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  • Feature requests
    I'm always totally willing to pretend to listen to the masses.jamalrob

    Hey! It's a step up from being with one who doesn't even pretend to listen. :party:
  • Feature requests
    Sorry Tiff, I don't get it. Sponsoring people? Betting?

    Well unless someone can make a case for a subscriber-only area, I don't think it'll happen.
    jamalrob
    It's okay, at least you entertained the idea this time. :up:
  • Feature requests
    This isn't helping your case.jamalrob

    It wasn't meant to help my case it was to say that in sponsoring people into the Green Room was a way to keep the goodwill going. I love betting but only when I know it is going for a good cause such as supporting this wonderful platform for us to gather and ponder.
    (It's also a really satisfying way to rub in a loss to the opposer) I mean to settle bets with Hanover.
  • Feature requests
    Ah, green as in dollars? Finally it makes sense.jamalrob

    Exactly!
  • Is Philosophy Sexist?
    I don't get the impression that reason has a gender.Manuel

    I had to read that twice to get what you're saying, and I still want to reflect it back to you. You are saying that you don't surmise that "reason has a gender" is that correct?
  • Is Philosophy Sexist?
    Once that's settled, is philosophy sexy?jgill

    Extremely
  • Feature requests
    I guess you mean a subscriber-only section of the forum. Well, it's an idea. Not sure about it.jamalrob

    It's the allure of the unknown. The "Swear Thread" is what made me become a Sponsor and then I made donations as I lost bets to @Hanover
  • Feature requests
    You just like fury pelts.Banno

    Especially Chinchillas~~~
  • Feature requests
    I think I'd bet on cyber warfare.Banno

    rut roo....
    we do have some really fresh graduates that specialize in a worldwide cyber warfare intelligence and the eventual attack or counterattack
    I'm still betting on porn
  • Feature requests
    Porn would be more acceptable than arms trading.Banno

    Don't you think there is more than one country trading?
    Would it be narrow focused to suggest as such?
    So many questions...
  • Feature requests
    Seems His Majesty jamalrob is not as keen on raising funds as previous owners. Do you think he makes his money from drugs or porn?Banno

    Excellent question for a beautiful Sunday. I vote absolutely porn but Russian porn and more furry pelts to cover up their bits and pieces :cool:
  • Feature requests
    I would like to suggest a Green Room kind of place that you actually have to be a member of the forum AND log in to see.
    Thoughts?
    It was a great fund raiser
    ArguingWAristotleTiff

    I feel like I am repeating myself ....
    maybe?
  • Aristotle and his influence on society.
    Plato and Aristotle both probably can be blamed or credited with almost everything that's happened since they were alive. IMOJohn McMannis

    Welcome to The Philosophy Forum!
    Don't forget Socrates...he is part of this cult of personalities!
    Enjoy your stay! :flower:
  • Aristotle and his influence on society.
    Don't blame the messenger, Tiff :zip:180 Proof

    Jesus! F*$%^ are you kidding me?
    Of all the Philosophers in the Universe and I thought the shift from Friedrich Nietzsche to Aristotle was a move out from under the control of a man.
    Now, I realize that it doesn't matter if it is in Philosophy, love of 30 years, characters in a movie...
    I seem to be able to pick them out of a crowd, living or dead.
    How do I change this, now that I recognize an obvious pattern, that might be attractive but also unhealthy for who I am trying to uncover deep within me, my true self?
  • Aristotle and his influence on society.
    Aristotle's worldview contains – requires? – misogyny and slavery which coincides with the Biblical, especially Christian, worldview. The Church didn't need the Nicomachean Ethics to rationalize its "chauvanism".180 Proof

    Misogyny?
    Aristotle?
    "chauvanism"?
    Please expound if you would? Not because I doubt you.
    I am just beginning to doubt myself. I've never won an argument with Aristotle, but I am interested in what you think.
  • Morality and Ethics of Men vs Women
    If I wanted to post on facebook I would use facebook.I like sushi

    No worries at all. I have deleted the post of Facebook. This is one of the reasons I post what I post within the thread I am highlighting.
  • Morality and Ethics of Men vs Women
    It is incredibly easy to confuse the behaviour of a rain drop with the behaviour of rain - as in the behaviour of a man/woman with the behaviour of men/women.I like sushi
    Why? Because I found it and thought others might relate to the idea. What for? To highlight a member.
    If you would like I am more than willing to remove it from the Facebook page.
    Would you like me to remove it?
  • Morality and Ethics of Men vs Women
    @I like sushi

    A portion of your response has been posted The Philosophy Forum Facebook page.
    Congratulations and thank you for your contribution!
  • Wiser Words Have Never Been Spoken
    You do it one more time and I pass out in a fit of ecstasy.

    Just please wait five minutes... I need to get comfortable. You don't want me to pass out with my bladder full.

    (I know I am just bladdering now.)
    god must be atheist

    The Philosophy Forum Sunday Funnies :lol:
  • Welcome to The Philosophy Forum - an introduction thread
    Hi. My name's John27. I'm just some dude. I try to be the best I can be, even if sometimes its a lot harder than it seems. Thanks for having me.john27

    Welcome to The Philosophy Forum!
    Enjoy your ride and we are happy to have you :flower:
    Though this does feel a little dejavu like :razz:
  • Say You're Grading a Philosophy Essay
    I see. :up:

    The problem still remains though. Cookies = Original, impressive, brainwork. You get an A either way. Professors aren't able to tell the difference between the two. Perhaps we should carry out a thorough investigation of the matter. Burglar alarms go off, unwanted thief or welcome guest.
    Agent Smith

    Now those are ideas worth exploring! :blush:
    My next semester starts in two weeks so I will have to see if there are any classes that I can't pull an "A" in.
  • Say You're Grading a Philosophy Essay
    I don't know how far this is true but I was told that professors give an A grade in return for sexual favorsAgent Smith
    Dude, I was all of 16 and it wasn't sexual favors. It was cookies! Made with love cookies but nothing he couldn't take home and share with his wife!
    :zip:
  • Which member on here has the best thumbnail in your opinion?
    Without a doubt, the best belongs to Benkei.
    Captain Spiff.
    Primperan

    Please, don't encourage him! :roll:
  • Wiser Words Have Never Been Spoken
    Well obviously the ending has its own merit, but when all things are said and done the end of the road only really serves to look back on the journey.john27
    I flipped out of the thread this quote was in but what you said caught my eye and I had to go back and read whole quote again.
    Nice perspective :flower:
  • Are "words" an example of advanced gestalt theory?
    Gestalt is a German word generally "loosely" translated in English to mean: "The whole is different from the sum of the parts". Originally, gestalt was adopted by psychology to cover about a half-dozen "rules" (or principles) to show how our brain organizes visual information. One of those rules is about "grouping", and demonstrates how the brain organizes (visual stimuli groups) into what we "see" as objects. The objects are then different from the different stimuli sums used to create the objects - hence, the whole is different from the sum of the parts.Don Wade

    Wow! I had no idea where the name "Gestalt" came from. My eldest works with a visual group named Gestalt! He does digital art that frames stages with moving effects at Lalapalooza in Chicago and now in Minneapolis for the New Years celebration! His visuals are going to be the count down visuals as well!
    Exciting! And now the name of their group makes a lot more sense! Thank you :flower:
  • Feature requests
    I would like to suggest a Green Room kind of place that you actually have to be a member of the forum AND log in to see.
    Thoughts?
    It was a great fund raiser
  • Wiser Words Have Never Been Spoken
    Maybe I'm wrong, but I'm not wrong.T Clark
    :joke:
  • Bannings
    So, think that one through guys, and realize mean spirited hateful statements have consequences beyond what you might think. This isn't the boys locker room. Everyone is welcome here. Excusing his conduct might seem kind hearted to him, but it wouldn't be to many othersHanover

    I have to say that most of our long time members are keenly aware that there are females among us.
    Having said that: I never really cared or wanted to know what a misygonistic person was and we'll, it didn't serve me well.
    Now that it has been pointed out to me by my divorce attorney, I am beginning to have a dislike of the personality.
    Rant over
  • How do we know that our choices make sense?
    Sometimes I forget my point too so no worries. Thank you for endorsing this discussion, It really means a lot to me.Average

    Hi Average!
    Welcome to The Philosophy Forum!
    We are excited you are here.
    Enjoy your stay~
    Tiff :flower:
  • How do we know that our choices make sense?
    Be true to yourself and let the cards fall where they may. I'm in just such a situation now. It's exhilarating.frank

    I am just getting on the path again Frank and right now "exhilarating" is not the word I would use. :fear:
  • Wiser Words Have Never Been Spoken
    Maybe I was reading it uncharitably.jamalrob

    :flower: Thank you for being you :flower:
  • Thank You!
    Thank you for being true to your authentic self :flower:
  • How would you define 'reality'?
    In other words, reality just is and no amount of mental manipulation/acrobatics can/will alter/affect it. Reality then is that which you have to accept.TheMadFool

    Yep
  • Thank You!
    Thank you for being here in my time of need. :pray:
  • If you could ask god one question what would it be?
    Jesus said it best: My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?jamalrob

    "It's not a question but a lesson learned in time..."
    Green Day - Good Riddance
  • If you could ask god one question what would it be?
    Dear God,
    Did my Dad make it to Heaven?
    Thank you,
    Tiffers
  • Thank You!
    I'm thankful that I know what pain is....
    So that in the future the love will feel soft
  • Thank You!
    I am Thankful that when I am able to slingshot myself across the room and onto the floor, trying to multitask while putting on my bra, that I am capable of getting back up to a standing position.
  • Thank You!
    Thank you for being here :flower:

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