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If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.

Rene Descartes

My Recent Posts · (11/04/09

Just once? I've been going around in that state for years, and see no end to it.

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Naturyl wrote:
Just once? I've been going around in that state for years, and see no end to it.

I doubt that.

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Why?

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You doubted Descartes need to doubt but only once in ones life, not the perpetual doubting you claim. I was just trying to up the doubt count. Similar to a double negative making a positive, does a 'double indecision' make an affirmation? Trying to be ironical here.

Peace,
AJ

My Recent Posts · (11/05/09

Descartes said "at least once", so that doesn't limit the experience to once.

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hmcclungiii wrote:
Descartes said "at least once", so that doesn't limit the experience to once.

Tricky fellow that Descartes.

You got love this one: "Descartes walks into a bar. The bartender walks up to him and says, "Would you care for a drink?" Descartes replied, "I think not." and disappears."

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My Recent Posts · (11/05/09

I hope you don't mind AJ, that I am sharing that joke.

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Not at all. I borrowed that one myself. Heard it first in college.

Peace,
AJ

My Recent Posts · (11/05/09

Descartes is wrong, Pyrronian skepticism sucks.

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Abominable Juggernaut wrote:

hmcclungiii wrote:
Descartes said "at least once", so that doesn't limit the experience to once.
Tricky fellow that Descartes.

You got love this one: "Descartes walks into a bar. The bartender walks up to him and says, "Would you care for a drink?" Descartes replied, "I think not." and disappears."

The bartender was just a construct of an evil demon that was trying to trick Descartes away from christ.

My Recent Posts · (11/05/09

I think we're all putting Descartes before the horse.

Sorry, old one, but it never gets old to me.

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Naturyl wrote:
I think we're all putting Descartes before the horse.

Sorry, old one, but it never gets old to me.

I like it as well, and the fact that it relies on the reader knowing how to pronounce "Descartes" reminds me of the time that one of my fellow philosophy majors suggested that the class read some "dess-kart," meaning Descartes. This guy was in his third or fourth year, if I remember right. I wonder what else slipped by him.

My Recent Posts · (11/06/09

I was told the cart-horse one specifically as a device to remember the pronunciation.

My Recent Posts · (11/07/09

I'd have nothing against anyone in the general public not knowing how to pronounce Descartes. Hell, it's a wonder I know how to pronounce it, having rarely (if ever) discussed philosophy outside a text format, except with my brother. But a philosophy major in their third or fourth year? How does that happen? One wonders why this person chose their major, if they were apparently paying so little attention. They definitely didn't pick the major for its career prospects...

My Recent Posts · (11/08/09

Knowing that Descartes was a man and not a woman is often an indicator that one has actually read some of his work as well.

My Recent Posts · (11/08/09

In college, I had an English masters level tutor argue vehemently with me that Ayn Rand was a man. She was pissed when I showed her Ayn's pictures.

My Recent Posts · (11/11/09

"Who said that? Who the fuck said that? Who's the slimy little communist shit, twinkle-toed cocksucker down here who just signed his own death warrant?" Gunnery Sergeant Hartman

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lol!

My Recent Posts · (11/12/09

"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect." - Mark Twain

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hmcclungiii	Quote of the Day	Lead	[-]
Posts: 429 (11/01/09 09:41:59) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Tags : None If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things. Rene Descartes
Naturyl		#1	[-]
Posts: 11874 (11/04/09 16:33:37) Ozymandias Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Just once? I've been going around in that state for years, and see no end to it. KIR Discussion Forums - Religion, Philosophy, Science, Skepticism, Society, Culture, and Community.
Abominable Juggernaut		#2	[-]
Posts: 793 (11/04/09 17:01:49) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Naturyl wrote: Just once? I've been going around in that state for years, and see no end to it. I doubt that. Quote: "Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers." - Voltaire Links: Lifehacker.com \| Stronglifts.com \| The Simple Dollar \| TED \| Slick Deals \| The Straight Dope \| Dark Roasted Blend \| The Art of Manliness \| Roissy in DC \| Arts & Letters Daily \| Forums: The Star Chamber \| KIR \| Usual Suspects \| GENIUS FORUMS \|
Naturyl		#3	[-]
Posts: 11874 (11/04/09 17:51:11) Ozymandias Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Why? KIR Discussion Forums - Religion, Philosophy, Science, Skepticism, Society, Culture, and Community.
Abominable Juggernaut		#4	[-]
Posts: 793 (11/04/09 20:37:42) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	You doubted Descartes need to doubt but only once in ones life, not the perpetual doubting you claim. I was just trying to up the doubt count. Similar to a double negative making a positive, does a 'double indecision' make an affirmation? Trying to be ironical here. Peace, AJ Quote: "Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers." - Voltaire Links: Lifehacker.com \| Stronglifts.com \| The Simple Dollar \| TED \| Slick Deals \| The Straight Dope \| Dark Roasted Blend \| The Art of Manliness \| Roissy in DC \| Arts & Letters Daily \| Forums: The Star Chamber \| KIR \| Usual Suspects \| GENIUS FORUMS \| Last Edited By: Abominable Juggernaut 11/04/09 20:39:58. Edited 1 times.
hmcclungiii		#5	[-]
Posts: 429 (11/05/09 11:39:10) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Descartes said "*at least* once", so that doesn't limit the experience to once.
Abominable Juggernaut		#6	[-]
Posts: 793 (11/05/09 13:18:31) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	hmcclungiii wrote: Descartes said "*at least* once", so that doesn't limit the experience to once. Tricky fellow that Descartes. You got love this one: "Descartes walks into a bar. The bartender walks up to him and says, "Would you care for a drink?" Descartes replied, "I think not." and disappears." Quote: "Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers." - Voltaire Links: Lifehacker.com \| Stronglifts.com \| The Simple Dollar \| TED \| Slick Deals \| The Straight Dope \| Dark Roasted Blend \| The Art of Manliness \| Roissy in DC \| Arts & Letters Daily \| Forums: The Star Chamber \| KIR \| Usual Suspects \| GENIUS FORUMS \|
hmcclungiii		#7	[-]
Posts: 429 (11/05/09 13:39:45) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post
Sherezada		#8	[-]
Posts: 2437 (11/05/09 15:56:59) Persian princess Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I hope you don't mind AJ, that I am sharing that joke. Caminante, no hay camino sino estelas en la mar.
Abominable Juggernaut		#9	[-]
Posts: 793 (11/05/09 18:09:02) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Not at all. I borrowed that one myself. Heard it first in college. Peace, AJ Quote: "Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers." - Voltaire Links: Lifehacker.com \| Stronglifts.com \| The Simple Dollar \| TED \| Slick Deals \| The Straight Dope \| Dark Roasted Blend \| Roissy in DC \| Arts & Letters Daily \| File Hippo \| Linux Mint \| Classic Gaming \| NPR \| Damn Interesting \| D&D \| Forums: The Star Chamber \| KIR \| Usual Suspects \| GENIUS FORUMS \| The Ponderers' Guild \|
BlackEsoterica		#10	[-]
Posts: 401 (11/05/09 20:05:23) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Descartes is wrong, Pyrronian skepticism sucks. The taco that can be eaten is not the eternal taco.
BlackEsoterica		#11	[-]
Posts: 401 (11/05/09 20:06:56) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Abominable Juggernaut wrote: hmcclungiii wrote: Descartes said "*at least* once", so that doesn't limit the experience to once. Tricky fellow that Descartes. You got love this one: "Descartes walks into a bar. The bartender walks up to him and says, "Would you care for a drink?" Descartes replied, "I think not." and disappears." The bartender was just a construct of an evil demon that was trying to trick Descartes away from christ. The taco that can be eaten is not the eternal taco.
Naturyl		#12	[-]
Posts: 11874 (11/05/09 20:25:31) Ozymandias Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I think we're all putting Descartes before the horse. Sorry, old one, but it never gets old to me. KIR Discussion Forums - Religion, Philosophy, Science, Skepticism, Society, Culture, and Community.
Philosophaster		#13	[-]
Posts: 1108 (11/05/09 21:00:53) Wanderer Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Naturyl wrote: I think we're all putting Descartes before the horse. Sorry, old one, but it never gets old to me. I like it as well, and the fact that it relies on the reader knowing how to pronounce "Descartes" reminds me of the time that one of my fellow philosophy majors suggested that the class read some "dess-kart," meaning Descartes. This guy was in his third or fourth year, if I remember right. I wonder what else slipped by him.
MKULTRA ver II		#14	[-]
Posts: 200 (11/06/09 01:33:57) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I was told the cart-horse one specifically as a device to remember the pronunciation.
Naturyl		#15	[-]
Posts: 11874 (11/07/09 21:51:08) Ozymandias Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	I'd have nothing against anyone in the general public not knowing how to pronounce Descartes. Hell, it's a wonder I know how to pronounce it, having rarely (if ever) discussed philosophy outside a text format, except with my brother. But a philosophy major in their third or fourth year? How does that happen? One wonders why this person chose their major, if they were apparently paying so little attention. They definitely didn't pick the major for its career prospects... KIR Discussion Forums - Religion, Philosophy, Science, Skepticism, Society, Culture, and Community.
hmcclungiii		#16	[-]
Posts: 429 (11/08/09 09:42:50) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Knowing that Descartes was a man and not a woman is often an indicator that one has actually read some of his work as well.
Abominable Juggernaut		#17	[-]
Posts: 793 (11/08/09 10:42:58) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	In college, I had an English masters level tutor argue vehemently with me that Ayn Rand was a man. She was pissed when I showed her Ayn's pictures. Quote: "Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers." - Voltaire Links: Lifehacker.com \| Stronglifts.com \| The Simple Dollar \| TED \| Slick Deals \| The Straight Dope \| Dark Roasted Blend \| Roissy in DC \| Arts & Letters Daily \| File Hippo \| Linux Mint \| Classic Gaming \| NPR \| Damn Interesting \| D&D \| Savage Love \| Forums: The Star Chamber \| KIR \| Usual Suspects \| GENIUS FORUMS \| The Ponderers' Guild \| Developers Watercooler \|
Cloudwalker		#18	[-]
Posts: 2941 (11/11/09 13:01:46) `Fickle First-Mate` Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	"Who said that? Who the fuck said that? Who's the slimy little communist shit, twinkle-toed cocksucker down here who just signed his own death warrant?" Gunnery Sergeant Hartman In times of change learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists. E. Hoffer
Abominable Juggernaut		#19	[-]
Posts: 793 (11/11/09 20:43:16) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	lol! Links: Lifehacker.com \| Stronglifts.com \| The Simple Dollar \| TED \| Slick Deals \| The Straight Dope \| Dark Roasted Blend \| Roissy in DC \| Arts & Letters Daily \| File Hippo \| Linux Mint \| Classic Gaming \| Emulator Zone \| NPR \| Damn Interesting \| D&D \| Savage Love \| Jezebel \| Gizmodo \| xkcd \| Four Hour Work Week \| Dresden Codak \| Cyanide and Happiness \| Homestar Runner \| Forums: The Star Chamber \| KIR \| Usual Suspects \| GENIUS FORUMS \| The Ponderers' Guild \| Developers Watercooler \| The Round Table \|
Abominable Juggernaut		#20	[-]
Posts: 793 (11/12/09 12:28:03) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect." - Mark Twain Links: Lifehacker.com \| Stronglifts.com \| The Simple Dollar \| TED \| Slick Deals \| The Straight Dope \| Dark Roasted Blend \| Roissy in DC \| Arts & Letters Daily \| File Hippo \| Linux Mint \| Classic Gaming \| Emulator Zone \| NPR \| Damn Interesting \| D&D \| Savage Love \| Jezebel \| Gizmodo \| xkcd \| Four Hour Work Week \| Dresden Codak \| Cyanide and Happiness \| Homestar Runner \| Forums: The Star Chamber \| KIR \| Usual Suspects \| GENIUS FORUMS \| The Ponderers' Guild \| Developers Watercooler \| The Round Table \|

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