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Re: A friendly forum?
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2022 7:28 am
by Dontaskme
henry quirk wrote: ↑Wed Aug 31, 2022 9:41 pm
And there's a handful of guru-types lookin' to plant their seeds in your head: hope your gate-keepin' skills are sharp or you might get suckered in...ain't that right, DAM.
I don't think that's actually what the types are doing. I'm more inclined to think some types are just dropping breadcrumbs, and that those who are hungry will pick them up, and those who are already self-satisfied will ignore them.
Fake people try finding to have an image to maintain.
Real people just don't care cause they exist as a person as they actually are.
But it's all metaphor, when it comes to image. Images are simply the reflections of the imageless. It's all ''thoughts'' frozen in time.
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Re: A friendly forum?
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2022 1:58 pm
by Pattern-chaser
Pattern-chaser wrote: ↑Tue Aug 30, 2022 8:25 pm
Many philosophy forums are dominated by
ad hominems,
straw man attacks and trolling, especially of topics deemed to be '
unscientific'. I would like to hope this one is more devoted to courteous and co-operative discussion, and not debating, where rhetoric can 'win' an argument that ought to be 'lost'. Is this the friendly forum I'm looking for?
Harbal wrote: ↑Wed Aug 31, 2022 7:57 pm
That's the trouble with philosophers, they will quite often also insist on being human beings.
Harbal wrote: ↑Wed Aug 31, 2022 7:57 pm
Are you of a particularly sensitive nature, or something?
I'd like to think so
, but no, not in the sense you mean it. My point is a very simple one. I came here to discuss ideas, and to seek learning, knowledge, wisdom and understanding, if they are here to be found. I didn't sign up to indulge in willy-waving competitions with ego-terrorists. If there are too many of the latter here, why would I stay? Why would anyone? I'm old enough now that I don't want to waste the time I have left fighting with those who have yet to reach maturity, regardless of their age.
I'm fed up with adversarial
debates with idiots when I could indulge in enjoyable and useful
co-operative discussion instead. If that makes me particularly sensitive, then so be it.
Re: A friendly forum?
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2022 2:02 pm
by Iwannaplato
Pattern-chaser wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 1:58 pm
I'm fed up with adversarial
debates with idiots when I could indulge in enjoyable and useful
co-operative discussion instead. If that makes me particularly sensitive, then so be it.
I think to some degree it depends on the topic. But in general philosophy forums seem to be part of the wave in society in general.
Re: A friendly forum?
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2022 2:37 pm
by Harbal
Pattern-chaser wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 1:58 pm
My point is a very simple one. I came here to discuss ideas, and to seek learning, knowledge, wisdom and understanding, if they are here to be found. I didn't sign up to indulge in willy-waving competitions with ego-terrorists.
If you stay long enough to work out who is worth engaging with, and who just likes to wave his willy about, I don't see why you shouldn't be able to have the kind of interactions you are looking for. As long as you don't have a know-it-all, I'm-always-right, approach, which I'm sure you haven't, I think you'll be fine.
I don't want to waste the time I have left fighting with those who have yet to reach maturity, regardless of their age.
You should probably avoid me, then.
I'm fed up with adversarial debates with idiots when I could indulge in enjoyable and useful co-operative discussion instead.
You'll soon get to know who the idiots are.
Re: A friendly forum?
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2022 4:45 pm
by Pattern-chaser
Harbal wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 2:37 pm
Pattern-chaser wrote: ↑Thu Sep 01, 2022 1:58 pm
My point is a very simple one. I came here to discuss ideas, and to seek learning, knowledge, wisdom and understanding, if they are here to be found. I didn't sign up to indulge in willy-waving competitions with ego-terrorists.
If you stay long enough to work out who is worth engaging with, and who just likes to wave his willy about, I don't see why you shouldn't be able to have the kind of interactions you are looking for. As long as you don't have a know-it-all, I'm-always-right, approach, which I'm sure you haven't, I think you'll be fine.
I don't want to waste the time I have left fighting with those who have yet to reach maturity, regardless of their age.
You should probably avoid me, then.
I'm fed up with adversarial debates with idiots when I could indulge in enjoyable and useful co-operative discussion instead.
You'll soon get to know who the idiots are.
Thanks!
I'll hang around for a while, then, and see how it goes.
Thanks to all who took the trouble to reply to my introduction!
Re: A friendly forum?
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2022 10:19 pm
by promethean75
The first rule of fight club is: we do not talk about fight club.
Re: A friendly forum?
Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2022 3:57 am
by attofishpi
Pattern-chaser wrote: ↑Tue Aug 30, 2022 8:25 pm
Many philosophy forums are dominated by
ad hominems,
I agree and I was disgusted when someone threw that my way. How dare they accuse me of having sex with a deceased homosexual.
Pattern-chaser wrote: ↑Tue Aug 30, 2022 8:25 pmI would like to hope this one is more devoted to courteous and co-operative discussion, and not debating, where rhetoric can 'win' an argument that ought to be 'lost'. Is this the friendly forum I'm looking for?
Pattern-chaser
So long as you are not intelligent, you will find people on the forum extremely friendly.
Hence, I'm in love with all of them, and so is promethean75 - in fact he's ecstatic.
Re: A friendly forum?
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2022 11:43 am
by Agent Smith
Morpheus wrote:Welcome to the real word, Neo
Re: A friendly forum?
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2022 12:29 pm
by vegetariantaxidermy
So Roydop is a real person
Well he has a nice voice even if he only uses it to say a load of codswallop.
Re: A friendly forum?
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2022 1:44 pm
by attofishpi
Agent Smith wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28, 2022 11:43 am
Morpheus wrote:Welcome to the real word, Neo
R U CERTAIN OF THAT?
Re: A friendly forum?
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2022 6:18 pm
by Agent Smith
attofishpi wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28, 2022 1:44 pm
Agent Smith wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28, 2022 11:43 am
Morpheus wrote:Welcome to the real word, Neo
R U CERTAIN OF THAT?
What an interesting question!
Re: A friendly forum?
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2022 10:05 pm
by promethean75
Here is a hand
th-878895034.jpg
Debate.
Re: A friendly forum?
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2022 11:37 pm
by Impenitent
promethean75 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28, 2022 10:05 pm
Here is a hand
th-878895034.jpg
Debate.
that is the skeleton of Kermit the Frog... no debate...
-Imp
Re: A friendly forum?
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 12:09 am
by Sculptor
promethean75 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28, 2022 10:05 pm
Here is a hand
th-878895034.jpg
Debate.
Le tretchery des images
Ce n’est pas une main
Re: A friendly forum?
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 3:43 am
by attofishpi
promethean75 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28, 2022 10:05 pm
Here is a hand
th-878895034.jpg
Debate.
Why is the thumb dislocated?
, but no, not in the sense you mean it. My point is a very simple one. I came here to discuss ideas, and to seek learning, knowledge, wisdom and understanding, if they are here to be found. I didn't sign up to indulge in willy-waving competitions with ego-terrorists. If there are too many of the latter here, why would I stay? Why would anyone? I'm old enough now that I don't want to waste the time I have left fighting with those who have yet to reach maturity, regardless of their age.