On Behalf Of Dunamis: Goodbye

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I want to thank all of my friends here (and staged enemies), for the wonderful opportunity to have shared minds. Sharing minds, even in the most contentious sense, is a blessing for all. Though we take our stands on issues, ideas, thinkers, and take it understanding that others will necessarily oppose us, we must do so passionately, with conviction, with a stake in it—this is not because we are right, but because in trying to be right we force others to take themselves and us into account. It has been a philosophical blessing to have shared in that experience with all of you, to have shared the rough elbows and hands that make us think, as we push against what makes sense. You, all of you, have improved my life with your constant contest with me, the ways that we have, together, jarred truth from our lives, and seen it there, floating before us, if only for a moment before it vanishes. If I have caused any of you pain or sadness in my method of “combating truth,” I truly apologize, for when I cut at you, I’ve cut at myself. One forgets at times, how invested each of us are in our perspective, even how necessary it is to be invested. There is a tissue, a fabric that connects us, especially when we discuss.

So, I consider all of you here my friends, for we are friends in the making. I am glad to have been spurred by my many discussions here to have come to know what I think better. Perhaps others also have experienced this as well. It is because disagreement is shared that the sharing itself shows its light.

I would list all the fantastic personalities I have found here, each one a treasure, even or especially those I fought most with—I have a unique and personal history with each one—but that would be superfluous, for although some here might imagine that we are not close, or at odds, everyone knows what we have experienced. That is human and precious. Philosophy is not just opinions and not just agreement. It is striving. It is reaching beyond what one just was capable of. One can only do that with the help of others, always with others. And that is why I thank you, each of you.

With sincerity,

Kevin

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Respected.

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That was a fuckin’ awesome post. Very eloquent and moving.

I don’t even care that I haven’t the slightest clue as to why it was posted by Thirst. I’m too blissfully ignorant to care.

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Hmm… cya

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Honored to have read such a goodbye and thankyou. I have learned. Regrets and no offense stays. May the days be filled with awe for you, D.

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Simultaneously the most eloquent goodbye speech ever written on ILP and the only one people didn’t object to because they felt the poster must have good reason for leaving.

Goodbye Dunamis.

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I was in a room only it wasn’t really a room, it was a place with no walls, no floor, no ceiling, it was completely black. I was there with some other people, people I didn’t know but in the dream they were my friends. We all wore yellow and sat in a circle. Each person was illuminated. We were celebrating…something special about me. The circle had a gap, a space for another person and you were there sitting cross legged on the outside of the circle looking in sort of wanting to join in the celebration but not quite managing to do it. You were wearing blue and you hovered for a while trying to ‘fit’ in the gap and then you got up and you walked away into the blackness of the space.

With Love
Annie

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I don’t get this thread AT ALL?

It starts off with a goodbye thread “on behalf of Dunamis” written under the handle, and in the style of Thirst and signed by Kevin. Who the fuck is Kevin?

A heap of people then post farewells – not knowing for sure who it is they’re saying ‘goodbye’ to and LA ends the thread with a dream that looks like it was meant to be in a PM??? HELP!!!

Goodbye, whoever you are. I’ll miss you more than most because I don’t know who you are.

:cry:

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The dream was about Dunamis. Dunamis wears blue.

He has been banned.

A

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So, can we delete the “Word-Association” Threads now…?

Sorry. Penchant for evil bubbling up. Dunamis - Clever, clever guy. I owe him a monicker for God and a soundbyte for the self. Those things I will take to the grave, a bit of one soul rubbed off on another.

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What…? Me…? No… Something got in my eye.

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Dunamis is a friend, a brother, a teacher.
Dunamis never quite fit in, here at ILP.
Yet as long as we had him here, I have felt blessed.
I am not saddened by his departure, in fact I am happy for him.
Frankly, I am saddened for ILP. It is ILP’s loss.

-Thirst

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I’m saddened to see you go, Dunamis, although I understand that your last months here were essentially spent daring them to ban you. Even so it’s our loss. You were the greatest of us, and we are diminished by your leaving. Best of luck in the wider world, D.

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Hi all,

Feel free to leave your wishes for Dunamis in this thread. It’s not an opportunity to start attacking or challenging the moderators (I have already moved a few). If you do not agree with the decisions of staff then you are always welcome to go elsewhere.

Thanks

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I think we should all focus on what is most important.
Dunamis (Kevin) chose to focus on the positive aspects of his interaction with the people here.

Farewell, ILP.

-Thirst4Metal

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunamis

Saully, you might wanna check that out.

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My sentiments exactly

Thanks for putting me on the right track more then a few times, and giving me your opinion while not trying to solicit mine. Hope to see you on philosophyforums if I ever find the time to start posting regularly again.

Peace,
Rounder

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Farewell Dunamis, I am in debt to you for the thoughts you have stimulated within me, and the accompanying, priceless, change in my perspective.

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How on earth does any poster know who is banned? Is there a mole in ILP. What did he do?

Regardless, Dunamis has always been interesting and insightful.

He will be missed.

:cry:

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I’m not sure if it’s formally announced or just a ‘grapevine’ thing. This thread is starting to take on the air of a State Funeral or something! :astonished: But in a sense, of course, it is.

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I propose this thread be turned into a Word Association once all the goodbyes are over with.