The unimportant news thread

[DavidW]

These days pop stars are either proudly plus-size, gender-undefined, and singing about childhood trauma. A cheerful, stretchy pink lady like this would probably spark a minor scandal, a Twitter storm, etc.

Counterpoint:

[hopefullytrusting]

I'm trying to keep my imagination in check and ground my philosophy of life on hard science. Understanding, appreciating and caring for the life and surroundings the universe has given me seems a pretty safe idea to focus on. Possibly the imaginings, dreams and meanings can be simply enjoyed as forms of creative expression like art or music without following them anywhere - I'll have to think about this a bit more.

I'm with you all the way, here.

For me, I've become more attuned to my body - like yesterday, my mind was racing, and I knew, intuitively, that the counterbalance to this was "noise" (in this case, Evan Parker's Monoceros), and that was so soothing, and it doesn't matter that it might not make sense to anyone else, as it achieved the effect I was looking for.

[drogulus]

    I was goofing on the idea of metaphysics. Ayer compared metaphysical utterances to the barking of dogs, which is harsh, so I made it analogous to physical exercise, kind of like dreaming while awake.

    A critic of Ayer came up with a gotcha by saying anti-metaphysics is a metaphysical position. I would say that's like saying nothing is just another kind of something.

I'm trying to keep my imagination in check and ground my philosophy of life on hard science. Understanding, appreciating and caring for the life and surroundings the universe has given me seems a pretty safe idea to focus on. Possibly the imaginings, dreams and meanings can be simply enjoyed as forms of creative expression like art or music without following them anywhere - I'll have to think about this a bit more.

     That's pretty close to Quine. My idea is metaphysics as brain exercise, with or without the pink outfit.

[steve ridgway]

For me, I've become more attuned to my body - like yesterday, my mind was racing, and I knew, intuitively, that the counterbalance to this was "noise" (in this case, Evan Parker's Monoceros), and that was so soothing, and it doesn't matter that it might not make sense to anyone else, as it achieved the effect I was looking for.

Learning how to manage your own body / mind sounds well worth pursuing and an activity based in your own internal reality .

[AnotherSpin]

Learning how to manage your own body / mind sounds well worth pursuing and an activity based in your own internal reality .

It seems to me that the task of learning to manage the body or the mind is pointless. An impossible task, as both are rather ephemeral. Still, the process itself can at least be amusing, especially if you try to manage the body with the mind and the mind with the body .

[hopefullytrusting]

Learning how to manage your own body / mind sounds well worth pursuing and an activity based in your own internal reality .

Agreed, in full.

[drogulus]

     The news on the purported armed rebellion in Iran contains no mention of Pakistan. Considering where it's occurring in Balochistan I suspect the Paks are involved, particularly since the supposed rebels are using artillery. Iranian rebels with artillery?

[LKB]

Big earthquake near Kamchatka, being reported as either 8.6 or 8.7.

Tsunami warnings over a wide area, from Alaska to Hawaii, and even an advisory here.