WestRider Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 2 hours ago, Raindog said: You are not free. You never were free. You never will be free. War is peace Freedom is slavery Ignorance is strength 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 Heavy Metal owes more to Surf Rock than I think most metalheads would like to admit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfestedKerrigan Posted May 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 Surf Rock owes more to Country than Heavy Metal wants to admit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 3 hours ago, InfestedKerrigan said: Surf Rock owes more to Country than Heavy Metal wants to admit. I'm pretty sure Surf Rock is comfortable admitting it, tho. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfestedKerrigan Posted May 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 10 hours ago, WestRider said: I'm pretty sure Surf Rock is comfortable admitting it, tho. Oh, for sure. You just have to listen to Tommy, Chet, Doc, or Les to see the blending of, or the evolution to. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 28, 2018 Report Share Posted May 28, 2018 On May 22, 2018 at 1:31 PM, Raindog said: You are not free. You never were free. You never will be free. Conclusions like this make me wonder if I'm using a word wrong, or more so, if the definition needs a re-write. Being free should be obtainable, so if the concept is unobtainable as you've defined it, I suggest re-writing the definition of being free so people can be free in your eyes. Trust is like this too. I had to redefine trust to use it. The way others describe it doesn't seem to be something my paranoid mind believes is real, so I had to adjust it to fit my reality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckman Posted May 28, 2018 Report Share Posted May 28, 2018 21 hours ago, paxmiles said: Conclusions like this make me wonder if I'm using a word wrong, or more so, if the definition needs a re-write. Being free should be obtainable, so if the concept is unobtainable as you've defined it, I suggest re-writing the definition of being free so people can be free in your eyes. Trust is like this too. I had to redefine trust to use it. The way others describe it doesn't seem to be something my paranoid mind believes is real, so I had to adjust it to fit my reality. I'm not sure redefining words for yourself without publishing a dictionary of your own is quite kosher. If you say you trust me I already have an implicit understanding of what that means. The fact that you think trust as it is really defined is impossible doesn't really matter when it comes to expressing yourself to another human being. That shared definition is what makes communication possible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 28, 2018 Report Share Posted May 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Duckman said: I'm not sure redefining words for yourself without publishing a dictionary of your own is quite kosher. If you say you trust me I already have an implicit understanding of what that means. The fact that you thinks trust as it is really defined is impossible doesn't really matter when it comes to expressing yourself to another human being. That shard definition is what makes communication possible. Disagree on both counts. First, a personal understanding of the world as it relates to yourself is normal. It's context and perspective. Your ideal of happieness is probably defined differently than mine - that sort of thing is normal. If the way others use a word doesn't work for you, change it for yourself. That's how the language evolves. Second, the dictionary is specifically designed to define the way words are used contextually in our written language (and specifically our published, written language). It has less bearing on the spoken language, and isn't intended to replace people's use of context to discern meaning. And the dictionary isn't creating the words or the definitions, it's explaining what they mean based on how others use them. Be the others, use them your own way, and maybe you'll even contribute to a future dictionary. Seems rather ignorant (and potentially arrogant) to assume that everyone will define words in the same way at you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfestedKerrigan Posted May 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2018 It is part of the social contract we are born into, so we all agree that "trust" means something specific. The degree to witch you choos to trust something is on you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckman Posted May 28, 2018 Report Share Posted May 28, 2018 17 hours ago, paxmiles said: First, a personal understanding of the world as it relates to yourself is normal. It's context and perspective. Your ideal of happieness is probably defined differently than mine - that sort of thing is normal. If the way others use a word doesn't work for you, change it for yourself. That's how the language evolves. Second, the dictionary is specifically designed to define the way words are used contextually in our written language (and specifically our published, written language). It has less bearing on the spoken language, and isn't intended to replace people's use of context to discern meaning. And the dictionary isn't creating the words or the definitions, it's explaining what they mean based on how others use them. Be the others, use them your own way, and maybe you'll even contribute to a future dictionary. Seems rather ignorant (and potentially arrogant) to assume that everyone will define words in the same way at you. Actually, we all define almost every word the same way and as Kerrigan said, that is part of the social contract. You may not feel happy or you may be happy for different reasons, but happy is still "enjoying or characterized by well-being and contentment". You're not going to say you are happy when you are in fact uncomfortable. Why you are happy or relating to what specific aspect, item or event is context, as you say, but it does not change the meaning of the word happy. Maybe you are a masochist and derive pleasure from pain... That does not change the meaning of either word. It simply establishes context for yourself. One will always be one. Blue will always be blue. Free does not mean "Here's your free burrito, that'll be $1.50." Context may imply boundaries or conditions as it does in the quote that Raindog posted which began this discussion. That doesn't mean I am redefining the word free, however. It means that I am judging the context and deciding whether or not the sentence applies to me. Even with the touchy-feely words like love, trust, etc. the meaning of the word is largely unchanging and what changes is the way people evaluate the context and apply the word. I love my wife, my dogs and a really good plate of nachos, all in different ways. Words which get redefined are still a part of a social contract. It's not one person redefining a word for themselves. It's a group of people choosing to use a word to mean something within the group (a social contract) and that definition being adopted over time more broadly... Gay, nigga, groovy, bodacious, heavy, etc. They are all changed by a group using the word consistently and that social contract being passed along to others. The idea that using the existing set of social contracts is arrogant is absurd. The idea that a single person can dictate the social contract for everyone is what is arrogant (which is not to say that in this era of TV personality it doesn't happen, but...). Interpret something for yourself, fine. But if you choose to redefine a word and then have to explain what you mean when you say it using other words then you have, by definition, failed to communicate and therefore have misused the word. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 28, 2018 Report Share Posted May 28, 2018 Didn't think this would go on so long. Can we get back to random thoughts? If you need to continue, could start a thread in the RoC section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfestedKerrigan Posted May 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2018 To be honest, this sort of discourse is part of the intent of the thread, not just "one liners," as it were. ^_^ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 28, 2018 Report Share Posted May 28, 2018 On 5/28/2018 at 1:05 PM, InfestedKerrigan said: To be honest, this sort of discourse is part of the intent of the thread, not just "one liners," as it were. ^_^ This "discourse" is on the topic of philosophy. I don't subscribe to your philosophy of social contracts. I'm realizing that I could go on for quite some time with this topic, but it's not the topic that this thread is, nor is it a Warpspace topic. And even there [in RoC], we could go on for quite some time, but ultimately, it's a disagreement of philosophy which is up to the individual to agree or disagree upon, and is unlikely to be influenced by discussion. So, come to RoC, I welcome you. Start a new topic there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raindog Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 If Jean Luc Picard face palms in the forest, and there is no one there to see him, does he still face palm? 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 54 minutes ago, Raindog said: If Jean Luc Picard face palms in the forest, and there is no one there to see him, does he still face palm? Always. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pretre Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 For some people on Ordo, every thread is a random thought thread. :) 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfestedKerrigan Posted June 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2018 I wish you could like your own posts, still. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 7, 2018 Report Share Posted June 7, 2018 Don't think, as a child, I ever appreciated how expensive cereal is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfestedKerrigan Posted June 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 Grandparents came by. Grandpa decided to talk about his electro shock therapy the state of Cali did to him after 'Nam to help his PTSD. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munkie Posted June 12, 2018 Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 I wonder if there are writing workshops for inmates in prison. If there are, and it's not called "Prose and Cons", then that's a huge missed opportunity. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 14, 2018 Report Share Posted June 14, 2018 Is there a way to determine how many things you've "liked" on this site? Minorly curious who "likes" the most things. Probably Romans832 at the top, but curious who else is in the standings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfestedKerrigan Posted June 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 9 hours ago, paxmiles said: @Romans832 at the top Truism is true. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfestedKerrigan Posted June 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 Friend's tween son was just diagnosed with leukemia. First time I've experienced it this close. Anyone have experience with this, and have advice? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 Nature documentaries are weird. I would never have imagined someone saying things like "There is no escape for the sardines now" with such intensity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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