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by Diebert van Rhijn
Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:54 pm
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Does the Schopenhauerian abyss look into you?
Replies: 16
Views: 4117

I believe Nietzsche's abyss had not much to do with the concept of the Infinite. He barely touched Eastern concepts anyway, or not in obvious ways. I think Nietzsche's quote had to do with the connection to our primal nature, the ruthless ancient reptilian part of our brains. That's why it can 'star...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Wed Aug 16, 2006 7:56 pm
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: The Hezbollah and Israel
Replies: 559
Views: 118457

...We don't give them a reason to hate us. If they thought clearly, they'd recognize that. Being occupied isn't a good reason to hate the occupier. Just think about that..."Oh damn, I see these troops patrolling and driving their vehicles in my country everyday and I am just sick of it! I'm go...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Wed Aug 16, 2006 12:50 am
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: The Hezbollah and Israel
Replies: 559
Views: 118457

Iran Great pictures. I've seen similar galleries on the Web and collections from friends showing cities in Iraq, before sanctions and the occupation finished them all off. Former Serbia-lead Yugoslavia was an industrial as well as cultural powerhouse before NATO bombed it into submission, fermentin...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Wed Aug 16, 2006 12:11 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Why I believe insecurity is the root of all evil.
Replies: 27
Views: 7759

As far as happiness in relation to truth, I can't speak to that. I haven't read anything on this relation. I know that happiness exists as a state of mind, and that I enjoy it. Attempting to take someone's happiness, however one defines it, is what I meant by 'suppression of the spirit'. This relat...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Tue Aug 15, 2006 7:51 pm
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: The Hezbollah and Israel
Replies: 559
Views: 118457

As to whether the Islamic fundamentalist have the ability to destroy Israel, I have explained that in my opinion they definitely do have that ability. Simply by continuing with their current guerrilla-type tactics: small bombings, suicide bombings, border raids on small groups of Israelis, rockets ...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Tue Aug 15, 2006 7:34 pm
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: AI & Humans
Replies: 22
Views: 10398

Re: Apolagies

I didnt answer your question Counterparts are subject to emotion in basic terms Maybe you could tell me how you would define emotion ? I mean, is it the fabric of the universe? Does it have a cause? How could emotion detect emotion? If it can, aren't you equalling the property often called awarenes...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Tue Aug 15, 2006 7:28 pm
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: Hello!
Replies: 6
Views: 2384

I bet you do. Leave him alone Faizi. What does it matter if it would be one Great Deception? It takes a lot of intelligence to pull off a good scam anyway. In the end it's only interesting to see if anything intelligent is written and it doesn't matter if it will be signed off with 'Santa Claus' or...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Mon Aug 14, 2006 1:03 am
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: AI & Humans
Replies: 22
Views: 10398

This discussion would be way easier if you would start providing an example of something that is not a form of A, and therefore not having some counterpart in what it's not (lets call it B).

How could you distinguish anything in particular at all without conforming to this principle? You tell me.
by Diebert van Rhijn
Sun Aug 13, 2006 10:01 pm
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Why I believe insecurity is the root of all evil.
Replies: 27
Views: 7759

Re: Why I believe insecurity is the root of all evil.

Sasquatch, some comments on your first post: Things which everyone can agree are evil. Succinctly speaking, a violation of another's human rights. Such rights including, but not limited to: free will, the search for happiness, self expression, the right to live and be healthy. That's a weak definiti...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Sun Aug 13, 2006 8:39 pm
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: AI & Humans
Replies: 22
Views: 10398

Re: Question

Before anyone decides wether or not they believe that AI can, or can't, think (process) in a logical manner, I would like one of you to explain to me exactly what logic is. Logic is based on distinction or identification. The moment identification is made we have a split, for example A, and what it...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Sun Aug 13, 2006 8:29 pm
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: AI & Humans
Replies: 22
Views: 10398

Re: Question

Everything everywhere, that Humans know about, is completely subject to emotion. Everything we see, smell, hear, taste, and touch. No matter what we do, we evolved into emotional beings, because emotion makes us more efficient. Okay, but do you see degrees of emotions at work? Writing down a mathem...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Sun Aug 13, 2006 4:04 am
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: Oil
Replies: 6
Views: 2679

Re: TURNING WATER INTO WINE

What a surprising post from you, Diebert. I am inclined to simply assume I have completely misinterpreted the point of what otherwise looks to me like a red herring. Well, my post wasn't meant to make 'it all about water' now, if that's what you mean. The purpose was to show the relevancy of a rath...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Sat Aug 12, 2006 9:50 pm
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: The Hezbollah and Israel
Replies: 559
Views: 118457

Dan, I do wonder if it's relevant to explore who exactly the 'US' is these days. A lot of Americans (the ones that still care) complain about their country being hijacked. Perhaps it's not different from 1939 where all the fascists in the world networked together and 'bought' Germany into re-arrangi...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Sat Aug 12, 2006 9:35 pm
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: Oil
Replies: 6
Views: 2679

Turning oil into water

It's tempting to talk about oil conspiracies, since oil trading and pricing is so complex that many theories easily go unchallenged for a long time. What many people do not know is that wars are also still fought over water . And that water and the control over it, is an important part of the histor...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Fri Aug 11, 2006 7:45 pm
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: The Hezbollah and Israel
Replies: 559
Views: 118457

Re: SCREAM THY LAST SCREAM

Yes . . . after Hezbollah kidnapped two soldiers and demanded a prisoner release. It was an escalation on the part of Israel, because the continued suicide bombings, kidnappings, etc, had become intolerable. Kevin, your argumentation is contradictionary. Because you also say later on: There have be...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Fri Aug 11, 2006 7:23 pm
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: The Hezbollah and Israel
Replies: 559
Views: 118457

I bet this dude [Ahmadinejad] has short persons disease - compulsive attention seeking and lying. Probably has a mind akin to that of Hitler. That's extremely funny coming from people suffering from a president like Bush who is considered world wide the most corrupt, underdeveloped and deranged pre...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:55 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Evil is as evil does -- My Cult
Replies: 54
Views: 11919

Hello SasQuatch, The wise should know that they don't know what reality is either. Lets just say the wisest knows enough. I submit to you that if you believe your new concept of reality is actually reality, you're just as deluded as the rest. Since one of the first steps is understanding with utmost...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:15 am
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: The Hezbollah and Israel
Replies: 559
Views: 118457

From Khobar Towers, to Bali, to the embassies in Africa, to the World Trade center (both in '94 and 2001), to London, Madrid, and Mumbai...these are all acts of war. They are a common enemy.... Well, actually upon investigation they are not. It's unlike WW1, WW2 or the Cold War. This is a war again...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Thu Aug 10, 2006 7:05 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Evil is as evil does -- My Cult
Replies: 54
Views: 11919

Re: Evil is as evil does -- My Cult

My cult defines evil operationally as that which uses the following to achieve it's ends. Hey, your cult sounds just like the opposite of the one I just joined. Time for a holy war! My cult uses the following to achieve its roundabounds. Elitism: people differ in all aspects, and the wise men diffe...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:21 am
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: The Hezbollah and Israel
Replies: 559
Views: 118457

What does that mean? To become alive through healthy multiplicity Allowing for more discourse, more different opinions without branding them as terrorist or anti-American. Perhaps some more large political parties with some bigger differences between them as now. For example, it doesn't seem really...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Thu Aug 10, 2006 2:45 am
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: The Hezbollah and Israel
Replies: 559
Views: 118457

Diebert, BTW, Bush lost the majority vote in 2000 and was given the presidency by the conservative Supreme Court. In 2004, Karl Rove did an admittedly brilliant job of fearmongering after 9/11 to allow Bush to squeek by with a slight majority. Functionally, this country has been divided right down ...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Thu Aug 10, 2006 2:37 am
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: The Hezbollah and Israel
Replies: 559
Views: 118457

Excellent! I knew I could bring that bloodlust to the surface. Where are your "innocents" now? And we who are labeled "pro-Israeli" (truthfully or not) also blame the the majority of the citizens of Southern Lebanon for supporting Hizbollah and starting this latest flare up. Tru...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Thu Aug 10, 2006 1:15 am
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: The Hezbollah and Israel
Replies: 559
Views: 118457

A good question to ask would be: why escalation, now ? The following is taken from an opinion piece in the (British) in Guardian but it seems to echo most informed and neutral sources around. Since Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon in May 2000, there have been hundreds of violations of the &...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Tue Aug 08, 2006 12:01 am
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: The Hezbollah and Israel
Replies: 559
Views: 118457

Diebert, I generally like what you write, but am I really supposed to respond to "I heard that Isreali pilots eat live kittens" or something similar? Please explain for our dear readers WHY Israel occupied southern Lebanon. Was it for treasure? Women? Oil? Well, from my armchair view it s...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Mon Aug 07, 2006 10:31 pm
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: The Hezbollah and Israel
Replies: 559
Views: 118457

It is hard for me to understand why Israel is favored in the west -- especially the US. The lack of response throughout the world could be very enlightening when understood properly. And it starts with questioning, very hard questioning. But after years of cheerleader contests against "terrori...