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I agree, however, I would argue that we all live our lives as if they have meaning. Living mindlessly by preexisting social constructions and values is just another way of supplying one's life with meaning. This is not to say that we all know the "meaning" or purpose that we live according to -...

Interesting. Could you elaborate on your "distinction" between reason and meaning, why and how? "Those seeking to supply their lives with meaning usually envision a role or function in something larger than themselves. They therefore seek fulfillment in service to society, the state, the...

Welcome to the forum Homo.

Never quit, never change your environment - just change your perception and reach stoic calmness... I say fuck that, change your environment if it doesn't implicate your future is completely ruined. Now clearly, it is not always possible to change your environment immediately and in that case...

That's pretty funny.

It's all about context. In Danish it's pretty common to say: "It's cancerkillme unbelievable".. Yep that sounds disturbing, but once you have said it enough times, the original meaning is lost. Today it could accurately be translated to fucking.

Sebastian Sacilotto? Perhaps I looked at the wrong profile. Either way, the joke is surely dead by now.

Pretty cool that Howard Stern is your friend.

I doubt anyone here or anywhere else could say anything that would be of much help. It's one of those things that likely cannot, and should not be systematized, unless of course you're fine settling with a dog. I have one close friend - am I now suddenly an enlightened person who enjoys the...

Idiotic would be to define free will in such a way that is impossible to imagine and yet have it implicate that humans have no moral responsibility. That's basically the state of the free will debate outside the Philosophy community. If one thinks that Determinism implicates the absence of free...

“There is no means of testing which decision is better, because there is no basis for comparison. We live everything as it comes, without warning, like an actor going on cold. And what can life be worth if the first rehearsal for life is life itself? That is why life is always like a sketch. No...

You mean it feels awesome to be emotionless? Or it just is awesome? If the latter, how can that be determined without any preconceived values based on human emotions? :storks: I do recognize the feeling of detachment though.

From that I would recommend Thomas Nagel's take on Absurdity. He does point out a few obvious, I think, inconsistencies in Camus' definition of Absurdity while still acknowledging its reality: https://philosophy.as.uky.edu/sites/default/files/The%20Absurd%20-%20Thomas%20Nagel.pdf

Ah right, makes more sense now.

Are you trolling?

I didn't find the test's available answers very original and thus did not identify with its results.

Pretty much. Nothing at all particular about this form of rhetoric. Another rhetorical ploy they use, is by presenting several reasonable premises before following up with a conclusion which doesn't follow from its premises.

What I was getting at was his attempt at creating a universal method of ethics based on the principle of human rationality. Anyway, if it is a consequentialist approach, then it sounds like an objective list theory which of course will depend on what you consider good. If your ethical...

Isn't that Kantian Deontology?

As inspired by Camus, you could start by asking whether you should commit suicide or not? Are you a romantic or not? Do you want to engage in this social construction or "illusion" that is life? You've obviously already answered that question. Next you may ask yourself, what is the "romantic"...

I think that sounds reasonable. Is it a fantasy that the kids could have a choice? Or is it that the kids should pick outfits at complete random? If the latter, then I disagree that it is a fantasy as in an ideal fantasy, but agree that it's problably an unlikely outcome. Similarly, an ideal...

Yes, hence I wrote one could argue this. In our example I had difficulties even getting passed this part. For me it is a non-issue. Interesting, for a moment I instinctively agreed with the first part. It always has an effect when you turn it around doesn't it? Should it? Anyway, I agree that...

The dance consists of two roles and she performs one of them. She even dresses up as the intended role too. Unusual? Perhaps. Problematic? No. Ok well understood. So in the above video, one could argue that she is being harassed by these men which could be worth condemning. What, in the case...

Is that the point you think Architect is trying to make? That she is ruining the dance for everyone? Or was that unrelated point? I would be curious to see if anyone is willing to explicitly argue that she should not be allowed to participate dressed up as boy.

Inauthenticity. A killing self-consciousness and perpetual doubt might be the cause of that.

Couldn't help but change it around a bit: "Well first I had my angsty teen age where I watched to crap like Bikini Models and then I 'evolved' to the Soft Core stage and watched Playboy TV etc.. I think it started when I was introduced my fetish, Japanese midget porn, by a class mate who...

9 Most of the test went: "nope I'm not an ignorant douche bag.. nope, nope.. no I'm not a delusional cunt...." I can't help but wonder if I would have scored much higher in my more teenage years though...

Welcome Harmonica. Amusing thread.

Best one thus far

What is the difference between a practical and a philosophical standpoint in this particular case? I'm positively curious as to what you are getting at here. Say we perceive being restrained by inherent self interest as being negative. Would that conclusion even be possible in the first place...

38 numbers, two of which are 0 and green, thus nor white or black to ensure the casinos a profit. In Europe I believe single-zero roulette is more common in which case there is only one 0 and thus a slightly better chance of winning. EDIT: Thanks Jenny

47.37% chance

Exactly. Being a psychologist is far from just figuring out the human psyche. In therapy for example, then the psychologist may already have figured out the patient's problems within the first couple of sessions. Often that is the easiest part of therapy. It's making the patient understand his...

I daydream about time travelling rather often. I rarely, if ever, dream about going to the future. I have no intention of changing the past nor travelling for any financial gain. I would like to go back in time for the same reasons I like travelling to new places, to experience a new reality...

It depends where you are in your life. Years ago I was devastated when I had no New Year's Eve party to go to and now I try to avoid them at all costs. I'm perhaps too confident with my disconnection at this point and I'm open to the possibility that I may regret later not having saved a few...

Ah thanks for that!

This forum is much like The Sopranos, you can always rest assured that the annoying characters get whacked eventually. The mods are just maintaining the forum as any decent forum should be.

I can't imagine what it's like to be a morning person. To me it would require self discipline to be a morning person. It would mean that I had to go to bed in the middle of something interesting at night, or it would mean that I would have to wake up in the middle of a good sleep in the morning...

Wauw. That was real. Reminded me of the eye color experiment.

I thought your Elliot post was an excellent read!

It's really not, it happens every day. And if you cannot come up with any traits, then it's for lack of trying.

Did you read a Richard Dawkins book while watching BBC Horizon when you suddenly felt this sense of superiority? Who do you hang around with? Chimps? On topic, caring less can potentially create authenticity while being too speculative will have the opposite effect.

Great post.

In the Quran he was.

I don't mind them, however, I'm terrible around them. I never had to deal with children until recently when my sister got two girls - it was really awkward in the beginning. The oldest one is a little princess who has terrible comedic sense (I know she is four, but still). She is also ruthlessly...

You're right.

Variform is there any topic you cannot turn into your insecurities about women? Have you ever in any discussion on this forum, considered changing your perspective a tiny bit on this issue? You seem incredibly stuck in your ways. It seems obvious that you're looking for a mother figure to say...

Re: Psychology of the beautiful gyal. INTJ seems more likely. Anyway, he appears to be a narcissist who never got his fix. This guy has to be admired in order to feel emotionally stable.

Re: Psychology of the beautiful gyal. What made him a 2/10 instead of 1/10? Was it his sexual charisma?

I actually never heard of him but cool cover. It's from an old horror film - I forgot the title just now.