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by Dubious
Sat May 04, 2024 2:28 am
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue
Replies: 700
Views: 38191

Re: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue

The current and interminable Trump saga, I believe, will go down in American history as one of its greatest farces, especially where any interpretation of justice is concerned.
by Dubious
Sat May 04, 2024 1:36 am
Forum: Metaphysics
Topic: Deleted 500
Replies: 51
Views: 7382

Re: Deleted 500

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/will-the-universe-ever-stop-expanding1/ From your link, which by the way provides absolutely nothing that could remotely be used as actual prove of an expanding Universe, what is first noticed is that the 'presumption' that the Universe is expanding is bel...
by Dubious
Sat May 04, 2024 1:29 am
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue
Replies: 700
Views: 38191

Re: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue

...perfectly understandable, ebonically or not. For us , perhaps. But I think there might be subtleties that could well be brought out through a translation, when it often happens that things are lost in translation. Not in the case of a trite four-liner so clearly expressed. It stands precisely as...
by Dubious
Fri May 03, 2024 11:15 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue
Replies: 700
Views: 38191

Re: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue

It is possible, though also improbable, that some here know of Matthew Arnold’s poem Dover Beach : The sea of faith Was once, too, at the full; But now we only hear Its melancholy, long, withdrawing roar … Promethean, would you kindly translate this stanza into Ebonics? ...perfectly understandable,...
by Dubious
Fri May 03, 2024 9:04 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue
Replies: 700
Views: 38191

Re: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue

Alexis Jacobi wrote: Fri May 03, 2024 8:01 pm Dubious: you are perfect for all of this.
As someone who exceeds even your level of perfection, I'm happy to benefit you any way I can in your prodigious efforts to work your way up!
😇
by Dubious
Fri May 03, 2024 8:01 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue
Replies: 700
Views: 38191

Re: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue

Beethoven can hardly be considered a musician. Some of his *music* sounds to me like a garbage truck rumbling over a pot-holed back alley -- and then those caterwauling felines! And all of it ALL OF IT is just noise. I am surprised people don't see through it. All those sentiments, feelings indeed ...
by Dubious
Fri May 03, 2024 7:35 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue
Replies: 700
Views: 38191

Re: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue

Beethoven can hardly be considered a musician. Some of his *music* sounds to me like a garbage truck rumbling over a pot-holed back alley -- and then those caterwauling felines! And all of it ALL OF IT is just noise. I am surprised people don't see through it. All those sentiments, feelings indeed ...
by Dubious
Fri May 03, 2024 6:28 pm
Forum: Metaphysics
Topic: Deleted 500
Replies: 51
Views: 7382

Re: Deleted 500

But, the existing eternal Universe does not expand, and could not ever expand. How do you know that? For a few reasons, at least: 1. The definition for the word 'Universe' includes, everything; totality; all-there-is; all existing matter and space considered as a whole. 2. Every action causes a rea...
by Dubious
Fri May 03, 2024 6:11 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue
Replies: 700
Views: 38191

Re: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue

Yes! Music is never simply a description but the pure effect of what it describes whose influx can only be equal to the capacity of the hearer to blend with it; in certain works music is beyond any philosphy words can convey. Let me translate that into duck .... Well, that was Beethoven's view as w...
by Dubious
Fri May 03, 2024 12:29 am
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue
Replies: 700
Views: 38191

Re: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue

Could you — as an exercise I mean — deliberately not-do you?[/b] Think about it! You’d be you technically but offering an interesting performance with surprising and lively twists. Or perhaps bust out into song. Can you hold a tune?! Absolutely! I can un-do me each time I revise or reject something...
by Dubious
Thu May 02, 2024 11:37 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue
Replies: 700
Views: 38191

Re: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue

Discovered, perceived, realized are better terms. Then the sentence makes good sense. Correction: Discovered is the wrong word, since to be so it must first exist discovered or not, independent of your existence. Perceived relates to the mind's inner content as well as reflecting what is outwardly ...
by Dubious
Thu May 02, 2024 9:47 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue
Replies: 700
Views: 38191

Re: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue

Still it is my belief that a higher intelligence (though this usage might offend or seem haughty) can and does conceive of and note the realness of what I am referring to as *supernatural* to nature. ...the upshot and conclusion of that would be, it defaults to your opinion only. There is no such t...
by Dubious
Thu May 02, 2024 8:19 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue
Replies: 700
Views: 38191

Re: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue

Alexis Jacobi wrote: Thu May 02, 2024 7:40 pm
Metaphysical authority is real — realness itself. To align with it is a choice of higher intelligence.
...so much for metaphysical authority which has always reeked as a self-crowning event...with or without butt-plugs.

Metaphysics demands we keep the physics waiting. :twisted:
by Dubious
Thu May 02, 2024 8:00 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue
Replies: 700
Views: 38191

Re: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue

…. I do often sort of admire your vain clucking. The butt-plug is helping after all! The butt-plug kid speaks again! As a perfectionist in stupidity, it won't be long before accomplishing SINGULARITY. A slight arc more to close the circle and you will have reached your apotheosis! Congrats! :lol: :...
by Dubious
Thu May 02, 2024 7:16 pm
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue
Replies: 700
Views: 38191

Re: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue

...a really stupid expression which means nothing Could you — as an exercise I mean — deliberately not-do you?[/b] Think about it! You’d be you technically but offering an interesting performance with surprising and lively twists. Or perhaps bust out into song. Can you hold a tune?! Absolutely! I c...