T_Clark

You said you were going to ignore me. In response I made you and offer, which you have not responded to. You should put you money where your mouth is.

Again, just restating you position without supporting argument, as if it didn't need a one. I would be happy if you would ignore me and my posts, but ...

I agree with you on this. I don't think really moral behaviors are matters of convention. By "really moral" I mean behavior that reflects our common h...

I was chastised for criticizing the lack of quality in the Shoutbox. This two page discussion about how to pronounce "dance" has certainly shown me ho...

You act as if you think what Buddhists mean by suffering and what you do are the same thing, but they're not. I'm certainly not any kind of expert in ...

I have been in quite a few discussions on that subject. Generally, I was the one who raised the subject, since it's an important part of the metaphysi...

I think this just shows a lack of understanding of what Buddhists mean by suffering. It's something different than the way you generally define it.

This is something that's been discussed a lot here on the forum. In most situations, I don't see what value truth has beyond being a tool to help us d...

My first reaction to your post was negative. I think it was the word "advantage." To me that implies a competitive strategy against an opponent, which...

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You and I agree that the fact that human behavioral processes must be consistent with the principles of physics does not mean humans are not responsib...

Now that you have endorsed pompous summary judgements, I think you and I are in agreement.

It could be both impregnable and pompous.

Given your underlying assumptions, I would say you are correct. I don't agree with your underlying assumptions, but that's me. We can leave it at that...

This seems like one of those pompous summary judgements I've been hearing about.

This is like that "rational" argument for God: God is the greatest thing possible. If God doesn't exist, it wouldn't be the greatest thing possible. T...

This from Wikipedia: /uploads/resized/files/t0/5q7ip690vmmmeyao.png This from Britannica: /uploads/resized/files/1q/5597sfgpm20gkx94.png

As I noted, the Caucasus don't just include the area immediately next to the mountains, they stretch up to the north end of the Caspian Sea, where the...

Human moral motivations; e.g. guilt, responsibility, conscience, empathy, blame, shame, altruism; are psychological, sociological, and cultural phenom...

The Caucasus are a region, not, or not just, a mountain range. As I noted, they stretch north from the mountains to the north end of the Caspian Sea a...

If you look, you'll find that Kazakhstan directly abuts the northern Caucasus on the north end of the Caspian Sea. It's my understanding that border c...

Yes, I've heard that somewhere too.

I usually think of you as Kazakh.

Yes, Banno, I admit it. If anyone were to challenge me for the title of best poster of pompous summary judgements here on the forum, you would be at t...

I don't think it's nihilism, but I must admit I wouldn't have been as flip as I was if this weren't the Shoutbox. My primary philosophical point, as o...

I think I can say with no fear of contradiction that my pompous summary judgements are the best on the forum.

The quality of posts on the Shoutbox has declined precipitously. I think it should take another few years off. "Precipitously" is a funny word. It mea...

Good point. I had not made any judgement about absurdity. Yes, your work often combines creepiness with absurdity while @"invicta"'s is more purely cr...

As a wise person entity once wrote: I'm sticking with "creepy."

Am I wrong or are you working on usurping @"Hanover" from his position as the creepiest poster on the Shoutbox? You have quite a ways to go.

I'm with you. It ties in with the question of whether or not something can come out of nothing for which I have two possible answers, depending on my ...

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Thank you for giving me and my masculinity credit.

That's the word I was looking for. Yes, a snort.

I have this little laugh, very brief and quiet, like "hmph." It happens when something amuses me just a bit. It annoys people because they think I'm m...

I like this, but I'd rewrite it - Since the truth doesn't exist, nothing can be true, nothing can be consistent, constant, nothing can exist. I'm not ...

I laughed a bit when I saw this. With Chat GPT now, Googling up a paper might have a new meaning.

I've been to SC twice. Once for a vacation, near Charleston. I didn't try any BBQ sauce. It was hot. Body temperature water with no waves. The other t...

When I open my hot dog shop, no ketchup will be available. There will be lots of angry customers, but I will stand up for what's right. I blame McDona...

Ahem... Yes, well... Here's some more evidence: https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eBXk9jy3lq4/VQvspA_AgfI/AAAAAAAABbo/rtKm3zmRMp4/s1600/KANG.PNG

You're from Ohio. They don't make "pasta salad" in Ohio. They make macaroni salad. Elbow macaroni, mayonnaise, celery, onion if they're feeling daring...

As I noted in my response to @"Eugen", this is a matter of disagreement among philosophers and those of us who pretend. I think you and I are in the m...

I wasn't expecting any action. It's just me being ornery. I know it will shock you to hear that.

This is the song I sing over and over. People love it when I do. I learned it from R.G. Collingwood, who wrote "An Essay on Metaphysics." Metaphysical...

There are five threads about consciousness active on the forum within the last four hours. They all cover just about the same subjects, with some diff...

I won't clutter up your thread with my somewhat idiosyncratic views beyond saying this - The idea of "fundamental substance" is a metaphysical one, no...

I agree. The fact that the aliens were not aware of relativity was clever.

If 15% is "fringe" then black Americans are a fringe race. If 7% is "fringe" then gay people are a fringe population.

Yes, those pesky fringe religions: /uploads/files/jc/jnwfue6pkx8bu6an.png

I liked the book, but I'm not sure I'd want to see it as a movie. We'll see.