praxis

Where did I claim that was the case?

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Technically, I also didn’t read the book. I bought it on audible.com and listened to it while driving and walking the dog. You should try the spoken w...

Having just finished How to Be a Stoic, by Pigliucci, I can say there are a number of ‘assumptional errors’ that could be cleared up by simply reading...

My guess: sociopathy.

Poor jealous Donald lashing out at a teenage girl. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1205100602025545730?s=20 Such a creep.

You seriously couldn’t tell that I was being facetious? Your meaning isn’t clear, but you seem to be suggesting that the religious left doesn’t care a...

Here’s the other thing... Authority can be built on inadequate ground, and in that case critical thinking can show its great worth.

It's not just religion in general of course. Buddhists, for instance, are too busy navel-gazing to care about politics, and in the US they're mostly l...

Oh yeah, well, I’m not going to continue talking with someone who doesn’t know what a typo is, so there! I suddenly feel 10 years old.

Not the stoic apparently. I imagine that it might seem weirdly obtuse to someone who could see no problems with your theory. Did you come up with it, ...

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People so lost and in desperate need of a Shepard that they’ll latch on to even the most vile celebrity that claims to speak for them.

Provided that it’s of sufficient quality, it can be used effectively to lighten a mood, ridicule a fool, or merely to amuse yourself. Throw caution to...

My studies in psychology inform me that you're being unnecessarily hostile. So my example does illustrate how it's supposed to work? What is the falla...

I'm merely trying to glean something meaningful from your abstractions. Feel free to help me out.

So for a real-world example, let us say that I become homeless and need help to get back on my feet. Let's also assume that all state/fed social safet...

You're not being clear. What exactly is a religion (such as Christianity in the United States) competing with the state over? You seemed to claim that...

I can assure you that I've made no recent slip of the tongue (or fingers), so lighten up, buttercup.

I think you will concede that the state has vastly more resources at its disposal than the church. This indicates a lack of competition. Conservatives...

In the US, religion has already lost to the state, in both political power and in supporting the populace. I believe the separation of church and stat...

What the fuck does it tell you?

This doesn't make sense for the simple fact that there are many religions in the world that may 'compete' and if secularity were seen as just another ...

In the preceding paragraph the author writes: The apparent concern in regard to "true safety" is not placing attention where it can do the most good, ...

I’ll ask once more, how exactly does the alleged mass hysteria expressed in this topic play into the hands of totalitarianism?

By way of simile, it’s as though you suggest that the gym I go to expects too much from me. Of course that in order to gain a benefit from gym workout...

Your case is the following? Let's assume that you've shown the "mass hysteria" present in this topic, how exactly does it play into the hands of total...

And you characterize all two hundred and thirty five pages with the few such snippets you can find? That’s irrational.

There’s one for Fascist hysteria? What about the rest? The one from wayfarer was on page 218. Are you working from the end towards the OP?

Would you mind pointing out these comments? There’s two hundred and thirty four pages so I’m sure you can find something to support this claim, but it...

Quite frankly, the Turner prize awarded four ways looks like a simple publicity stunt to me, and in no way actually addresses the politically polarize...

Heh, well said.

The OP basically compares Buddhism and introspection, with the fallacious assumption that they are somehow synonymous. Buddhism is a religion and as s...

Oh? You’ve actually complemented me in the past for it, if I recall correctly. Truth is so often inconvenient for the Trump supporter.

The OP is well written but, to my mind at least, rather confused and the author’s intentions aren’t clear. My response touched on a key issue that mig...

There was no insulting language (vulgarity?) in my previous post. Nevertheless, I was ridiculing you.

Must be that you’re so habituated to ridicule that you can’t even recognize it anymore. :razz:

Mysticism was practiced in the West, though perhaps not as extensively.

Curious what sort of legal action could be undertaken for editing out the personal information of a member.

Just a comment on something VagabondSpectre mentioned in another topic. Assuming the objective of a paid Russian troll is to influence American voters...

Exactly.

I want to ban myself for being crazy, but if I ban myself for being crazy that would show that I’m sane because a crazy person wouldn’t ban themselves...

Where do you think that we could be off-page?

If the one set were engaged in some sort of speed competition, then sure. :chin: I pretty sure it’s spherical. Sure, for instance, in high school I wa...

In both cases, the bases are social constructs. Similarly, money is also a social construct and an extremely successful one in its adoption. I don't t...

Which enlightened country do live, just out of curiosity.

The general or primary moral is care, for those who might need protection. With liberty comes responsibility, as the saying goes. Liberal is a better ...

I know that the concept exists, as do you. Similar potentially divisive concepts like age, weight, height, attractiveness, sexual orientation, etc etc...

You might need to look at some ink blots or something to help Wayfarer substantiate his claim.

You're obviously being brief and concise in your responses to the OP, as well as expressing your own values and beliefs to some extent. In this sectio...