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Vasco Pyjama
There are 10 kinds of people in the world. Those who understand binary and those who don't.
What do you think of this quote by William Blake?
One law for the lion and ox is oppression. -William Blake, poet, engraver, and painter (1757-1827)
Should there be different laws for different people?
Are there any examples of this now?
4 AnswersPhilosophy1 decade agoWhat is your favourite sailboat in each category & why?
What's your favorite sailboat in each category and why? Extra consideration if you include links to phots.
a) favorite racer
b) favorite cruiser
c) favorite daysailer
2 AnswersBoats & Boating1 decade agoWhy is it that the lonely hearts often post in the philosophy forum?
Why do the lonely hearts, rejected and forlorn choose to post questions in the philosophy forum instead of in the relationships forum where they belong? It seems simple to me. If it's something you'd cry about, it belongs in the relationships forum. If it's something to think about, without crying, it goes here. Why is there so much confusion?
6 AnswersPhilosophy1 decade agoCan there be thought without language?
Can one form a thought without first being able to compose that thought in a language?
14 AnswersPhilosophy1 decade agoCan there be thought without knowledge?
Can a thought be formed without knowledge? Or is knowledge required to precede thought?
14 AnswersPhilosophy1 decade agoWhich novels could you build a civilization on?
The 1974 movie Zardoz, depicted a civilization structured according to L. Frank Baum's "The Wizard of Oz". What other novel could you build a civilization on? How would that civilization be better or worse than our own?
By 'novel' I mean a fictional book. This would exclude sacred texts (The Bible, The Qur'an, The Tanakh, The Veda, etc) as well as the writings of classical and modern philosphers.
6 AnswersPhilosophy1 decade agoWhich novels could you build a civilization on?
The 1974 movie Zardoz, depicted a civilization structured according to L. Frank Baum's "The Wizard of Oz". What other novel could you build a civilization on? How would that civilization be better or worse than our own?
By 'novel' I mean a fictional book. This would exclude sacred texts (The Bible, The Qur'an, The Tanakh, The Veda, etc) as well as the writings of classical and modern philosphers.
3 AnswersPhilosophy1 decade agoIn a conversation, do you really listen or just wait for your turn to speak?
In YA do you just ask and answer, or do you read the other answers as well?
13 AnswersPhilosophy1 decade agoWho built the boat builder's boat?
Everyone on this little island has a boat. Some people build their own boat. The boat builder builds boats for anyone who doesn't build their own boat. Who built the boat builder's boat?
6 AnswersBoats & Boating1 decade agoIs 'heterological' heterological?
Autological words are those which describe themselves, like 'polysyllabic' or 'common'. The opposite of this is heterological. So, is 'heterological' autological or heterological? Which is it?
2 AnswersWords & Wordplay1 decade ago