What attracted you to philosophy?
-
- Posts: 4922
- Joined: Tue Apr 14, 2015 4:48 am
- Location: Living in a tree with Polly.
Re: What attracted you to philosophy?
No worries, commonsense. We've all made the editing error before. Just wanted to.point it out.
Re: What attracted you to philosophy?
Dear Gary and Commonsense:
I also accept your apology. Though your apology was not directed to me, I still accept it, since you attributed first my words to someone else, and then apologized and corrected the source.
Very nice. Thank you.
I also accept your apology. Though your apology was not directed to me, I still accept it, since you attributed first my words to someone else, and then apologized and corrected the source.
Very nice. Thank you.
-
- Posts: 4922
- Joined: Tue Apr 14, 2015 4:48 am
- Location: Living in a tree with Polly.
Re: What attracted you to philosophy?
Hey, you got snow in the Niagara area, -1-? It's clear in Toronto.
Re: What attracted you to philosophy?
Dear Dalek,
I think we can get bumped on the nose by the MOD, and rightfully so, if we make private conversations on the boards. So let's not do that.
If you trust me enough (I do) send me your private email by "Private Message" and we can chat by email.
I can't touch you in PM (Private Message) on this service, because it is "disabled", that is, a switch is set to make it inoperational to contact you by PM.
-1-
I think we can get bumped on the nose by the MOD, and rightfully so, if we make private conversations on the boards. So let's not do that.
If you trust me enough (I do) send me your private email by "Private Message" and we can chat by email.
I can't touch you in PM (Private Message) on this service, because it is "disabled", that is, a switch is set to make it inoperational to contact you by PM.
-1-
Re: What attracted you to philosophy?
I always thought philosophy was an individuals approach to life or a subject. I learned very late in life that it is a branch in science.
What attracted me to it was that it is "the why". That's right up my alley. Fits me perfectly.
I love science and "the how", but it is "the why" that really makes my heart beat. Finding the reason. Making the puzzle fit.
What attracted me to it was that it is "the why". That's right up my alley. Fits me perfectly.
I love science and "the how", but it is "the why" that really makes my heart beat. Finding the reason. Making the puzzle fit.
-
- Posts: 4922
- Joined: Tue Apr 14, 2015 4:48 am
- Location: Living in a tree with Polly.
Re: What attracted you to philosophy?
I'd answer that, but then it would get all squishy and personal lol. I'll enable my PM though.-1- wrote: ↑Thu Dec 27, 2018 6:08 pm Dear Dalek,
I think we can get bumped on the nose by the MOD, and rightfully so, if we make private conversations on the boards. So let's not do that.
If you trust me enough (I do) send me your private email by "Private Message" and we can chat by email.
I can't touch you in PM (Private Message) on this service, because it is "disabled", that is, a switch is set to make it inoperational to contact you by PM.
-1-
-
- Posts: 5182
- Joined: Sun Mar 26, 2017 6:38 pm
Re: What attracted you to philosophy?
I always wanted to be part of a discipline where I could sound smart just by adding “ -ism” to the end of adjectives and nouns.
Re: What attracted you to philosophy?
So you are a dopamine addict.commonsense wrote: ↑Fri Dec 28, 2018 4:41 pm I always wanted to be part of a discipline where I could sound smart just by adding “ -ism” to the end of adjectives and nouns.
Philosophy is a great way to get your fix without actually achieving anything.
-
- Posts: 5182
- Joined: Sun Mar 26, 2017 6:38 pm
Re: What attracted you to philosophy?
Logik wrote: ↑Sat Dec 29, 2018 10:24 amSo you are a dopamine addict.commonsense wrote: ↑Fri Dec 28, 2018 4:41 pm I always wanted to be part of a discipline where I could sound smart just by adding “ -ism” to the end of adjectives and nouns.
Philosophy is a great way to get your fix without actually achieving anything.
Yes
Re: What attracted you to philosophy?
So you could think of this place of a support group of sorts? Or a drug den. I can't be sure.commonsense wrote: ↑Sat Dec 29, 2018 8:35 pmLogik wrote: ↑Sat Dec 29, 2018 10:24 amSo you are a dopamine addict.commonsense wrote: ↑Fri Dec 28, 2018 4:41 pm I always wanted to be part of a discipline where I could sound smart just by adding “ -ism” to the end of adjectives and nouns.
Philosophy is a great way to get your fix without actually achieving anything.
Yes
Either participating on this forum is helping our addiction; or we are heading for anhedonia.
- attofishpi
- Posts: 10012
- Joined: Tue Aug 16, 2011 8:10 am
- Location: Orion Spur
- Contact:
Re: What attracted you to philosophy?
Outwitting educated pompous unintelligent people. (shallow thinkers)
Kidding
What is a better way to test your own ideas, since there is no super intelligent AI around, why not bounce your ideas off of other brains.
Re: What attracted you to philosophy?
- attofishpi
- Posts: 10012
- Joined: Tue Aug 16, 2011 8:10 am
- Location: Orion Spur
- Contact:
Re: What attracted you to philosophy?
Sure, but one cannot test ones knowledge of God\'God' via experimental confirmation with others. No, alas I am left to philosophise about it all.Logik wrote: ↑Sun Dec 30, 2018 1:15 pmSee if they agree with experiment?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL6-x0modwY
-
- Posts: 4922
- Joined: Tue Apr 14, 2015 4:48 am
- Location: Living in a tree with Polly.
Re: What attracted you to philosophy?
How about porn? Jism.commonsense wrote: ↑Fri Dec 28, 2018 4:41 pm I always wanted to be part of a discipline where I could sound smart just by adding “ -ism” to the end of adjectives and nouns.
Re: What attracted you to philosophy?
You can't test anyone's knowledge of God. Full stop.attofishpi wrote: ↑Sun Dec 30, 2018 1:24 pm Sure, but one cannot test ones knowledge of God\'God' via experimental confirmation with others.
If it was empirically testable God would be a scientific matter.
You say philosophise. I say "untestable speculation".
I am truly curious though. If your ideas are empirically untestable against reality, what do you expect to achieve by "bouncing them [untestable ideas] off by other brains"?
Are you sure you aren't just trying to satisfy your need for human contact/interaction? (seeming as you mentioned you never married).