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by Dave Toast
Thu May 15, 2008 8:44 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: The Fundamental Unity of Being
Replies: 953
Views: 144492

Re: The Fundamental Unity of Being

What are these essential charateristics that make up the essence of a thing though? What is their nature?

Do you think you could provide an exhaustive list comprising this collective for any particular thing I might name?
by Dave Toast
Thu May 15, 2008 8:30 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Can causality be infinite?
Replies: 153
Views: 30307

Re: Can causality be infinite?

samadhi wrote:Toast,

Obviously we don't understand each other's positions but you want to make that my problem. Fine. Enjoy yourself.
As I just said sam, you misunderstand the misunderstanding on my part. And if you want to make that my problem, knock yerself out.
by Dave Toast
Wed May 14, 2008 11:16 pm
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Can causality be infinite?
Replies: 153
Views: 30307

Re: Can causality be infinite?

DT , sam: I don't see that. Causation is an everyday phenomena. The universe is what we regard as our environment in toto. Trying to explain our environment in toto through an everyday phenomenom leads to contradictions which I described. DT: How exactly are you addressing my objections to your app...
by Dave Toast
Wed May 14, 2008 8:32 pm
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Altruism
Replies: 11
Views: 1861

Re: Altruism

We here at GF basically do not believe in altruism. Unless one is completely enlightened there is always ego involved, therefore we do for ourselves. We do for ourselves foremost even when we do for others. Nothing especially wrong with that, except to call it altruism. Hope that helps. I wrote it ...
by Dave Toast
Mon May 12, 2008 11:38 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Imbalance
Replies: 31
Views: 3046

Re: Imbalance

Come on Trevor, smokes, let's go.

Do you are Cory hang around together?
by Dave Toast
Mon May 12, 2008 11:30 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Imbalance
Replies: 31
Views: 3046

Re: Imbalance

Better add the word 'good' in the appropriate place then bud, and try to fit 'only' in there too. :-p
by Dave Toast
Mon May 12, 2008 10:16 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Imbalance
Replies: 31
Views: 3046

Re: Imbalance

Remove TPB from that shitty list eh Trev.
by Dave Toast
Sun May 11, 2008 6:16 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Can causality be infinite?
Replies: 153
Views: 30307

Re: Can causality be infinite?

DT: Basically, your original statement above equivocates via category error. It applies one definition of reality to causation and another definition of reality to universe. sam: I don't see that. Causation is an everyday phenomena. The universe is what we regard as our environment in toto. Trying ...
by Dave Toast
Sun May 11, 2008 6:14 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Can causality be infinite?
Replies: 153
Views: 30307

Re: Can causality be infinite?

sam: You have hit upon the problem of treating causation literally in an ontological sense. It leads either to an infinite regress or something out of nothing. Neither one is a satisfying explanation to the mind. Causation should simply be treated as a view of how to relate events which are known a...
by Dave Toast
Fri May 09, 2008 11:55 pm
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Can causality be infinite?
Replies: 153
Views: 30307

Re: Can causality be infinite?

Basically, your original statement above equivocates via category error. It applies one definition of reality to causation and another definition of reality to universe. Either treat them both literally in an ontological sense or treat neither literally in an ontological sense, when relating them to...
by Dave Toast
Fri May 09, 2008 11:51 pm
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Can causality be infinite?
Replies: 153
Views: 30307

Re: Can causality be infinite?

sam: You have hit upon the problem of treating causation literally in an ontological sense. It leads either to an infinite regress or something out of nothing. Neither one is a satisfying explanation to the mind. Causation should simply be treated as a view of how to relate events which are known a...
by Dave Toast
Fri May 09, 2008 8:40 pm
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Otto Weininger in the blogosphere
Replies: 10
Views: 6353

Re: Otto Weininger in the blogosphere

As bad as any day presents itself - there's always a worse day for those who wilt.

Fixed again.
by Dave Toast
Fri May 09, 2008 8:34 pm
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Imbalance
Replies: 31
Views: 3046

Re: Imbalance

It's a character that you have deluded yourself into believing is you.
Hit that one for a homer Trev.
by Dave Toast
Fri May 09, 2008 8:42 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Former atheist speaks out...
Replies: 128
Views: 23661

Re: Former athiest speaks out...

Am I having some huge deja vu here or are Christian bots swarming the Net with a regular interval all using easy to recognize names starting with a biblical name and ending in some occult number? (yeshua8787, aaron777, jacob69;). Or did yeshua need three years to recover from encountering a dosis o...
by Dave Toast
Fri May 09, 2008 8:11 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Can causality be infinite?
Replies: 153
Views: 30307

Re: Can causality be infinite?

sam: You have hit upon the problem of treating causation literally in an ontological sense. It leads either to an infinite regress or something out of nothing. Neither one is a satisfying explanation to the mind. Causation should simply be treated as a view of how to relate events which are known a...
by Dave Toast
Fri May 09, 2008 7:57 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Faith
Replies: 186
Views: 18848

Re: Faith

Any negation of truth will always be in contradiction.

Unless it just involves shaking your head.
by Dave Toast
Thu May 08, 2008 9:08 pm
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Can causality be infinite?
Replies: 153
Views: 30307

Re: Can causality be infinite?

average , You have hit upon the problem of treating causation literally in an ontological sense. It leads either to an infinite regress or something out of nothing. Neither one is a satisfying explanation to the mind. Causation should simply be treated as a view of how to relate events which are kn...
by Dave Toast
Thu May 08, 2008 11:48 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Can causality be infinite?
Replies: 153
Views: 30307

Re: Can causality be infinite?

Depends what you mean by universe. Your context sounds far too ontological for me.
by Dave Toast
Thu May 08, 2008 8:04 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: End of Suffering?
Replies: 54
Views: 10081

Re: End of Suffering?

Best yet for me. Ackerfeldt's taken it on a level or two and the new musicians have slotted right in. In parts, it's more brutal than they've ever done and yet it's quite a bit more proggy/classical on the whole, which suits me. Going to see them at the, wait for it, Bloodstock festival in August. T...
by Dave Toast
Thu May 08, 2008 12:09 am
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: End of Suffering?
Replies: 54
Views: 10081

Re: End of Suffering?

New Opeth album out btw David.
by Dave Toast
Wed May 07, 2008 11:48 pm
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: End of Suffering?
Replies: 54
Views: 10081

Re: End of Suffering?

Dahh, my 155 EQ lets me down again!
by Dave Toast
Wed May 07, 2008 10:50 pm
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: End of Suffering?
Replies: 54
Views: 10081

Re: End of Suffering?

I reckon conceited can be done with a straight face.
by Dave Toast
Wed May 07, 2008 8:59 pm
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: End of Suffering?
Replies: 54
Views: 10081

Re: End of Suffering?

So highlight a 't' from someone else's post and copy it. I'm sure you can work out the rest but you haven't yet so, then just hit Ctrl-V when you want a 't'.
by Dave Toast
Mon May 05, 2008 12:39 pm
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Drug life
Replies: 185
Views: 17127

Re: Drug life

Come on dude, I'm a Brit - the royal 'we'. So yeah, white Bavarian man! You've probably heard the joke, and you already know the punchline, but just for the record, it goes: 500 Iriquois to their lest, 500 Shawnee to their right, and 1,000 Apache in front of them, the Lone Ranger turns to Tonto and...
by Dave Toast
Sun May 04, 2008 1:03 pm
Forum: GENIUS FORUM
Topic: Drug life
Replies: 185
Views: 17127

Re: Drug life

Aye, there's the rub. It goes a long way to explaining why I find philosophy so trying and vexing. Debating any facet of solipsism, for example, such as does a true solipsist acknowledge the existence of other [solipsistic] minds, is like a black hole to me. It doesn't really matter what a metaphys...