Why see philosophy as a separate domain to those enquiries? — Benj96
Never underestimate a starling. — Jamal
Trying to argue from a spiritual perspective against these assumptions has felt futile to me over the years because my interlocutors and I are essentially speaking different languages, or even using different forms of communication; it's hand signals versus morse code. — Noble Dust
I find most of the questions to be the wrong questions, so the answers tend to be pretty meaningless to me. — Noble Dust
But threads like yours here, is what makes me come here. And I love reading the answers. — Ansiktsburk
To engage in the process of learning, I guess. — Mikie
"Wonder" did it for the ancients, "faith" did it for medievals, but for us moderns I think despair – intractable, infinite, perplexity – is the draw. (NB: Zapffe-Camus name it the absurd.)What draws one to philosophy? — Benj96
I suppose this sums up why I'm (still) here:What is yo[ur] motive to seek out and participate in this forum?
I'm a dialectical rodeo clown, but only when there's a lot of running bulls*** to corral; like Diogenes with his lantern, I loiter on these fora looking for a few well-informed folks to reason with and learn from ... — 180 Proof
Again, from old posts ...Why have you come? — Benj96
... thus, the mise-en-scene of TPF"s CommediaInstead of "philosopher" I call myself a
freethinker (offline) &
dialectical rodeo clown (online) — 180 Proof
:smirk:"What is your aim in philosophy? – To show the fly the way out of the fly bottle."
— Witty, PI §309
Against stupidity philosophers (i.e. sisyphusian 'meta-cognitive hygienists' and/or 'dialectical rodeo-clowns') struggle in vain. — 180 Proof
Succinct. :up:My journey to this forum: atheism →→ logic →→ philosophy →→ TPF. — Agent Smith
What draws one to philosophy?
— Benj96
"Wonder" did it for the ancients, "faith" did it for medievals, but for us I think despair – intractable, infinite, perplexity – is the draw. (NB: Zapffe-Camus name it the absurd.) — 180 Proof
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