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I do not see any case for an apology in this scenario. Because you don't see any case for an apology in any scenario. Personally, I find them useful in the manipulation of situations and people to my advantage. Always delivered devoid of sentiment, always received graciously by the other party with...

Ginkgo wrote:
An anesthesiologist can take way your consciousness and your emotions as well. For the time being anyway.

Damn, all that money wasted perpetuating my alcoholism when I could have put it towards a personal anaesthetist

Do you need consciousness to have emotion? If so, what level of consciousness? Can an ant feel emotion? A cat, or a dog, or a tree? All of these things are alive, but can they claim to be conscious beings? If you can feel emotion while unconscious, why do so many people drink or abuse narcotics to ...

it's just a matter of perspective I absolutely agree that it's all about perspective. I am interested in what influences perspective though. Experiences - granted. If that's the case then how can two people with identical experiences have wildly varying world views? Same with sociological influence...

it's just a matter of perspective I absolutely agree that it's all about perspective. I am interested in what influences perspective though. Experiences - granted. If that's the case then how can two people with identical experiences have wildly varying world views? Same with sociological influence...

existence is better than non-existence and if it gets all to much then everyone if free to choose to shuffle off this mortal coil whenever they wish. How is existence better than non-existence? I would be interested to know your thoughts on this. I make attempts on shuffling off this mortal coil re...

Antinatalist - yes! I wish I had not succumbed to the ticking of my biological clock and had a child in a world that I hate (this is not the weary statement of a petulant teenager, but a genuine conclusion after years of thought). What do you hate about him? I hate the parts of myself I see in him.

Referring to the op... I am filled with mindless hatred. It originates solely in my heart. My heart swells with hatred every day that I continue to exist. Also, I hate that I am purely motivated by hatred and I make efforts to fix my brain. Unfortunately, hatred is not born in my brain so all endea...

I hated this article from the get go. "Thought is the attempt to understand the good, beautiful, and true in an orderly way. Man is naturally reasonable and oriented toward those things, so it’s a normal part of life. Even so, it depends on conditions that may not be present. It requires calmn...

I suppose that all depends on how you pointed it out. Is he still alive? Yes, he is very much alive. I pointed out when he slashed his wrists in front of me that he wouldn't get far cutting across his arm with a blunt knife. I was right. Probably sounds callous to an objective onlooker. In fact, I ...

I only question because all of the smart people I know seem predisposed to major depressive disorders. Mind you, my ex was the king of the idiots but tried to kill himself twice. He was unsuccessful because he cut his wrists the wrong way. We split because he didn't like me pointing out his mistake...

For me, it's more important to be honest and skeptical. Happiness is not an intellectual or an anti-intellectual quality; happiness and sadness affect the smart and the stupid. To varying degrees though? A stupid person can be tragically unhappy, as can an intellectual. Whilst both stupidity and in...

Dalek Prime wrote:

ncrbrts wrote:I'd rather kill the world to save one person...

Please press this button, Nicola.

Hobbes' Choice wrote:
For me, it's more important to be honest and skeptical. Happiness is not an intellectual or an anti-intellectual quality; happiness and sadness affect the smart and the stupid.

To varying degrees though?

I guess you don't like to watch tv or go to the movies then. With respect to drinking, bad habit to fall into as you don't escape which you agree with since your reality is still there when you sober up, as you said (you can't run away from yourself). PhilX Nope, I don't really watch TV, except to ...