T_Clark

I don't think life must be abundant, but that's where I'll put my money if I have to bet based on the very limited evidence I provided and just becaus...

Keep in mind I don't come from the US. I come from that exotic land known as the 1960s.

Yes. I came from a kinder, gentler age when you had to hide smut. I think I'm glad I didn't have to deal with the easy access we have now.

Your ignorance is no problem. Just keep in mind that comic books are pretty much the only thing most members of the forum read before the age of 16 ex...

If I'm right, then we don't need an explanation for life based on outside influence. As has been noted many times before - the idea of life being crea...

Careful, careful - Batman is DC, not Marvel.

In the US, "riddler" also has another meaning. "Riddler" (capital "R") is an evil villain in Batman. I'm in physical therapy for my hip, with an appoi...

I read this quickly while passing through, but didn't stop. Now I keep thinking about it. Do I believe this? Let's see. First off, I get annoyed when ...

So, what's LT really like? He seems pretty cool.

Yes, master.

I named this thread "My favorite verses in the Tao Te Ching." It's purpose is to discuss the meaning of specific verses in relation to the whole docum...

Your opening post was intellectually misleading. I pointed it out. I will go away now, unless you keep it going.

I don't understand why it would matter.

Criticizing either from 1,000 or 2,000 years in the future is pointless. Both are important for historical reasons. Both come from periods before ther...

I think I could explain it to a 12-year-old. People here, @"Noble Dust"'s "cantankerous autodidact philosophers" are more set in their ways. They've r...

You are criticizing 13th century science and philosophy on the basis of 21st century physics. I don't see how that accomplishes anything substantive.

I don't see how that is relevant to what we're discussing. Sad to say, I can't remember what my point was.

As you can see from my comments in this thread, that's not how I see it.

As the previous posts in this thread indicate, there is more to it than that.

Great. Now they're gentrifying the Caucuses.

Yes. I understood that. I agree. That was why I brought it up.

One of T Clark's four Noble Truths is that metaphysical statements are not true or false, they are more or less useful in a particular situation. Most...

I agree. That's why I put "thinking" in quotes. I was being a little cute, but It makes sense to me that babies that age are working with their parent...

But...but.... Oh, wait, you resolved this conflict yourself? Do you find that unsatisfactory? I don't.

Whether or not what we've left behind is a room is another, or rather the same, metaphysical question. People may find it "impossible" because it's ha...

Witnessing and apprehending are not immediate or at the very basic level. They are up the ladder of mental processing from the place where objective r...

Most people have not been shown, or told, about quantum mechanics, number theory, or diesel engine repair either. That doesn't mean they are mysteriou...

Less familiar? Sure. Less real? No. I just wanted to point out that the idea of language limiting our worlds is not uncommon.

Just because something is not well known does not mean it is mysterious. Most of what we know about everything we know because we've been told or show...

There is an established discipline of cognitive psychology and science which works on issues of perception, emotion, consciousness, and other aspects ...

I don't know Wittgenstein, but that's never kept me from throwing in my <$0.02 worth. There is a sense in which the world does not exist until it is n...

I can't judge the accuracy of your translation, but it is very graceful. As for your poll question - In my view, values are human, not universal. Is t...

It seems to me that a big difference, maybe the most important one, is that we are not just wired up to the "world." We are also wired up to ourselves...

I agree with this. The idea of objective reality can be really useful, but it's not true. Or false for that matter. That's how metaphysics works.

This is not correct. It's not guess work at all. There's just a lot we don't know yet. Not the same thing. Because, you know, science.

The "What’s The Difference In Cult and Religion" discussion has been closed and it's originator, Trey, has been banned. I have no opinion on the banni...

Using language incorrectly out of laziness or ignorance or for emphasis, makes our language less powerful and less clear. There are plenty of good way...

You've raised a lot of good points. Let's start out with an overview. The way of thinking I'm describing in my posts on this thread is not the only wa...

The mechanism you describe seems very, very unlikely to me. I certainly won't accept it without evidence.

I agree. I'm not really interested in the effectiveness of wearing masks. I wear them when I'm told and don't when I'm not like all good subjects of o...

I'm with Isaac on this one. It strikes me as extremely unlikely that a significant proportion of the viral load in the atmosphere would be removed by ...

I've never had it up here, but my expertise in Southern cuisine was born in the five months I spent in Tuscaloosa for work. I've had fried okra there....

Convey (from web) - Make (an idea, impression, or feeling) known or understandable to someone. Second definition.

I was using Joshs' language. I think "convey" and "display" are both fine.

Yes, I guess it comes down to what we think "means" means. In everyday language, "meaning" is often used to mean significance. That's not what we're t...

I've used this long quote about four times in the past month. Now I have to do it again. This is a quote from "October Light," by John Gardner. A Fren...

I don't mind that you didn't want to respond. I was using your response as an example of the pitfalls of depending on language unselfconsciously.

I think language is fundamentally different from other modes of expression. I got in a discussion with my physical therapist the other day. He plays j...

Even the man who loves Velveeta considers that sacrilege.

I was thinking about this some more. It struck me that your response to my post is a good example of what I was trying to describe. Because of one wor...