Shawn

I'm sure you liked Francis Ford Coppola's: Apocalypse Now?

Anyone who knows a little about world history would know that sentient is unsupported by evidence.

What was the moral of the story of the Lord of the Flies? It's been a while.

Well your not the first of your kind. There have been anomalies in the past too. Remember crocoduck? http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/...

Check out what I have just seen the other day... I shat bricks, when I saw this. It's not even photoshopped.

Sounds like the Hawaiian islands at the moment.

Of course I wasn't talking about you. Don't let the wise assery get to you too.

The guy needs a vacation. I would invite you to the island; but, Robinson Cruzoe told me no savages are welcome.

Ok, well hope to see you around in the jungle. Bring me some eggs and apples if you can. I'm hanging out on Robinson's Cruzoe's secret hidden island. ...

Let's be realistic. You have a custom made painting of an iguana on your favorite artists head hanged somewhere in your favorite spot in your own hous...

Join us.

Oh, well then it's all good. *happy snort*

Whatever works. Plug and chug as they say.

I agree and think that he or she means it in good faith.

He IS a platypus. Don't tell him what he can or cannot do.

Wishful thinking...

Does anyone else almost always feel that if only they were more intelligent then all their imagined problems would dissolve through reasoning alone? I...

I feel as though I've brought up a very important ethical dilemma. How does one assure that every moral action fulfills it's merit in every contextual...

Yes, so to speak the less moving parts the more durable a mechanical good. Analogously the less desire to entertain, the greater chance for tranquilit...

What the solipsist means, and is correct in thinking, is that the world and life are one, that man is the microcosm, that I am my world. These equatio...

So, to follow up on some thoughts. I think the issue becomes one of the effectiveness of differing coping strategies. Hence, pragmatism?

Practical in what sense?

While for all intents in purposes, this answers the question posited in the OP, there is one glaring question that remains. Namely, why is there a dis...

For our resident Platypus: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/67/c9/31/67c931042a570a34abd58496ae4f555c.jpg

Pigs are pragmatic. http://partiallyclips.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/2006-08-23_pigs_at_trough.jpg

Ignorance of the fact that we lack an objective measure of the utility of differing coping mechanisms is what I find distressing. What coping skills d...

Grows fond of the platypus.

I'm sorry, I'm trying to think of examples but can't come up.with anything. Seems well have to play by ear.

*looks at sum dude* *lays down and tries to go to sleep*

*looks at unenlightened* *smiles knowingly*

Addendum: Is God the only true solipsist in the world?

So, one of the strange things you might say is that epistemologically, the only certain belief that one can hold about knowledge, is that one can be c...

So says the lizard. What kind of reptile is that after all in your avatar?

So, how can we know? Through doubting. I hope that's simple enough. Now, the point I was trying to make with the whole solipsism thing, might be bette...

Oh how can I relate. I don't know how much I've obsessed in the past over this great "shortcoming". All this talk about potential and stuff, makes the...

*slows down chewing and observes surroundings*

Hmm, let me know what's confusing you about what I said or how it doesn't relate to the questions? I'll try and be more clear.

I think it goes deeper than that, if you're willing to entertain some thoughts. Let's say you were omniscient. Wouldn't that create that paradox that ...

*Wallows nervously.*

Who knows such things? You can't doubt the process of doubting itself, so as long as your able to doubt or are willing to consider the possibility tha...

Don't you have to go to a higher dimension to match curves to functions?

Well, if we assume that this love or friendship is solipsistic in nature, given the realization that it's all a sham, then would you feel comfortable ...

Yeah, being in control is overrated. It entails responsibility over one's life, and actually thinking. What a drag. *just wallows*

Yeah, but at least we respect each other's feelings enough that pity can show it's ugly face, nowadays. Although, that's quite debateable. I can't ima...

I blame the self-esteem movement.

Stop looking down on me. Anyway, I'm a pig and your now an owl. Just hoot if you see a wolf.

I have a strong feeling it does. Does a child learn to feel compassion/sympathy/empathy before pity?

So, your going to tell me that you feel compassion or empathy or sympathy without an ounce of pity?

Says who? Why the sudden sense of indignation and pretentiousness when presented with such a fundamental feeling as pity towards injustice and/or suff...

What's wrong with pity? I don't understand the negative connotation with it? I've heard to piss on pity, but why? I pity everything that suffers. Chic...