The Philosophy Discussion Forum

ifelloverboard wrote:As much as I desire to regale you with some sort of grand introduction I'm afraid I have none.

As much as I desire to regale you with some sort of grand welcome, I'm afraid I have none.
Welcome. I look foreward to some real philosophizin'!

It's called a 'bookmark'.
Welcome!

Sun Wukong wrote:YUSS :P

My favorite fillum is da Great Eskape. I like to play Great Eskape.

My fave things are treatz, and I HATE hOOVA

I think that you will find a home here, with many like minded folk with equal abilities.
Welcome! *__-

Wait a minute, iz you Psycho's munky?

I read the book when I was a teenager and found it deeply moving.
I also like the Robin Williams/DeNiro movie from the story.

MysticRose wrote:nameless,
My apologies. I should have made my intro post clearer.

No need. That was the means whereby we met. i have no regrets.
See you around.
peace

Thanks for the welcome. Just intro here. Happy to discuss other thoughts on the forum. From where in the quote above do you get avoiding? You posted; "I believe we create our own reality from our thoughts and actions" This invites discussion as it is a common hot topic in philosophy. I re...

^^^
I guess that I can't blame you for avoiding the discussion.
Perhaps another time.
Happy trails.

Psychonaut wrote:I was being tongue in cheek mucker.

Whats a "cheek mucker"?
Perhaps if there were an emoticon for that? It's hard to see a "cheek mucker" from here.
Never mind, then. *__-

Its simple, nameless , Great, tell me how simple it is. and your insistence I don't recall "insisting" anything. Care to link me? that those with no jobs might actually be willing themselves to have jobs and doing the best they can about it, or that those with no food may actually be thin...

I believe we create our own reality from our thoughts and actions. In which case, shall I assume that you are beautiful (by common local standards), are unaffected by gravity, in perfect health, have 'true' friends and lovers, are wealthy, never having to work or do that which is unpleasant? This w...

Agreed.
Find a great and diverse (most healthy) buffet of food for thought on the net.
Screw Google, use Scroogle!
Research the double-slit experiment (and the results).
Ponder the philosophical implications...
A good beginning!

Myron wrote:I would love to hear your views on my book.

I glanced at it.
'Free-will' and 'choice' are vain illusions.
But there are those who eat up the 'self-help' books.

Perhaps a few hours spent studying the writings on this site might be of value before diving in?

Good luck.

Hi, I have a philosophy on life and i wrote a book about it. I never studied Philosophy. Out of all the philosophers Socrates is my man. You don't sound that old. Without having studied philosophy, how is it that you know of "all the philosophers", out of which to perceive Socrates as &qu...

In particular, do the various possible states actually "exist" (is there both a live cat and a dead cat in the unopened box, or two universes, one containing the live cat-in-the-box and the other universe containing the dead-cat-in-a box), or does "exist" here merely mean "...