There is a saying that goes something like “Show, don’t tell”.
“Telling” is fine so as long you’re doing it for the first few times. But since pretty much everyone here knows what you think you are, there is no longer any need for it.
Have some respect for your readers (:
I am told the word “humble” means “having or showing a modest or low estimate of one’s importance”. Since you think you’re creating “a new plan” for everyone – literally everyone in existence – I’d say you consider yourself to be pretty much important, if not the most important person in the world.
Let’s derail this thread with stories about how great you are.
Part of being humble is being realistic, even if others don’t like it. If you are not realistic, you are not humble, you’re a fucking nut.
I know I’m making a new plan for existence. What am I supposed to say to people? That I’m their equal? That’s insanity. Any spirit that gazed upon my life realizes it’s exceptional. Am I going to be an asshole to all of them and say that it’s not extraordinary at all. I’d be insulting them.
I’m a realist. Part of being a realist is excepting respect when it’s due.
Meanwhile, the subforum “Religion and Spirituality” is more philosophical than the subforum “Philosophy”, and the subforum “SGE” seems to be a terror subforum. That makes one think, doesn’t it?
And why should anyone be interested in convincing someone who insanely believes to be a “progressive”, but is also conservative (because: everyone is conservative). There are no “progressives” - those who call themselves so are exclusively anti-conservatives, although conservatives too, but just dissatisfied with their own situation.
The real Kropotkin (1842-1921), was at least a soldier before he became a “revolutionary”, i.e., an atheist and an anarchist/communist. So he made at least a little change.
According to his own statements, the ILP-Kropotkin was always an atheist and always an anarchist/communist. He never made a change. How boring! How conservative! He is actually so conservative that it is impossible to be more conservative! He has always been left, always, always … How boring and without any change. He has probably experienced as good as nothing and transfers his being conservative, to which he must not stand, to others who know that everybody is conservative anyway and it depends only on the measure of being conservative. It is not possible to convince someone like the ILP Kropotkin, because he is too conservative, hiding this behind a trial of being anti-conservative. He is like the conservative dinosaurs, the reactionary bullheads in the former Soviet Union and today’s China.
Or a question! A good philosopher should be a good questioner.
One could proceed in such a way that opening posts that do not contain arguments or questions are moved to the non-philosophical chat subforum. In case of repetition, a warning or ban will be issued.
when you find a dude on the internet who talks about meta demons and how they can sometimes be cool you just kinda stand back with your popcorn and watch him wind himself up and go
There is no need to be sorry, I found it rather, hilarious. What purpose would James have for even one sock puppet? There are plenty of puppets already!
Yes, you made a guess. In terms of estimation, however, there is an error in the judgment of the value regarding James having the motivation behind using a sock puppet, to begin with.
