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But at least Kelly is knowledgeable and skilful in how she goes about it. In hindsight, do you regret this statement given that Kelly has demonstrated in at least two posts in this thread that she doesn't even understand what an argument is? In all honesty Laird, do you truly think that Kelly doesn...

The Chieftains - Women Of Ireland (Mná na h-Éireann)
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It's hard work, but somebody has to do it. Well, I say it's hard, sometimes it is, but fortunately my finely formed and fully functioning organism is up to the job. Ask my wife. You don't seem serious about this, Robert. It's just a joke Bob, I couldn't help myself since you like to repeat your con...

If you know truth and can recognise it in whatever source, then why are limitations and falsehoods a problem? They are what they are, and since you can see them as such, you're free from them (potentially). Are you saying that your every word, thought, and deed is grounded in ultimate truth, and th...

I honestly don't pay much attention. It doesn't matter to me if the statement is "Buddhist" or not, or whether it is "Mahayana" or "Vedantic". If it is true, it is true. If it is useful, it is useful. How can you be sure it's truth? How can you be sure there's not limi...

I don't think about it exactly like that Laird. I mean I can separate actual men and women from the concept, from what the words masculine/feminine mean in the context of abstract thought constructions. That's basically the point, as I see it, in cajoling the mind into thinking things through from ...

I see, so you basically go with the man/masculine = everything noble, moral, rational and worthy; woman/feminine = everything ignoble, amoral, irrational/emotional and worthless? Where did you get such a debased notion of the feminine from? And how are you able to so readily ignore the failings in ...

Now, tell me, Robert, after reading through those quotes, and that one in particular ["However degraded a man may be, he is immeasurably above the most superior woman" - Weininger], what is your reaction to them? Do you find them reasonable and truthful? From my perspective, yes I do. It'...

Hey Laird. Carmel is right to challenge the extremes of the chauvinism that gets preached here and then defended through weaselling: You know, that's another one of those blanket assertions that aren't all that helpful. If it were true, then you'd be right, but the reality isn't quite so clear cut. ...

What am I allowed and not allowed to post Robert, dear? ;) ...only favourable critiques or opinions of Weininger, I suppose? You ought not post words like "dear", for a start. wink smiley Post what you like, my point was about being consistent. If you're willing to post critiques from oth...

I've read some of critiques of Weininger that were really interesting, perhaps I'll post some here soon. :) Hold on a minute Carmel, you said you don't want to discuss Weininger here (talking to Dan, in this very thread), yet you're happy to post critiques from other sources ... ? Elsewhere, that c...

Weininger's theories regarding women don't stand the test of time. They're fiction, fantasy and a gross exercise in self delusion. As I've said before, modern science and cognitive testing have usurped Weininger's delusions, repeatedly. To be fair to both neuroscience and to Weininger, I don't thin...

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...and this is irrelevant to the point I was trying to make..and so it goes...as I said previously when I agreed with Dan... I don't take Weininger that seriously. He had potential, but unfortunately, never fully realized it and he certainly wasn't enlightened; I think it's important to keep that i...

Were any of the authors you mentioned "enlightened"? That's supposed to be the focus of this forum or so I thought. Those authors I cited as examples may or not have been enlightened, it doesn't really matter since it's utterly irrelevant to the point I tried to make. It's a bit like aski...

He was suicidal. I didn't say he was a "psychopath". I don't have to agree with someone to understand their writing. This is a logical fallacy on your part. My reading comprehension is outstanding. Dan is right Carmel, it's an obvious fallacy to exploit the fact that Weininger was suicida...

Well, the good news is that I kind of just did that study on childhood I have been meaning to do. :-) To sum up the points being made by scripture in my own words: The humility of childhood must be recovered. Re-birth requires a “reset”, or erasure of what was learned to become a worldly adult. A r...

I suggest you ask for Bible verses in the future. :-) This whole “you must become like a child” idea—from Jesus—has been occupying my peripheral thoughts for about a year now. You would probably benefit from a reminder of Matthew 10:16 , which ends with Jesus advising his disciples to “be wise as s...

An even mildly astute Biblical scholar can make a much better, much more biting, criticism than Sam Harris. Please do not heap criticism on scripture which is really due horrific interpretations thereof. Harris' criticism was of those who make those interpretations and who come to certain conclusio...

Bob, you remind me something Sam Harris wrote: "Forty-four percent of the American population is convinced that Jesus will return to judge the living and the dead sometime in the next fifty years. According to the most common interpretation of biblical prophecy, Jesus will return only after thi...

Alex Jacob wrote:Robert, can Jimmy Rodgers possibly help you?

Sure. And maybe Dan could add it to his repertoire, if he hasn't already.

Was my assessment fair and accurate? Honestly, I was trying to be precise in what I said. I admit that I do not understand at all what the QRS position is in its 'deeper sense' (if indeed it exists). But I think I have accurately described their use of 'reason' to grasp 'the totality', et cetera. I...

Being "born again" was another requirement necessary in order to "see" or enter into the "Kingdom of God", according to Christ. And I fully agree as I've tried my best to explain above. From what you said above about rebirth (which I understand to mean becoming fully c...

I am trying to be of service because these things are hard to glean. Hey Alex. These things aren't hard to glean at all, in fact I think that part of the service you provide here is to unwittingly guide those interested (and who aren't necessarily those folks you're directly speaking to) towards th...