The Philosophy Thread

[Louanne Learning]

I'm kind of going through that right now.

I've got a feeling that you are a tremendous support to your wife. Hope all goes well.

 

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I'm kind of going through that right now. My wife is dealing with cancer and the aftermath of a stroke and a heart attack which left her unable to do more than stand up for a few seconds. Now she's walking again with a walker and fetching snacks from the kitchen, but she has a long way to do. I think that a lot of her old friends are shying away from her because she's not the same person she was a year ago.

She's going through chemo again this week, her third go at it. The previous two were derailed after some effects of the treatment turned up. We're hoping that the third time's the charm.

I really hope everything goes well. My dad just died of cancer last year, still grieving for him heavily. Cancer -- excuse my language, but I need to exercise my point -- fucking SUCKS.

 

[GrahamLewis]

I think grief changes us permenantly. I was going to say, especially if it is an unexpected death. But on reflection, it's not fair to say that because grief is a very personal thing, and if it is someone you are very close to, a spouse, a parent, a child, the loss is like losing part of yourself that you can never regain. I have a brain-injured son, who is still alive, but he isn't the same person that he was. It took me a long time to allow myself to grieve for the son I lost. Now I have a different son.. I love him deeply. I wrote a book about him. But I also miss the son I lost.

I too have a son who has cognitive issues; he is highly-functional autistic, with other physical problems. I sometimes grieve for what he could have been, or be, but likely never will; but I also love the son I have. I also grieve for his non-challenged twin sister, who sacrificed so much of her childhood to our parental attention over our son's problems.

Life can be hard.

 

[Louanne Learning]

Read this definition of change today and was just wondering what you thought of it.

“change” as a noun means unstoppable large-scale material transfers and energy flows that introduce differences in the material fabric of the universe

So, will we adapt?

 

[GrahamLewis]

Read this definition of change today and was just wondering what you thought of it.

“change” as a noun means unstoppable large-scale material transfers and energy flows that introduce differences in the material fabric of the universe

So, will we adapt?

Sounds pretty melodramatic to me. How about something as simple as "'change' as a noun means transformation from one state or condition to another." Not sure there's a need to "adapt" per se. More like accept, as in, go with the flow.

 

[Louanne Learning]

More like accept, as in, go with the flow.

Good advice. I guess that is adapting.

I think the greatest adaptation of the human species is our adaptability.

 

[DLC]

That sounds like something Bear Grylls would say.

 

[Riddley Walker]

Read this definition of change today and was just wondering what you thought of it.

“change” as a noun means unstoppable large-scale material transfers and energy flows that introduce differences in the material fabric of the universe

So, will we adapt?

Something that jingles in your pocket and won't buy a cup of coffee.

 

[JLT]

I think the greatest adaptation of the human species is our adaptability.

It's our secret weapon. But it's challenged every day.

 

[Louanne Learning]

It's our secret weapon. But it's challenged every day.

You gotta know when to hold them, know when to fold them, know when to walk away, know when to run...

 

[Louanne Learning]

Are we in a constant state of being, or becoming?

 

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I wrote a song a while back that was titled "We Are Still Becoming", which I wholly believe we are always becoming something new. After all, you are a different person than you were 0.000001 seconds ago.

 

[JLT]

I wrote a song a while back that was titled "We Are Still Becoming", which I wholly believe we are always becoming something new. After all, you are a different person than you were 0.000001 seconds ago.

Reminds me of that adage "You can never step in the same river twice, because it is not the same water, and you are not the same person."

Are we in a constant state of being, or becoming?

I sure hope so.

 

[Louanne Learning]

Does time kill?

 

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Is killing timed? Is it restrained, only to those who are willing to let it in on purpose, or is it left to run about and possess the greatest and poorest of us? Something to consider as well.

 

[Heartlet Happer]

Does time kill?

No
Time is a scene, but not an actor. And to whoever does the kill Time only is accomplice. Time does not have free will

 

[Louanne Learning]

possess

Interesting word. being possessed by time...

 

[Louanne Learning]

Time is a scene, but not an actor. And to whoever does the kill Time only is accomplice. Time does not have free will

So, then, we are the actors...

 

[Rath Darkblade]

Does time kill?

No. The act of killing (or murder) implies sentience and volition, which time (being time) precludes.

Memo to self: must use bigger words.

 

[GrahamLewis]

Does time kill?

Time is the setting.