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Just the general sentiment or trend that I have noticed on these forums of using psychology as a weaponized means to prove a point in many of these di...

Too much unjustified fatalism originating from a false sense of certainty derived from emotional reasoning on the matter. That's my take on these deep...

Positive vibes. :cool: I don't toke tho. :halo:

I figure, that if I have stated that I am content/happy/satisfied with my current state of affairs, then there is no point in questioning those feelin...

Hmm, good point. Although, "trepidation" is not the right word here, in my humble opinion. Maybe, doubt or uncertainty or lack of confidence would be ...

Perhaps, it's because I'm passionate about philosophy, that has given rise to all these sentiments. Is that a bad thing? I don't think being satisfied...

Oh, well I just treat it as the F-word, or another way of saying STFU. It's really meaningless if a trained professional such as a psychiatrist or psy...

Sounds good. Can anyone recommend a good companion to use for the tractatus?

That's a statement worth exploring in more detail, I think. See this video for instance: 'It was going to happen eventually' says student on Texas sho...

That would be amazing. We definitely need more social cohesion.

So, just to carry on the idea of the ordinary folk not having their voice heard (What I'll refer to as the 'alignment problem'). What can be done abou...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qczr6Z2qtpE

What s/he said. Although, I'd like to point out, for sake of sincerity, that this isn't a purely "Republican" (although I did use the term "predominan...

Well, looks like we got the all-stars of this forum in on this reading group. I'm feeling nervous of even attempting to handle this reading group, giv...

You really believe that? I find that hard to believe (?) I can post studies showing that special interest groups and a handful of elite have more powe...

Well, the point is that the government is serving interests other than that of the common folk, which Ciceronianus alluded to. That's all I was attemp...

The fact that European nations are able to set aside their differences and unite under a common flag under the name of the European Union, which is so...

Yes, I stand corrected then.

I think the issue is that the goals of "the government" are not aligned with the interest of the common folk. I call this the alignment problem. Yeah,...

I'm not putting you in the hot seat. Just that schopenhauer1 felt like your post was condescending, which it might actually not be due to the implicit...

I don't think so. The sentiments schopenhauer1 and darthbarracuda have been professing are contrary to the modern day mentality, but not immature or i...

I'm thinking of becoming a troll myself, but instead of trolling nice folks, I will troll trolls. I'll be one of those rare cannibalist trolls.

Sorry, I don't think I can post in the Shoutbox anymore. Just too many snakes in the grass.

Please don't send me PMs about sharing some strange YouTube video with my "loved ones" and that I owe you nothing but that means a lot to you... ???

I was speaking comparatively, to the old PF, where we even had a bot (think it was called ModBot), made by Paul, that would quote Chomsky whenever his...

Most certainly not. Although, he does know a lot, more than I do. What do you disagree with in his short analysis of the underlying fear, paranoia, an...

I've been called whimsical in the past, haha.

It's just a picture of Piglet from Winnie the Pooh. I used to think I was an Eeyore; but, Piglet seems closer to home.

Here's a short article from Chomsky on the issue, more or less:

One positive thing that I have noticed, though, is that Trump didn't continue the legacy of Bush and Obama in regards to the war on terror. Anyone kno...

The nick checks out... What do you mean by "dp"?

Sup @"Noble Dust". I'm Piglet now.

Not really. The point is that if one has to endure or cope with a situation, then that's not a personal problem.

Nobody wants to endure or cope with a situation, hence the above.

A case in point to the above sentiments is The Bell Curve by Charles Murray, which has been charged with scientific racism of sorts.

So, your essentially saying that you are wary of any appeals to authority in regards to figuring out who is most fit or competent for a job in terms o...

Are we really living in a moral society? Yes, when you label a person as 'irrational' or 'insane' it is the deepest of ad hominem attacks possible. We...

The FBI sure ain't what it used to be.

Psychologically speaking, there's something very peculiar about this thread. As if one can run for office without being spotted and vetted out for bei...

Here you go: https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/1648/are-facts-observer-dependent/p1 Take it for what's it worth. Just some ramblings on my par...

If I assert that facts are observer independent, then that deflates the meta-physicality on the issue. The Tractatus is a solipsistic work though, so ...

I feel as though the Tractatus was not making a distinction between the self and language. They are one and the same thing, according to Wittgenstein ...

There is that no true Scotsman fallacy again. He seems to like this thread a lot. Agreed, although I am wary of using that term ad infinitum.

Question begging. One needs criteria to address this, "correctness" issue. It can be like one of those "tests" or college or fundamentally the process...

I'm not quite sure yet. In practical terms, there's no way to evaluate the truth aptness of any ethical theory, along with most ethical theories commi...

That's perhaps the only correct attitude to profess. I can't help but feel as though pragmatism is the logical conclusion to arrive at after reading t...

Then what is it if not an empirical inquiry?

What are they? You mean utilitarianism? Interesting. I wonder what kind of eclectic philosophy you have compiled. Let us know so we may benefit too.

Pirates be sailing. A rising tide lifts all boats.

The economy is quite bullish.