http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ Collection of Thoughts Tag: purpose en Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:12:04 +0000 http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/864#post-18945 Sat, 17 Nov 2007 01:05:08 +0000 Beckett 18945@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>Good question. </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/864#post-18942 Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:58:22 +0000 GrimNexus 18942@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>is there a difference? </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/864#post-18939 Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:49:55 +0000 Beckett 18939@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>"stop wraping shit up in pretty bows"</p> <p>Am I trying to make shit look pretty or are you trying to make something pretty look like shit? </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/864#post-18938 Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:39:06 +0000 Beckett 18938@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>Though I do agree that such a person as you described in the quote above should be given a wake up call. Honest simplicity is always better than dishonest profundity. </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/864#post-18937 Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:38:25 +0000 GrimNexus 18937@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>stop wraping shit up in pretty bows then </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/864#post-18934 Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:25:09 +0000 Beckett 18934@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>"You just want to sound profound and mysterous so you'll be accepted."</p> <p>Don't assume the worst of people. I've tried that before and the results are not pretty. You'll just be hurting others and ultimately yourself. </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/864#post-18931 Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:11:37 +0000 GrimNexus 18931@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>beckett, first you said:<br /> "You unfairly neglectic to take into account the poetic or romantic implication of may proposition."</p> <p>lol, what?<br /> no i didn't.<br /> you dont need philosophy to be poetic or romantic.<br /> You just want to sound profound and mysterous so you'll be accepted.</p> <p>---<br /> you also said:<br /> "The philosopher seeks truth by daring to venture outside the box of conventional thinking. The more apparent your premises and less apparent your conclusion, the more impactive your philosophy."</p> <p>what can be more apparent than:<br /> Hey, everything you can think of has no basis.</p> <p>and what can be less apparent than:<br /> What is the solution? </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/864#post-18930 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:52:38 +0000 Beckett 18930@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>The philosopher seeks truth by daring to venture outside the box of conventional thinking. The more apparent your premises and less apparent your conclusion, the more impactive your philosophy. </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/864#post-18927 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:46:32 +0000 Beckett 18927@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>You unfairly neglectic to take into account the poetic or romantic implication of may proposition. </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/864#post-18921 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:34:25 +0000 GrimNexus 18921@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>beckett,<br /> definition taken from dictionary.com</p> <p>Philosophy-<br /> 1. the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.</p> <p>If you could start with the undeniable first, then there is no need for investigation into truths or principles (because they are undeniable)</p> <p>However, since that is not the case,<br /> Philosophy is actually to find the undeniable in the first place. Therefore, if the undeniable is truly found, it is automatically unbelievable, because there's no need for belief or non-belief in what is undeniable, regardless of preferences. </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/864#post-18920 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:29:56 +0000 GrimNexus 18920@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>beckett you said:<br /> "No no no. That was just to show what I mean by "linked by a logical chain." A, B, and C are just variables."</p> <p>If A, B and C are just variables, then how can you be certain they are the same? </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/864#post-18900 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:35:22 +0000 Beckett 18900@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>No no no. That was just to show what I mean by "linked by a logical chain." A, B, and C are just variables. </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/864#post-18852 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:21:54 +0000 GrimNexus 18852@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>Beckett you said:<br /> "Every A is B (undeniable)</p> <p>Every B is C (undeniable)</p> <p>THEREFORE</p> <p>Every A is C (unbelievable)"</p> <p>Those are not undeniable.<br /> What is A, to begin with? </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/864#post-18833 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 04:28:57 +0000 ca 18833@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>Hey It's my first try... I'll take another crack at it with the Oh dear formula and post tomorrow. </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/864#post-18832 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 04:26:26 +0000 GrimNexus 18832@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>oh ya?<br /> always?<br /> keep drinking, then what'll happen? </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/864#post-18831 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 04:18:15 +0000 Beckett 18831@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>Oh did I mention the two had to be linked by a logical chain? I'm fairly certain I did. Oh dear..</p> <p>Every A is B (undeniable)</p> <p>Every B is C (undeniable)</p> <p>THEREFORE</p> <p>Every A is C (unbelievable) </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/864#post-18830 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 04:10:46 +0000 ca 18830@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>When I drink too much tea, I find it always makes me pee! (undeniable)<br /> But stimulation from the caffeine let's me see, what can't be seen! (unbelievable) </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/864#post-18824 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 03:05:25 +0000 GrimNexus 18824@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>beckett you said:<br /> "The point in philosophy is to start with the undeniable and end with the unbelievable."</p> <p>What is undeniable? </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/864#post-18800 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:52:31 +0000 InfiniteRose 18800@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>wonderful ...beckett</p> <p>more good stuff :grin:</p> <p>love rose </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/864#post-18794 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 04:22:32 +0000 abstractprophet 18794@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>many thanks... :) </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/864#post-18793 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 04:19:41 +0000 Beckett 18793@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>Be my guest. </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/864#post-18792 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 04:14:44 +0000 abstractprophet 18792@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>nice one beckett...</p> <p>do you mind if i use that... if i remember that is... lol... </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/864#post-18791 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 04:11:01 +0000 Beckett 18791@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>The point in philosophy is to start with the undeniable and end with the unbelievable. </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/698#post-15870 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:48:52 +0000 AsI 15870@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>Then may logic bring you to the logical conclusion of what you seek. If it is a tool then may it serve you well in knowing the one thing you must know. </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/698#post-15868 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:25:28 +0000 Beckett 15868@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>Logic to me is a tool, not a guide. We are the one's who choose where it begins and where it ends. Reason is to a philosopher as a paintbrush is to an artist.</p> <p>btw THAT's the reason logic will never fail me starion (or starlight, or whoever it was that said it.) Because I know logic's rightful place. </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/537/page/2#post-11801 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 22:52:50 +0000 AsI 11801@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>~Asl, are you sure that it should read "One in a million understands the drop of water merging into the ocean...." and not "A million understand the drop of water merging into the ocean. One in a million ......"? </p> <p>Thanks, Shin. Like duh...</p> <p>Will do it right</p> <p>"Everyone understands the single drop of water merging into the ocean.<br /> One in a million understands the merging of the ocean into a single drop."~Kabir </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/537/page/2#post-11685 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 04:02:14 +0000 Beckett 11685@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>I'm not answering opinion-wise. I'm just covering the grammar, if that's what you were confused about. </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/537/page/2#post-11671 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 02:58:29 +0000 shin 11671@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>Are you always in the habit of answering for others? </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/537/page/2#post-11666 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 02:33:10 +0000 Beckett 11666@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>No. If you're talking about grammar AsL had it right. </p> http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/topic/537/page/2#post-11659 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 02:01:33 +0000 shin 11659@http://collectionofthoughts.com/bbpress/ <p>~Asl, are you sure that it should read "One in a million understands the drop of water merging into the ocean...." and not "A million understand the drop of water merging into the ocean. One in a million ......"? </p>