GENIUS FORUMS

"There are in fact four very significant stumbling blocks in the way of grasping the truth, which hinder every man however learned, and scarcely allow anyone to win a clear title to wisdom, namely, the example of weak and unworthy authority, longstanding custom, the feeling of the ignorant crow...

Danrowden, I have no interest in people's delicate egos other than in the sense of destroying them. ... and Personally, I can't stand people wih [sic] a sunny disposition. They remind me of clowns. Don't have many friends, do you? Actually, I should like to remove the question mark there. I'd rather...

Somewhere on this forum, Cato got his feelings hurt. Too bad.

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How is that possible? This was about my FIRST posting!!

But, nice example of incivility, there!

danrowden, If I think someone is a fool - I mean sincerely think it - and feel that it would be good for them to hear it, is it not civil for me to say it? You did this with Andrew so I presume you make an exception regarding folly? Whilst I understand what you're saying I still find it highly probl...

How exactly are you defining "civility" Civility -Discussion without name calling -Discussion without assumptions of automatic superiority (at least not on constant display of that feeling, anyway) -Not constantly interrupting who you are talking to (of course this is not an internet prob...

Civility is far too subjective a thing to have any meaning in the context of serious philosophical discussion. It's only "subjective" if you don't want to be "forced" to observe it. Otherwise, it is quite easy to learn of its parameters. The only "civility" that ought ...

Some people desire social appeal, some people could care less.

Some people know what civility IS, some are too self-important to learn it!

Andrew is a wise man. I disagree. In fact, it looks to me he neither understands what the purpose of civility is, nor does he want to admit that he only wants a discussion free of the niceties of having to consider the sensibilities of his opposite merely so that he can say what ever he wants to sa...

the most amusing thing about this thread is that the more you all act as if women should be EXACTLY like men, the fewer babies your society will have and the closer the death of your socety looms. And, that means, all your conjecture and machinations amount to suicide!

Steven, I have problems with your list. 1. All truth is subjective. If that is true, then your #2 is impossible... 2. Facts should only be used to further subjectivity. If #1 is true then there can be no "facts". Hence, truth is NOT subjective if you are trying to use it as an axiom becaus...

...many people reported the experience of being on Prozac as revealing their true self, which had been masked behind depression.

Which sortta tells me that your "real self" can be what ever you want it to be!

Cosmic Pros, my main point is that they respected the natural world much more than we do. ... and THERE you are WRONG, too! SOME Indian tribes had this reverence you are talking about. Many more did not. It was standard practice for many tribes to use up an area until it could no longer sustain them...

Dhodges (from C. Patrick)Primitive hunter gather cultures were able to subsist for thousands and thousands of year without any major problems. (Then from you)This is a very romantic notion, that primitives were (or are) trouble free. It isn't "romantic", it is just plain uninformed. This i...

A bit extreme since nature is about way more than procreation alone, for example if one doesn't procreate the herd can still be served.

Agreed. I was being a tad provocative with that one. But can our fan of "masculinity" be imagined to be much different with his ideas? I doubt it.

On a side note-- I whole heartily agree that language is so inadequate. Where I consistently fault "philosophy" is in the fact that it tends to institutionalize a rhetoric that obscures the "truth" that a particular philosopher is trying to advocate/explore. It gets worse in Univ...

Cosimc Prostitute, (your comments preceded by --) --What I’m suggesting is that most foods are laced with substances such as refined white sugar which causes disease. Most foods in supermarkets are not edible. The scare mongers in the whole foods industry have gotten to you. But, I will admit that...

scha,

Yes. The only two. Chose which ever one you think fits best.

Of course, you are certainly free to then go on and say any other choice you would rather do beside the two offered.

I think it's obvious you don't like things too wordy if you resort to calling a post gay.

I love to laugh. THAT made me laugh!

Interesting if not entirely an example of contemporary logic.

Thanks for your answer MKFaizi.

Cory, I thought you meant suergaz's comments were funny. No I did not. Oh, well in that case - I still dont like you. Is there a reason this should upset me? It all depends on how serious you are about having serious discussions. Sometimes I am serious, sometimes I am not. Life is not always serious...

jason,

Maybe not using those exact words sure, but you did essentially communicate "I know better than you."

Wow. So you are joining the club you seem to want to disparage, then?

Cool.

Here is the secret handshake!

Cory, You have a major chip on your shoulder, bro. You seem to assume I am trying to attack you, belittle you, or say you are stupid. I am merely disagreeing with your premise that we have no choices whatsoever. I can think you are wrong without thinking you are a lowlife that must be eliminated for...

Just so you can get your ego trip by publicly gloating about how much wiser you are than him?

OK. That would be a good point IF I had said I was wiser than anyone!

A test on choices... The role: You are a husband The situation: You are unhappy with your life. This unhappiness is harming your marriage and causing your child to feel alarmed that Mommy and Daddy are getting a divorce. Therapy has not worked and your wife is at the end of her rope. The choices: 1-...

Cory, Your admiration for suergaz is born not so much out of the quality of suergaz's words (which are consistenly poor) but out of an admiration for yourself. Um, no. I did not read a single thing on this thread but the name "sewer-gas". So, it would NOT mean that I was either assessing &...