GENIUS FORUMS

Marsha,

Do you see this 'event' as a philosophical growth?

Sue

Leyla, I think I understand how important this topic is to you personally, but even though it is an important topic, it is sometimes best to separate yourself from it when you first begin your investigation. Only putting yourself back into the equation when you have a good grip of the subject. For e...

Diebert wrote: When fully understood there's nothing to eliminate anymore. If all ignorance is gone, how could the feminine still be there somewhere, hiding behind what? When ignorance is eliminated, the feminine (worldly existence) doesn’t disappear; you’re just able to see its true reality. As...

Diebert wrote: Okay, that's another way to look at it. It's not that I want to leave the subject alone altogether. I wonder how you came to that idea when I was only talking about "going on about it too much and "fighting too many ghosts", while at the same time suggesting of course y...

I asked Diebert: Which of the characters, from the passage by Nietzsche, best describes your thoughts about women – “the youth”, “the sage”, or “one of the crowd”? Diebert wrote: Obviously the sage. But even a fool would be smart enough to choose that answer. Leaves me to doubt the rel...

Diebert,

Which of the characters, from the passage by Nietzsche, best describes your thoughts about women – “the youth”, “the sage”, or “one of the crowd”?

Sue

Ras866 wrote: Oh shoot, except for these women, right? A woman knows neither suffering, nor joy – she may have a thousand emotions traveling through her, but she has never felt any of them. She has never loved nor hated, felt peaceful, or experienced excitement. When she tells you that she, “lov...

David wrote: So, in effect, "things" are what sustain her between boyfriends? Is that why Elizabeth wants the sunglasses back? If Brad keeps them, will her existence be diminished to some extent? Brad can keep the sunglasses without it causing Elizabeth too much concern, but not just becau...

Bert wrote:

(greater certainties begin where logic ends.)

Bert,

You are a great thinker - considering you are a pussy cat.

Yes, Bert, “greater certainties begin where logic ends” - only when you are an animal.

Sue

Matt wrote: "Real" is anything in reality. It seems to me that "what is consistent about experience" is the same as "everything". This is just a step towards my real goal. I'm still trying to figure out what the relationship is between absolute truth and consciousness a...

Matt,

Can you expand on what you are trying to get at above?

For example: What do you consider "real"?

Sue

I wrote: Or what about, “I am sex: therefore I am”? David wrote: Well, that sounds a bit too tangible to me. Perhaps, "I am relationship, therefore I am", might be better. The thing about wearing "see-through" - e.g. flimsy clothing, jewelry, make-up, flowing hair, etc - is t...

Bert wrote: IN the most remarkable simplicity there is no beginning or end of wisdom or of anything,so how can it be related to conception and intelligence? Using our intelligence, we can see how everything has no beginning and no end, and of course “everything” includes the concepts of ‘intel...

Wilson, a great man.

Bert, did you forget the question mark?

Or, do you really believe Wilson is a “great man”?

Sue

David wrote: Are you suggesting that a woman can, though her many feminine resources, get through any situation unscathed and in front? Are there situations which she cannot get through in this way? I suppose death would be one of them. The only situation a woman’s feminine resources are made abso...

Leyla, The dualistic viewpoint is a stepping stone to this ‘new’ view of “(you) in and as part of a sea of interdependent ‘its’” - it is the logical ‘next step’. It is a significant step, because it can set in motion further deeper thinking, using this new understanding. From this va...

Kelly, Kierkegaard is speaking about the philosophic life. Some men develop faster than others, or start earlier in their lives than others, and some men are able to go all the way, whilst others may remain on a lower level. Whatever the case may be, all these men are all subject to their karma. One...

Kelly wrote: I have to write this, because by challenging you, I put red-hot tongs into my own heart. Of course, there can be no greater expression of pure love, than when someone tries to foster in another, the great joy of living in Truth. You are correct in your evaluation of me - I do spend a lo...

It does sound pretty complex - so to simplify it, why don’t we get rid of the “I” first and see what happens. Well, without the “I”, all talk of; “mental image/physical sensation, another individual/viewpoint, own individual/viewpoint, present, past (and) future” go flying out the wind...

Leyla,

I am not getting the bit about “itself all at once” – do you mean the “I” is making the boundaries up?

Sue

Leyla wrote: Past, present and future arise (appear) at the same time based on what was known/experienced, what is known/experienced and what will be known/experienced. That's all. When you’re talking about the “past, present and future arise (appear) at the same time”, is your meaning somethi...

Kelly wrote: On this topic, I'd like to refer to Sue's post about why a female takes up philosophy. My question, directed to Sue and Marsha, is, regardless of what initially motivated you to take up philosophy, why is motherhood worthwhile to you now? Motherhood isn't "worthwhile" at all. ...

Diebert van Rhijn wrote: Hi Sue, you appear to have very clear and well articulated insights into the nature of the 'woman' (or the 'slave type', or 'the superficial being'). But one question that would easily arise when reading your posts is the following. When a woman starts philosophizing and tri...

Bert, I’ve had to translate your thoughts into a more simplistic language – just to make it easier to understand the points you raise. My version may not have the force and clarity of your original work, but I’ve done my best. Bert wrote: Why Do we have beliefs in the first place? You asked an...

Thanks sschaula,

Hard work - I must say.

From your understanding of women, do you think I've captured her in some of those posts?

Sue