Revvie®
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Somewhere between Reality, and the Absurd
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Post by Revvie® on Feb 23, 2011 17:03:15 GMT -5
Well at least you grasp that it is a pointless discussion....but I feel the need to argue for the philosophical if it seems it is being brought into the mix....especially when a man states "cold hard facts" to me about something so infinite in nature..... Philosophy is bullcrap. What matters is actually being able to make stuff happen or define why stuff happens. Really, are you serious?
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Post by Hulkamaniac on Feb 23, 2011 17:13:41 GMT -5
Philosophy is bullcrap. What matters is actually being able to make stuff happen or define why stuff happens. Really, are you serious? Try finding someone in the real world who will pay you to philosophize.
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Revvie®
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Post by Revvie® on Feb 23, 2011 17:21:38 GMT -5
Really, are you serious? Try finding someone in the real world who will pay you to philosophize. I don't think the purpose of a philosopher was to get paid, not in the way americans think they need money.....
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Post by Hulkamaniac on Feb 23, 2011 17:29:38 GMT -5
Fine. Get someone to feed you for your philosophies.
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Revvie®
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Post by Revvie® on Feb 23, 2011 17:34:48 GMT -5
Fine. Get someone to feed you for your philosophies. Sooo your saying that I havent, and or possibly am not? I have a friend who gets paid for writing opinion philosophy articles for a school paper....so in a sense you still are not making any. so should the world not have people who think or reflect on life or life itself then?
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Post by Hulkamaniac on Feb 23, 2011 17:44:42 GMT -5
Fine. Get someone to feed you for your philosophies. Sooo your saying that I havent, and or possibly am not? I have a friend who gets paid for writing opinion philosophy articles for a school paper....so in a sense you still are not making any. so should the world not have people who think or reflect on life or life itself then? I'm saying the world cares about people who can actually do things. Thinking for a living is a luxury and your friend's job at a school paper isn't really a real job. Let's be honest here, you've got to eat to live. You won't find any "Philosophers wanted" job listings anywhere.
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Revvie®
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Post by Revvie® on Feb 23, 2011 17:47:53 GMT -5
Sooo your saying that I havent, and or possibly am not? I have a friend who gets paid for writing opinion philosophy articles for a school paper....so in a sense you still are not making any. so should the world not have people who think or reflect on life or life itself then? I'm saying the world cares about people who can actually do things. Thinking for a living is a luxury and your friend's job at a school paper isn't really a real job. Let's be honest here, you've got to eat to live. You won't find any "Philosophers wanted" job listings anywhere. No but you can always find an open ear, some change, rides and a place to stay because people do care about these things...they just dont want to feel like their paying for it....by a gesture of kindness they get a sense of satisfaction and some wisdom.... everything is derived from philosophy...lol
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Post by Hulkamaniac on Feb 23, 2011 19:00:20 GMT -5
I'm saying the world cares about people who can actually do things. Thinking for a living is a luxury and your friend's job at a school paper isn't really a real job. Let's be honest here, you've got to eat to live. You won't find any "Philosophers wanted" job listings anywhere. No but you can always find an open ear, some change, rides and a place to stay because people do care about these things...they just dont want to feel like their paying for it....by a gesture of kindness they get a sense of satisfaction and some wisdom.... everything is derived from philosophy...lol Good luck with that.
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Post by ICW on Feb 23, 2011 21:06:14 GMT -5
When I took Intro to Ethics and Philosophy my Freshmen year, my professor stood up on the first day of classes and said:
"It is extremely unlikely you can ever make a living off of philosophy besides being a college professor. If you do not become a college professor that teaches philosophy...well God bless you".
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2011 18:29:39 GMT -5
Let's send half our population to Mars when we can have a human land on Mars. No. I would miss the other half.
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