Tue 16 Sep, 2014 03:41 pm - (Some thoughts to help this topic get going.)
One perspective I've been reading a lot about lately stems from the existentialist view of life, and it asks the question, "What does it... (view)
Tue 16 Sep, 2014 03:27 pm - Thank you, fresco. I appreciate your pragmatist perspective.
You've also made a good point about my question running into a philosophical problem, and that problem is that my question is... (view)
Fri 12 Sep, 2014 01:41 pm - Can it be assumed that all humans are composed of a similar mixture of some physical, mental, spiritual, and/or soul aspects?
Are there any philosophies that allow for dissimilarities between... (view)
Mon 1 Nov, 2010 02:07 pm - [quote]love is blinding no less than the rays of the sun[/quote]
True. Sufficiently strong emotions do tend to suppress one's intellect. But mature love is more than a strong emotion.... (view)
Mon 1 Nov, 2010 11:26 am - You've missed the point. It isn't an oxymoron, because it's not a contradictory statement. It may seem that way to those who, through either inexperience or bad experiences, have... (view)
Wed 1 Sep, 2010 03:52 pm - There are patterns in Pi (many it seems), but the two I was referring to are found in base 2 and 16 as mentioned above. Also see this link:... (view)
Fri 27 Aug, 2010 05:21 pm - [quote]The single most important factor that contributes to the deterioration of love, friendship and sexuality in a relationship is the formation of a fantasy bond. The fantasy bond is an illusion... (view)
Thu 26 Aug, 2010 06:42 pm - [quote]Maybe the devil made him do it?[/quote]
One not need look further than lobotomy to see how personalities can be adjusted through brain trauma. I would guess that there is probably a good... (view)
Thu 26 Aug, 2010 11:04 am - Those videos present interesting concepts. I was talking to my graduate son, who has a degree in microbiology, about these same things. And while anecdotally we can know that a person’s... (view)