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I remember the 1976 Olympic Games vividly, how much I admired Jenner. I always saw her, he then, as the epitome of what a good athlete should be. My b...

I didn't say it was imperative, I said I wanted to. You asked provocative questions intended to raise a ruckus among us loony lefties. I'm just joinin...

Once I remember saying to myself "I tawt I taw a puddytat."

Of course you're allowed to ask questions. And of course I'm allowed to respond. I don't want you to stop commenting, I only want to hold you accounta...

Stop beating around the bush. If you want those nasty colored people to shut up and stop causing trouble, just say so. Wikipedia says this is from the...

I agree. Sometimes the questions someone asks tell us more than the statements they make or the answers they give.

I remember it vividly. Driving down the lane to my grandfather's farm on a dirt road with the windows down in the summer of 1965. Listening on WCAO fr...

As I said, I understand why you did it, but it hurt. It would be great if you could figure out a way to bring it back.

Are you native American or just romantic visionary.

I believe Pol Pot wrote something similar after a night of drinking in a Paris cafe in the 1940s.

So. What's the plan then?

The instances where I've heard "right to repair," are in relation to an expensive piece of equipment e.g. a car or tractor. The manufacturer won't all...

I had never read either "The Purloined Letter" or any analysis of it. I just read the writeup in Wikipedia, including a plot summary and discussion of...

Come on Tim. Answer the question he asked instead of jumping on your own little bete noir. @"besserlernen" Welcome to the forum. Sorry I don't have an...

Hey. No fair. You didn't like that answer when I gave it for the question "what is our true nature."

Lesser known Star Trek quotes “Oy, vey, it’s the Romulans.” – from Star Trek the Next Generation (STNG) Season 5, Episode 4 – “Data Converts to Judais...

Am I one of those people who "believe that they know and it's their job to spread the word?" You're the one who started this thread. You're the one sp...

I said you wouldn't like it.

Ow, ow, stop twisting my arm. Ok, ok, but you're not going to like it. What is my true nature? I know it when I see it.

In my last post, I tried to be careful not to place the fault on either of us.

Good question, but there's no way you can make me answer it.

I think you and I are talking around in circles. Talking about words. We've probably taken this as far as we can for now.

Lao Tzu is kind of down on achievement of any sort. For me, happiness, to the extent that it is anything, is acting in accordance with our true nature...

On the other hand, I don't think things going on in the subconscious or unconscious become thoughts until they rise into consciousness. Now, after our...

"Thoughts" is the name we give to our inner experience when we have to put it into words to communicate with another person. Turns out when we do that...

The best goal is no goal. Act from your heart and go where that takes you. Lao Tzu says: The Master, by residing in the Tao, sets an example for all b...

Welcome to the forum. You write well and have interesting things to say. I hope you'll hang around for a while.

It bothered me that violent vandals and looters were not held legally accountable for their actions. We agree on that, but it doesn't have anything to...

I've generally tried to be supportive of moderator's decisions, with a couple of exceptions. All and all, I think they do a pretty good job. Also, as ...

Turns out I can read "The Metaphysical Club" free on Kindle Unlimited. Yay.

From "I don't like Mondays" by the Boomtown Rats. The silicon chip inside her head Gets switched to overload And nobody's gonna go to school today She...

The US's Declaration of Independence was a statement of general principle. A few years later, the US Constitution came along and provided a more speci...

As the captain of the Titanic, the engineers at Fukushima, and Karl Marx all said "What could possibly go wrong?"

Aw, shucks. Let's forget for a moment that "unalienable" means you get them even if you don't deserve them. Which of the rights on the list would you ...

Easy peasy: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable R...

You go with Bob, I'll go with Randy: I burn down your cities - how blind you must be I take from you your children and you say how blessed are we You ...

I wasn't going to respond to one more of your half-assed, claptrap, mean-spirited, "why, when I was a boy," social/political rants. I was hoping it wo...

Graceless. Whether or not there are "magic answers," I've known quite a few people who were led through the dark with the help of Athens, enlightenmen...

I hope you know I wrote what I wrote with affection and respect. "The Metaphysical Club" sounds interesting. If I keep calling myself a pragmatist, I ...

Things changed for me when @"TimeLine" left. She added a lot of energy to the forum. I told her she was pugnacious and she took it as a complement, wh...

@"Tiberiusmoon" And it's a place to learn interesting and useful new words.

Try "Sophie's World." It's a novel about a young girl learning about philosophy. It's aimed at a very general audience, but it has some substance.

When I have some things I like, I sometimes start a thread in the Lounge. My old ones include Philosophy Joke of the Day, Beautiful Things, Almost Fam...

Yeah, that's a good one. All bright and cheery and stuff. It's another wonderful passage, but I wondered why you called it a metaphor. Then I looked u...

Or, you could say "I'm your huckleberry."

Your presentation is really clear and well thought out.

Well thought through. And I agree. The so called "problem of induction" has always seemed like pompous nitpicking.

I don't think the poles change at all. The magnetic poles do move.

A few months ago, I was reading a paper book after not having read one for a while. I came across a word I wasn't familiar with and pushed on the page...

The really important thing for me is the ease of looking up information directly on the page. Also - I don't use a Kindle. I read on my cell phone. It...