bigbywolfe Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Re: Musings on Random Musings Plato isn't dull and boring, he's extremely scary. JG Care to elaborate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Re: Musings on Random Musings Plato isn't dull and boring, he's extremely scary. JG Nah, he is a pussycat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Re: Musings on Random Musings I wonder what he [teh bunneh] wears when he sits for the Sculptors ? too much information... *now to try to get that idea out of my head* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Gillen Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Re: Musings on Random Musings If you join the words "the" and "IRS' date='" it spells "theirs."[/quote'] An oldie but a goodie. JG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Gillen Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Re: Musings on Random Musings Care to elaborate? There is some accuracy to the statement that "all Western philosophy is basically the footnotes and commentary to Plato." Unfortunately, Plato was the first major philosopher to promote the concept that the Ideal was not only a model to emulate in physical existence, but ontologically more REAL than physical existence, meaning that any fool with an Ideal could promote a way of living completely at odds with the needs of existence and get people to follow it, and any attempt to argue with it on the grounds that it didn't fit the physical world was considered ultimate evidence of its worth. To give an idea of how this actually plays out, read "The Emperor's New Clothes." Or the history of the Catholic Church. JG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Re: Musings on Random Musings There is some accuracy to the statement that "all Western philosophy is basically the footnotes and commentary to Plato." Unfortunately, Plato was the first major philosopher to promote the concept that the Ideal was not only a model to emulate in physical existence, but ontologically more REAL than physical existence, meaning that any fool with an Ideal could promote a way of living completely at odds with the needs of existence and get people to follow it, and any attempt to argue with it on the grounds that it didn't fit the physical world was considered ultimate evidence of its worth. To give an idea of how this actually plays out, read "The Emperor's New Clothes." Or the history of the Catholic Church. JG Just so i understand you, you are saying that the Ideal realm is used for justifying behaviour that unnatural? One example i can think of is during the Middle Ages when the priests, pope said that those who fight in the Crusades and reclaim Jerusalem will have their sins forgiven and be given a place in heaven. That one of the ten commandments specifically is against killing is well forgotten. Ditto, the selective amnesia that Jesus gave two commandments, to Love God and Love yourself and your neighbour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Re: Musings on Random Musings There are lots of chocolate statues of teh bunneh on the Godiva Website for Easter. I wonder what he wears when he sits for the Sculptors ? He is au natural. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Gillen Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 Re: Musings on Random Musings Just so i understand you' date=' you are saying that the Ideal realm is used for justifying behaviour that [is'] unnatural? No, more like impractical to the point of impossibility. One example i can think of is during the Middle Ages when the priests, pope said that those who fight in the Crusades and reclaim Jerusalem will have their sins forgiven and be given a place in heaven. That one of the ten commandments specifically is against killing is well forgotten. Ditto, the selective amnesia that Jesus gave two commandments, to Love God and Love yourself and your neighbour. That could be counted as an example. Jesus was clearly more willing to die than to shed someone else's blood. But Christian doctrine does recognize a "just war" concept. So on one level that's reconciling the ideal to reality. On the other hand, it's failing to acknowledge that the ideal either is not being practiced sincerely or CANNOT be practiced sincerely. JG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 Re: Musings on Random Musings Dear Death Tribble: I pay less than no attention to the Oscars, or any other media prize event, and I think that people who do pay attention to them (unless they are actually in that racket so it qualifies as a profession interest) are foolish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 Re: Musings on Random Musings Three Swedes won Oscars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 Re: Musings on Random Musings Jeez, they'll give those things to anybody, won't they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Celt Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 Re: Musings on Random Musings The main thing I took away from the Grammies and Oscars this year was that some women have breasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 Re: Musings on Random Musings Which I knew already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmower Boy Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 Re: Musings on Random Musings Which I knew already. Hey, everybody, Cancer is showing off his fancy university edumacation again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 Re: Musings on Random Musings Three Swedes won Oscars. Did Dolph finally get his? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 Re: Musings on Random Musings Hey' date=' everybody, Cancer is showing off his fancy university edumacation again![/quote'] Yeah, that a***hole does that all the time. Makes me sick. I should put him on ignore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 Re: Musings on Random Musings Did Dolph finally get his? He was long overdue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Gillen Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 Re: Musings on Random Musings The main thing I took away from the Grammies and Oscars this year was that some women have breasts. They sure do. JG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Celt Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 Re: Musings on Random Musings Oh, one other thing I took away from the Oscars. Never host them. They'll tear you apart, the ungrateful SOBs. I think the only positive reaction I can recall was for Billy Crystal's first time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Gillen Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 Re: Musings on Random Musings Or Johnny Carson. JG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 Re: Musings on Random Musings Dear Death Tribble: I pay less than no attention to the Oscars, or any other media prize event, and I think that people who do pay attention to them (unless they are actually in that racket so it qualifies as a profession interest) are foolish. But what about the Razzies ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 Re: Musings on Random Musings Do they have good snarky one-liners I can quote here and get rep for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted March 3, 2013 Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 I was thinking about the discovery of the Higgs Boson' date=' and about the theory that the inteaction with the Higgs Field is what gives matter mass. Why is it that it only gives matter mass, when matter and energy are supposed to be equivalent according to Einstein?[/quote'] But what then gives Higgs Field & Higgs Boson substance? [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtles_all_the_way_down]Turtles all the way down[/url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtles_all_the_way_down] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtles_all_the_way_down) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Celt Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 I muse if NPH had done the "We saw your ****s" song would he receive as much heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klytus Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 I went and bought myself an iPad today. When asked to name it, there was only one name I could think of... KlyPad. L. Marcus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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