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05-04-2010, 09:45 AM
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Location: Pittsburgh
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I think TK is a Vulcan. The way he reacts is, in his mind, logical. Any deviation from that is "highly illogical."
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05-04-2010, 09:48 AM
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Location: Bradenton, Florida
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Curiosity, Julia.
It's how we expand our minds...by being curious, and trying to understand things.
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05-04-2010, 09:55 AM
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Location: The Hall of Justice
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Originally Posted by TKramar
Curiosity, Julia.
It's how we expand our minds...by being curious, and trying to understand things.
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I think you should embrace solipsism. Nothing is truly knowable, real communication cannot occur, and nothing can be proven to exist outside one's own mind.
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05-04-2010, 09:56 AM
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Location: Bradenton, Florida
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I know.
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05-04-2010, 09:58 AM
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If nothing can be proven outside of his own head, what would be the point of debating him?
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05-04-2010, 10:00 AM
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Location: North Carolina
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If nothing can be proven outside of his own head, what would be the point of debating him?
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There isn't one, but somehow even though nothing can be proved right..he always thinks he is. 
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05-04-2010, 10:01 AM
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Location: The Hall of Justice
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Originally Posted by JSizzle225
If nothing can be proven outside of his own head, what would be the point of debating him?
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This is my conclusion as well. Solipsistic nihilism is a drag.
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05-04-2010, 10:02 AM
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Location: Boston metro-west
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I didn't say it was impossible. I said it was RARE. You're probably well aware of that.
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What's rare? I work for an interanational pharma and ~50% of all scientists I work with are women. It's not rare at all. You stocking shelves is not rare, either. Men that attempt to garner self-worth for smarts they either don't have or employ via the work of others is, again, not rare.
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You're the one who claims that men are not civilized. I claim that REAL MEN are. That it is the norm for them not to verbally or physically attack women. You are the one who claims otherwise.
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According to you, you will physically/verbally assault a man willy nilly. A. This is not civilized. B. You will not do this to women because it's special treatment. Hence, the former is typical, the later special. This isn't rocket science, Tk.
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As far as stocking shelves goes, it's honest to goodness work. My tax job isn't work at all. It's too simple. Physical work is the only kind that has any value, because it is the only kind capable of causing muscle fatigue.
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You do what you're capable of doing just like the rest of us.
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05-04-2010, 10:07 AM
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Location: Bradenton, Florida
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No, I'm capable of doing much more--but why?
It is not my responsibility to provide anyone else with the products of my intelligence, My mind is used primarily for my own leisure and enjoyment, not for someone else's benefit--because no one else deserves to benefit from it.
If I found a cure for cancer, I would not share it with anyone.
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05-04-2010, 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by TKramar
No, I'm capable of doing much more--but why?
It is not my responsibility to provide anyone else with the products of my intelligence, My mind is used primarily for my own leisure and enjoyment, not for someone else's benefit--because no one else deserves to benefit from it.
If I found a cure for cancer, I would not share it with anyone.
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That sounds emotional, and not logical.
Selfishness is a primitive emotion. Every animal on Earth acts selfishly, sans humans, and recently discovered; chimps. So tell me, why "not sharing a cure for cancer" would be so logical?
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