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There's really nothing that I can say that would prove otherwise to what you're claiming. But I hope that the fact that I brought up the topic quells ...

I don't entirely see what we are arguing over. Please enlighten me.

It's just a thought to contemplate, regardless of my level of selflessness or what have you not. I'm not Jesus; but, nor am I some sick and twisted pe...

Morally, there isn't much that can be acted upon here. That was my intention in posting that quip. Millions if not a billion people will die from fami...

No need for musterbation here. One last alternative that makes everything fine in dandy is that I'm asexual.

Not really. I've always been of prudent and puritanical nature. Perhaps, I'm just too Platonic. Sex always seemed to me like a disgusting ritual to me...

To each his own? IDK, these are hard questions that aren't being discussed even in academia (let alone in policymaking and places of government) nowad...

One scenario that is likely to occur in my opinion is that we all just detach ourselves from this reality and engage in a virtual one, where our minds...

@Bitter Crank I don't think climate change is all that bad. I speak dispassionately because that's the only stance one can assume in this scenario. Bu...

My mom asked me today if I am gay, since I show little interest in women in general. After an affirmative 'no', I told her I'm different... The look o...

Sounds like utilitarianism to me. If you want to believe in beliefs that provide the most amount of utility to you, then good.

This is golden. Welcome!

I would post this elsewhere where talk about physics is mentioned; but, other forums aren't as philosophical as this one or allow talk about philosoph...

Yeah, I think you're right about a hard takeoff being too much for humans to adapt to at the get-go. However, the rise of AI cannot be in some sense s...

It would literally be a techno-utopia. And, I would like that to be a reality. I think the government on Mars, if Elon Musk pulls it off, would be pre...

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This is most accurate: http://www.afghancultureunveiled.com/humaira-ghilzai/afghancooking/2010/01/dal-afghan-soul-food.html

Will have to look that up for ya or just ask my mom. Heh.

I like dal lentils soup. Specialty of my Afghani heritage. Mom makes it from time to time. Always fills you up.

It's pretty good.

Great, couldn't be happier to see peace instead of war for a change.

Yes, but the subjectivity of playing the game of what call you not, is removed from the analysis in game theory. The mounting ethos/sentiment of this ...

I wouldn't recommend delving into the pessimism, nihilism, and absurdism that those philosophers tended to offer in their respective works. It typical...

I loled a little, but yeah 'China'...

Common admit it, none of this wouldn't have been possible had China not been on board.

Since there's so much talk about games people play, how does game theory factor into this discussion if at all?

Yeah, right. Hah! China is the unsung hero for this outcome.

So, just a recap. After all the saber rattling, we have an end to the Korean war. What an outcome! EDIT: Upon further reading it's a cease fire, not t...

Wonder what got you banned after posting this; but, yeah basically, the fact that they need not be killed in the process of their removal is appealing...

This is amazing.

You can try getting one of the CBT books about how to combat negative and cognitive distortions. One book that has helped me is David D. Burns, Feelin...

Well, there are some parts of learning a language game that might be positive and where it might be negative. Obviously, if we're talking about teachi...

Glad that got resolved without a hiccup. You seem to know what you want and where you want to be. I wouldn't call it an existential crisis; but, perha...

Overthinking about what exactly? Just things in general?

Oh, you should know me by now, I talk without inhibition and try without facetiousness. OK, I am whimsical, but, that's about as bad as I get, a littl...

I don't know, some people get the rules on their own and some don't and need extra guidance. Obviously, we won't be reinventing the wheel all by ourse...

I demand some Wittgenstein! Preferably the earlier one.

What is it with you Americans and American Transcendentalism? Maturity then becomes a never ending goal in the land of Peter Pan.

We need more Wittgenstein threads. Someone make it happen! Please?

I would say that maturity is an undeveloped concept in the realm of politics, if politics is what you want to talk about. In many instances it is assu...

The discussion has degenerated into a political talk about Trump; but, I still wanted to talk about 'maturity' in isolation. What is it that makes a p...

Well, Trump hasn't noticed any substantial increases in popularity since the event, so false positive I guess.

Well, I have a small update to offer as a result of my suffering that I self induced. I have to say that suffering might not be inherently meaningful;...

Political win for Donald Trump and NK giving up on further nuclear testing?

I have to say that my suffering is also self inflicted in many ways. I have (had) an addiction to stimulant drugs to get me up and going, it has also ...

I'm already on powerful medication. Either it's still not working or my depression is getting worse. Though, I doubt my depression is getting worse. I...

I wish I had something meaningful to say. I've been going through you name it, and it's no fun. I really wish things would get easier, as I thought th...

I sense a disturbance in the force.

OK, so I think blue denotes factual information from what I gather. What does this all say about me? Wondering.

One neuroticism that has emerged from this analysis is when I use green to explain meaningful content to myself, I would sometimes end the sentence or...