Bazza Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Well' date=' every now and then I need to be reminded what the difference is between positivism and logical positivism. You certainly can't figure it out from the terms.[/quote'] agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Positivism =/= Optimism? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER That's certainly true. Just like it's clear that positivism and negativism are not opposites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER I've described myself as a cynical Optimist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Optimist = hope addict Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Either that, or someone who makes his living by selling excessively speculative securities to naive investors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archermoo Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER I'm a hopeful pessimist. Remember, an optimist can never be pleasantly surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocMan Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER When all falls apart, an optimist feels like things are just about to get better, but a pessimist feels VINDICATED! Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Also, of course, leadership (who are neither optimist or pessimist, merely opportunistic bloodsuckers on everyone else) uses pessimists as the scapegoats and accuses them of sabotage and blames them for the failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Also' date=' of course, leadership (who are neither optimist or pessimist, merely opportunistic bloodsuckers on everyone else) uses pessimists as the scapegoats and accuses them of sabotage and blames them for the failure.[/quote'] Thus the optimists optimism Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexMundi Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER But then all a Pessimest is, is an Optomist, with experience. ~Rex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Don't worry, be happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER In every life we have some trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexMundi Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER But what if you are of the assumption that you only have one life? ~Rex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER But what if you are of the assumption that you only have one life? ~Rex Then you have not data to back it up hence your theory has zero worth*. :D (*in-joke with The Last Word thread, and poking a bit of fun at a friend too. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER On the contrary: he has evidence for one, but no evidence for more than one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocMan Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER There's evidence of townships, with one long village street. Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Is an ark a township? Or is an ark a zooship? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER On the contrary: he has evidence for one' date=' but no evidence for more than one.[/quote'] Yeah, ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Is an ark a township? Or is an ark a zooship? Noah's ark is a ship built with arcane formula to stop the extinction of the animals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER But the question remains, how did Noah feed the animals for 40 days & nights without any of them dying, especially as we know that some of them are carnivores? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Noah's ark is a ship built with arcane formula to stop the extinction of the animals. But has the built-in limitation "Only Vs Floods". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER Well Noah is apparently not the only one to save all the animals in this world, just the latest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER But the question remains' date=' how did Noah feed the animals for 40 days & nights without any of them dying, especially as we know that some of them are carnivores?[/quote'] Don't ask me, man. I didn't do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted August 4, 2010 Report Share Posted August 4, 2010 Re: Longest Running Thread EVER *chuckle* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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