i changed my mind.

[Dantediv86]

as much as i would love to...i'm not...but to quote Puss in Boots from Shrek II "For you baby, I could be..."

the funny thing is i'm not even homosexual. tho after all these years of ucing Ganja i should be according to american propaganda.... :?

 

[druglessdouglas]

oops. sorry. no offence meant.

ive been wrong before y'know

 

[buffachino]

Meduzz,

Not to be self gratifying, but I’m hardly dogmatic my friend, it is dogma that is my bane.
If anything I’m empathic; sometimes I think this empathy is distorted in others attempts at critical distinction of my words.

I don’t indulge in speeches that much at all anymore, (as opposed to my initial spiels perhaps) I read and ponder the writings of all of you with as much care as my own words. This is why I get frustrated at times.

I don’t feel particularly lost; I feel others are struggling within cognitive structures not dynamically explored by minds free from these bounds. It’s as if I glimpse people ensnaring themselves from going as deep as I feel they can truly go because of this unyielding dependence on superficially prospective foundation.
Definitions and systems that I feel contract possible realization rather than expand it.

Some people I find need to let go gradually to feel comfortable in their freedom, which I respect, although I will continue to benevolently intervene along the path to self discovery for those I think could open up a little more. I’m always willing to catalyse that next glance of aforementioned epiphany; although from what I read in all of your words, I think you shouldn’t require this to discover what you are really saying to yourselves and each other.

Simply put, don’t take anything for granted, there’s more under the veil than is sometimes given recognition.

 

[Meduzz]

"I think this empathy is distorted in others attempts at critical distinction of my words. "
You are very good with words. For me, translating your posts is as hard as putting one of mine together.

And of course the forum is filled with impulsive posts, alogical constructions and so... I think I get what you mean by "informational black hole" but aren't we here to learn? All you can do then is share your point of view without considering it absolute truth.

"I will continue to benevolently intervene along the path to self discovery for those I think could open up a little more."
Sounds like a source of frustration. Internet forums are a poor medium imo. I don't like to get really deep and philosophical on a forum. In real life it's all I do most of the time. But when I try to put my mind in a post I just have the feeling I'm waaay to constricted here to express myself. Probably most of all because of the language. Whereas you are very good with the english language. Try to feel the constraint in others :wink:

 

[Dantediv86]

ever thought of "language barriers"?

 

[Meduzz]

ever thought of "language barriers"?

Now THAT's the word I've been looking for :lol:

 

[????????]

Hey jaguar. Were you always this... eloquent? you truly know how to express yourself in text, I guess you must read a lot. I understand what Meduzz says about language barriers and the deficiencies of a forum, although with enough time real gems can be posted and that's, I guess, what keeps us returning.

edit: have you seen this? The author calls it "The Star Larvae Hypothesis" and it's very interesting. I read it all though I don't claim I understand everything he says since the topic is very broad. I would like yo hear your opinion on it.

 

[buffachino]

For me, translating your posts is as hard as putting one of mine together.

I would rather use complex language than write posts that are three times as long, purely because I have to constrict terms, thus expand the amount of text. So hang in there.

but aren't we here to learn? All you can do then is share your point of view without considering it absolute truth.

Exactly, and that’s what I try to do.
Although, I don’t particularly separate my ‘point of view’ from the one I am attempting to read, simply because I don’t believe were talking about different things, no matter how a perspective is depicted.
Simply put, I don’t think any ‘point of view’ is more distinct from another.
It’s only the way in which they are portrayed.
Just like DNA.
This is what I mean when I say I can see more in some words than I feel the author recognises themselves, and this perhaps is why I get frustrated at times.

Internet forums are a poor medium imo

And yes, this is a somewhat poor medium in comparison to perhaps a face to face encounter, although with written words a lot can be said, and many interpretations can be derived that are sometimes more dynamic than speech, for me at least.
Often when speaking face to face one can only say as much as the person wants to hear, or only to the degree that they are providing means to construct a dialogue.

Try to feel the constraint in others

Yes, I do feel the constraint in others, although I often can decipher the message from even a comparatively written post simply because I don’t deem it to be alienated in intent and thus any different in meaning.

Information can be just as much a restraint on understanding as it is an appellation of it.

Have fun with the reading exercises. :twisted:

 

[????????]

the thing with your posts is that when reading the forum while high I re-read your sentences several times, sometimes because of your vocabulary and mainly because I find them very meaningful. I guess this is a direct consequence of constricting terms, as you say. It's good to take time to write the ideas one wants to say since writing/reading has indeed downsides when compared to conversation but it has the advantage of the way one can choose every word carefully to convey very deep and detailed concepts.

 

[buffachino]

exactly