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by Diebert van Rhijn
Fri Nov 29, 2019 11:19 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1418110

Re: Trump

Just a few viewpoints in the category "possibly unexpected" in the news recently. 2020 US presidential election is Trump’s to lose, says BET founder Bob Johnson He explained that Trump “brings his style” to the way he handles issues such as in foreign policy or immigration. That’s somethin...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Thu Nov 28, 2019 5:09 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Abortion
Replies: 48
Views: 85968

Re: Abortion

If it weren't for Diebert's ineffably frustrating habit of trying to play the Devil's Advocate and apply the Charity Principle all the time Diebert is a ruthless hypocrite who has banned me 1000s of times just for asking permission to post pictures. Also he suspends me once per fiscal quarter for h...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Thu Nov 28, 2019 6:51 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Serious conversations about important issues, Part II: Truth is the root of all evil.
Replies: 80
Views: 223613

Re: Serious conversations about important issues, Part II: Truth is the root of all evil.

No I'm saying the question of depth applies to the psychological forces which illusions conceal, as opposed to their content. Illusions are not concealing anything, at least in the higher philosophical sense. Like a Fata Morgana, it's only pretending there's content or behind . If there's nothing o...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Wed Nov 27, 2019 9:37 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Serious conversations about important issues, Part II: Truth is the root of all evil.
Replies: 80
Views: 223613

Re: Serious conversations about important issues, Part II: Truth is the root of all evil.

No I'm saying the question of depth applies to the psychological forces which illusions conceal, as opposed to their content. Illusions are not concealing anything, at least in the higher philosophical sense. Like a Fata Morgana, it's only pretending there's content or behind . Fine, please link to...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Wed Nov 27, 2019 9:23 am
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1418110

Re: Trump

For a different perspective on the matter, Serhiy Leshchenko refutes the allegations contained in the articles you posted: Rudy Giuliani accused me of exposing Paul Manafort’s Ukraine deals to help U.S. Democrats. That’s a lie. Actually he doesn't really "refute", he seems to simply admit...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Wed Nov 27, 2019 8:48 am
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1418110

Re: Trump

Widespread death and destruction is unambiguously worse for human life than even a *total* lack of rights. Death and destruction in terms of physical happenstance have little to do with worth, value and meaning, let alone wisdom. If for example spiritual life would be defined as a rarity flowering ...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Wed Nov 27, 2019 8:28 am
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Abortion
Replies: 48
Views: 85968

Re: Abortion

My impression is that a significant proportion of women are pro choice regarding abortion. But, they arent saying they want to kill their baby, they are saying, they want someone else to kill their baby. If those same women were given the ability to safely kill their own baby, would they do it? Eve...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Tue Nov 26, 2019 5:10 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1418110

Re: Trump

it definitely wasn’t normal official business. Trump doesn't do things in the normal official way, and that's exactly why people voted for him. Public servants would naturally like him to do things in the official way, otherwise their jobs are worthless. Nearly everything Trump does, being it destr...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Mon Nov 25, 2019 7:43 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Serious conversations about important issues, Part II: Truth is the root of all evil.
Replies: 80
Views: 223613

Re: Serious conversations about important issues, Part II: Truth is the root of all evil.

But what determines the depth of an illusion? It's the stakes of what discovering reality means for a specific person in a specific situation, not the premisses of whatever specific illusion is covering that up. You're here still talking about illusions having depths or degrees. That's the very ide...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Mon Nov 25, 2019 12:31 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Serious conversations about important issues, Part II: Truth is the root of all evil.
Replies: 80
Views: 223613

Re: Serious conversations about important issues, Part II: Truth is the root of all evil.

The distractions and superficiality, when closer examined, form the very core illusion at play. But there's still a distinction between superficiality and depth when it comes to activities like giving attention, focus or enabling a drive towards getting to the essence of a concern. To understand su...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Mon Nov 25, 2019 12:19 am
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Abortion
Replies: 48
Views: 85968

Re: Abortion

All I see so far is a possible lack of knowledge on what's happening in the world and some confusion based on that. Rhett's basic points are reflecting real life discussions in many developed countries. If for example 70% of the trained, educated and employed medical doctors in Italy refuse abortion...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Mon Nov 25, 2019 12:04 am
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1418110

Re: Trump

... the multiple times Trump has committed obstruction of justice offenses in plain sight both on Twitter and in front of the camera. That depends entirely on your view on the motivations and professionalism of those initiating and performing the investigation. Trump made it clear he saw it as simp...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Sun Nov 24, 2019 9:54 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Abortion
Replies: 48
Views: 85968

Re: Abortion

You might be right. But it's just one interpretation of how Rhett presents his case. If all his topics and posts involved graphic depiction of human suffering, it might indicate something that should not be given a platform. To imply that the graphic examples demonstrate a violent hatred towards wom...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Sun Nov 24, 2019 9:47 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1418110

Re: Trump

Oh, Jesus, ...., basically fuck off. Yeah, you're such a wonderful debater. Nice religious overtones there as well. Or emotional, copy-paste regurgitated views, which equals "religious". All I did here was to present the conclusions of Mueller, that the charge "obstruction of justice...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Sun Nov 24, 2019 9:35 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Abortion
Replies: 48
Views: 85968

Re: Abortion

It sounds like it might be an idea to add abortion education into sex education classes in schools, particularly to reduce any incidence of out-of-sight-out-of-mind irresponsibility amongst women. I think women also need to accept that being pro choice should extend to pro choice for doctors, insti...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Sun Nov 24, 2019 9:21 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Abortion
Replies: 48
Views: 85968

Re: Abortion

In my view the World Matters forum should not start closing discussions only based on the religion, race or any view of politics or ethics of the person starting the topic. But especially misogyny would be ironic considering this charge has been leveled at the forum and its founders so many times by...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Sun Nov 24, 2019 7:59 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1418110

Re: Trump

Obstruction of Justice is the issue of greatest import in the Mueller findings, and we frankly didn't need Mueller to tell us what we already knew on that score, given that Trump repeatedly committed this offence in public on several occasions. "What we already know" is a mindless stateme...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Sun Nov 24, 2019 7:36 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Jordan Peterson
Replies: 93
Views: 157319

Re: Jordan Peterson

If we combine your two statements here, you're saying that Peterson is “philosophically and psychologically more informed and insightful than 99% of the others in this field” and yet has “no idea what post-modernity really means”. Yes. Although I also maintain that you don't know what post-modernit...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Sun Nov 24, 2019 6:49 am
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Abortion
Replies: 48
Views: 85968

Re: Abortion

Well, abortion can be fucked up from the perspective of seeing the pregnancy tissue after 12 weeks already as a living stand-alone being. Check out what the procedure "dilation and evacuation" means and realize Rhett is describing a beautiful summer morning in comparison. When a fetus is l...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Sun Nov 24, 2019 6:06 am
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1418110

Re: Trump

He also made it abundantly clear that while he could not move on collusion with Russia based on any Federal criminal statute, that said collusion nevertheless took place. So you're claiming that Mueller said that Trump colluded with the Russians to influence the election? Provide an exact quote. In...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Sat Nov 23, 2019 3:05 am
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Abortion
Replies: 48
Views: 85968

Re: Abortion

This topic seems to me more like a more general ethical question: can we request of others what we couldn't do ourselves: I'd accept that characterisation if you can show me a woman's capacity to safely perform an abortion on herself, especially a second or third trimester one. If we could provide ...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Sat Nov 23, 2019 2:49 am
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Trump
Replies: 352
Views: 1418110

Re: Trump

As an aside, I don't like the way you repeatedly jump on people who speak the truth and attack them in a personal manner. It is exactly the sort of slimy thing that Trump does. Just be glad that a few particles of truth, no matter how small, are still being expressed in these degraded times. Why th...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Fri Nov 22, 2019 5:08 pm
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Serious conversations about important issues, Part II: Truth is the root of all evil.
Replies: 80
Views: 223613

Re: Serious conversations about important issues, Part II: Truth is the root of all evil.

It makes perfect sense. Most people have no knowledge or awareness of the core illusion of maya because their minds are continuously being distracted by the more superficial illusions of their daily lives. Illusions can't be more or less superficial, nor conceal other illusions. Those are flatly se...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Fri Nov 22, 2019 4:58 pm
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Serious conversations about important issues, Part II: Truth is the root of all evil.
Replies: 80
Views: 223613

Re: Serious conversations about important issues, Part II: Truth is the root of all evil.

First off, it needs to be recognized that all things are mentally constructed. Everything that we experience and know is a momentary construction that involves the use of mental processes like memory, categorization, attention, desire, conditioning, emphasis, exclusion, etc. And also it is the mind...
by Diebert van Rhijn
Thu Nov 21, 2019 5:06 pm
Forum: Worldly Matters
Topic: Abortion
Replies: 48
Views: 85968

Re: Abortion

This topic seems to me more like a more general ethical question: can we request of others what we couldn't do ourselves: - slaughtering and processing animals for their meat, fur, etc - fighting others to protect ourselves - killing animals or humans to relieve them of suffering - anything else req...