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Re: The Ugly Side of Philosophy

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Eodnhoj7 wrote: Wed Jan 01, 2025 6:59 am Philosophy is merely definition manipulation to produce a psychological magic trick that astounds those unfamiliar with the dynamics of applied meaning in language, and the vagueness that results from this vary game everyone makes their own rules for. Those who play this game the best make the rules for others as those who know the rules know even the rules are a trick.

Abstract concepts are merely phantoms within the mind that noone can universally agree upon due to the shadows of the subconscious hiding everyone within the realm of a subjective experience noone can truly share. Perfect triangle? One cannot see through another's forehead, they can only see a forehead.

Empirical experience is only a personal goat the majority run to for a sacrifice to the god of common sense as the fading memory of good homecooked meal or a first kiss is merely a story retold countlessly to the self from different angles so an anchor can be tossed within the ocean of countless viewpoints to prevent the psyche from capsizing within the storm of perpetual contradiction that philosophy faces.

Philosophy is the game where everyone walks away feeling justified but noone can agree upon what justification really is so they tailor make a meaning that suits them perfectly and because of this it is less of a dialogue of truth and more a means of building a series of Russian nesting dolls within the self.

Truth? Whose is it? Is this even the true question to ask? No, a better method is ramming opinion down people's throats so that after the guest table has passed out from choking on the explanation the innate silence gives a brief relief from the laborious labor of explaining "z because of q, q because of l, so on and so forth until everything begins with z again."

"Where of one knows not one must be silent" if truly followed would leave a cold vacuum of silence hence the only warmth philosophy offers to counter this is the eternal friction of self appointed thinkers.

Amen, hallelujah, so be it...cool...whatever...dude...
So, you blame everyone else for your own stupidity. Typical.
If you had the least bit of sense, you would have looked until you found a teacher who actually defined it, and defined it correctly.
Let us start with the first Law of Identity which you probably claim to know.
Is anything, anything at all, different from itself? Anyone who answers yes, everything differs from itself, I simply put them in the category of idiot.
So, if everything is what it is, what are you?
Now, some people claim to be a this or that, which I automatically place in the category of idiot.
We are potentially the most powerful life support system possible, our job is information processing so that we can have life, and have it more abundantly. Perhaps you have a problem comprehending metaphor.
Who are the teachers which teach Philosophy as information processing? I can name the Bible, Plato, Confucius, Euclid. When I study these, I do not assume that I am more capable than any of them.
All of them are sources of grammar lessons, You can only see it once you have reached a certain level of reading comprehension.
Each of these are ways to help a mind learn to do its own work. So, if you can not distinguish the idiot who claims to teach Philosophy and a genius who is attempting to teach you, Then that is your fault.
Blaming a non-living intelligible for your behavior is a sign of mental malfunction.


Anyone with the least bit of intelligence who suspects that they have a well defined biologically determined job to do and well defined physically determined means of doing that job, then realizes that their first responsibility is seeking out not anyone who claims they know, but someone who actually does know.
Throwing a temper tantrum is simply the mark of an undisciplined child.
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Re: The Ugly Side of Philosophy

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Phil8659 wrote: Mon Mar 17, 2025 6:39 am
Eodnhoj7 wrote: Wed Jan 01, 2025 6:59 am Philosophy is merely definition manipulation to produce a psychological magic trick that astounds those unfamiliar with the dynamics of applied meaning in language, and the vagueness that results from this vary game everyone makes their own rules for. Those who play this game the best make the rules for others as those who know the rules know even the rules are a trick.

Abstract concepts are merely phantoms within the mind that noone can universally agree upon due to the shadows of the subconscious hiding everyone within the realm of a subjective experience noone can truly share. Perfect triangle? One cannot see through another's forehead, they can only see a forehead.

Empirical experience is only a personal goat the majority run to for a sacrifice to the god of common sense as the fading memory of good homecooked meal or a first kiss is merely a story retold countlessly to the self from different angles so an anchor can be tossed within the ocean of countless viewpoints to prevent the psyche from capsizing within the storm of perpetual contradiction that philosophy faces.

Philosophy is the game where everyone walks away feeling justified but noone can agree upon what justification really is so they tailor make a meaning that suits them perfectly and because of this it is less of a dialogue of truth and more a means of building a series of Russian nesting dolls within the self.

Truth? Whose is it? Is this even the true question to ask? No, a better method is ramming opinion down people's throats so that after the guest table has passed out from choking on the explanation the innate silence gives a brief relief from the laborious labor of explaining "z because of q, q because of l, so on and so forth until everything begins with z again."

"Where of one knows not one must be silent" if truly followed would leave a cold vacuum of silence hence the only warmth philosophy offers to counter this is the eternal friction of self appointed thinkers.

Amen, hallelujah, so be it...cool...whatever...dude...
So, you blame everyone else for your own stupidity. Typical.
If you had the least bit of sense, you would have looked until you found a teacher who actually defined it, and defined it correctly.
Let us start with the first Law of Identity which you probably claim to know.
Is anything, anything at all, different from itself? Anyone who answers yes, everything differs from itself, I simply put them in the category of idiot.
So, if everything is what it is, what are you?
Now, some people claim to be a this or that, which I automatically place in the category of idiot.
We are potentially the most powerful life support system possible, our job is information processing so that we can have life, and have it more abundantly. Perhaps you have a problem comprehending metaphor.
Who are the teachers which teach Philosophy as information processing? I can name the Bible, Plato, Confucius, Euclid. When I study these, I do not assume that I am more capable than any of them.
All of them are sources of grammar lessons, You can only see it once you have reached a certain level of reading comprehension.
Each of these are ways to help a mind learn to do its own work. So, if you can not distinguish the idiot who claims to teach Philosophy and a genius who is attempting to teach you, Then that is your fault.
Blaming a non-living intelligible for your behavior is a sign of mental malfunction.


Anyone with the least bit of intelligence who suspects that they have a well defined biologically determined job to do and well defined physically determined means of doing that job, then realizes that their first responsibility is seeking out not anyone who claims they know, but someone who actually does know.
Throwing a temper tantrum is simply the mark of an undisciplined child.
I would hardly call "philosophy being definition manipulation" an accusation of stupidity or even intelligence of others.

You say to find a teacher to define it correctly...but by what standard do you offer as to what is correct and incorrect...and the standard to define that standard?

By what standard should I take your criticism seriously other than you making an assertion that is lost amidst countless other assertions?
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