T_Clark

I agree with your more general comments about metaphysics, but I'm still uncertain about how others apply it to consciousness. I get the impression th...

Alas, he had some interesting things to say. Not a criticism of the moderators.

Kids will eat anything. And once they do, they'll like it for the rest of their lives no matter how terrible it really is.

I was talking about the kind of pretzels you eat, not metaphysical pretzels.

After I went to bed last night, they decided to go ahead and have the trial right away. So, they finished it early this morning. Not guilty on all cou...

Sorry, I shouldn't be lecturing you. I've been known to do that. It's just that I've really been enjoying this discussion and I didn't want it to turn...

I personally like pretzel sticks, the large ones. I used to eat them a Mannings drugstore after our Boy Scout meetings. $0.01. With mustard. I'd also ...

This is the worst of the bunch.

You've already bragged about not knowing much about philosophy. Now you've verified that by showing you don't know much about metaphysics either.

This has been an interesting and informative thread. Your input has been helpful and informative. But you're disrupting things. Stop impugning motives...

Donald Trump indicted in Georgia. Here's a link to the indictment: https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23909543/23sc188947-criminal-indictment.pdf

What is the role of US military in Niger?

So, is this iteration of the Great Game primarily an economic one, countries grabbing for markets? Is there still a military purpose, i.e. a struggle ...

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I've thought about that a lot, especially the US's role. Generally speaking, I consider the overthrow of a democratically elected government a bad thi...

I'm confused. I've always considered the people who search for answers to the so-called hard problem of as the dualists. Looking back over your posts ...

Yes, I overstated my dislike. On the other hand, I wouldn't have eaten it without the ice cream.

No problem. No. the Indian pudding tasted bad because it was made of molasses and corn meal. I guess it was all the rage in 1620.

I'm sure they have corn dogs at the Iowa State Fair too, along with corn on the cob, fried dough, fried butter, fried pickles, funnel cakes... But I a...

The article you linked said it was 100 lbs. of sugar. A fairly piddly amount to name a geographical feature after. Of course you've heard of Boston's ...

There was a very well-known restaurant in Boston for many years - Durgin Park. Solid old New England American food. I ordered exactly what you describ...

You guys all discuss high falutin food. The only foods I want to talk about are Velveeta; pork chops on a stick; and cheese, beer, or sugar on the hig...

This is a picture of Matt Gaetz at Iowa State Fair. Although the photo is of some interest for it's political content, more importantly, I would like ...

I dislike literary interpretation and I'm starting to dislike ChatGPT, but I found some value in the first AI interpretation you provided, e.g.: After...

Is that because you are so wise and articulate? I already spent three or four days discussing this with @"Quixodian", @"Patterner", and @"schopenhauer...

Does this in any way mean that the military might be able to provide more stable government than the civil sector? When I think of governments in cent...

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You put it better than I would have. Now I don't have to comment. Thanks.

This particular argument has always struck me as intellectually dishonest. Is there no God or is God evil? You can't have it both ways. Make up your m...

Interesting. Thanks. This is an area I know just about nothing about, so I don't have much to contribute, but I will be paying attention. How does Bok...

And this is where this particular argument always ends. It's only a question of how long it will go on till it peters out. And then in a day, or a wee...

This part I've quoted seems like a coherent, accessible poem by itself. The rest is very obscure. "Baby marrow" is gross and disturbing.

There is a band called "Nod" that has a song called "Ditty." I'm guessing this has nothing to do with that. Obscure.

The guys just hung over.

More like a poem than a story. Impressionistic, episodic, images flashing by. Seems intentionally obscure. Unless I misunderstand, it feels mean-spiri...

I've always liked travelling. I still like the smell of diesel fumes because they always meant riding on a bus to me. I love wandering around cities l...

https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/download/2705/YGID%20small.png I like poems with imagery. I think the purpose of poetry is to allow readers ...

I guess I see it more as imagining a hook so you have something to wriggle on. https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/download/2705/YGID%20small.pn...

You're right. Sound and fury, signifying nothing. I have appreciated your unwavering enthusiasm for this effort.

They call deaths by suicide, drugs, or alcohol "deaths of despair." Here are some shocking, to me, graphs. https://i1.wp.com/www.brookings.edu/wp-cont...

I think many of us on the other side of the argument would agree with, obviously, different opinions about who is doing the prestidigitation.

I said to myself "Ah, a book on epistemology. I think I'll take a look." It's not about epistemology.

Thanks for the link. I read the article but I don't think it adds anything new to our perennial discussions about this subject. What are your thoughts...

Looking on the web, it doesn't seem to me this is what epistemic cut means, but I'm not sure.

I did understand what you wrote, but I don't think the distinction you are making is important in this particular context. As I noted, the universe is...

Perhaps it's a metaphysical position. I'm not positive it's true or that, if it is, it's truth can be demonstrated. It certainly is true for the fores...

You'll just have to wait and see.

I like the one about the rollercoaster and the ham better.

I don't think you're giving this deeply significant issue the close attention it deserves. Your cavalier attitude is... well, cavalierical.

This is actually very poetic, what with all those metaphors and stuff. You should have submitted it. I'd vote for it.