@The Joker006,
The Joker006 wrote:
Well well.
I've had an interesting day. I could have left a knife on the table and sat around for it to plunge into my back, thats how I feel right now. I don't take philisophy too seriously it's good for the sayings and that but it's pointless. It's full of people who think they know it all if you enter a discussion with one it never ends! Everything you try and say is never right. I'm done with this rubbish, it really is a load of nonsence. We are people at the end of the day, we have lives to live a touch of philosophy is good for us all but for people of bang on about it all day are icolating themselfs. Sad really.
Well it's been good while it lasted. I do appreciate the help that has been given to me and I thank those who have helped.
I would give it another 24 hours and my account will be gone forever.
Happy discussion. But I have a life to live and I aint got no time to argue about it.
Its natural for discussions to never end or end without a true conclusion as most people end up emotionally involved with their "side" and keep defending it even then they run out of logical arguments. Besides that, those who discuss philosopy grow to be extremelly good at coming up with new arguments making the discussions indeed long-lasting. Actually, its very very rare to see a philosophical discussion end with one person convincing the other person fully of their view. Usually the discussion goes on until a common point is reached and then ends, but most participants come out with an upgraded form of their old view rather than a different one.
It seems you dont not know how forums work. You dont need to spend the whole day here to keep a discussion up, as anything you post will be avaible here for an indefinite amount of time for other people to read. I think its actually better to take discussions slowly, as otherwise you tend to let emotions take away the best of you, and through the day you can go on thinking and realize things you would not without spending some time thinking about it, and then feed then to the thread. I usually take part on the forum only once a day, from 10 minutes to 1 hour depending of how big the threads I post on are =)
kennethamy wrote:
It is just that I would think that someone who joined a chemistry forum would have some coherent idea of what chemistry was, and not be embittered (say) if people talked about bonding. But all bets are off in philosophy.
Three golden rules of the programmer:
"The machine is stupid"
"The user is stupid"
"The programmer is lazy"
The second one is the one im talking about here, and it means "Never make a program that requires intelligence from the user", more or less. I think that rule can also be applied to life in general. Im pretty sure there is someone out there who joined a chemistry forum without any coherent idea of what chemistry is, and then proceeded to make a dramatic exit afteryards =)
Robert Gentel wrote:
You may be surprised. Lots of people like to make dramatic forum exits (they also tend to be people who come back out of retirement very quickly) and the topic of the forum doesn't really matter, it's about them. It's like the suicide note of forums and you'll find it everywhere.
Indeed, I have seen quite some. Its like people fell irritated that nobody cares they are not liking the forum or certain members, and make a dramatic exit in the hopes of making people care. Off course, that only makes them seen like huge idiots in front of everyone else, who then become glad they are leaving.
melonkali wrote:
I've decided that would be a fitting epitaph on my tombstone: I did not run away.
If I read that in a tombstone, I would think: "Oh, so thats why she is dead!" =)
Maybe you should add "from life" to the end. But that wouldnt be as cool, would it? =)
Fido wrote:
The examined life isn't worth any more to its owner than the unexamined life... No one willingly parts with their life, which is the proof we need
What about suiciders?
ehBeth wrote:
yeah yeah
special special
there are drama queens in every venue, every specialty area - they all think they have "special qualities"
Ever area is different, so I think they really do. There are many different forms of drama, but, deep down, its just drama =)
thack45 wrote:
I came to this forum searching for knowledge and wisdom - ultimately for my own contentment, with a thought in mind that others might offer some insight which I am not able to muster from my own mind. I have at the same time contributed to some topics on the forum and have consequently met with opposing ideas at nearly every turn. How I might respond to these however, is distinctly my own decision...
As Ken mentioned, there are plenty of people who have never considered philosophy. How many of these think they "know it all"? I, in my own mind of course, tend to think that I know it all. I came here expecting to be intelectually humbled. If what I say is "not right", then I can only choose to argue it further, acquiesce, or give up. But make no mistake, this is not the "Thought Affirmation Forum".
Indeed, I think people who do not discuss philosopy are much more prone to intelectual arrogance than people who do. But both are =)
Pepijn Sweep wrote:
4 Me Thinking & Information Exchange are two hands on one belly (Dutch proverb). I love to learn & meet people to talk about it. About lots of things.
4 Me a day "I know it all" is a day lost, because I lost my curiosity.
4 Me telling some-one to leave a thread is an act of impotancy; surely a good Philosopher would know how to deal with the situation.
Nice principles, I agree with then all.
