ISes Don’t, And Nouns Are Not
We are very pleased to include the whimsical-yet-profound poetic exploration of what I have termed”The Tyranny of the Nouns!” by John Chase Schaeffer. Enjoy! Thanks, John! Originally posted 2017-05-18 07:59:30.
Are humans “animals” or another class of life entirely?
Originally posted 2017-03-06 05:48:19.
General Semantics. If you are new to General Semantics (GS), you can save yourself from going down a rabbit hole by understanding that the word General doesn’t communicate much here, and, more importantly, the word Semantics is very misleading . . . Originally posted 2019-06-30 18:06:28.
The Meaning of Life
Perhaps there are such people as “pure philosophers” who placidly think about the “meaning of life” as a kind of “recreation,” and are not motivated to do so by existential angst. Originally posted 2015-03-11 05:39:27.
Is anythnig ever truly 100% awful?
I enjoy the General Semantics (actually, more “ePrime”) exercise of debating whether anything is ever truly 100% awful. Originally posted 2013-02-08 19:20:50.
American exceptionalism (REBT style)
On another thread, we have been discussing America being the greatest country in the world, that is so called “American Exceptionalism.” Originally posted 2016-06-17 05:30:58.
Do anti-depressant medications work?
We have been having a fascinating discussion that I reckon is best framed as “Do antidepressant medications work?” Originally posted 2013-08-06 19:00:08.
You don’t get to judge me! (or do you?)
You don’t get to Judge me!!! Originally posted 2013-09-08 20:05:28.
Originally posted 2019-02-09 05:05:26.
Why “can’t” you rate the essence of a human?
Jane asks a very important question: Why does REBT say you cannot define or rate the essence of a human being? . . . Click to read her full question and my reply . . . Originally posted 2013-12-15 23:16:48.