praxis

So you’re pro life and the state deciding wether or not women are allowed to abort a pregnancy?

It can also be used strategically as in populism to acquire power, or to ‘divide and conquer’ at a level above that.

I would say yes, in that the aesthetics of a society expresses its values. Everything in developed societies tends to look neatly arranged, as you say...

An embryonic nemesis? That despite reason there’s an inescapable intuition of life and kinship.

So Trump visits Kenosha and heads straight to a burned-out furniture store because money and material wealth are the center of his value system. Screw...

Hate is a strong word, even directed towards the Divider-in-Chief. I don't care for the notion that a citizen should love or respect their leader mere...

Funny, coming from someone who so fervently supports a man who has a habit of circumventing Congress whenever they become inconvenient.

I made some last year, the beanless kind. Was a lot of work preparing all the chilies, but it was worth it. I used a pressure cooker.

So you're a progressive now? The more divided a government is the more ineffectual it can be, and who benefits from an ineffectual US government? Some...

They can be potent.

“They’re not ordinary rats!” Bimble yelled as the crew converged on him. “They’re huge, for one thing. I saw one the other day that I mistook for that...

Not even ballsy in the sense of it being a risky stunt, because no matter how it turns out he’ll be a hero in the eyes of his cult-like followers. If ...

Turns out that if you try to put out a fire with gasoline you’re an idiot.

What if he inspires more Kenosha "militia", like these guys... https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2020/08/28/PMJS/73d55410-b9ab-46c6-97d3-e7a6949fb0de...

Why the scare quotes? And is Trump stupid for planning to visit Kenosha tomorrow?

“I’m fine, really, just a bit of the blues. All I need is a good night's sleep, a spot of tea in the morning, and I’ll be right as rain.” Bimble repli...

It would undoubtably be far less divided without the orange Divider-in-Chief continuously inflaming the situation. I’m sure he would still be vocal bu...

Oracle Night includes a time travel storyline. I can’t help wondering, in a semi-inebriated state, if you knew that or if this is another instance of ...

It's notable because someone in Gaffigan's position doesn't lightly mess with their branding and potentially alienate a segment of their audience. On ...

A well known 'clean' American comedian. Think Hot-Pocket...

Gameplay notes: I finished reading Oracle Night yesterday, a story essentially about how one random event can drastically change a life. The main char...

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Refusing to accept that chance could determine his fate, Bimble ran. He ran past the bartend and in so doing accidentally knocked the oil lantern out ...

The innuendo escapes me. I understand that the bar is extremely low. Low enough where even I don't need to worry about hitting it.

Was it low quality or gaslighting? We can only make a blind guess.

Sorry for being unclear. The point is that there is evidence and reasoning. If there were no available evidence or reasoning then it could truly be a ...

Then you missed the best part: Somehow her adoring fans are able to overlook the fact that both left and right leaning media profits from divisiveness...

Another unhinged one that seems like it should actually work against them. An ivy-league elite telling the masses that they're enslaved and too moroni...

I've only passed by New York, viewing the gray gloomy cityscape on the horizon from the comfort of a passenger train, and even after reading the fourt...

Your opinion is presumably based on the fact that there is no evidence or reasoning available to reach this conclusion, so my presumption must be wron...

David Duke back in Charlottesville: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fULPlGwjJMA

I was thinking about how to respond to a post the other day and stumbled onto the not so impressively obscure word antipode. The frigid waters off the...

It seems that even the lowest forms of life eventually turn on Trump. There may be hope for you yet, NOS.

Speaking of thinking for yourself, did you come up with the idea that “you all” will ruin everything just to win the election? Sounds rather Trump/Han...

Someone should tell her that effective fear mongering isn’t supposed to make an audience fear for the speaker.

With trembling hands, Bimble reaches into his pocket and pulls out an icosagon die, then casts it for a 7. "Fuck!"

“If you want to take a look at Joe Biden’s America, take a look at Portland last night where they had a riot, take a look at the woman who punches the...

Sounds like an ideology, and a rather extreme one at that, like Libertarianism. Societies depend on collective cooperation, so that needs to be respec...

There are several issues that you're trying to juggle, but the heart of it seems to be about forum moderation. The only practical way to deal with tha...

Biden aced the nomination speech. Almost brought a tear to my eye. He mentioned efforts to strengthen unions and the working class, which doesn't soun...

In fact, you are not, and this significantly relates to the issue that you've brought up in this topic. I believe that any of the current moderators (...

That can’t be true. He could be the most ridiculed man that’s ever lived. I think he only cares about attention and money/power.

If you’re as serious as you claim to be I suggest that you start a new topic, arguing that the “more is better" relationship with knowledge is outdate...

You wrote: This is quite simple and straightforward, as you've said, so what use is a philosophy pro in this or a similar case? Enjoy!

Right, so what's there to philosophize about? If I understand you correctly, you essentially believe that 'knowledge' is dangerous. If that's your bel...

I'm moving this topic to the lounge. There it can thrive in the company of those who claim that there are no unicorns, amongst other baseless assertoi...

You have a prescription for what our relationship with knowledge should be. What is that and why do you believe it would be efficacious in preventing ...

I think your confusion centers around the blurry vision you seem to have between morality and rationality, generally speaking. Other than that, I don’...

A suitable topic for philosophers to discuss in regards to nuclear weapons.

Wouldn’t ethics be most suitable?