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So much overlap of 'ism' renders "philosophy" a pile of wank. Sad that you all spent so much time studying various forms of it (ism) && (ist) So many forms of ism , aren't or, should I say isn't! ...more gobbledygook from yours truly! :mrgreen: ..ah yes, gobbledygook indeed. https...

attofishpi wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 5:51 am So much overlap of 'ism' renders "philosophy" a pile of wank.

Sad that you all spent so much time studying various forms of it (ism) && (ist)

So many forms of ism, aren't or, should I say isn't!

...more gobbledygook from yours truly!

I’m too busy to beat on you, Dubious (though note that I do have an opening next Wednesday), but for brevity’s sake: you did not understand what Wizard meant. Your odd brand of psychobabble is clever but empty. It wasn't addressed to you. Speaking of psychobabble, I'm merely occasional while you're...

Can Truth be 'pretended' away? Yes it can, courtesy of those who pretend to have it, consistently negating their pretensions by seeking to verify it. Having a sufficient vocabulary only allows one a pretension to truth, or even if there is such a thing...and if there is, which parts should be disre...

I mean, maybe there is a God. I don't rule that out. But is it the God of the Bible? Or was the Bible constructed by fallible human beings who have their fallible reasons for constructing it the way they did? The bible was written solely by Jews to serve Jewish interests. It should have stayed wher...

It's amazing how well music can blend with architecture...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xON2cqEJxc

Harbal wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 1:27 am
And what's to be done about unauthorised erections, may I ask?

Please fill out this ten-page request form declaring why you should have one.

One to three months confirmation time required.

I definitely have sympathies for one •born gay•. That is why I say they must be tolerated. Those born gay do not require your sympathy; least of all do they require your toleration, as if it derived from nothing more than your own good will. There are also plenty of gays who produced much more than...

Dubious, are you really such a masochist that you insist on provoking me to beat on you?!? I have compassion for your malady and hold back. Yet is it that you need a beating?! Why?! What will you get out of it? If you provide me with a sound reason I will try to oblige you. But if not I think I wil...

I don’t want you to stop. Actually, that works for me, because I didn't really want your email course. 🙂 And I still hope that one day you might emerge from a child’s intellectual cocoon so that it is possible to have meaningful dialogue with you. 🤓 A child's intellectual cocoon is normal compared ...

Great story, rendered with real gusto. Thank you, Dubious. "Gusto" - sounds like a good name for a new energy drink. It reminds me of Trump, cheeseburgers and the effect of the Republican Party on the citizens of the U.S. Yes. And I'm sure that just like the digestive system of the geese ...

Alexis Jacobi wrote: ↑Tue Mar 19, 2024 5:19 pm
I hoped to elevate Dubes by the power of my will — I do bend spoons — but he cannot be moved sad as that is.

...a power unique enough to be your only one but sadly insufficient. The power to bend lies in facts as measured by its probabilities; not in the emergence of major mental defects.

Great story, rendered with real gusto. It reminds me of Trump, cheeseburgers and the effect of the Republican Party on the citizens of the U.S.

Physio-philosophically, we just went through an enactment and rehearsal corresponding to a burp or a hiccup. Next, flatulence is predicted, but usually things clear up thereafter. Marina in Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya : The geese have cackled but will be still again. First they cackle, then they stop … S...

Harbal wrote: ↑Tue Mar 19, 2024 1:10 pm

Alexis Jacobi wrote: ↑Tue Mar 19, 2024 12:51 pm I have no insight into what might help I wonder if standing on your head might?!

I would advise against that, you might hurt him.

I'll leave upside down thinking to others; I, personally, don't feel qualified though, as here exemplified, others be eminently gifted in that capacity.