Free Thinker
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So do I!I was just scrolling down to see if I had any common taste in movies with people here, and I noticed that nobody responded to this post. I, for one, like old Bogart movies. How can any objectivist not like Key Largo, The African Queen, or The Maltese Falcon?!?!?!?Oh! And to further anger you, I have got to say that the movie "The Fountain Head" was terrible-- and I am an Ayn Rand student.
I thought it was ok. I didn't Cooper as Roark though. He looked the part, I'll grant you, but he reminded me of a robot.
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Why do we need to resort to starting threads for which no one has a particular question or interest in at the moment? I could think up a million we could start for no particular reason. It doesn't make any sense.
I agree. However, the reason why I started this thread was because I said I would when I closed the "Personals" thread. The people posting on that thread began posting tips and such, and so I ended that thread and created this one.
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I still don't understand what you mean.
I don't understand what is confusing about this thread. Think of it as just a "Love and Romance" thread.
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This is an odd way to start a thread. What exactly are you looking for? A description of how one prepares oneself specifically for dating as differentiated from _________?
If the blank is "life outside of dating", then my answer is "absolutely nothing". There is nothing one need consider or do differently in order to date as opposed to just being the happiest one can be in any context. If you do, you are deceiving your potential mate.
Felipe yelled at me, so let me explain this thread. I closed the previous "personal thread" for lack of interest, so I started this one.
Basically, this thread's purpose is to create a list of suggestions to the curious rational dater as to how to find a mate.
Some possible questions to be answered:
What should one look for in a mate?
What is the nature of sex?
Need one lower one's standards to find a mate, i.e. what are the essentials one should look for and non-essentials?
Etc.
Post your questions AND answers to these questions.
(BTY, these aren't my personal questions, but rather sample ones)
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Thanks for the kind mention. I've actually been thinking about putting together something akin to an online version of Harry Binswanger's defunct "The Objectivist Forum," that would contain more serious and more philosophical works on Objectivism, kind of along the lines of what the original poster seems to be looking for. The problem is, I'm not sure if there is (a) enough interest to make it economically feasible and (
enough Objectivists willing and able to write for it. If you would be interested (and able) to write for something like that, send me an email or a PM.Thanks. I will check out your site (DPW). I would love to get involved in the "Objectivist Forum"!
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Stop reading: start writing. Seriously.
Good idea. I have a blog, so I do that anyway.
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I am bored. I am trying to find essays or studies that are more philosphical challenging that the essays the Capitalism magazine or ARI puts out. I know Binswanger is a solution, and I have already order his book and pamphlets. (His audio lectures are rather expensive.) Can anyone offer any suggestions?
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I was lucky enough to find it at Half Price books. They have a nostalgia section (the books are in small plastic bags) and occasionally they have really great finds.
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Here is the thread on dating tips. Feel free to post your thoughts.
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What about "The Early Ayn Rand" ? That is my personal favorite.
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To return to the subject:
Would a conference/convention named 'The Modern Philosophy Conrference/convention' attract more of a responce to calls for booths/speakers?
I think advertising an Objectivist conference as an 'Objectivist Conference' would keep away the people who would not want to be part of what is called "a cult" in our time but who would in fact benefit from exposure to the Objectivits Philosophy. We would obviously have to weed out the people who would not benefit the conference/convention and withhold the right to refuse anyone.
I think not limiting the scope of the conference/convention would be a good thing because it would allow us to hold the event and have activism be more of a clandestine objective.
In our day I don't think it is wise to give a specific label to these kind of things because it allows people to instantly brand us and, to many, this warrants seeking no further information where, if the purpose was not as directly stated, they would have.
If activism is the goal in anything, we have to address the things that require us to be activists in the first place e.g. modern stigmas, and stereotypes.
Any thoughts?
I didn't intend this Conference to be for any sort of activism - I wanted it for the reasons I stated above. (Please tell me if I have misunderstood your position).
So, now that we decided to have this Conference, let's start working to make it a reality.
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Are either of you named David?
No, but I was just curious as to who you were referring to.
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Last day for bidding.
I wonder if you realize that the ARI website was this lecture for free..
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How many ways can you think of to organize for people to all meet up and do stuff together? This is why someone has to be Boss and make the decisions; you're going to have to pick from alternatives because no one event can incoporate everything.
David, now what did I do to deserve this hostility? Sheesh.
I really didn't sense any hostility in his post.
I originally thought of this idea as yes, a social gathering (to see what everyone looks like), but I kind of expanded from there. I thought about it, and I would like to stick to just a "Conference". It is easier to organize, and less stress.
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I like you suggestions. However, on:
Suggestion #1: Have a convention, not a conferenceI would have to say that I like the idea, but what sort of booths would we have? What attractions? ("The Man is Great" theme was a joke (an ancronym), but it works!) I chose Conference because of the lecture idea.
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I would like to start a thread brainstorming some ideas for possible things that could be done at said Conference. I assume it could be held in the summer of 2006 - probably in Chicago, but who knows. So, to start out -
- Organizing a publication for the forum
- Holding lectures created by members (what are some possible topics for this?)
- Social time to meet other members
Some practical concerns include-
- Hotel Booking
- Place to hold lectures
- Price (of transportation and Conference)
- Getting anyone to show up
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I have a question for you, because I have also felt that way from time to time when I muse about ideas. I was wondering if we shared those same thoughts based on the same ideas. The only time I have ever considered nihilism, or rather just failed to see the point in all things, has been when I thought about the universe. First, I thought about how big it is, and how small I am in comparison, much like an ant must feel. He may seem big in comparison to all the other ants, but really he is just an ant. Second, I thought about that the universe is composed of matter that can't be created or destroyed, which means that the universe has always been and will always be. In a sense, it will last forever, or infinitely long. Yet I am only a finite being whose time in the universe is finite. No matter how long I live, be it 5 years or 5000 years it will still be but one small point in the infinite line that is the universe. Basically, no matter when I die, there is still an infinite period of time after my death that I will not be around for, which makes this life seem very pointless in the overall scheme of things. This is much like a calculus problem, where all non-infinite numbers are unimportant to the equation and are just crossed off.
However, the important thing to notice is that you do have a life, that it is here now, and that the good is to live it. A philosophy of nihilism or apathy will not enhance your life and the quality of it, but rather ruin and destroy what little time you have here on this earth.
I understand what you are saying, but we don't (didn't) have exactly the same context for nihilism. Basically, I would think -"What is the purpose of my existence, where did I come from, where did the universe some from, etc?". I would sort of think of that for a few seconds, then I would feel serious pain, almost a migrane - as a result of my nihilist views. In other words, I believed nothing had any value because it didn't have any implicit value, value unto itself.
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Thanks Felipe!
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You guys have gotten me interested. Can someone tell me what is going on currently - so I can jump into the show?
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How about in Michigan? It's more centrally located and you can still keep the fancy acronym.
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Each thread is independent. I hadn't followed your other two polls prior to clicking on this one, and was a little puzzled at what was being asked. Others who don't know of the other two threads will be even more confused than I.
Oh I see. Is there someway of combining all three into one, or what did you have in mind?
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I think it would help if you reposted the question for this poll.
Why?
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It looks like the Midwest is pulling ahead (for a possible location for an OO.net conference). If you voted for any of the locations in the previous poll, then feel free to vote here. I don't think I got all the states, so if I missed one, choose "Other" then post your choice.
[Edited for clarity. - f]
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I have set up two polls. PLEASE VOTE!!
The Woman Thread
in Beauty
Posted · Edited by ASelameab
Two suggestions:
Lauren Bacall (esp. in Key Largo).
As shown here
She has a certain ferocity about her that I find very attractive.
Jessica Alba (or as my friends and I always refer to her as - Jessica Hotba)
As shown here
Hotba reminds me of a kitten. A really hot kitten. A really hot kitten that I wouldn't mind dating. A really hot kitten that I wouldn't mind dating and,....uh, you know....