"From the last three lines of your post, I'm assuming you are applying the "better safe than sorry" mentality to life-rights over all of time. This addresses points 3) and 5) of my post on Wed 5/15, but does not address points 1),…"
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- Sex:
- male
- City/Town: (eg. Antwerp, San Francisco,...)
- Hanover
- Country/State: (eg. Belgium, Florida,...)
- New Hampshire
- About Me:
- I have a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, and currently work in several different areas, not involved with engineering.
Recently divorced. Two kids. 49 years old.
- Favorite music:
- Like all types of music. Partial to American forms. Favorite bands would be: Guided by Voices, Deerhoof, Scott Walker, Velvet Underground, Al Green, Beach Boys, Beatles, Mingus, Django Reinhardt, etc.
- Favorite movies:
- The Runner
I Heart Huckabees
Stranger Than Fiction
The Truman Show
Anything by Andrei Tarkovsky
Donnie Darko
Mr. Hulot's Holiday
12 Angry Men
Groundhog Day
- Favorite books:
- The Razor's Edge
The Hero's Journey
The Brothers Karamazov
East of Eden
The End of Time
The Dancing Wu Li Masters
Flight of the Eagle
The Book (Alan Watts)
The Power of Now
The poetry of Rumi and Hafiz
A Clockwork Orange
- Goals/Projects/Aspirations:
- Unification of human species into some grand global project, akin to landing on the moon (Mars?). I watch a lot of TED, and have been inspired in this direction. I want to feel less alone in the world. Find like-minded people who understand what the heck I'm going on about.
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- Engaged
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The ethical implications of "Temporal Isolation"
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Condemning others to validate ourselves.
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Lexical argumentation and its merit
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Lore replied to Lore's discussion Condemning others to validate ourselves."Interesting. I think that just being aware that our behavior is not always justified and taking on some personal responsibility can go a long way."
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