Well no wonder that philosophy went off the rails

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Well no wonder that philosophy went off the rails

Socrates II — 5/6/2009 6:35:30 PM (archived)

Asking people to accept real reality - yikes!

Just imagine what that kind of thinking would do to science fiction,
RPGers, and religions!

Seriously, most people cannot handle all reality all the time. If it isn't
something painful or horrible, it is just so boring. And short.

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What is *The Truth*? - Jody - 5/2/2009 2:16:35 PM
- Ayn Rand and objective reality - Jody - 5/6/2009 1:59:12 PM
  - re: Ayn Rand and objective reality - TB - 5/6/2009 4:38:43 PM
    - Well no wonder that philosophy went off the rails - Socrates II - 5/6/2009 6:35:30 PM
      - Heh... - Jody - 5/7/2009 11:38:59 PM
- Nope. There IS Truth. It is just that it takes some thinking to ascertain. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 5/5/2009 12:27:53 PM
- The whole truth and nothing but. - SDAI-Tech1 - 5/4/2009 1:15:40 AM
  - I have been waiting for you.... - Jody - 5/4/2009 2:11:49 AM
    - and I have been waiting for you... - SDAI-Tech1 - 5/6/2009 7:34:30 AM
      - It is a solo one way trip to what really is... (n/t) - Jody - 5/6/2009 2:22:02 PM
- re: What is *The Truth*? - gbaikie - 5/3/2009 4:43:21 AM
- Everything except hard science? - TB - 5/2/2009 5:37:01 PM
  - I do not designate all other human activies as irrational... - Jody - 5/2/2009 10:31:54 PM
    - Irrational - TB - 5/3/2009 1:20:24 AM
      - I wonder if... - Jody - 5/3/2009 2:09:42 AM
        
        The color red - TB - 5/3/2009 4:07:31 AM
        
        Explain then if you please.. - Jody - 5/3/2009 4:59:42 AM
        
        re: Explain then if you please.. - gbaikie - 5/3/2009 6:09:22 AM
        
        Good post!!! (n/t) - Jody - 5/3/2009 4:59:13 PM
        
        Heh... - TB - 5/3/2009 5:24:14 AM
        
        "The term "explain" itself implies a common reality, doesn't it?" - Jody - 5/3/2009 5:15:45 PM
        
        Bingo - Robert - 5/7/2009 6:26:44 PM
        
        My purpose in life I guess I could say... - Jody - 5/8/2009 4:07:59 AM
        
        Absolutely! (n/t) - Eri - 5/3/2009 4:20:33 AM
        
        Look at the resistence you evoke here on the Zone. - Jody - 5/3/2009 2:17:28 AM
        
        Why is the divorce rate so high? - Jody - 5/3/2009 2:30:51 AM
        
        What can hurt my feelings will roll off of someone else's back... - Jody - 5/3/2009 2:34:40 AM
- No such thing as *The Truth* - Raoul - 5/2/2009 2:47:23 PM
  - My point. - Jody - 5/2/2009 10:39:44 PM
    - Not quite - Eri - 5/2/2009 11:32:12 PM
      - You little stinka...you were in a mood...*wink* (n/t) - Jody - 5/3/2009 5:17:26 PM

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