my brother has been talking about the earth being flat and some big conspiracy going on to make people beieve otherwise.
what are people's thoughts on this?.
atomat: My point is just because you believe something doesn't mean its true.
My point is that belief is not necessary when knowledge is there instead
Click the link because
Morph: The f***king iss is broadcasting live f****ing video of the f****ing earth. It is f***ing round. It is from NASA. Its is live. 24/7. Showing a f***ing round earth. Live. Unaltered. The link is on the previous page. Click it and stop being stupid. Please for f***ck sake stop wasting oxygen. Link Dislike Like
in the discussion about race i adopted a position i am not entirely comfortable with.
i think there is a sense in which it is useful to distinguish categories of description that can be fruitfully defended (apples and bananas) and those that cannot (caucasian or other racial descriptions for example).
but there is a more fundamental sense in which i believe that everything is socially constructed, every single line you can think of.
Slim: Except I think there might be a real God behind the Bible.
What about the Vedas?
The Quran?
The Sutras?
The Bhagavad Gita?
The Upanishads?
my brother has been talking about the earth being flat and some big conspiracy going on to make people beieve otherwise.
what are people's thoughts on this?.
kairos: Reflection, no less.
Refraction is not reflection
my brother has been talking about the earth being flat and some big conspiracy going on to make people beieve otherwise.
what are people's thoughts on this?.
i know the pain when you miss a perfect fly over ...
And the thrill and excitement, the heart racing as the ISS is spotted and tracks overhead
I am not sure why but I absolutely love a good sighting. The best one I had was on a -35C night a few years back. A full six minutes with a clear view of the wings of the ISS as it moved so quickly and brightly overhead - I stood outside and waved and jumped up and down while it flashed above. Lol! They were doing repairs to the outside at the time and I had my heart set on seeing one of them hanging outside the craft but I didn't have the proper viewing equipment to pick that up
I am in the flight path again and the night is clear, cold and exhilarating - gonna try again on the next pass. Fingers crossed that the sky stays clear
in the discussion about race i adopted a position i am not entirely comfortable with.
i think there is a sense in which it is useful to distinguish categories of description that can be fruitfully defended (apples and bananas) and those that cannot (caucasian or other racial descriptions for example).
but there is a more fundamental sense in which i believe that everything is socially constructed, every single line you can think of.
If not God, then what?
This
Just this
Why do you need a god?
Is existence not enough for you?
We exist
We live
and then we die
That is reality - reality is simply a clear (fearless) look at death
That is all
We are fleas on the back of a dog
Scary, huh?
my brother has been talking about the earth being flat and some big conspiracy going on to make people beieve otherwise.
what are people's thoughts on this?.
Of course, Morph. Fake ;)
And I guess the ISS flyovers that appear overhead and curve across the sky are fake too
I am a big fan of the ISS - I watch for it all the time and I am a little pissed that I missed the flyover this morning because I neglected to check my emails last night. I was playing cards instead.
my brother has been talking about the earth being flat and some big conspiracy going on to make people beieve otherwise.
what are people's thoughts on this?.
atomat: nasa has not produced one genuine photo of the planet earth...
my brother has been talking about the earth being flat and some big conspiracy going on to make people beieve otherwise.
what are people's thoughts on this?.
kairos: No response to simple 6 minute video
Atmospheric refraction
*hint: mirage
in the discussion about race i adopted a position i am not entirely comfortable with.
i think there is a sense in which it is useful to distinguish categories of description that can be fruitfully defended (apples and bananas) and those that cannot (caucasian or other racial descriptions for example).
but there is a more fundamental sense in which i believe that everything is socially constructed, every single line you can think of.
Fair enough
But then your comment that it is the same thing doesn't apply
It isn't the same thing
in the discussion about race i adopted a position i am not entirely comfortable with.
i think there is a sense in which it is useful to distinguish categories of description that can be fruitfully defended (apples and bananas) and those that cannot (caucasian or other racial descriptions for example).
but there is a more fundamental sense in which i believe that everything is socially constructed, every single line you can think of.
It’s like arguing whether the sunset is beautiful.
No, it isn't
Beauty is subjective
The "rules of the universe" do not exist within your subjective experience
Feeling is subjective
The "rules of the universe" are not
"Feeling" has nothing to do with the rules of the universe
