I use it fairly sporadically, but will say that it was better when Wallows and Terrapin Station were still here. Having contributed to its decline, I will say that it will just get better now, more or less necessarily. — thewonder
Maybe he will come back and tell us. — Valentinus
My focus was on the over-abundance of religious and political discussions on this forum - both of which are rife with irrationality and emotional outbursts, not unlike what you see all over FB and Twitter. — Harry Hindu
Again, I'm asking for specifics. It seems that irrationality has been the dominant form of thought for most of human existence. In what areas has rationality failed where irrationality has succeded? Rationality includes the idea that you might not be right, and that you can only be right after making all possible mistakes. Have we made all possible mistakes? If not, then how has rationality failed?Did you read the links I gave? I'm not completely sure about this but to be fair to irrationalism, rationalism hasn't much to show for its roughly 2 millennia old reign. In some circles, that would be considered a monumental failure, no? — TheMadFool
What about scientific progress? Has the progress of ethics been based on irrationality (racism) or rationality (inclusiveness - and understanding that we are all human beings of equal worth)?Just the tip of the iceberg of threads on philosophical "progress." — TheMadFool
Seems to me that these "philosophers" are just impatient and want to declare that they have the answers without having had to work at it.I guess some philosophers simply gave up on rationality in utter frustration and wanted to try something new à la alternative medicine which has a similar reason for its popularity which is failure of allopathic treatment regimes and that "something new" is irrationalism. — TheMadFool
I love the place except for ungrateful cunts. — Benkei
My perception is that the level of discourse on this site has declined. — hypericin
What I don't get is the antinatalism threads... — ssu
But notice the longer term discussion activity compared to Bitcoin price movement.It topped (unless it makes a miraculous recovery) just about at the most recent post there a month ago. — Baden
I blame Covid and the lockdowns. It's sucked the energy out of me. — Michael
Also, I don't seem to find any info on where this forum is located or who exactly owns or controls it. — Apollodorus
It's all a work-in-progress these days, just dialectics and rants. — 180 Proof
I wonder if rather than looking back with almost a sense of nostalgia to previous times on the forum, it is worth thinking how we can all work to make the forum a better place for exchange of ideas — Jack Cummins
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