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If you can't say something nice... don't say nothing at all.
Chinese proverb.
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Chinese proverb.
To talk much and arrive nowhere is the same as climbing a tree to catch a fish
So, I like this one because ... I am pretty sure I have done this more than once, and will more than likely do it again. I'm trying to figure out though, what would the quote be for the person whom awakens and realizes they are up in a tree. Someone recently referenced an Einstein quote to me that I don't think I've been familiar with before. Perhaps I will look it up for later.
QUOTE (Meem+Sep 6 2009, 02:32 PM)
In general, we all love quotes. When we search for sage-like grace in a battle of banter, we tend to quote someone else. We all make an appeal to the authoritative figure or popularity ... but why? Is it always to "feel" some need to "win" the argument by having the "final-word?"
Wow. Just, wow.
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"I would rather be a lucky fool than a deliberate one."
--- Meem ---
--- Meem ---
Wow. Just, wow.
Apparently, your reading comprehension hasn't improved any over the weekend. Follow the directions, or get off the thread, capice? Remember how you followed the rules of the destroy all humans thread? Remember how you expected me to play by the rules? Do you remember what I wrote in the OP of this thread? Do you comprehend?
I like this one because it clearly illustrates what the OP intended for posters to do, not intended for child's play like this,
I like this one because it clearly illustrates what the OP intended for posters to do, not intended for child's play like this,
Wow. Just, wow.
I like this quote because it shows how simple the human mind really is, anyone can do it.
Occam's Razor, as quoted by Sir Isaac Newton. This quote is very helpful when dealing with someone who suggests an overly complex solution to a given problem.
Occam's Razor, as quoted by Sir Isaac Newton. This quote is very helpful when dealing with someone who suggests an overly complex solution to a given problem.
"Think twice before you speak, and then you may be able to say something more insulting than if you spoke right out at once."
- Evan Esar
My insults are usually better when I give them a little more thought.
Because I'm evil.
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Just list a quote or two that you like and why? The purpose of this thread is not to compare the size of one's "pen" is ... larger or more shapely than another's. The purpose is just to share, to say, this is what I like and why.
I like this one because it clearly illustrates what the OP intended for posters to do, not intended for child's play like this,
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| Just list a quote or two that you like and why? The purpose of this thread is not to compare the size of one's "pen" is ... larger or more shapely than another's. The purpose is just to share, to say, this is what I like and why. |
I like this one because it clearly illustrates what the OP intended for posters to do, not intended for child's play like this,
Wow. Just, wow.
I like this quote because it shows how simple the human mind really is, anyone can do it.
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"We are to admit no more causes of natural things than such as are both true and sufficient to explain their appearances."
- Sir Isaac Newton
- Sir Isaac Newton
Occam's Razor, as quoted by Sir Isaac Newton. This quote is very helpful when dealing with someone who suggests an overly complex solution to a given problem.
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| "We are to admit no more causes of natural things than such as are both true and sufficient to explain their appearances." - Sir Isaac Newton |
Occam's Razor, as quoted by Sir Isaac Newton. This quote is very helpful when dealing with someone who suggests an overly complex solution to a given problem.
"Think twice before you speak, and then you may be able to say something more insulting than if you spoke right out at once."
- Evan Esar
My insults are usually better when I give them a little more thought.
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"Ash nazg durbatulūk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatulūk, agh burzum-ishi krimpatul."
- The Dark Lord Sauron
- The Dark Lord Sauron
Because I'm evil.
Still, a far off cry, and you're aware of it too. If I must entertain your childish games, I shall.
Flyingbuttressman
I like this one because it illustrates perhaps the greatest irony of all. Both quoted men, referred to by an atheist, believed in God. Both have claimed eternal moments in history which will never be forgotten as long as there are those who will champion history justly. Will the man that used them be able to make such a claim ever ... on his own?
Everyone
I like this one because it illustrates perhaps the greatest irony of all. Both quoted men, referred to by an atheist, believed in God. Both have claimed eternal moments in history which will never be forgotten as long as there are those who will champion history justly. Will the man that used them be able to make such a claim ever ... on his own?
Everyone
"I am my own worst enemy."
I find it hard to argue that there is a "more-truthful" quote out there. Perhaps we should change they way we think, take a small artistic license on this quote and change it to, "I am my own greatest friend." Both sound rather peculiar, and yet, somehow ironically true.
Flyingbuttressman
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Occam's Razor, as quoted by Sir Isaac Newton. This quote is very helpful when dealing with someone who suggests an overly complex solution to a given problem.
I like this one because it illustrates perhaps the greatest irony of all. Both quoted men, referred to by an atheist, believed in God. Both have claimed eternal moments in history which will never be forgotten as long as there are those who will champion history justly. Will the man that used them be able to make such a claim ever ... on his own?
Everyone
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| Occam's Razor, as quoted by Sir Isaac Newton. This quote is very helpful when dealing with someone who suggests an overly complex solution to a given problem. |
I like this one because it illustrates perhaps the greatest irony of all. Both quoted men, referred to by an atheist, believed in God. Both have claimed eternal moments in history which will never be forgotten as long as there are those who will champion history justly. Will the man that used them be able to make such a claim ever ... on his own?
Everyone
"I am my own worst enemy."
I find it hard to argue that there is a "more-truthful" quote out there. Perhaps we should change they way we think, take a small artistic license on this quote and change it to, "I am my own greatest friend." Both sound rather peculiar, and yet, somehow ironically true.
QUOTE (Meem+Sep 6 2009, 03:11 PM)
I like this one because it illustrates perhaps the greatest irony of all. Both quoted men, referred to by an atheist, believed in God. Both have claimed eternal moments in history which will never be forgotten as long as there are those who will champion history justly. Will the man that used them be able to make such a claim ever ... on his own?
When Isaac Newton was alive, god was the best and only explanation for the origin of the universe.
Does the fact that there is not a single logical or reasonable argument for the existence of god or gods annoy you? Just because we cannot be certain that god does not exist does not mean that we cannot be certain that the idea of god is silly and nonsensical.
When Isaac Newton was alive, god was the best and only explanation for the origin of the universe.
Does the fact that there is not a single logical or reasonable argument for the existence of god or gods annoy you? Just because we cannot be certain that god does not exist does not mean that we cannot be certain that the idea of god is silly and nonsensical.
Still failing at the intention of the thread with continuing to insist on back and forth, and proving the size of you "pen" is larger than mine, with jabberwalky. This thread isn't about god, get over it already.
I like this because it illustrates how someone who claims to "make sense" doesn't make any at all. But it is very unfortunate that I have resorted to playing this child's game with him, effectively trashing my own thread by his side.
Flying, yet have you taken the time to come up with a quote that wasn't on this page to begin with, nor already in your signature or an-other's already. Get original, go big ... or go home, get it?
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Just because we cannot be certain that god does not exist does not mean that we cannot be certain that the idea of god is silly and nonsensical.
I like this because it illustrates how someone who claims to "make sense" doesn't make any at all. But it is very unfortunate that I have resorted to playing this child's game with him, effectively trashing my own thread by his side.
Flying, yet have you taken the time to come up with a quote that wasn't on this page to begin with, nor already in your signature or an-other's already. Get original, go big ... or go home, get it?
QUOTE (Meem+Sep 6 2009, 03:37 PM)
Still failing at the intention of the thread with continuing to insist on back and forth, and proving the size of you "pen" is larger than mine, with jabberwalky. This thread isn't about god, get over it already.
I seem to remember you bringing up god first
The gist I got from the thread "rules" was to post a quote that you liked and state why you liked it. Did I not fulfill those requirements with my second post?
I seem to remember you bringing up god first
The gist I got from the thread "rules" was to post a quote that you liked and state why you liked it. Did I not fulfill those requirements with my second post?
Your quoting of your signature sir, is where you brought God in play, vaguely.
And that is the difference you should be looking for, if you are able to understand that.
And that is the difference you should be looking for, if you are able to understand that.
QUOTE (Meem+Sep 6 2009, 03:50 PM)
Your quoting of your signature sir, is where you brought God in play, vaguely.
Occam's Razor has many applications, the least of which is the existence of god. You chose to make that leap. No harm, no foul.
Would you mind restating the terms on the thread? I will do my best to abide by them.
Occam's Razor has many applications, the least of which is the existence of god. You chose to make that leap. No harm, no foul.
Would you mind restating the terms on the thread? I will do my best to abide by them.
I will in-fact reconstitute the "rules" or guidelines so to speak, I need to be doing something else as of the moment besides ... wasting all this time. But I have a question for you about the other vagaries in your first post.
"I'm Evil."
--"I am Good."
No harm no foul.
"The Dark Lord Sauron."
I think that one should be a freebie.
"I'm Evil."
--"I am Good."
No harm no foul.
"The Dark Lord Sauron."
I think that one should be a freebie.
Was there a question in there somewhere?
I use the word "evil" as a joke.
I don't believe that good an evil are realistic attributes. One man's good can be another man's evil. Since I choose to not believe in god, I could easily be considered evil by those who demand that other believe in god. Evil is relative, but to paraphrase Animal Farm, some evils are more relative than others.
I use the word "evil" as a joke.
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Nature is not cruel, pitiless, indifferent. This is one of the hardest lessons for humans to learn. We cannot admit that things might be neither good nor evil, neither cruel nor kind, but simply callous -- indifferent to all suffering, lacking all purpose.
- Richard Dawkins
- Richard Dawkins
I don't believe that good an evil are realistic attributes. One man's good can be another man's evil. Since I choose to not believe in god, I could easily be considered evil by those who demand that other believe in god. Evil is relative, but to paraphrase Animal Farm, some evils are more relative than others.
So, before I really go away and do something else, I would like to say thank you for taking the time to participate in the thread with civil-minded integrity.
I like your quote, generally speaking (don't mistake that to be an insult. I'm big on general, remember?
), and I would also agree with one man's (----) is an other's (----). But to be specific, I think what is imperative for us to understand is not so much what is "true" about "our own" (perceptions) structure of good and evil, but what those representations might be for someone else. For one could be an evil-"man" down through ... to the bone, and never know it. I hope I never unwittingly, or wittily commit an evil towards another "man."
(Have a good ... or evil one ... I suppose
)
I like your quote, generally speaking (don't mistake that to be an insult. I'm big on general, remember?
), and I would also agree with one man's (----) is an other's (----). But to be specific, I think what is imperative for us to understand is not so much what is "true" about "our own" (perceptions) structure of good and evil, but what those representations might be for someone else. For one could be an evil-"man" down through ... to the bone, and never know it. I hope I never unwittingly, or wittily commit an evil towards another "man."(Have a good ... or evil one ... I suppose
)
Im sure i've said some very wise things in the past
now just to get some idiot to write it down,
wait till i die, and
then wait for the right socio-political atmosphere where and when to introduce that phrase!
now just to get some idiot to write it down,
wait till i die, and
then wait for the right socio-political atmosphere where and when to introduce that phrase!
Oh I got a whole list of quotes im working on... lets see...
Time is like a woman evil and as to a clock that
makes you work for it.
Many men say they follow wisdom but only one tells
it like it is.
Wisdom is said to be a woman but in reality she is
the perfect man.
At the end of a days worth of long hard work when
the rest comes there is only another day of work.
Inorder to enjoy life fully one must leave the life
they had in the future and return to the life they
had in the past.
Upon leaving for your destination you arive ahead
of time but not in the right place.
If time could fold it would only fold to its own
kind. What time is it and are you checking clocks.
Devices create pain and suffering for the maker.
The maker creates pain and suffering ten fold.
Modern science hopes to bring immortality but
instead all it can bring is false hopes. The
reason for this is simple the goal of science
is to study and immortality requires one to
have mastered all that their is to study.
People often tell me hello as if it has meaning.
What gives a person the most meaning is to be
rejected so perhaps everybody should go around
calling each other foo. Sure.
Some day some way I will become a god. Upon that
day my first order of buisness will be to explain
exactly what im doing to everyone in way they can
understand.
Thats just a few.
Time is like a woman evil and as to a clock that
makes you work for it.
Many men say they follow wisdom but only one tells
it like it is.
Wisdom is said to be a woman but in reality she is
the perfect man.
At the end of a days worth of long hard work when
the rest comes there is only another day of work.
Inorder to enjoy life fully one must leave the life
they had in the future and return to the life they
had in the past.
Upon leaving for your destination you arive ahead
of time but not in the right place.
If time could fold it would only fold to its own
kind. What time is it and are you checking clocks.
Devices create pain and suffering for the maker.
The maker creates pain and suffering ten fold.
Modern science hopes to bring immortality but
instead all it can bring is false hopes. The
reason for this is simple the goal of science
is to study and immortality requires one to
have mastered all that their is to study.
People often tell me hello as if it has meaning.
What gives a person the most meaning is to be
rejected so perhaps everybody should go around
calling each other foo. Sure.
Some day some way I will become a god. Upon that
day my first order of buisness will be to explain
exactly what im doing to everyone in way they can
understand.
Thats just a few.
All totally forgettable.
'pretty soon every single possible phrase would have been written down'.
dakfe09
dakfe09
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