T_Clark

It's like you're looking for a fight. I said - feminist philosophy doesn't show up here much, you should start some discussions. You will get some sni...

Instead of "conformity and acceptance" I could say "continuity and social cohesion." Instead of "creativity and individualism" I might say "lack of st...

We're pretty much on the same page, although I think a society of homophobes could easily decide, rationally, that unfairness or worse to homosexuals ...

I'm with @"Agustino". Stability of human institutions. Maintenance of human relationships. Restrictions can be frustrating, unfair, and even harmful, ...

Life can be frustrating and painful. That doesn't mean it's futile. I don't think it is. Even if life is futile, why do you say the futility is system...

Forgot to say - my estimate was based on possible numbers between from 0 to 9. If more numbers are included, the odds decrease a lot, but they are sti...

How do you know? What is the basis of your statement? https://www.lottery-guy.com/lgblog/consecutive-lottery-numbers-florida/

I would guess that a sequential lottery winning number would be pretty common. Why do you think it's not? My precise calculation, which is almost cert...

Agreed. No argument. Feminist philosophy is not discussed much here except to ridicule it. If you have something to say and are willing to deal with s...

Yes, I agree with this. I imagine NKBJ might have a quibble - based on just non-rational, emotional factors, many people might let the fact that one o...

Tonto monto pee ick? Close anyway.

Word of the day - Saturday March 17, 2018. My son's 28th birthday. Word - whippersnapper Official definition - A young and inexperienced person consid...

I'm disappointed. I had believed the word came from Thomas Crapper, who manufactured toilets back in the late1800s.

You keep misstating what I've said. I said that the fundamental basis of morality is not rational but that reason has a role. I believe that morality ...

Thanks for the correction. I don't have a doggerel. Maybe my pen is bigger than yours though.

I believe this is a case of the pot calling the kettle snide. I agree, I probably should have said "people whose behavior is unpleasant" rather than "...

Yes, as I said in my post, it was not a serious statement. I think I understand. "Insistent" = "Does not agree with me." Is that correct? You keep ign...

Or maybe it can be used in a sentence like "@"ArguingWAristotleTiff" and @"TimeLine", what a couple of doggerels.

I forgot to say "No doggerel," another good word. Although it means verse or words that are badly written or expressed, it aught to mean the fenced ar...

Here's a quote using "tenebrous" I tripped across while looking up its definition. From Lovecraft; "Dunwich Horror": One dreads to trust the tenebrous...

Yeah - sounds like a disease. Or maybe a brassica - you know, broccoli, cabbage, brussels sprouts, bucolic.

I like "recalcitrant" people too, although I sometimes use a more vulgar word. The word feels good to say also.

Although I'm sure they exist, I've never had good clam chowder or raw oysters outside of New England. Even here I've had some bad ones. I'll put in a ...

Um, well.... Whether or not I'm wrong, I've stated my position. You've stated yours a couple of times without really giving me any reason to change mi...

As I stated, I thought clearly, I don't think moral decisions, judgments, are fundamentally rational. Sorry. I think it's silly, convoluted, and confu...

I say: You say: Those don't seem that different to me. Although I don't have a "system." As I said, I have taken some beatings for this position. I re...

I didn't presume anything. I said 1) it seems plausible to me that an animal's sense of beauty might have something in common with ours and 2) there m...

I think we're treating you unkindly on your first posts. To be fair to me, I did start out with a serious response. If you will participate, I promise...

My estimate completely without any specific data - Average normal sexual frequency = Average forum sex frequency + a bunch. Perhaps fdrake can give us...

I would guess, with no specific evidence, that philosophers as a class get laid significantly less than average humans. Especially male philosophers. ...

For me, the point of philosophy is to learn to clarify, understand, and explain my beliefs and values in an effective way. It's training to help achie...

Yes, well, I didn't recognize the specific quote but it didn't seem very Bloodninjay and did sound sort of Nietszchey, so I checked. I was just being ...

Here's what we were taught when we came across a situation like this. 1) Say "Has anyone called 911?" If not, call it 2) Then say "I know CPR, can I h...

What was that word again? Oh, yeah - bologna. Let's see, that means 100% of US citizens who were less than 18 years old in 2016 did not support Trump....

There have been a lot of discussions on the forum about how life develops from non-living matter and consciousness develops from non-sentient living o...

This is bologna. This whole discussion is bologna. I don't like President Trump. I think he's a terrible president. But... he was elected in accordanc...

Oddly enough, I was laying in bed this morning with my reading glasses sitting on the bedside table. The sun was shining through them showing they are...

A really interesting story. You write well. I think it relates to one of the comments I made previously - the existence of God as both a matter of fac...

Sorry WF, I didn't mean to try to hijack your discussion. It was my misunderstanding. At a place I used to work, there was a whiteboard in the lunch r...

It makes sense, but I hadn't thought about it. It lead to some misunderstanding and confusion in a discussion I was having.

What about the Nazi fortress on the dark side? On a related note - Capricorn One, one of my favorite movies, is on Netflix now. It's about a conspirac...

So, @"Wayfarer", this is supposed to be a word thread, not just a discussion of "deepfake" and similar concepts, isn't that correct? If we're going to...

I assume you want us to contribute. I love words, even when they're just sitting there by themselves with no friends around. Gregarious. I love the wa...

I remember I called Charleton a "dick" before. I can't remember if I ever called you one. Do you remember?

I believe the foundations of morality are not fundamentally rational. Lot's disagree. Reason can sometimes be used to figure out things that aren't cl...

You should check the Site Guidelines. They specifically say that no quotes from the original Star Trek are allowed, including any movies. I'm going to...

Let's try an example: T Clark - John X killed George Y, what punishment do you think he should receive? Pseudonym - I don't believe in free will, so I...

Please don't tell him the bad things I've said about civil engineers. Wouldn't want to discourage him.

If I find it useful or we can negotiate what we both agree is useful, it's useful.

Here's an example of when what you call "VERI" is useful: Let's imagine a discussion - Question - Is abortion immoral. Speaker 1 - It's clear to me th...