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>>9859997
>none of the theories can be explained and are easily disputed
A metaphysical theory can be neither proven nor disputed, hence it is metaphysical. In addition: no scientific theory can be proven or disputed; a hypothesis is always a hypothesis, never a definite proof. To conclude with a question and an attempt of an answer: What is then the difference between a metaphysical and scientific theory? My answer would be that the only criterion to distinguish between science and metaphysics is how useful the theory is, useful in terms of how well it predicts.

One more remark: it is beyond depressing to accept that no theory can be definitely proven.

>>9860028
>In addition: no scientific theory can be proven or disputed; a hypothesis is always a hypothesis, never a definite proof.
Yes it can, we believe in germ theory etc for a reason other than just "it be like it is". If our medical practitioners etc don't wash their hands before performing surgery, countless of people will die as a result. This is proven and testable, this says something about the reality which we inhabit (me and everyone else anyway if you're going to start denying reality). Likewise, you can disprove theories by presenting evidence that's completely incompatible with them being true, here's a list:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superseded_scientific_theories

Knowledge is a meme created by humans. Everyone is ignorant, some people just know how to express their ignorance better than others

>>9860269
knowledge, what happens around you and in the world, and before you were born

>Le Renaissance Man.

At first I thought the original was Rothfuss, then realized it was Heinlein, and ultimately concluded there is a small to nonexistent difference between those two anyway.

Smoke weed every day.

"We must accept that our world is not the best possible and we should just take care of daily activity."
I really don't like this book.

>>9859985
I taught it was cool.

>>9859939
My parents abused me, you narrow-minded fuck.

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I'm not 10-15 years old anymore, not my problem.

but to give a non-meme answer, I think Stirner would consider that kind of care for one's child egoistic.

>>9859556
do you mean a positive view of scientific progress?
it's difficult to speak for writers of literary fiction at large, but empiricism has a tendency to bar imagination of the average man, or the man not intellectually inclined. it acts as a barrier when employed by the malicious. empricism in the humanities is anathema because (i hate to say it) a sense of equality has pervaded the philosophy of the arts. if one man is greater at expression, it tends to invalidate the expression of other men. competition in what has suddenly become an institutional enterprise is something of a faux pas. there is hope in individualism and grassroots expression, however. i think there are plenty of empirically inclined authors out there ready to show superiority. i think society as we know it inherently respects this superiority, despite its regrets individually. individuality in this sense has a duality of burden and praise.

>>9859533
wisdom is separate from knowledge in that knowledge is the reiteration of that which is held as common fact, whereas wisdom is the expression of truth despite societal interference. wisdom is why certain things resonate with us even when it's written a thousand years ago.

Wisdom is what you get when you combine perceptiveness with careful reflection. You can be very worldly, knowledgeable, and witty without ever approaching wisdom, if you lack careful observation and reflection of the world around you.

>>9859565
Pretty much this. Observation, reflection, an ability to profit by one's experiences, an almost uncanny predisposition to be fair, just.

>>9859400
because he willingly gave his soul to satan, not that he had no will to beck repent, no, he plotted his own dement. lucifer is a wily excuse, my dear friend, no infinite mercy would refuse a man who sold a mere soul that was never his property. no, his own spiteful remonstrance restricted his plea for repentance.

That is whats happening in the superior Goethe version

>>9859419
Why would he plot his own demise? And why would he say things like "O my God, I would weep! but the devil draws in
my tears. [...] O, he stays my tongue! I would lift up my hands; but see, they hold 'em, they hold 'em?"?

>>9859288
read ballard, throw the other two to the trash and fuck a photo of ronald reagan.

>>9859288
Requiem is a bit underwhelming but man Last Exit To Brooklyn is 5/5

>>9859405
Why is every book with a decent movie adaptation underwhelming?

>>9859190
could you post more threads? i don't think there are enough about tolkien, you fucking mong.

>>9859195
Well the guy was born on this day, he deserves some tribute.

>>9859195
>>9860504
You could say there isn't enough "tolkien" about tolkien around here.....hehe

>>9859169
>-t our world.

>>9859169
pascal's wager is such bullshit, believing in god just in case? like omniscient lord on high isn't gonna fuckin know you're insincere? what a shitty philosophical idea to have your name tied to.

>>9859176
its only 1 chapter its just history of philosophy shitters who blew it out of proportion

>>9859154
Enjoy your fond memories of it. It probably isn't as good to you now as it was then, if any significant intellectual development hsa occurred

Deltora quest?

>>9859267
Since I can't find anything about it on google I'm assuming it wasn't that popular even though I've read a half dozen books of this series.

alice in chains album "dirt" is the best piece of art about drug use ive ever come across. as far as books go, you wont find anything coherent in the ramblings of william s. burroughs. but its a good example of writing on opiates.

>>9859134
came here to post this, junky is his best work

it must be a real bitch to be on heroin, i mean think how hard it is to quit 4chan, and you don't get violently ill if u dont shitpost for a couple days