T_Clark

Be that as it may, my enlightenment is the hole card I will hold in all my arguments from this day forward. Kind of like an endorsement from Donald Tr...

Good post - good ideas, well written.

I think you're right about this indictment in particular. This is not the crime justice should be going all in on.

Well, sure, metaphysics, but not only metaphysics. Wouldn't you be more likely to trust my opinion of Kant's views on chewing gum if you knew I was en...

Not what I would have expected. There, that's more like it. I had pizza for lunch yesterday with leftovers for today. No goat cheese fritters though. ...

Good, being enlightened is going to give my arguments much more authority. I hope you will testify to my transcendence if I need some support in futur...

I already told you that I need a narrative to communicate the situation to you, but I don't need one to motivate myself, which was the point of your O...

Sorry. That's enough. I'm all done.

Because it's part of a job I do enjoy and I can't complete that without doing the part I don't enjoy.

I've done a lot of worthwhile and enjoyable work in my life. All of it included aspects I didn't enjoy. If you like to cook, you have to wash the dish...

I'm not sure your right, but I fear you might be.

That's not true. Your OP was about how people use narratives to provide motivation. What does that have to do with me saying:

I'll admit to being theatrical and indulgent if you'll admit to being condescending and pompous.

Of course I've done things I didn't want to do. Jobs that need to be done are not necessarily enjoyable. All worthwhile activities include aspects tha...

As you well know, it wasn't a baby, it was a doll with teeth embedded in it's face.

I think we probably agree it won't be very fruitful for you and me to spend a lot of time bashing things we already know we disagree on back and forth...

I am a liberal Democrat and I think Donald Trump was a very bad president and is a very bad man. I have no doubt he broke the law in important ways. S...

I was trying to make a play on words with applause and apple sauce, but that didn't work. So I got nothing. I guess no enlightenment for me.

This is startlingly condescending. I think it shows your lack of respect for people who, apparently unlike you, find satisfaction in daily life, famil...

I think this is an artificial distinction. Animals can also behave in ways that don't directly impact basic survival needs. They play, wander around e...

It's not a joke, it is a Zen koan. A koan is like a joke but it's not funny. A lot of @"Hanover"'s posts might be considered koans. Here's what Bart S...

I thought nutria (coypus) are the same as muskrats, but apparently muskrats weigh about 3 pounds and nutria weigh about 9. We have lots of muskrats on...

You are just as arrogant as I am and significantly more gnarly. As I noted, I am the official Voice of the Spirit of Philosophy here on the forum. Onl...

I think you and I are using the term "idealism" with different meanings. When I say "idealism" I mean philosophies similar to Plato's. From Wikipedia ...

As an aside, there was a movie that took up this issue - The Discovery - with Robert Redford and Jason Segal. In it, a scientist proves there is an af...

I'm not what anyone would call an idealist in the philosophical sense, but I do see value in using that kind of approach. In order to do math or logic...

Yes, well, I went to the dentist yesterday and she told me I need to go see a periodontist, a guy to look at my gums. So, I am a bit obsessed with den...

I thought everyone in the UK was unfriendly and had ugly orange teeth.

It's an odd thing for you to call me a "curmudgeon." First, I don't think being one is necessarily bad. Every forum should have a few. And then, of co...

I don't think what I wrote was an ad hominem argument. I always get confused and people misuse the term all the time. I wasn't making an argument at a...

Don't they do Greco-Roman wrestling there? We did freestyle, which doesn't really allow throwing like G-R.

It was when I wrestled in high school.

I was named funniest member of the The Philosophy Forum by the Voice of the Spirit of Philosophy, so it's official. Now that Streetlight is gone, I've...

I'm guessing you find "Robby" a lot more annoying than I find "Clarky." I've been called that all my life, although there was a period when I was call...

By which I assume you mean that the things I intend to be funny actually are.

No need to thank me. It's just part of my job, my duty, my privilege, my calling as the Voice of the Spirit of Philosophy here on the forum.

Here is a link to Dominion's slide presentation at the Fox News lawsuit trial. Has everyone already seen it? I just tripped over it on the web. https:...

I respect your position and your desire to keep the discussion fruitful. On the other hand, I don't really care if they're upset. Their lack of intell...

People like @"180 Proof" and @"universeness" are just here to disrupt other people's discussions. They have nothing substantive to add and refuse to p...

Yes, I do. I haven't read the information @"Wayfarer" references. As I said, I'm skeptical, but I can't reject the evidence without looking at it. I m...

I've told you before, on the forum you're the mommy and @"Baden" is the daddy. Or was it good cop and bad cop?

You've said this before - They say there's no valid evidence, you show them some, and they say the evidence can't be valid because it demonstrates som...

You're overthinking the solitaire thing. That means you'll fit right in here at the forum.

Hey, don't piss on country music. And don't call me "Pop."

You should do what @"Hanover" does. He posts here instead of working, or while working I guess. We're his substitute for solitaire. I think I'll start...

Here's something I thought you might be interested in. Someone sent me a link to a very well-written summary of the Tao Te Ching on an interesting Sub...

I knew the Hello Kitty plates would draw you in.

It's against the law in the US to put ketchup on a hot dog. I direct your attention to the Supreme Court case of Oscar vs. Mayer.

"No" - "it's" "not" - "nothing" "is."

Please don't be offended. I love New York like no other city. My mother grew up there and she would take us with her to see her father. We went to pla...