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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 7:39 pm
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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 9:18 pm
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Ah, but Dammie-kins, the reality is NOT presented by oneself. The Reality is ever-present, and existent for all. It is the perception of that reality that draws the lines. It is not the truths it presents itself, but the lies it creates to relieve the pressure. The mind must bend to cope with the horrors and trials of life. Bend it too far and it snaps. The mind may be broken, but it is not dwindling. It is merely short-circuited, sending its energies in the wrong places to try and achieve a fairly logical end. Worse, it knows not that there is mis-direction. It is not that there is NO output; nay, the problem is that the resulting output is not the intended one.
Considering the arguement of biased versus open, would you honestly say ignorance for purpose of preference over a flexible standpoint which allows for negotiation?
Oh, and in consideration of the arguement of monotonous preaching, you can go f**k yourself. I just try to defend my side of the story and make my point, and you just try to turn that to sh*t just because you're in a pissy mood! THIS IS A DEBATE, NOT A F**KIN' SMEAR CAMPAIGN!!!
Good day to you sir.
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Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 6:53 am
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Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 9:16 am
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I never said it was. The outburst of 'anger' was merely something to defy your impression of monotony. And sure, my points are very open-ended, and subject to interpretation, but it does not mean there is no opinion behind them. There are viewpoints behind each one. The posts I go in-depth on, the ones I expand with more posts are the ones with opinion. It is merely the presenation of the opposite opinion at the same time that makes it fair. I try to acknowledge all opions by seeing things from all sides. Hell, I could probably debte with myself, given a working topic. The point is, while I have opinion, I also have support for my 'opponent'. It adds interest to an arguement to have both sides well-armed.
I shall stop this 'attacking'; however, I'd like to point out I only attack when I feel attacked.
As for the matter of bias, if an open-ended viewpoint offers 'no true information', as you put it, I could just as easily argue that a biased one converts true information into embellishment for the sake of trying to re-inforce the point. A biased person will utilize any facts to support themselves, then go back and alter those facts over and over again once they've run out. The biased man is desperate to the point of frenzy; required to re-cycle the limited knowledge when new information acting contrary is presented. Preference can be the cause of great bigotry; I know this all too well. I could very well say I am biased right now, in my beliefs on biased. But my arguement presents its own point in the demonstration of bias. I'm sure someone like Bellabie or Czarina could expand upon it further, and I'm equally sure you have some retort. Either way, I shan't respond any longer. I have said my piece. Now I leave it for your interpretation.
Back on topic
When I say 'short-circuit', I mean not physically but spiritually and emotionally; the meta-physical.
Bending to reality is sometimes not a choice. In life, there are a great many joys, yes, but there are also situations and circumstances beyond our control. The mind must bend to accomadate these circumstances, and it only avoids fracture when the joys are used as a healing salve. To the suicidal mind, all joys are fleeting, and therefore useless. It is merely improvising with what is has.
Equally, as age can sometimes dull the mind, it also has the capacity to sharpen it as well. Not all senior citizen are senile, and certainly not all of them are forgetful. Sure their total memory loss on average is greater than any other age group, but their minds still function, more or less, properly. Also, the odds of a mind dwindling in the sense you put it for younger suicide offenders is relatively low. Now, degenration beyond the body, spiritual 'dwindling', is a completely agreeable concept. There are those who have aged before their time, who just want it all to end because it feel like it should end. I know that feeling all too well, but I fight it just the same. All you guys are one of the weapons I use to stave it off, and I'm proud to say that. Still, 'spiritual dwindling' is a powerful force, hard to deny. It seems like a function of nature to the sufferer; elders know when their time to die is nearing. A trifle over-dramatic, sure, but altered logic is still logical in its own sense.
Looking at your arguement about doing anything we want, there is still problems. Sure, we can read a book; it won't necessarily make us smarter, though. Sure, we can lift weights, but that is not 100% guaranteed to create muscle tissue. If a person wants to get a government job, they don't just go out and get it. There is work involved. Nay, there is HEART involved. Suicidals lack the strength of heart to defy their surroundings, to rise above the dark perception that has them bound. Their hearts have been worn away. Their defenses have been shattered. Perhaps they are weak, perhaps they are pitiful excuses for human beings. Or... Perhaps... They're merely lost. Perhaps there is an element of innocence we are all forgetting.
Perhaps we're all just great, silly children, doing what we do best and merely hoping for the best.
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Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 9:46 am
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Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 2:17 pm
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Mobius Nightshade Ah, but Dammie-kins, the reality is NOT presented by oneself. The Reality is ever-present, and existent for all. It is the perception of that reality that draws the lines. You, sir, ought to watch or read What the Bleep. The movie, as I watched it last night (accompanied, suitably, by Rocky Horror Picture Show), presented quantum in a light I'd not seen. The main point, though, of the movie was to say exactly, "No, there is not an ever-present reality." For perception alters reality. I disagree and, in a mind-set more like yours, typically, say that there is no definite "reality."
If you've a chance to watch it, be wary that I believe it is best suited for an advanced middle-school or, perhaps, high school classroom. Some bits exist merely for humour, some for teaching, and others for a cinematic experience.
I do agree, sir, that it was not entirely "fair" for Dammie-kins to release his anger here, but, on the same note, you mustn't attack, either.
One must be biased. You speak of the biased man, well, I am the biased girl and I think that there is little difference in your bias from his. After all, he leaves as much open to rebuttal as you do.
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Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 9:41 pm
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 5:44 am
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Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 3:03 am
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Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 12:45 pm
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Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 6:43 pm
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Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 4:58 pm
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Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 5:41 pm
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 5:30 pm
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 5:37 pm
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