Skip to content

dimreepr

Senior Members
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Everything posted by dimreepr

  1. Is that your bias talking?
  2. WTF are you talking about, mental illness tends to occur in mentally ill people, they don't tend to have a 'single ethical system', the sane people do, but then there's more than a 'single ethical system'...
  3. Jeez, do I have to explain the legal system as well? "I have no concept of what you are arguing." I agree, but then, I'm not responsible for your understanding; tell me which part is tripping you up, and I'll do my best to explain it to you
  4. No, I said your post was full of bias' and I went on to explain why, on a couple of points, in subsequent posts. Just saying I understand that we're all subject to bias, does not mean you understand your own (hence the reason for double blind studies); which you clearly don't, given your history in this thread. Why? How do we know a bias exists, if we're blind to them? Sure, some biases we hide from ourselves for a variety of reason's, that's why it's important to recognise the difference between an excuse and a reason. The reason for an excuse is to hide the reason.
  5. What book do you want to read? 😉
  6. That depends on how well you defend your position. OK, this for instance: How is that possible? Someone has to pay the piper... Ultimately we're talking about, how the rich can monetise poverty; in "The Grapes of Wrath" it was the Okies that were black.
  7. It means you're using racism to muddy the waters, to validate an "all lives matter" type of dismissal. This, for instance, my chances of getting legal aid, for compensation, depends on a clear and present case, and that aid comes in form of a "no win no fee" contract, that isn't what it says on the tin because the chances are, there's a clause in the contract, that if you don't win, they will want compensation... My only other chance of legal aid is if I shoot the fucking lawyer and deny it.
  8. No, it has inbuilt bias'. This sums things up quite well...
  9. Way to miss the point, but then that was always your intention; why does an alien need another planet???
  10. How does it feel?
  11. What's the difference?
  12. You're probably right, nobody wants to be associated with the bad Samaritan, as demonstrated by @Jez (us), who refuses to accept it even has a relavance to this topic. I've said it before and I'll, no doubt, say it again, "if you're unsure about my meaning, ask me to clarify". We ALL like to think we're a good Samaritan, like the bloke in the pub who says "if I ever saw an innocent woman (possibly child) getting raped, I'd be straight in there; I'd soon batter detain that lowlife" and on his way home sees a woman (possibly child) struggling with an insistent man's advances, and turns and walks the other way muttering "look at the way she was dressed, she clearly wants some... and did you I see the size of that bloke!!!". Besides, did you really not understand that that post was basically a synopsis of this topic? I thought the hospital reference, firmly nailed it to current events, even beyond this thread/topic. The route problem is fear, I really want to help us, but I'm afraid that help will put me in that shit pit instead of them; if you can find a way to insure my shit pit liability, I'm all your's... 😉
  13. When, specifically, did you say that? Like I said, your current excuse is not a reason...
  14. Nothing happens next, you've washed your hands of it. "Ask not for whom this bell tolls, it tolls for thee..."
  15. Philosophy 101, lesson 1, if you know I mean a 'Parable', then why discuss it?
  16. Who do I call? And with what?
  17. Some lessons get some people closer to the answer; like the second, third etc. year of a degree in philosophy is intended to do.
  18. Absolutely, an eye for an eye is the simplicistic method of justice, but that just leads to the blind leading the blind; if you want a path to justice, someone has to see. Parabol, it's a type of lesson...🙄
  19. The Parabol of the bad Samaritan. Jez'us was driving down the road, without a care in the world convinced of his goodness, in his brand new Prius, with "my sweet lord - george harrison" playing loud. When he spies an alien in trouble, he pulls over and gets out, Jez'us - are you ok, my friend? Alien - I'm a victim of a hit and run, I think my legs broken, can you help? Jez'us - you're in luck my friend, my village (culture) has built a hospital (which I helped pay for) that treats everyone, for free. It's about 100 miles that way, so glad I could help good luck, my friend. Alien - can you give me a lift, please? Jez'us - I'd love to, but I've got a thing. But don't worry just call an ambulance. Alien - I don't have a phone, can I borrow yours? Jez'us - Well, I'd love to but It's low on charge and I left the charger at home and... I might need it. Alien - OK, thanks for stopping (dripping in sarcasm). Jez'us - Well at least I stopped, I don't know, apathetic bloody alien's, the hospital's only an hour or two away. Do you reckon that shit will stick @MigL?
  20. That's not what I said. It's the difference between an excuse and a reason, the good Samaritan nailed it, that's why their name went down in history. 😉 If your culture is bias towards helping others, then any imagined fear is relegated to the realm of the excuse, because there is no reason, not to help. Indeed, that's what makes it so difficult to predict the weather, but we manage that and with a good deal of accuracy. Sounds to me, like you're both indirect victims of a culture that rates profit above people, racism just correlates. This is just another semantic attempt to justify your excuses, how can it be imaginary, it's there in black and white; it's like Alf Garnett saying "how can I be racist, my best friend is black 🙄, well I say best friend... but I do know/employ him". "Stop patronising them." I don't want to get all semantically, but that's an interesting choice of word...
  21. That's given me something to think about, thanks.
  22. That doesn't negate Turin's hypothesis, even an automated loom/anthill surpasses a human on some level; strictly speaking a TM only has to pass, a human test...
  23. Some line's are a road to nowhere, this reminds me of the bloke in the pub saying "if anyone did that too me, someone better hold me back... 😣 seriously guy's, hold me back, guy's... 🙄🤒"

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.

Account

Navigation

Search

Search

Configure browser push notifications

Chrome (Android)
  1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
  2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
  3. Adjust your preference.
Chrome (Desktop)
  1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
  2. Select Site settings.
  3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.