You are viewing the historical archive of The Philosophy Forum.
For current discussions, visit the live forum.
Go to live forum

Zolenskify

['Member']Joined: September 22, 2020 at 15:35Last active: March 27, 2025 at 21:025 discussions58 comments
Location: Maryland

Bio

Artist
Mathematician
An actual jazz drummer
Hmm...

Favourite Philosopher

Plato, Machiavelli, Aristotle, Lucretius, Galileo, Frankfurt, Tolstoy, Pythagoras

Favourite Quotations

“Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog. You understand it better but the frog dies in the process.” - E.B. White

"Nature; for she performs with utmost ease and simplicity things which are even infinitely puzzling to our minds" - Galileo, from 'Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems'

"It is indeed a matter of great difficulty to discover" - Isaac Newton, from 'Philosophia Naturalis Principia Mathematica'

"If she got sauce, she has sauce." - Barack Obama

"Now is not the time for making new enemies" - Famous last words, Voltaire

Discussions (5)

Comments

In: Should I get with my teacher?  — view comment
Okay, I'm officially lost. As if the obvious needed to be stated, this thread is a joke; no rational person would consult an online forum of total str...
November 24, 2024 at 16:19
In: Should I get with my teacher?  — view comment
Brother, already on to a different girl man; the teacher is old news. This other one does in fact like the beach she said, so it might work out super ...
November 24, 2024 at 16:01
In: Should I get with my teacher?  — view comment
I don't know man, I guess these thoughts just pop into my head while I'm surfing and need some insight. What happens is I fall when trying to land my ...
November 24, 2024 at 04:41
In: Should I get with my teacher?  — view comment
tru
November 24, 2024 at 04:29
In: Should I get with my teacher?  — view comment
Well, hang on a second. Didn't you mention a somewhat ironic situation where this happened to you? Unless, you are joking, in which case that is actua...
November 24, 2024 at 04:29
In: Should I get with my teacher?  — view comment
I see things exactly the same way. Now that I reflect on it, my reply was directed at the other fellow. Sorry about that.
November 24, 2024 at 04:19
In: Should I get with my teacher?  — view comment
and This sentiment is valid and, because of this, I must clarify; I would never encroach on another's autonomy to communicate with complete strangers ...
November 23, 2024 at 04:49
In: Things that aren't "Real" aren't Meaningfully Different than Things that are Real.  — view comment
What do you mean, man?
November 19, 2024 at 15:30
In: Should I get with my teacher?  — view comment
Am in college btw if that changes anything.
November 19, 2024 at 15:26
In: Numbers start at one, change my mind  — view comment
Indeed, my friend, we have reached the pinnacle of thinking: which is not thinking.
February 23, 2024 at 16:15
In: Numbers start at one, change my mind  — view comment
All this talk about enlightenment. What the hell are we doing here then?
February 22, 2024 at 19:24
In: Numbers start at one, change my mind  — view comment
Well, what I see here is that you are saying 1+1 is not 2. So I don't know where you're coming from.
February 22, 2024 at 19:22
In: Numbers start at one, change my mind  — view comment
Maybe... But I want to know what you think.
February 22, 2024 at 19:20
In: Numbers start at one, change my mind  — view comment
I think you ought to spend more time in Singapore.
February 22, 2024 at 19:17
In: Numbers start at one, change my mind  — view comment
Well this would mean that the premise on which I based my observation was totally unfounded. I think what we have here is an agreement. I see what you...
February 22, 2024 at 19:15
In: Numbers start at one, change my mind  — view comment
An interesting note, but in respect to time, things get really blurry really fast. I will be honest, I do not follow how this differs from my example,...
February 21, 2024 at 19:20
In: Numbers start at one, change my mind  — view comment
but a 0th rock does not exist — Zolenskify Saying someone has 0 rocks is not the same as "there is a 0th rock" — one is a nonsensical statement, the o...
February 20, 2024 at 04:27
In: Numbers start at one, change my mind  — view comment
Well I really think you're wrong.
February 20, 2024 at 03:31
In: Numbers start at one, change my mind  — view comment
Well this too is... unexpected, but appreciated greatly. Thank you for the compliment.
February 20, 2024 at 03:30
In: Numbers start at one, change my mind  — view comment
This is a good point, I like the way you think; we shall exclude igneous. Although... I would refrain from calling rocks out on their lifestyles, it i...
February 19, 2024 at 05:37
In: Numbers start at one, change my mind  — view comment
I'm just gonna stop you right there: I really think you're wrong. You can change my mind, I just need a strong argument, and it's definitely not too l...
February 17, 2024 at 17:09
In: Numbers start at one, change my mind  — view comment
No worries, I know the feeling. But please get back to me as soon as you can.
February 17, 2024 at 16:54
In: Numbers start at one, change my mind  — view comment
Well, that must just be the way you see things, because I think things are just fine starting at 1.
February 17, 2024 at 16:48
In: Numbers start at one, change my mind  — view comment
Well, that is true. But if you stole from me, there would be hell to pay. So, don't do it. Correction: Sorry, misread who you had responded to. But st...
February 17, 2024 at 16:45
In: Numbers start at one, change my mind  — view comment
I can see where you are coming from, but this argument is unfounded. You are correct by saying I had 0 rocks before I picked up the first, but a 0th r...
February 17, 2024 at 16:45
In: Numbers start at one, change my mind  — view comment
Well, this is... unexpected; appreciated, but unexpected. But nonetheless inconsequential; the rock is no longer if it's form is altered, and cannot f...
February 17, 2024 at 16:10
In: Changing Sex  — view comment
I was once pregnant with a food baby and I am a man.
February 09, 2022 at 22:16
In: Israel killing civilians in Gaza and the West Bank  — view comment
Yeah I hear you, but they would probably just seek out some other beneficiary who adhere to their terms. If there's anything I've learned thus far abo...
February 06, 2022 at 00:08
In: Israel killing civilians in Gaza and the West Bank  — view comment
I mean I hear what you're saying, but why would they stop sending aid so that another country will just take their place and send aid in the U.S's ste...
February 05, 2022 at 16:03
In: I am starting my Math bachelors degree next week, any pointers?  — view comment
I'll look into it, thanks again for the advice.
January 25, 2022 at 00:49
In: I am starting my Math bachelors degree next week, any pointers?  — view comment
Interesting, I will look into these, thank you.
January 24, 2022 at 04:40
In: I am starting my Math bachelors degree next week, any pointers?  — view comment
Check, dark's move.
January 24, 2022 at 04:38
In: I am starting my Math bachelors degree next week, any pointers?  — view comment
Certainly, I go to Salisbury University, a smaller school in Maryland, USA, and I am Junior - age 21. Plan on attending University of Baltimore Law Sc...
January 24, 2022 at 04:37
In: I am starting my Math bachelors degree next week, any pointers?  — view comment
Ok, thanks a lot.
January 24, 2022 at 04:34
In: How is ego death philosophically possible?  — view comment
Yeah, I suppose you're right.
January 24, 2022 at 04:33
In: How is ego death philosophically possible?  — view comment
An app that reads books to you, like Spotify, but for books. It also is read by a person, not a robot.
January 24, 2022 at 04:31
In: I am starting my Math bachelors degree next week, any pointers?  — view comment
Sounds good, thanks.
January 23, 2022 at 20:52
In: I am starting my Math bachelors degree next week, any pointers?  — view comment
Noted, thank you.
January 23, 2022 at 20:52
In: I am starting my Math bachelors degree next week, any pointers?  — view comment
Cool, thanks.
January 23, 2022 at 20:51
In: Currently Reading  — view comment
Death of a Salesman ayeeeeee
January 23, 2022 at 18:58
In: How is ego death philosophically possible?  — view comment
Have you tried Audible?
January 23, 2022 at 18:06
In: How is ego death philosophically possible?  — view comment
I hear what you are saying, and you're right to say that animals do have a sense of time. Animals do have a circadian rhythm for example. However, wha...
January 23, 2022 at 18:06
In: How is ego death philosophically possible?  — view comment
You don't read books anymore?
January 22, 2022 at 16:47
In: How is ego death philosophically possible?  — view comment
Have you read "The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle?
January 22, 2022 at 16:41
In: How is ego death philosophically possible?  — view comment
This was deep, man.
January 22, 2022 at 16:38
In: The Future  — view comment
Well, I am a human.
January 22, 2022 at 03:40
In: The Future  — view comment
I hear you, but to a worm in horseradish, the world is horseradish. I fair that my generation has seen enough pain to understand how valuable our time...
January 22, 2022 at 03:37
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
Well I am not too familiar with that particular vaccine, and it's effectiveness, but I will say that there are more daily Covid cases than ever. I thi...
January 20, 2022 at 05:15
In: The Future  — view comment
Michio Kaku, in his book "The Future of Humanity," states that if the human race can survive another 200 years (from 2015, so another 193 years now), ...
January 20, 2022 at 05:11
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
I got the Moderna booster, and I had the J&J single dose as my initial vaccine. I can remember that night after the J&J being hell, and was expecting ...
January 18, 2022 at 19:41
⇧