. United States in 1919, he wrote that yelling fire in a crowded theater is no...

No cannonballs during lap swim!

"In science, 'fact' can only mean 'confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent.'" Stephen J. Gould.

I think it's because you have a non-standard name. Here are some suggestions for a new one: Global Crust Flitter Manx HughGRection Banno DonaldJTrump ...

This is just a punt on your part. A baloney response because you have nothing relevant to say. I went back and reread the posts in this thread. There ...

I certainly am not an expert on this, but it is my understanding that an analog computer works by modelling a specific process using an analogous proc...

I don't get it. What's your point?

Perhaps China is not included among the "developed world." Anyway, the web says that 95% of Chinese are covered by subsidized healthcare.

According to the web, the United States is still the only country in the developed world without a system of universal healthcare. For what it's worth...

Free health care and the metric system - it's cominism I tell you! Cominism!

Apparently the vaccinated can be infected in some cases, but that's not the main problem. Yes, you can infect the unvaccinated. You can also infect th...

As long as it's in a pool and not your living room.

All 50 states require that children take the measles vaccine before they fan go to school. Why should this be any different? Employers, especially in ...

Generally, it is the responsibility of the person who starts a discussion to provide their own thoughts in the opening post. It's just common courtesy...

If there's flooding, I guess I'll go swimming outdoors. Less facetiously, there are several routes to the YMCA where I swim. The one I usually take te...

It doesn't matter what other people have done. We should do what we think is right, based on our values. There are people in our society who don't agr...

Providing for everyone is the goal, but it'll never get met. People always fall through the cracks. So, keep trying.

A society can't be considered a good one if large numbers of its members are without basic needs, including healthcare. It doesn't really matter to me...

Going swimming. Indoors.

Also - thanks for keeping the thread alive. It's my favorite.

I like it too. When you said it was beautiful, I wasn't sure I agreed. I wouldn't call it a beautiful view, but it does give you a visceral feel for h...

I didn't say it has all the answers. I said it has answers to almost all the questions I have.

I see you are an expert in complex dynamical systems. The sense in which I was using "complex systems" was more mundane than that. Even without taking...

Has it passed the House yet? I'll believe it when I see it signed. Yes, it's a good thing, but it won't solve the problem.

Are you saying that even our mediocrity is mediocre?

I was born in 1951. I think the most important differences between my life and those of younger people is that working people are more vulnerable than...

"Mediocre" means "not very good."

Criticizing other people's lives is, and has always been, a popular pastime.

As I noted in my post, 1B James was not here to philosophize, but to preach. He was spreading the word with a fire hose. That's a good reason to ban h...

When you become a moderator, you take an oath never to admit you're wrong. I know that's true because @"Hanover" told me.

Generally, you get banned if you push a particular moderator's buttons. I could see how he would.

Why is this a particular issue for you? Are you Roma? I hope that's not too personal.

What's the capital of Malawi? Seriously, almost all the questions I have I can get answers for off the web. Ok, ok - What will be this weeks PowerBall...

I thought it was the other way around - that the word "gyp" came from "gypsy."

Was there something in particular you liked about 1 Brother James, or are you commenting just on basic principles? Not disagreeing. Just curious.

I think it's fair to call many of my philosophical ideas pragmatic. As I've said many times before, people generally choose their metaphysical systems...

As I'm sure most people agree, it was clear from the start that 1 Brother James was not long for the forum. His ideas were no more "nonsense" than man...

It bothers me when members ridicule people who have been banned, which is a common blood sport here on the Bannings thread. I'm sure it's humiliating ...

As I noted, the idea of causation may be applicable in some very simple systems. That doesn't necessarily mean it is useful in more complex cases or n...

Item 7 on the T Clark list of philosophical principles - If it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. I have no problem with your statement, but, since it...

I've heard this claim many times in many contexts, but it doesn't make sense to me. I can understand a claim that it is wrong to deny causation, but n...