Stoicism vs. Materialism

[Cypress]

True, but don't expect irrational people to understand what they can't or don't want understand.

True. High school dropouts can't be expected to know the Socratic method.

 

[Dutch Uncle]

True. High school dropouts can't be expected to know the Socratic method.

Certainly not cray-cray, demented or people who are otherwise cognitively impaired like your lil' stalker. Sad.

 

[IBDaMann]

Any intelligent discussion starts with the ground rules and the definitions of what is to be discussed.

Do you believe in Climate Change?

It doesn't start with some idiot blabbing about his opinion and assuming everyone should take his word.

That is the entire basis of Global Warming, Climate Change, Ocean Acidification, Disappearing Polar Ice, Sea Level Rise, Extreme Weather, etc.

You believe in all of those, don't you?

This has been the core essence of the Socratic method and the dialectic for over two thousand years.

This is why you and your fellow leftists can never, ever, ever, ever discuss anything rationally, in an adult manner. You (collectively) will start EVERYTHING with some idiot blabbing about your opinion and require everyone to adopt those baseless assumptions or you will not continue.

Your OP, for example, requires all of your opinions to be accepted as fact as the entry fee for the discussion.

But I'm not at all surprised you didn't know the slightest thing about the Socratic method.

Anytime you'd like me to actually teach you about the Socratic method, just let me know.

 

[Cypress]

Do you believe!

I generally start these threads out with the ground rules and definitions of the topic open for discussion, from impartial independent sources.

If you went to college, you might recognize this as akin to the Socratic method.

Rather than crying about the way I start my threads, just start your own threads the way you want to.

 

[Hume]

To me the core of Stoicism is upward mobility is achieved by being able to change with the wind. Any dissent will make life difficult.

It's more complicated than that but I explained Stoicism in 2 sentences.

You have never read a single word of stoic philosophy. I am starting to think you are mentally ill.

 

[goat]

You have never read a single word of stoic philosophy. I am starting to think you are mentally ill.

It kant be.

 

[Hume]

It kant be.

moron

 

[IBDaMann]

I generally start these threads out with the ground rules and definitions of the topic open for discussion, from impartial independent sources.

If you went to college, you might recognize this as akin to the Socratic method.

Rather than crying about the way I start my threads, just start your own threads the way you want to.

Great pivot. Answer my questions and we'll see if you really mean what you write in the OP.

 

[Cypress]

Answer my questions!

 

[IBDaMann]

Another cowardly pivot. I'll assume that you don't believe anything you profess.