GENIUS FORUMS

It seems feminism is two things. First and foremost it is the act of feminization. Feminism is a contronym and a misnomer for masculinism. In no way does feminism have anything to do with the feminine lol. The aspiration of a feminist is the progressive procurement of masculine appearance, temperam...

This thread has certainly brought some interesting things to the surface....... Yep. You and Kevin should bury the surfacing hatchet and complEment each other. You have an uncanny knack for transcending the mere aggrandizing of the lexeme to a seamless flowing of articulated thought which can only ...

The whole purpose of spiritual life, and intellectual-spiritual life, and moral and ethical life certainly, is to recover the primal connection and then to work out, one by one, the rules by which we shall live . The whole purpose of a reform movement --- and this is what GF is, in essence (or was)...

Serendipper: So if I suggest the meanings for the words should be: Perception - interception of information Awareness - perception of perception. Consciousness - perception of awareness. Based on your individual suggested meanings of "perception, awareness and consciousness" your word &qu...

It's great to read a relatively clear voice on the matter who tries to separate hype from actual dangers of accelerated climate change and the science, not to mention politics and emotion behind it. Check out this one: https://ozonedepletiontheory.info/primary-problem-with-GG.html Electromagnetic r...

I find many disagreements stem from semantic inconsistencies. Yes. And that observation points to the possibility that a lot of our selves might be wrapped up in the "fabric" of semantics. And for sure as beings we are raised in a culture of the symbolic and linguistic. And social passion...

"A philosophy is only a philosophy if life has illustrated it". Forgot who said that, but you can google it. The poet Keats you mean? " Even a proverb is no proverb to you till your Life has illustrated it" or "Axioms in philosophy are not axioms until they are proved upon ...

the term "climate change" Operation "phrase sterilization" ;) Watch George Carlin's presentation on euphemisms for an in-depth and exhaustive illustration of what Trump is combating: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuEQixrBKCc and only recently have Americans in general started ...

can anyone prove (a) we do or don't have a soul (spirit), (b) differences between humans and animals and (c) how it's decided who gets thrown into eternal judgement first? Ooo I love questions! :) a) Define "we". b) No real difference or an arbitrary difference; same meaning. c) By what o...

Is anyone here good at explaining why we should care about philosophy to someone who knows nothing at all about it? We shouldn't care unless it's fun. I'm terrible at this kind of thing. I end up in a lot of conversations where I'm trying to explain all this abstract stuff to people, but I'm pretty...

Now, the ego isn't bad in itself. It is a necessary part of our being. But as far as perspective goes, it is severely limited. To be enlightened is to have the ability to see through one's ego, to put it in its proper place within the greater, or ultimate, perspective. I don't know about the ego so...

In another discussion I suggested the logic that the infinite cannot exist unless it's the only thing actually existing. That's sensible to me since the only infinite that can exist is that of nothingness. If there is an infinite supply of nothing, then nothing gets in our way. However if there wer...

Hi Russell! Apologies for my lengthy absence. I don't expect it to be a perpetually existing problem ;) So the question is, how do we describe that which cannot be described? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neti_neti The way to do that is chip away, removing useless bits like a sculptor until that whi...

Yes we didn't create the rock, but it doesn't exist without some sort of observation. Agreed. A nice scene, but more aimed at enticing glee than it is to teach us something real about the world. Morpheus gets a lot closer to the truth Oh yes, here's a formal presentation There is no division into f...

The Arts stir and move us, therefore have the potential to awaken the spark of self-inquiry but on their own they lack the fire power to bring the absolute answer. Only doing philosophy has the power to bring suffering of not knowing the truth of one’s identity to an end. How about Philosophy in Ar...

Pam Seeback wrote:Fear of God in its enlightened context is fear of a perceived void implying that God cannot or will not reveal HIMself to you. To have this fear is to have stepped on the path of wisdom.

That's interesting insight, Pam. So fear of God is fear of lack of God?

My understanding of feminism is those demanding (which is a male trait - instead of merely wanting) "equality" with men. The problem is that equality, in the sense of equality amongst human beings, is something internal. Rights or equal treatment can be demanded, which act is a natural ex...

...30 fps as continuous. Digital is duality, but analog is infinitely smooth. Yes interesting conversation and I only want to comment on this bit in passing. You're more than welcome to stay and participate! The analogy is interesting but continuous smooth movie watching or game play remains all ab...

What would be the fastest way to acquire as much knowledge [that has been acquired through people, by books, lectures, docu,mentaries, etc] as humanly possible? Yeah, it's that open of a question - feel liberal; completely, with your opinions . Looooool. I'm done. I enjoy your enthusiasm and partic...

Indeed. You're on the verge, my friend. If only you can dismantle this particular blockage... I need Drano for the soul :) Reminds me of Yoda instructing Luke to "unlearn what you have learned." Ultimately, the rock is no more real than the math/science we use to characterize various aspe...

True enough and I suggest that you find an old shirt because here I come with a ladder ;) Come on up! There's plenty of room :) Infinitely much, I imagine :) I'm glad you bring this up. This thread is a great example of how easy it is to default to mathematical/scientific conceptualizations of infi...

I just happened to spot this: "Since the soul of man is the microcosm, and great men are those who live entirely in and through their souls, the whole universe thus having its being in them, the female must be described as absolutely without the quality of genius. . . . There is no female geniu...

Obscuring and making vague is deliberate obfuscation, no? It's not changing the underlying truth, but merely blurring the perception of it. True, but not necessarily deliberately. Moreso it (femininity) is a mere regression, or unlearning from distinguishing. A desire to devolve consciousness into ...

Odd, because almost all feminists I know of seem to desire traditional feminine behaviour. Of course, "tradition" doesn't mean "good". My understanding of feminism is those demanding (which is a male trait - instead of merely wanting) "equality" with men. Coming from a...

Perhaps so but your examples are more like specific psychological character traits. Like some general anxiety level? As for any systematizing activity, that's normally only happening after being able to submit to the mind's work without getting too obsessive about the systematizing itself. The only...