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- Sat May 04, 2024 2:28 am
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue
- Replies: 704
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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.
- Sat May 04, 2024 1:36 am
- Forum: Metaphysics
- Topic: Deleted 500
- Replies: 51
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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...
- Sat May 04, 2024 1:29 am
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue
- Replies: 704
- Views: 38849
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...
- Fri May 03, 2024 11:15 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue
- Replies: 704
- Views: 38849
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,...
- Fri May 03, 2024 9:04 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue
- Replies: 704
- Views: 38849
Re: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue
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!
- Fri May 03, 2024 8:01 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue
- Replies: 704
- Views: 38849
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 ...
- Fri May 03, 2024 7:35 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue
- Replies: 704
- Views: 38849
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 ...
- Fri May 03, 2024 6:28 pm
- Forum: Metaphysics
- Topic: Deleted 500
- Replies: 51
- Views: 7396
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...
- Fri May 03, 2024 6:11 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue
- Replies: 704
- Views: 38849
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...
- Fri May 03, 2024 12:29 am
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue
- Replies: 704
- Views: 38849
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...
- Thu May 02, 2024 11:37 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue
- Replies: 704
- Views: 38849
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 ...
- Thu May 02, 2024 9:47 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue
- Replies: 704
- Views: 38849
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...
- Thu May 02, 2024 8:19 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue
- Replies: 704
- Views: 38849
Re: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue
...so much for metaphysical authority which has always reeked as a self-crowning event...with or without butt-plugs.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.
Metaphysics demands we keep the physics waiting.
- Thu May 02, 2024 8:00 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue
- Replies: 704
- Views: 38849
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: :...
- Thu May 02, 2024 7:16 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Christian Civilization -- The Central Issue
- Replies: 704
- Views: 38849
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...