Philosophy Now Forum

Harbal wrote:

bobevenson wrote:Thanks, and please take your boredom out on somebody else next time.

If you want to stop people behaving negatively towards you then you should stop being so irritating.

Irritating? Name me a single irritating thing I've ever said.

Lacewing wrote:

bobevenson wrote: Why do you think the spokesman for the extremely conservative Spiritual Counterfeits Project would be blown away by it?

Why do you think there aren't many more validations than just the one you've decided to imaginatively fixate on from 28 years ago?

That's one validation. How many do you want? I've already mentioned how I was able to discover in 20 minutes the origin of Cincinnati's Queen City name, something the rest of the world couldn't do in 170 years, connecting Cincinnati to Babylon and ancient Rome in the book of Revelation, as certified by the Cincinnati Public Library. That's just another of many mystical events establishing my prophetic credentials. Jesus Christ, how many magic tricks do you need to see before realizing there's nothing up my sleeves?

Ouzo doesn't have any followers because it doesn't offer any value. Within a world where everything is connected in one way or another, Ouzo results from a bunch of gobbledygook dots connected together as if supremely significant by a fanatic who fancies himself with credentials from sources that indicate no such thing. It's madness... and the only reasons for interacting with such a person are for entertainment and to remind ourselves what could happen to any of us if we need to spin a fantasy that tightly around ourselves. It's an interesting study, even if ultimately tiresome and empty. It's like any other pointless thing we engage in just for the moment.

(Bob, I give you permission to use that bolded line as a tagline for your product marketing.)

Lacewing wrote:Ouzo doesn't have any followers because it doesn't offer any value.

As it says in the poetic introduction of "The Ouzo Prophecy," "I can offer you salvation in a game called Ouzo." I guess you don't put any value on salvation.

bobevenson wrote:I guess you don't put any value on salvation.

No, because I don't need it.

Lacewing wrote:

bobevenson wrote:I guess you don't put any value on salvation.

No, because I don't need it.

Well, unless you understand "The Ouzo Prophecy," you'll never get it, and always be at the mercy of the institutions and false prophets that unfortunately control the very depths of your mind and soul.

bobevenson wrote:...be at the mercy of the institutions and false prophets that unfortunately control the very depths of your mind and soul.

That's your delusion, not mine. And you, actually, are a perfect example of a false prophet.

Lacewing wrote: And you, actually, are a perfect example of a false prophet.

Not to mention an irritating one.

Lacewing wrote:

bobevenson wrote:...be at the mercy of the institutions and false prophets that unfortunately control the very depths of your mind and soul.

That's your delusion, not mine. And you, actually, are a perfect example of a false prophet.

I have prophetic credentials. Can you name me anybody else on Earth who does?

Harbal wrote:

Lacewing wrote: And you, actually, are a perfect example of a false prophet.

Not to mention an irritating one.

No, my friend, my job is exposing the false prophets of institutional evil. In what way am I irritating (I'm sorry, I asked that question earlier)?

bobevenson wrote:my job is exposing the false prophets of institutional evil.

Well you're obviously self employed and the only thing you're exposing is a personality defect. On the other hand, you are entitled to your opinion regardless of how crazy it is.

Bob: I have prophetic credentials. Can you name me anybody else on Earth who does?

There might be a hundred million or so people like you who believe they are singularly divinely empowered, but I can't name any others because I try to steer clear of nutjobs.

Harbal wrote:

bobevenson wrote:my job is exposing the false prophets of institutional evil.

Well you're obviously self employed and the only thing you're exposing is a personality defect. On the other hand, you are entitled to your opinion regardless of how crazy it is.

Personality defect? Crazy opinion? What on Earth could you possibly be talking about?

mickthinks wrote:Bob: I have prophetic credentials. Can you name me anybody else on Earth who does?

There might be a hundred million or so people like you who believe they are singularly divinely empowered, but I can't name any others because I try to steer clear of nutjobs.

Hey, I've submitted prophetic credentials. What have those other hundred million or so people submitted?

bobevenson wrote: Personality defect? Crazy opinion? What on Earth could you possibly be talking about?

I think getting on peoples nerves is your way of amusing yourself but it's not much of a skill, is it?