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  • mika
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    • Sep 2001
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    #101
    Originally posted by Serge_Oprano


    Mika,
    ALL judgements are SUBJECTIVE but..
    I'll accept any outcome.
    Hey I'm just audience here. Audience may clap their hands, or boo at players or the judge

    I just booed at a pathetic attempt to collect sympathy points

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    • Serge_Oprano
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      • Feb 2002
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      #102
      Originally posted by [Labret]
      I dont know exactly what was being judged. As far as Serge was concerned yesterday he was coming in to "crush the anti-semite cretin" (or something to that effect.

      The only things we really disagree on are minor points. And I would say we agree more than we disagree.
      very true....those minor points still put us on the opposite sides of the barricades, but at least we both know where we are coming from, at least I do understand Labret's position.

      Nobody can make me love Arafat and what he stands for,
      Nobody can make Labret love those innocents who are blown away,
      this is a free country and everybody are free to express their likes and dislikes, nothing wrong with that.

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      • Serge_Oprano
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        #103
        Originally posted by [Labret]
        I dont know exactly what was being judged. As far as Serge was concerned yesterday he was coming in to "crush the anti-semite cretin" (or something to that effect).
        The "judgement" was supposed to be on who presents beter arguments in the support of their position.

        If I implyed "cretin" somewhere, I take it back,
        you are NOT cretin or anti-semite,
        you are just ANTI...
        ;-)))

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        • quiet
          we'll miss you our friend. RIP
          • Sep 2001
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          #104
          Originally posted by Serge_Oprano
          yeap, good 'ole buddy Nietzche all the way.

          We saw in 1945 how one of his followers ended up...
          i always have to laugh when i hear comments like this. a couple of things:

          (1) Nietzsche died in the year 1900.
          (2) he had a outspoken hatred of racism (including anti-Semitism) as can be seen in many of his writings/letters throughout his life.
          (3) his unpublished work was edited by the nazis at the time they rose to power.

          you can take quotes from the bible (for example) to argue for or against anything you like. saying Nietzsche was a proto-nazi is imo, laughable. He was clearly not racist. one of his most basic points was that you should not be held back from reaching your potential - racism goes against that ideal.

          imo, you should probably read all of Nietzsche, and decide for yourself what is genius, and what is bs - keeping context in mind thinkers such as Sartre, Derrida, Foucault, Baudrillard and countless others have done (and will continue to do) just that.

          blanket statements, and dismissal of important ideas is pretty useless in my opinion

          post-modernism and existentialism (in it's current maturing form) likely would not exist with out Nietzsche's works. which of course may or may not matter to you.
          Last edited by quiet; 10-22-2002, 05:30 AM.
          we'll miss you our friend. RIP

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          • Serge_Oprano
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            #105
            Originally posted by quiet


            i always have to laugh when i hear comments like this. a couple of things:

            (1) Nietzsche died in the year 1900.
            (2) he had a outspoken hatred of racism (including anti-Semitism) as can be seen in many of his writings/letters throughout his life.
            (3) his unpublished work was edited by the nazis at the time they rose to power.

            you can take quotes from the bible (for example) to argue for or against anything you like. saying Nietzsche was a proto-nazi is imo, laughable. He was clearly not racist. one of his most basic points was that you should not be held back from reaching your potential - racism goes against that ideal.

            imo, you should probably read all of Nietzsche, and decide for yourself what is genius, and what is bs - keeping context in mind thinkers such as Sartre, Derrida, Foucault, Baudrillard and countless others have done (and will continue to do) just that.

            blah, blah, blah
            I didn't call Nietzche "pro-nazi",
            I called Nazies pro-Nietzche, BIG DIFFERENCE

            as for JP Sartre...I am existentialist, and share his philosophy...

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            • mika
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              #106
              What I find ridiculous in Nietzsche is his egotist approach. Maybe it was sarcasm, I can't tell for sure. But given the poor poor life he had, he devoted all his life to writing books expressing his anger towards Christianity, morality, humanity etc

              He was nothing else than a bitter man with a few fine ideas.

              What I mean by being 'egotist' in his case, was his thinking that he somehow considered himself to be able to separate all the bullshit from his own 'idealistic knowledge of the world'.

              Quiet, you told me yesterday I should'nt talk about Nietzsche if I haven't read him. Isn't this against Nietzsche's ideology itself, which you have sooo much respect for?

              Isn't Nietzsche expecting us to explore everything and anything without being blinded by books or morality or church or laws etc etc. You made an anti-Nietzsche statement by saying i shouldn't discuss Nietzsche if I haven't read him

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              • quiet
                we'll miss you our friend. RIP
                • Sep 2001
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                #107
                Originally posted by Serge_Oprano
                [B]

                I didn't call Nietzche "pro-nazi",
                I called Nazies pro-Nietzche, BIG DIFFERENCE
                if that is your clarification, then you've (obviously) made no argument against Nietzsche at all. that's all i was getting at....

                "bancrupt philosophy"
                we'll miss you our friend. RIP

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                • quiet
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                  • Sep 2001
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                  #108
                  Originally posted by mika
                  What I find ridiculous in Nietzsche is his egotist approach. Maybe it was sarcasm, I can't tell for sure. But given the poor poor life he had, he devoted all his life to writing books expressing his anger towards Christianity, morality, humanity etc

                  He was nothing else than a bitter man with a few fine ideas.

                  What I mean by being 'egotist' in his case, was his thinking that he somehow considered himself to be able to separate all the bullshit from his own 'idealistic knowledge of the world'.

                  Quiet, you told me yesterday I should'nt talk about Nietzsche if I haven't read him. Isn't this against Nietzsche's ideology itself, which you have sooo much respect for?

                  Isn't Nietzsche expecting us to explore everything and anything without being blinded by books or morality or church or laws etc etc. You made an anti-Nietzsche statement by saying i shouldn't discuss Nietzsche if I haven't read him
                  there is an intrinsic difference between exploration/interpretation of your world - and arguing over someone's specific philosophy.

                  for example: if your objective is to explore spirituality, it can be argued that you need to learn/explore that on your own.

                  if your objective is to argue the pros and cons of the Christian bible (for example), you should (again, obviously) be well versed in the bible in order to build any sort of argument.

                  i'm going to bed
                  Last edited by quiet; 10-22-2002, 05:43 AM.
                  we'll miss you our friend. RIP

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                  • Serge_Oprano
                    So Fucking Banned
                    • Feb 2002
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                    #109
                    Originally posted by quiet
                    quote:
                    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    "bancrupt philosophy"
                    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                    well,
                    his followers tried,
                    his followers went for it,
                    his followers were killed and their country was ruined.

                    if this is NOT an bancrupt philosophy, than I don't know what is the bancrupt philosophy is...

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                    • mika
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                      #110
                      Originally posted by quiet

                      there is an intrinsic difference between exploration/interpretation of your world - and arguing over someone's specific philosophy.
                      Where can I see the list of intrinsic vs extrinsic ideas, things, objects so that I can be more prepared to start a discusiion with you in the future?

                      There is big disagreement in philosophy, for example, with questuons such as "what has intrinsic moral value in itself".

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                      • X37375787

                        #111
                        you guys still have 20 more min before the 1 day limit runs out. better hurry ...

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                        • quiet
                          we'll miss you our friend. RIP
                          • Sep 2001
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                          #112
                          Originally posted by Serge_Oprano



                          well,
                          his followers tried,
                          his followers went for it,
                          his followers were killed and their country was ruined.

                          if this is NOT an bancrupt philosophy, than I don't know what is the bancrupt philosophy is...
                          Nietzsche has many followers. Sartre has much to say about him. all the Philosopher's i listed above -> all leaders in the field (and many, many others) included. myself (to an extent) included. and his ideas are discussed (in a massive way) in ALL univerisity level existential courses - as a very relevant, and often misunderstood genius. and fool.

                          the ideas of cyberphilosophy and post-modernism are strongly rooted in many of his ideas. of course (like i've said earlier) this may not mean anything to you.
                          we'll miss you our friend. RIP

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                          • quiet
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                            • Sep 2001
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                            #113
                            Originally posted by mika


                            Where can I see the list of intrinsic vs extrinsic ideas, things, objects so that I can be more prepared to start a discusiion with you in the future?

                            There is big disagreement in philosophy, for example, with questuons such as "what has intrinsic moral value in itself".
                            your argument makes no real sense - you didn't address the point i made at all - you skipped around it. this is probably why you should read (and understand) Nietzsche before trying to argue against him.

                            let's replace intrinsic with fundamental. lol.

                            i think cuba sucks. never been there. know nothing about the country - except what i was fed on cnn. but i still say it sucks. and i won't bother to educate my self on the subject - my mind has already been made up.
                            Last edited by quiet; 10-22-2002, 05:58 AM.
                            we'll miss you our friend. RIP

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                            • Serge_Oprano
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                              #114
                              Originally posted by quiet


                              the ideas of cyberphilosophy and post-modernism are strongly rooted in many of his ideas. of course (like i've said earlier) this may not mean anything to you.
                              so?

                              The best crop one can ever get is when one uses maneur as a fertilizer...
                              which still doesn't make it smell any better.

                              Quaran is a wonderfull book,
                              wonderful root,
                              so is Bible,
                              but I wouldn't call terrorists or inquisitors who come from that wonderful root
                              GOOD.

                              so you see,
                              it works both ways...

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                              • Serge_Oprano
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                                #115
                                Originally posted by quiet



                                i think cuba sucks. never been there. know nothing about the country - except what i was fed on cnn. but i still say it sucks. lol

                                let's replace intrinsic with fundamental. lol.
                                nothing wrong with healthy doze of Nihilizm
                                ;-)))

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                                • mika
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                                  #116
                                  Originally posted by quiet


                                  your argument makes no real sense - you didn't address the point i made at all - you skipped around it.

                                  let's replace intrinsic with fundamental. lol.
                                  sorry - I'll try to rephrase.

                                  Couldn't I teach someone what is Cramer's rule without having to read Cramer himself?

                                  Couldn't I talk about Adam Smith's ideas of free trade, not because I have read Adam Smith himself, but because I have read interpretations of Adam Smith's ideas of comtemporary economists?

                                  Is the only way to be able to start discussing Nietzsche to read Nietzsche HIMSELF?

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                                  • quiet
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                                    • Sep 2001
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                                    #117
                                    Originally posted by Serge_Oprano

                                    Quaran is a wonderfull book,
                                    wonderful root,
                                    so is Bible,
                                    but I wouldn't call terrorists or inquisitors who come from that wonderful root
                                    GOOD.

                                    so you see,
                                    it works both ways... [/B]
                                    uh, no shit?

                                    where did i ever said i supported the nazis? never. you insinuated that Nietsche is somehow 'bad' because the nazi's twisted his works.

                                    and i think that's a joke.

                                    i think he's an amazing Philosopher, with so much to offer. that's it.

                                    in a nutshell:

                                    me: Nietzsche good philopher.
                                    you: look at his followers - must mean his phil is bankrupt.
                                    me: you can take any text and interprete it to do whatever you want.
                                    you: but I wouldn't call terrorists or inquisitors who come from that wonderful root GOOD.
                                    me: huh?

                                    there is no argument here. we both agree (it appears).
                                    we'll miss you our friend. RIP

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                                    • quiet
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                                      • Sep 2001
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                                      #118
                                      Originally posted by mika

                                      Is the only way to be able to start discussing Nietzsche to read Nietzsche HIMSELF?
                                      this is so obvious, it's laughable.

                                      you wouldn't know any Nietzsche, and so would be unable to discuss it - if you've never read any. duh.

                                      let's discuss XXXXX. i've never read anything he's written or discussed - but i want to argue for and against some of his points.
                                      Last edited by quiet; 10-22-2002, 06:10 AM.
                                      we'll miss you our friend. RIP

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                                      • mika
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                                        #119
                                        Originally posted by quiet

                                        this is so obvious, it's laughable.

                                        you wouldn't know any Nietzsche (so would be unable to discuss it), if you've never read any. duh.
                                        What if I read all the interpretations of Nietzsche's text in the whole fucking world but not Nietzsche himself... But you read only Nietzsche, but no interpretations whatsoever.

                                        Who do you think has a more extensive knowledge of Nietzsche's work and influence?

                                        I don't think the question is laughable at all..

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                                        • quiet
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                                          #120
                                          Originally posted by mika


                                          What if I read all the interpretations of Nietzsche's text in the whole fucking world but not Nietzsche himself... But you read only Nietzsche, but no interpretations whatsoever.

                                          Who do you think has a more extensive knowledge of Nietzsche's work and influence?

                                          I don't think the question is laughable at all..
                                          sure it is.

                                          and you never mentioned anything about interpretations until now. that's another question, certainly.

                                          of course, learning from the source is preferable. imo ;)

                                          and of course
                                          you wouldn't know any Nietzsche, and so would be unable to discuss it - if you've never read any
                                          could/should be interpreted to included academic summaries/discussion.
                                          Last edited by quiet; 10-22-2002, 06:15 AM.
                                          we'll miss you our friend. RIP

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                                          • Serge_Oprano
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                                            #121
                                            Originally posted by quiet



                                            there is no argument here. we both agree (it appears).
                                            hahahhahaha,
                                            that's why I LOVE talking with smart people and ignore MORONS,
                                            smart people are easier to reach consensus with
                                            ;-))

                                            your right.

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                                            • Serge_Oprano
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                                              #122
                                              and to finish of the subject,
                                              I find Labret and Quiet to be well articulated people, regardless of my agreements or disagreements with them.

                                              welcome to TOP 5% of GFY
                                              ;-)))

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                                              • mika
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                                                #123
                                                Originally posted by quiet


                                                sure it is.

                                                and you never mentioned anything about interpretations until now. that's another question, certainly.

                                                of course, learning from the source is preferable. imo ;)
                                                Yes. Maybe what is causing the conflict here between us is more subtle than you realized in the first place

                                                In my opinion no single human being is so intelligent and so objective that he could revise almost everything or anything in this world.

                                                No single human being is so intelligent and objective (in today's world) that he could alone interprete a text of a great philosopher (for example, Kant) - without soon receiving any plausible criticism at all.

                                                Nietzsche's mistake is that he probably considered himself such a wise man -> thus, my references to egotism

                                                In reality, you need a wide variety of sources and interpretations in today's academic world. By reading Nietzsche and Nietzsche only you wouldn't necessarily know much about Nietzsche - unless you are an intellectual ubermench - which I doubt, so the best way is to use as many sources and interpretations as possible
                                                Last edited by mika; 10-22-2002, 06:20 AM.

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                                                • Serge_Oprano
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                                                  #124
                                                  Mika, welcome to the TOP 5% of GFY

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                                                  • quiet
                                                    we'll miss you our friend. RIP
                                                    • Sep 2001
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                                                    #125
                                                    Originally posted by mika


                                                    Yes. Maybe what is causing the conflict here between us is more subtle than you realized in the first place

                                                    In my opinion no single human being is so intelligent and so objective that he could revise almost everything or anything in this world.

                                                    No single human being is so intelligent and objective (in today's world) that he could alone interprete a text of a great philosopher (for example, Kant) - without soon receiving any plausible criticism at all.

                                                    Nietzsche's mistake is that he probably considered himself such a wise man -> thus, my references to egotism

                                                    In reality, you need a wide variety of sources and interpretations in today's academic world. By reading Nietzsche and Nietzsche only you wouldn't necessarily know much about Nietzsche - unless you are an intellectual ubermench - which I doubt, so the best way is to use as many sources and interpretations as possible
                                                    it's interesting that you waited until now to mention interpretive texts.

                                                    *shrug*

                                                    i minored in Philosophy - and did well enough to be planning a master's next fall (years after i graduated). the entire idea of most master thesis is interpretation. if not, i'd just buy a copy of a book, and hand it in lol.

                                                    in general, if you think that you can get though a decent university with a very high average, without studying many different thinkers (regardless of subject) you are wrong. not saying that's your opinion though.

                                                    i have a very strong knowledge of many different areas of phil. i've gravitated towards existentialism, Nietzsche in particular. i am most interested in cyber philosophy - specifically it's impact on identity.

                                                    specialization is pretty common practice ;)
                                                    we'll miss you our friend. RIP

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                                                    • quiet
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                                                      • Sep 2001
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                                                      #126
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                                                      we'll miss you our friend. RIP

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                                                      • mika
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                                                        #127
                                                        Originally posted by Equinox
                                                        you guys still have 20 more min before the 1 day limit runs out. better hurry ...
                                                        Yeah. How about THE judgement already?

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                                                        • FATPad
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                                                          #128
                                                          XXXXXX is a walking whore dog.
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                                                          • bhutocracy
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                                                            • Dec 2001
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                                                            #129
                                                            Originally posted by [Labret]


                                                            True.

                                                            I think Israel gets attention from both sides. The Republican Christian Right for the obvious theological implications of Israel, but the left as well as they love to champion the cause of the oppressed. If the Nazis hate ya, the lefties love ya.

                                                            Most of the people on this board who have responsed to me and called me a nazi for disliking Israel are generally coming from the left. They will be the first ones to call me a klan loving hillbilly neo-nazi. They wont try and argue the politics of it as they cannot. All they know is Israel is where the Jews live, and they do so because everyone wants to kill them, so anyone who doesnt like Israel doesnt like Jews. So you must be a nazi. And those are trademarks of the left. Someone from the right will "generally" try and argue the politics of the region, like Serge. Not just lash out blindly.

                                                            I dont know if that made any sense, Im operating off very little sleep.
                                                            I totally understand what you're saying..

                                                            but i'd hesitate to call those people "lefties" more "I've seen schindler's list and not liking israel sounds like anti-jewishness which is bad on tv sitcoms" naive type.. that only get's an inferred lefty stance because of the blanket "left=pro-minority right=anti-minority" thing.. I wouldn't grant such people the gravitas of a political leaning.. any "lefty" with knowledge of the situation would very much tend to be pro-palestinian.. with your noam chompskys and john pilgers leading the way.
                                                            i find that the right also has it's contingent of these people in the one liner "nuke all the towel-heads" department and don't really have a better grasp of the politics.. it's just easier for the knee-jerk left seeming guys to seem politicised for the anti-semetic accusations whereas the "nuke em all's" tend to just get ignored because of the baseness of it and being a non-accusational remark.

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