Of course, that is why I implied that it probably doesn't apply to all atheists. But, don't you have mornings when you wake up and feel like you want to have a "Will to Power" day? Or does just downing a good Macchiato do it for you?
So, which one(s) did you read, Para?
yep...you're a Machiavellian! I thought so.
(Just kidding, Para! Don't take it to heart.)Yeah... ... about that. Have you ever read the book, "Human Rights as Politics and Idolatry" by Michael Ignatieff?
Or does just downing a good Macchiato do it for you?
yep...you're a Machiavellian! I thought so.
*whew* That's good to hear! Because my sense of wit and humor (as bad as it is) got me "reported" a couple of days ago. Apparently, I stepped on someone's philosophical toe.Na, I'm pretty laid-back.
I'd replace the coke with some mango juice ...Vodka and coke
Really? And here I thought you earned your philosophy degree (as I did in similar fashion), but then you had an existential spasm or something after reading a bunch of other stuff.
I just said Machievelli because it sounds like Macchiato. But, you already cleared up that little "misrepresentation" of mine. So, I guess there'll be no killing, power, or oppression from you...just some sombre sleeping on the couch instead.
You must be related to Darwin genetically, he had the same problem.
[And yes, I know you're kidding...]It's a good (non-Christian) book that will give you a few things to think about. (Not that it would revolutionize your worldview or anything, but it is one area of philosophical critique that I pursue.)
I'd replace the coke with some mango juice ...
I just said Machievelli because it sounds like Macchiato. But, you already cleared up that little "misrepresentation" of mine. So, I guess there'll be no killing, power, or oppression from you...just some sombre sleeping on the couch instead.
You must be related to Darwin genetically, he had the same problem.
You're such a swell person, Para! (But, I'll bet you still don't let your boyfriend get away with too much at all, do you?)
Yep...those Christian books will "do in" a person's faith every time.
(By the way, which books were you reading when it 'hit' you that your faith was just a bunch of fanciful, existential thought? I'm just wondering.)LOL!!! Oh,...I see how you work! Thanks for the warning, Para.
I'm just implying that you feel you have difficulty with Christian faith as he did. However, this isn't to say that you have the same thought patterns that he did, or that you're prone to bouts with depression or quasi-nihilistic (or maybe existential) thoughts as he did.
That book I mentioned posits that the modern day concept of 'human rights' isn't impervious to philosophical criticism.
You're such a swell person, Para! (But, I'll bet you still don't let your boyfriend get away with too much at all, do you?)
Yep...those Christian books will "do in" a person's faith every time.
LOL!!! Oh,...I see how you work! Thanks for the warning, Para.
I'm just implying that you feel you have difficulty with Christian faith as he did. However, this isn't to say that you have the same thought patterns that he did, or that you're prone to bouts with depression or quasi-nihilistic (or maybe existential) thoughts as he did.
lol! ... I'll keep in mind that you placed a delimitating term in your statement as to the frequency of your 'fussiness,' Para.
("when?")wow. ok. Maybe that's the problem; in the game of life, you're supposed to hold the cards in your hand as you play them---not make houses of cards.
(That's meant to be taken as wit or humor...however bad it may be.)So...let me get this straight. You were out having an evening on the town...then you started laughing...and that washed away all of your lingering religious beliefs. I'm prone to think that someone actually slipped you a 'mickey' in your drink and gave you some subliminal suggestions about what to believe...or not to believe.
Yeah............I have occasional bouts with depression myself. That's not fun. But, at least your not a nihilist.
So......................have your ever thought about taking an alternative approach to faith?
What would you have to lose existentially by doing so?
lol! ... I'll keep in mind that you placed a delimitating term in your statement as to the frequency of your 'fussiness,' Para.
wow. ok. Maybe that's the problem; in the game of life, you're supposed to hold the cards in your hand as you play them---not make houses of cards.
So...let me get this straight. You were out having an evening on the town...then you started laughing...and that washed away all of your lingering religious beliefs. I'm prone to think that someone actually slipped you a 'mickey' in your drink and gave you some subliminal suggestions about what to believe...or not to believe.
So......................have your ever thought about taking an alternative approach to faith?
My brother said a similar thing but Dosteovsky could do no wrong in his eyes.
I guess only time will tell, existentially speaking ...
Well, it doesn't sound like that book didn't help with an existential crisis.
So, I guess you were out making crop-circles. (C'mon, Para...I know it was you!
)Wow. We've got something common.I don't believe in nihilism.
Actually, now that you've brought it up, I have.Have you thought about taking an alternative approach to elves?
In fact, this would fit with my alternative approach to dragons that I took up ... a while back.
So, I guess you were out making crop-circles. (C'mon, Para...I know it was you!
Actually, now that you've brought it up, I have.
Yeah, that double negative was an accident. I was having an existential brain lapse when I wrote that sentence.
Aha! I think I know what your problem is now, Para! You're cheesy! Don't you know that cheese sandwiches are fraught with all kinds of spiritual complications? You probably need to consider taking some spiritual prune juice...
Well, I knew you were from "over there"; so something had to be amiss!
Plus, I followed your Reese's Pieces trail, and I discovered the truth about you.I don't think dragons like to share their mountain habitations, at least they didn't last I checked.
Yeah, that double negative was an accident. I was having an existential brain lapse when I wrote that sentence.
So, let's just say the book you read didn't have any bearing on the existential feelings and notions you were contemplating and experiencing while you were making crop circles.
Aha! I think I know what your problem is now, Para! You're cheesy! Don't you know that cheese sandwiches are fraught with all kinds of spiritual complications? You probably need to consider taking some spiritual prune juice...
Well, I knew you were from "over there"; so something had to be amiss!
I don't think dragons like to share their mountain habitations, at least they didn't last I checked.
Wasn't the key word in the self-dialogue of Scrooge's that his seeing Marley 'might' be the remnants of a (tainted) crumb of cheese?
A very watchful space, at that.
That's from the movie, "E.T."
... ok. then. Dragon Queen.They do with me.
I see we need to talk philosophy on a serious level at some point. That is, if you're up for it. You might not be since you're probably worn out from making crop circles.
That's from the movie, "E.T."
... ok. then. Dragon Queen.
'Maybe' is good. It opens up possibilities.
...it wasn't a quote really, but a scene from the film. The kids in the film actually laid out a trail of Reese's Pieces for E.T. to follow.
So now what? (2PhiloVoid lobs formidable existential question at Para...)
Crop circles are now fake news
My question wasn't actually directed to crop circle making, but rather to the existential direction to which our discussion might take at the moment.
