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Forum: Whining 03-19-2010, 12:20 PM

Replies: 61 Poll: Is there a reason to talk about the world being meaningless Views: 8,549 Posted By annwn If I left out the adjective 'observable' it's my... If I left out the adjective 'observable' it's my fault. EXACTLY! 'Extend logic'! You've forgotten that Descatres BEGAN his speculations with the existence of his own mind, extending outwards...

Forum: Politics 03-19-2010, 12:15 PM

Replies: 28 Poll: The Political Compass Views: 6,997 Posted By annwn A better, less biased, quizz is the following: ... A better, less biased, quizz is the following: http://www.idealog.org/en/quiz

Forum: Literature 03-19-2010, 11:48 AM

Replies: 3,273 What Are You Reading? Views: 1,098,528 Posted By annwn Figures...man, it REALLY figures! You... Figures...man, it REALLY figures! You must be a big 'Rage Against the Machine' fan......

Forum: Whining 03-19-2010, 11:47 AM

Replies: 61 Poll: Is there a reason to talk about the world being meaningless Views: 8,549 Posted By annwn No, it would not, because under the conditions of... No, it would not, because under the conditions of pure solipsism you operate under, the only thing whose existence you would be able to comment on is your own mind, not any cosmos beyond it.

Forum: Whining 03-19-2010, 11:44 AM

Replies: 61 Poll: Is there a reason to talk about the world being meaningless Views: 8,549 Posted By annwn I said 'observable phenomena', not mental... I said 'observable phenomena', not mental constructs or the ultimate implications of observable phenomena.

Forum: Politics 03-19-2010, 11:40 AM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn Too much work hitting that shift button..... Too much work hitting that shift button.....

Forum: Whining 03-19-2010, 11:39 AM

Replies: 61 Poll: Is there a reason to talk about the world being meaningless Views: 8,549 Posted By annwn Just so you don't pop a blood vessel, you won't... Just so you don't pop a blood vessel, you won't be able to find any. And on that note, everything you've said so far is a waste of time.

Forum: Whining 03-19-2010, 11:37 AM

Replies: 61 Poll: Is there a reason to talk about the world being meaningless Views: 8,549 Posted By annwn I'm still waiting for an example of any... I'm still waiting for an example of any observable phenomena that does not have a cause. Go ahead.....

Forum: Whining 03-19-2010, 11:34 AM

Replies: 61 Poll: Is there a reason to talk about the world being meaningless Views: 8,549 Posted By annwn The existence of the cosmos actually IS an axiom,... The existence of the cosmos actually IS an axiom, one of the irreducible presuppositions of philosophy. If it did not exist, it would be impossible to assert either its existence or non-existence, or...

Forum: Whining 03-19-2010, 11:26 AM

Replies: 61 Poll: Is there a reason to talk about the world being meaningless Views: 8,549 Posted By annwn My goodness, you don't even know that 'affirming... My goodness, you don't even know that 'affirming the consequent' is only a fallacy under certain conditions! And this is not one of those conditions. Because for your criticism to be right, there...

Forum: Whining 03-19-2010, 11:14 AM

Replies: 61 Poll: Is there a reason to talk about the world being meaningless Views: 8,549 Posted By annwn Unfuckingbelievable! I've got to email this... Unfuckingbelievable! I've got to email this boneheadery to all my firends and family members in academia! You LITERALLY have no clue how to frame or pick apart an argument!!!

Forum: Whining 03-19-2010, 11:09 AM

Replies: 61 Poll: Is there a reason to talk about the world being meaningless Views: 8,549 Posted By annwn You DO realize that I didn't write that part... You DO realize that I didn't write that part after the colon?: Mortimer J. Adler did, or rather, it was a summary of his argument. You have a problem, take it up with HIM [if he were alive, that...

Forum: Whining 03-19-2010, 11:06 AM

Replies: 61 Poll: Is there a reason to talk about the world being meaningless Views: 8,549 Posted By annwn Go back, reread, then come back to me. Apologies... Go back, reread, then come back to me. Apologies are unnecessary.

Forum: Politics 03-19-2010, 11:02 AM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn Become my intellectual equal and stop being an... Become my intellectual equal and stop being an a-hole and then maybe i'll respond like that to YOU too. I've got a book list you can get started on if you like--there are only a few thousand...

Forum: Politics 03-19-2010, 10:58 AM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn Perhaps your friends at A.N.S.W.E.R. can provide... Perhaps your friends at A.N.S.W.E.R. can provide you with some fresh material.

Forum: Politics 03-19-2010, 10:55 AM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn How about one of those oldies-but-goodies that... How about one of those oldies-but-goodies that begin with 'Hey-hey! Ho-ho!' Or maybe some witty variation on THIS timeless classic: 'Something-something anti-gay! Something-something go...

Forum: Whining 03-19-2010, 10:51 AM

Replies: 61 Poll: Is there a reason to talk about the world being meaningless Views: 8,549 Posted By annwn Well, THAT one seemed to go over your head..... Well, THAT one seemed to go over your head.....

Forum: Politics 03-19-2010, 10:49 AM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn Any more dull chichés you care to throw at me? Any more dull chichés you care to throw at me?

Forum: Politics 03-19-2010, 10:38 AM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn Perhaps it's caused by the existence of you... Perhaps it's caused by the existence of you spooky collectivist lemmings.

Forum: Literature 03-19-2010, 10:23 AM

Replies: 3,273 What Are You Reading? Views: 1,098,528 Posted By annwn 'Lenin, Stalin and Hitler: The Age of Social... 'Lenin, Stalin and Hitler: The Age of Social Catastrophe', by Robert Gellately. The terror of the 20th century was begun,conditioned and presided over by the deeply evil genius of vladimir Lenin...

Forum: Whining 03-19-2010, 10:03 AM

Replies: 61 Poll: Is there a reason to talk about the world being meaningless Views: 8,549 Posted By annwn Without going into details, and because I'm in a... Without going into details, and because I'm in a place where I can't consult my Mortimer Adlers in order to do justice to him, who has conditioned my thinking on this subject, I'm unfortunately...

Forum: Shill 03-19-2010, 09:36 AM

Replies: 154 Words you can't stand people using! Views: 38,458 Posted By annwn The annoying phrase 'moving forward' gives my... The annoying phrase 'moving forward' gives my nutsack a rash, for some reason.

Forum: Politics 03-19-2010, 09:10 AM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn A good combination indeed! A good combination indeed!

Forum: Politics 03-19-2010, 09:07 AM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn Damn! and me with my Asian fetish! Damn! and me with my Asian fetish!

Forum: Politics 03-19-2010, 08:59 AM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn In the repressive, politically correct,... In the repressive, politically correct, speech-suppressing fascistville people like that inhabit, acquiring that label ain't hard, so don't feel bad.

Forum: Politics 03-19-2010, 08:50 AM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn Ts'ok. I don't know you, so you begin... Ts'ok. I don't know you, so you begin with a clean slate.

Forum: Politics 03-19-2010, 08:42 AM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn A contagious skin disease. Saya's main man. A contagious skin disease. Saya's main man.

Forum: Whining 03-19-2010, 08:32 AM

Replies: 44 The world is meaningless Views: 8,888 Posted By annwn Somebody hadn't had their coffee yet that... Somebody hadn't had their coffee yet that morning...

Forum: Politics 03-19-2010, 08:30 AM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn Ask alan and entropic. Ask alan and entropic.

Forum: Whining 03-19-2010, 08:29 AM

Replies: 61 Poll: Is there a reason to talk about the world being meaningless Views: 8,549 Posted By annwn There is no logical connection whatsoever among... There is no logical connection whatsoever among the three propositions you rashly conflated: 'Experience cannot teach us anything' [is this really true?] 'The world is imperfect' [this is most...

Forum: Literature 03-19-2010, 08:22 AM

Replies: 61 An ode to those who enjoy the trappings, but know nothing of the culture Views: 57,370 Posted By annwn Actually, your answer has a lot of merit and... Actually, your answer has a lot of merit and seems to make sense to me.

Forum: Politics 03-19-2010, 08:17 AM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn I'm afraid at this point the islamification of... I'm afraid at this point the islamification of Scandinavia will be an IMPROVEMENT.

Forum: Politics 03-19-2010, 08:06 AM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn I've forgotten more about Islam than you will... I've forgotten more about Islam than you will ever know. I know the bad and the good. The latter can be very, very good indeed: Rumi, Attar, Hafiz, Iraqi, Suhrawardi, etc etc etc are all old...

Forum: Whining 03-19-2010, 07:58 AM

Replies: 61 Poll: Is there a reason to talk about the world being meaningless Views: 8,549 Posted By annwn I think i see where you went so wrong: You... I think i see where you went so wrong: You are confusing a civilization that is based on innaccurate perceptions of reality [a very complex problem in itself] but in which those perceptions...

Forum: Whining 03-19-2010, 07:40 AM

Replies: 47 cutting Views: 7,614 Posted By annwn May I recommend a particularly satisfactory cut?:... May I recommend a particularly satisfactory cut?: A little to the left and below the sternum, about three inches deep and two inches wide. Massive head rush, dude!

Forum: Politics 03-19-2010, 07:35 AM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn Alan's style of ratiocination seems to run... Alan's style of ratiocination seems to run something along the lines of: 'Um...um...HITLER believed that the earth was round!....yeah!...if you believe that the earth is round, YOU must be some...

Forum: Politics 03-18-2010, 08:55 PM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn I'm not talking about race-as-social-construct,... I'm not talking about race-as-social-construct, I'm actually talking about 'race', how both Persians and Arabs regard themselves.

Forum: Politics 03-18-2010, 08:50 PM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn Of course, we HAVE had the increasingly... Of course, we HAVE had the increasingly ridiculous Andrew Eldritch delare himself an 'anarcho-syndicalist' lately, so anything is possible.

Forum: Politics 03-18-2010, 08:48 PM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn A natural law. A natural law.

Forum: Politics 03-18-2010, 08:47 PM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn OK. How is Islam--a religion spread over a... OK. How is Islam--a religion spread over a variety of different nations, cultures, languages, and RACES--a race. Are Iranians 'Arab', Saya? [by the way: you should not have to dig up a...

Forum: Introductions 03-18-2010, 08:44 PM

Replies: 20 Hi, I'm here to explore.... Views: 2,539 Posted By annwn [Umm...you DO kow I was kidding about Anthony... [Umm...you DO kow I was kidding about Anthony Quinn, right?]

Forum: Politics 03-18-2010, 08:43 PM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn I see: you are looking for an authority to follow. I see: you are looking for an authority to follow.

Forum: Politics 03-18-2010, 08:40 PM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn Islam is a race? Like that blonde American... Islam is a race? Like that blonde American chick that was caught trying to blow up the cartoonist?

Forum: Politics 03-18-2010, 08:39 PM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn I suppose that Goths [individualistic,... I suppose that Goths [individualistic, non-conformist, defiant of authority] loving big government bureaucracies and regulation doesn't strike everyone as faintly absurd, does it?

Forum: Introductions 03-18-2010, 08:36 PM

Replies: 20 Hi, I'm here to explore.... Views: 2,539 Posted By annwn What?!?!?! And Anthony Quinn in a huge false... What?!?!?! And Anthony Quinn in a huge false nose ISN'T dishy?!?!?!

Forum: Introductions 03-18-2010, 08:35 PM

Replies: 20 Hi, I'm here to explore.... Views: 2,539 Posted By annwn Yeah, and yuo ain't foolin'! I've already... Yeah, and yuo ain't foolin'! I've already been christened the next xjin! And i'm not even Chinese!

Forum: Politics 03-18-2010, 08:33 PM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn Who's xjin, and why am i the new he? Who's xjin, and why am i the new he?

Forum: Politics 03-18-2010, 08:29 PM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn Deal with what i've provided, or return to your... Deal with what i've provided, or return to your comfortable self-delusions--which i believe you're going to do anyway.

Forum: Whining 03-18-2010, 08:27 PM

Replies: 61 Poll: Is there a reason to talk about the world being meaningless Views: 8,549 Posted By annwn Well, the Borg represents a 'practical' a... Well, the Borg represents a 'practical' a 'civilization' of a sort, but that's not what i meant. Answer my question on how by reasoning about something whose nature is beyond your perceptions you...

Forum: Politics 03-18-2010, 08:24 PM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn That's nice...it's all made up and all an... That's nice...it's all made up and all an illusion. Feel better?

Forum: Literature 03-18-2010, 08:23 PM

Replies: 61 An ode to those who enjoy the trappings, but know nothing of the culture Views: 57,370 Posted By annwn You too?!?!?! You too?!?!?!

Forum: Introductions 03-18-2010, 08:22 PM

Replies: 20 Hi, I'm here to explore.... Views: 2,539 Posted By annwn Ohhhhhh! THAT thread! 1. What do... Ohhhhhh! THAT thread! 1. What do you do? (Hobbies, job) Nothing NOW. 2. Where are you from? Oh...around...[eyes nervously darting about]

Forum: Politics 03-18-2010, 08:12 PM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn A government that supplies its citizens with all... A government that supplies its citizens with all the necessities of life is doomed, because eventually, the only way to control costs will be to limit access. I live in Canada. Ask my about my...

Forum: Whining 03-18-2010, 08:08 PM

Replies: 61 Poll: Is there a reason to talk about the world being meaningless Views: 8,549 Posted By annwn How can you reason sensibly on something beyond... How can you reason sensibly on something beyond your perceptions? If reality is beyond your perception as you claim, it might be made of green cheese for all you know. As radical a solipsist as...

Forum: Politics 03-18-2010, 08:04 PM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn Since I couldn't find the original apart from a... Since I couldn't find the original apart from a link to a Swedish language site, this will have to do: http://pajamasmedia.com/instapundit-archive/archives/003594.php It also includes a...

Forum: Whining 03-18-2010, 07:54 PM

Replies: 61 Poll: Is there a reason to talk about the world being meaningless Views: 8,549 Posted By annwn What is the nature of this 'ding-an-sich' and why... What is the nature of this 'ding-an-sich' and why would you automatically assume it is meaningless?

Forum: Politics 03-18-2010, 07:52 PM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn This is silly and pedantic! The facts are... This is silly and pedantic! The facts are above. Deal with them.

Forum: Politics 03-18-2010, 07:50 PM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn OK, let me pull these data tables out of my... OK, let me pull these data tables out of my ass..... Aren't you confusing 'median income' with 'average income' here? I'm going back MANY years to scrounge this out, but, if memory serves, a...

Forum: Politics 03-18-2010, 07:45 PM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn NoNoNo...forget in which article it was cited. I... NoNoNo...forget in which article it was cited. I just pulled the most immediate one. It's the HUI study itself that you need to pay attention to. Bending yourself into pretzels trying to make...

Forum: Whining 03-18-2010, 07:26 PM

Replies: 61 Poll: Is there a reason to talk about the world being meaningless Views: 8,549 Posted By annwn He's a charmer! He's a charmer!

Forum: Whining 03-18-2010, 07:24 PM

Replies: 61 Poll: Is there a reason to talk about the world being meaningless Views: 8,549 Posted By annwn What do you mean by 'reality'? What do you mean by 'reality'?

Forum: Politics 03-18-2010, 07:23 PM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn I admire you googling skills! You're much... I admire you googling skills! You're much faster and more persistent than I am in tracking things down. I, however, am doing three things at once, so I'm a little slower. Nevertheless, the...

Forum: Whining 03-18-2010, 07:17 PM

Replies: 61 Poll: Is there a reason to talk about the world being meaningless Views: 8,549 Posted By annwn Civilization is far more than politics: it is... Civilization is far more than politics: it is more intangible than that, and conmtains all the artifacts of that civilization. Proof? I'll have to refer you to the arguments of most of the major...

Forum: Politics 03-18-2010, 07:14 PM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn The source, of course, was a Swedish government... The source, of course, was a Swedish government one: The Swedish Research Institute of Trade (HUI). The citations from that above article are from that. To post a link to the original HUI article...

Forum: Politics 03-18-2010, 07:10 PM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn Peer-reviewed....as in 'Global Warming is true... Peer-reviewed....as in 'Global Warming is true because it's peer-reviewed'? [OK, that was cold!]

Forum: Whining 03-18-2010, 07:05 PM

Replies: 61 Poll: Is there a reason to talk about the world being meaningless Views: 8,549 Posted By annwn Objectivisdt--no Randian--no ... Objectivisdt--no Randian--no Libertarian--mostly [with some reservations] Friedmanite--did the 6 books by Milton Friedman on by bookshelves give me away? Space cadet--not implausibly

Forum: Introductions 03-18-2010, 07:03 PM

Replies: 20 Hi, I'm here to explore.... Views: 2,539 Posted By annwn Damn, I must be blind as a bat....hey, a goth... Damn, I must be blind as a bat....hey, a goth joke!

Forum: Politics 03-18-2010, 07:00 PM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn So your better off as a black person in... So your better off as a black person in Mississippi than as a blonde white person in the vapid socialist wasteland of Sweden.

Forum: Politics 03-18-2010, 06:59 PM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn "Black people, who have the lowest income in the... "Black people, who have the lowest income in the United States, now have a higher standard of living than an ordinary Swedish household," the HUI economists said. If Sweden were a U.S. state, it...

Forum: Politics 03-18-2010, 06:56 PM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn Let me be a little clearer then: The ideal... Let me be a little clearer then: The ideal politics is the kind that allows as little of government intrusion into the lives of its citizens as possible. 'Curbing politics' was a little too...

Forum: Politics 03-18-2010, 06:45 PM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn Black Americans collectively have a HIGHER... Black Americans collectively have a HIGHER standard of living than Swedes, which came as a shock to Swedes. That's OK, though, because much of Scandinavia will be Muslim by the latte rpart of the...

Forum: Whining 03-18-2010, 06:40 PM

Replies: 61 Poll: Is there a reason to talk about the world being meaningless Views: 8,549 Posted By annwn The world is NOT meaningless, we're just too... The world is NOT meaningless, we're just too thick-skulled to see the meaning [humanity, i mean]. NO civilization can be built on the notion that existence has no meaning.

Forum: TV, Movies, & Games 03-18-2010, 06:39 PM

Replies: 83 tim buton's new movie ALICE IN WONDER LAND Views: 21,598 Posted By annwn Had a strange reaction to this movie: Well... Had a strange reaction to this movie: Well acted, special effects were good, beautiful to look at, but..... ...empty and unsatisfying in some strange way. By the last 15 minutes I was glancing...

Forum: Politics 03-18-2010, 06:36 PM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn That's OK, S. E. Cupp doesn't. That's OK, S. E. Cupp doesn't.

Forum: Music 03-18-2010, 06:34 PM

Replies: 86 If you could listen to one band for the rest of your life, what would it be? Views: 13,410 Posted By annwn Dream Theatre or Fields of the Nephilim Dream Theatre or Fields of the Nephilim

Forum: Politics 03-18-2010, 06:33 PM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn The Hildebeest has a vagina?!?! The Hildebeest has a vagina?!?!

Forum: Politics 03-18-2010, 06:30 PM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn As close to it as humanity has arrived at so far.... As close to it as humanity has arrived at so far. That and the English tradition from which it grew, especially the new sense of the rights of the citizen that the Glorious Revolution of 1688 gave...

Forum: Literature 03-18-2010, 06:26 PM

Replies: 61 An ode to those who enjoy the trappings, but know nothing of the culture Views: 57,370 Posted By annwn If goths are guilty of any harmful excess, it's... If goths are guilty of any harmful excess, it's that of being sometimes absurdly pedantic about what constitutes 'the subculture'. Learned discussions on this sort of thing abound on goth sites and...

Forum: Introductions 03-18-2010, 06:18 PM

Replies: 20 Hi, I'm here to explore.... Views: 2,539 Posted By annwn After listening for years to Sisters of Mercy,... After listening for years to Sisters of Mercy, the Cure, and Fields of the Nephilim, reading Baudelaire and Yeats, and the wearing of sober vintage clothing, i may as well admit it: I'm probably a...

Forum: Introductions 03-18-2010, 06:11 PM

Replies: 20 Hi, I'm here to explore.... Views: 2,539 Posted By annwn Direct me to the bla-bla! Direct me to the bla-bla!

Forum: Politics 03-18-2010, 06:10 PM

Replies: 281 Does anyone else hate politics as much as I do? Views: 104,783 Posted By annwn I hate politics because government is too big,... I hate politics because government is too big, too intrusive and too out of control. Anyone who hates politics will, like me, normally gravitate towards the libertarian and constitutionalist end...

Forum: Introductions 03-18-2010, 06:06 PM

Replies: 20 Hi, I'm here to explore.... Views: 2,539 Posted By annwn Hi, I'm here to explore.... Having strongly gothish proclivities and always scoring alarmingly high on those dumbass 'are you a goth' online quizzes, i've decided to bow to the inevitable, get my feet wet and take a nervous...

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