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I have trouble determining which philosophers' thoughts have influenced me most. I rather enjoy reading Nietzsche, particularly the poetic wisdom of Thus Spoke Zarathustra . I don't feel that all readers try and see the world through a Nietzschean lens before judging him, that some infer the wrong e...

Typist's probing contains a very useful insight. Much of how we see the world is based on our assumptions, our conditioning. So often the things we hate in others are things we cannot see that we hate in ourselves. The miser hates others' greed and the irritable man can't figure out why his wife is ...

The theologan seeks to know God, while the mystic seeks to grok God. AP

Hi. I am also new here. I too am seeking other thoughtful people to communicate some of my ideas with.

Hello to all and congratulations on an excellent forum. I thought a few words about my (current) philosophical views would be an appropriate introduction. We begin with experience. All our thoughts, feelings and knowledge are a result of our experiences. Experience comes before language. Language de...