The "Those of us who frequent this forum" thread

[Murphy]

Originally Posted by speed

Hm, is she of Danish ancestoral origin? Not a name one comes across very often around the States.

Maybe you already knew this and I'm misunderstanding you, but Onde Aander (or Onde Åndar/Onda Andar) is Danish for the Dostoyevsky novel that you Englishmen/Americans call The Possessed, so I doubt that it's her name =P.

[speed]

Originally Posted by Murphy

Maybe you already knew this and I'm misunderstanding you, but Onde Aander (or Onde Åndar/Onda Andar) is Danish for the Dostoyevsky novel that you Englishmen/Americans call The Possessed, so I doubt that it's her name =P.

I dont have any Danish. My favorite Dostoevsky novel though. Its choppy and disorganized and the prose is especially rushed even for Dostoevsky, but the ideas, characters, and some passages within are I think really the best work he ever did.

Oh, some pics of my fiancee, and the both of us.

[vihris-gari]

Okay, so I haven't been here for a while, but I noticed that there's only one page of threads. What happened to all the other threads??










edit: I'd hit it

[Nile577]

I'm meeting up with Justin S. today.

I will get the Being and Time thread started in the near future. Apologies (apologetics?) for the delay.

[OldScratch]

Originally Posted by speed

I dont have any Danish. My favorite Dostoevsky novel though. Its choppy and disorganized and the prose is especially rushed even for Dostoevsky, but the ideas, characters, and some passages within are I think really the best work he ever did.

Oh, some pics of my fiancee, and the both of us.

Speed,

I missed this post, so forgive the delayed response...but your fiancee is indeed a beautiful lady. Now I know why you are/were really so distracted throughout the day - nevermind all that existential conundrum claptrap...the truth is revealed!!

[speed]

Originally Posted by OldScratch

Speed,

I missed this post, so forgive the delayed response...but your fiancee is indeed a beautiful lady. Now I know why you are/were really so distracted throughout the day - nevermind all that existential conundrum claptrap...the truth is revealed!!

Yeah, its rough. At least I spared you from seeing her swimsuit model pics. Actually, shes a very intelligent and passionate girl with some very deep and interesting philosophical ideas.

It is a shame that it is so difficult to personally meet some of the forum regulars at a gathering or party of some sort. I am now living a mile from the beach, so if any regulars are interested in stopping by, they are welcome.

[Nile577]

I will be away on holiday for the next week. I'll update the B&T thread when I return.

[JoeVice]

shit nile, i thought you were away most of the time.

[Blowtus]

Since it seems most of the 'old' members at least still check in occasionally, but seem to be dwindling off, I thought maybe I should try a weird and soppy 'you guys have changed my life' post before it's too late

I was pretty 'well versed' in informal discussion / debate / thinking when I turned up here, but you lot blew me away. I had of course encountered plenty of people I considered more capable than myself in the course of my life, but in the discussions here I saw reflected some potential within myself and life that I wanted to grasp. I'm sure I was on my way to the waters of 'formal philosophy' at some point in life, but the people and discussions here made it interesting, motivating, and somewhat accessible

I'm not the sort to take interest in things purely for interests sake, greater understanding and thought applied to my existence has and will continue to change my life, in a manner I currently think to be good

For interests sake, I'd be pretty comfortable attributing the break up of a not very great 7 year relationship and commencement of a degree (my first) in psychology, in some large part, to this forum Yes, I am 'happier', both with the present and the future, now...

[Seditious]

that's awesome, B.

I'm one of those people who really doesn't give a shit about contributing some fine detail to academia; the hope of contributing to something of worth a few hundred years from now. Philosophy has to be relevant to our lives---OUR lives. Life's too short to be concerned with things that don't affect us which we aren't getting payed to concern ourselves with. I'm glad you've found it to reap rewards.