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Paradoxes. Which option do you vote for?
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mayor of simpleton
CATS v. DOGMAS (meow baby!)  Religious Views: (regarding theism) gnostic atheist - (regarding deism/pantheism) ignostic atheist ... as for religion: IRRELIGIOUS
Why does this remind of of all this nonsense over optimism and pessimism with examples of "is the glass half full or half empty"?
Idiotic at best... clearly the glass is just too damned big. Meow! GREG btw... answer is "change never changes". 
Moral is as moral does and as moral wishes it all too be. - MoS
The absence of all empirical evidence for the necessity of intuitive X existing is evidence against the necessary empirical existence of intuitive X - MoS (variation of 180proof) Athesim is not a system of belief, but rather a single answer to a single question. It is the designation applied by theists to those who do not share their assumption that a god/deity exists. - MoS I am not one to attribute godlike qualities to things that I am unable to understand. I may never be in the position to understand certain things, but I am not about to create an anthropomorphic deity out of my short-commings. I wish not to errect a monument to my own personal ignorace and demand that others worship this proxy of ego. - MoS  (November 30, 2011 at 7:06 am)mayor of simpleton Wrote: Why does this remind of of all this nonsense over optimism and pessimism with examples of "is the glass half full or half empty"? Half Full / Half Empty?? Who said this was MY glass!!  MINE was much bigger and had MORE in it damn it! 
"The Universe is run by the complex interweaving of three elements: energy, matter, and enlightened self-interest." G'Kar-B5
 RE: Paradoxes. Which option do you vote for?
November 30, 2011 at 4:20 pm
(This post was last modified: November 30, 2011 at 4:20 pm by Welsh cake.)
mayor of simpleton
CATS v. DOGMAS (meow baby!) Religious Views: (regarding theism) gnostic atheist - (regarding deism/pantheism) ignostic atheist ... as for religion: IRRELIGIOUS RE: Paradoxes. Which option do you vote for?
December 1, 2011 at 8:28 am
(This post was last modified: December 1, 2011 at 8:38 am by mayor of simpleton.)
(November 30, 2011 at 10:08 am)KichigaiNeko Wrote:(November 30, 2011 at 7:06 am)mayor of simpleton Wrote: Why does this remind of of all this nonsense over optimism and pessimism with examples of "is the glass half full or half empty"? OK... now well have even more fun, as we're about to go the direction that many a religion goes... the typical "my god is bigger than your god" crap. How is one non-existent then any "bigger" than any other non-existent thing?  In truth, I find the theological penis envy quite entertaining... well that is until they start killing everoyone out there to prove the logic that their religion is the only true one of peace and love. I suppose that with empirical sciences you can fly rockets to the moon and with intuitive religions you can fly airplanes into large buildings.  This presents another paradox... or maybe a "strange loop"? Anyway... such religious penis envy is the root cause for argumentation of folks that have their head so far up their own ass that somehow they end up preaching such bullying crap out of thier mouths again. A sort of "Morality Möbius" if you will. What were we taking about here? I kind of lost track of what it was... Meow! GREG (November 30, 2011 at 4:20 pm)Welsh cake Wrote:(November 30, 2011 at 7:06 am)mayor of simpleton Wrote: Why does this remind of of all this nonsense over optimism and pessimism with examples of "is the glass half full or half empty"?What's the label for the person who factually says "both" I wonder? =) I think that the answer of both, neither or perhaps the answer of "so what" would be the answer of a realist. There are not too many of them populating this planet, but that does provide for much entertainment and frustration in the same moment. Never a dull moment... Another one I always was annoyed with was the "window perception" used in psychology. What does one see when looking toward a window? The view beyond the window or the reflection of yourself? Hell bells.... I just see a window. Why is that never an option? I get tired of people trying to make a fortune off a few tired old metaphors and similies... the paradox of "self-help books". If you could really help yourself, then you wouldn't be in the mess in the first place? Self-help books generally help those who write and sell them. Meow! GREG
Moral is as moral does and as moral wishes it all too be. - MoS
The absence of all empirical evidence for the necessity of intuitive X existing is evidence against the necessary empirical existence of intuitive X - MoS (variation of 180proof) Athesim is not a system of belief, but rather a single answer to a single question. It is the designation applied by theists to those who do not share their assumption that a god/deity exists. - MoS I am not one to attribute godlike qualities to things that I am unable to understand. I may never be in the position to understand certain things, but I am not about to create an anthropomorphic deity out of my short-commings. I wish not to errect a monument to my own personal ignorace and demand that others worship this proxy of ego. - MoS  (November 30, 2011 at 7:06 am)mayor of simpleton Wrote: Why does this remind of of all this nonsense over optimism and pessimism with examples of "is the glass half full or half empty"? I always respond it depends on whether it is filled half way (half full) or was filled then emptied half way(half empty).
You make people miserable and there's nothing they can do about it, just like god.
-- Homer Simpson God has no place within these walls, just as facts have no place within organized religion. -- Superintendent Chalmers Science is like a blabbermouth who ruins a movie by telling you how it ends. There are some things we don't want to know. Important things. -- Ned Flanders Once something's been approved by the government, it's no longer immoral. -- The Rev Lovejoy
mayor of simpleton
CATS v. DOGMAS (meow baby!) Religious Views: (regarding theism) gnostic atheist - (regarding deism/pantheism) ignostic atheist ... as for religion: IRRELIGIOUS RE: Paradoxes. Which option do you vote for?
December 1, 2011 at 9:10 am
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(December 1, 2011 at 8:57 am)IATIA Wrote:(November 30, 2011 at 7:06 am)mayor of simpleton Wrote: Why does this remind of of all this nonsense over optimism and pessimism with examples of "is the glass half full or half empty"? So basically, previous knowledge of context dictates your decision here... What if the glass is just sitting on a table, containing fluid making up 50% of the total volume the glass can hold, without knowledge of whether or not it has been just filled or emptied including the "if" the glass is in the process of being filled or emptied, how do you answer this? (not that this is important in any way whatsoever, but I have to do something with this damn degree in philosophy.) My suggestion would be, if the fluid in the glass is too my taste, simply drink it all; thus eliminating the problem all together. Meow! GREG ... paradox or "pain in the ass"? Schrödinger's Cat is about to throw up a hairball on the carpet. 
Moral is as moral does and as moral wishes it all too be. - MoS
The absence of all empirical evidence for the necessity of intuitive X existing is evidence against the necessary empirical existence of intuitive X - MoS (variation of 180proof) Athesim is not a system of belief, but rather a single answer to a single question. It is the designation applied by theists to those who do not share their assumption that a god/deity exists. - MoS I am not one to attribute godlike qualities to things that I am unable to understand. I may never be in the position to understand certain things, but I am not about to create an anthropomorphic deity out of my short-commings. I wish not to errect a monument to my own personal ignorace and demand that others worship this proxy of ego. - MoS  RE: Paradoxes. Which option do you vote for?
December 1, 2011 at 5:12 pm
(This post was last modified: December 1, 2011 at 5:14 pm by Doubting Thomas.)
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It depends what is in the glass and context of what the contents will be used for:
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