Re: Prayer For The Church by sliver	thepinkbunnyofdoom 4.224.24.176	2-Apr-05/10:32 PM
I won't vote because I respect the church, but I'm used to better from you. MUCH BETTER. <3 Jason
Re: a comment on that sixty minutes by francis nor capule	thepinkbunnyofdoom 4.224.24.176	2-Apr-05/10:23 PM
LOL, not really. There are better and brighter here. <3 Jason
Re: a comment on that sixty minutes by francis nor capule	francis nor capule 12.129.230.11	2-Apr-05/10:13 PM
thanks bunny, just having you look at it is an honor.
Re: a comment on stab in the dark by not_a_philosopher	edpeterson 68.79.6.28	2-Apr-05/9:48 PM
I am an elephant, with claustrophobia of the blowhole
Re: a comment on No Worries by Dovina	Dovina 12.72.4.118	2-Apr-05/5:35 PM
No, you said we should “embrace accepting false propositions.” Then while I was writing my response, you changed it to “rejecting.” That’s why my comment is posted three times under Comments and only once in the Poem’s comments. Now, you want me to admit that I overlooked something. Truth sometimes comes from unreliable sources of information. I think we agree on that. I hope so, because if your overcomplicated analogy means otherwise, then we have again reached an impasse. Your defense of a race of Liars fails because for every truth there is not necessarily an opposite, but often many untruths the liar could use to create utter confusion. You oversimplify my definition of closed minded. If I had said that “all propositions uttered by an unreliable source are false” then I would have to say that if an unreliable source said to a closed minded person that 1+1=2, that person would call it false. No, a closed mind rejects information it determines false or unimportant based on criteria such as the race, sex, or religion. It rejects information because of the source or the manner of presentation rather than content. It does not necessarily reject obviously true information from the unreliable source, but rejects most offerings out of hand. Such people are racist, sexist, etc.
Re: Deep Thought by Dreammaker1024	James Rykelangeli 169.229.90.109	2-Apr-05/5:20 PM
You feel "completely and truly" in a place of "false consciousness" and "mental hibernation"... hmm -- you seem unsure of what you're trying to say. But it seems you're talking about daydreaming versus reality, and since you're listening to "a someone's inspiration," we can perhaps surmise that you're talking about idealistic daydreaming elicited by art, conversation, etc., and I suppose your final sentence is about making the world more like the ideals you imagine. Yes, these sentiments are fine, but with poetry, you should often attach them to something concrete or else the whole poem becomes nebulous and difficult to relate to. (While this isn't a law etched in stone, it will be a particularly good exercise for improving the shortcomings demonstrated in this poem.) The concrete situation or object to which you attach your sentiments becomes the medium by which you examine those sentiments. (An example of a hackneyed medium would be a rose to examine love.)
Re: a comment on Spanish Woman by James Rykelangeli	James Rykelangeli 169.229.90.109	2-Apr-05/4:58 PM
I meant diapason primarily in these two senses: 1. "a swelling sound, as of a grand burst of harmony." (OED) 2. "a rich, full, deep outburst of sound." It's supposed to be as if a great outpouring from the soul cannot be contained in the body and must escape through the eyes in the form of tears. I also intended diapason in the sense: 3. "the whole range of tones or notes in the scale." I thought it called to mind that her love was literally sounding the depths of my soul. But I'll still consider your suggestion. Thanks.
Re: a comment on No Worries by Dovina	-=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. 81.153.196.50	2-Apr-05/12:46 PM
"A race of Liars is unimaginable. How could they communicate?" By mentally negating every proposition they receive from a fellow Liar. "You say we should “embrace accepting false propositions.”" No, I said we should embrace REJECTING false propositions. Read it again. "A closed mind does not necessarily make assertions based on insufficient evidence. There may be good evidence in a person’s thinking that Negroes are an unreliable source of information, for example. He is closed minded if he rejects information from that source." Think about what we mean by 'reject' in this case. By rejecting a proposition P, do we assert that P is false, or merely that we do not know that it is true? Consider a computer program that inputs a proposition then randomly returns true or false. It is clearly an unreliable source of information. But that's not to say it is always wrong when it asserts a given proposition to be true. Clearly our assessment of whether or not the proposition is true is independent of any answer the computer gives us. And so it is with Negroes. Suppose there is sufficient evidence to conclude that Negroes are unreliable sources of information. Therefore in interpreting a Negro's remarks, we must rely on external knowledge before drawing any conclusions. Your definition of a closed mind seems to be: any mind that asserts that all propositions uttered by an unreliable source are false. This is clearly an example of making assertions based on insufficient evidence. It's obvious that one shouldn't do it. Unless you live on Planet Gay.
Re: a comment on genious by the_poetess	the_poetess 205.188.117.69	2-Apr-05/12:13 PM
thankyou
Re: a comment on A Nation by the_poetess	the_poetess 205.188.117.69	2-Apr-05/12:10 PM
compltely agreed
Re: a comment on don't know by the_poetess	the_poetess 205.188.117.69	2-Apr-05/12:04 PM
i couldn't agree more
Re: a comment on stab in the dark by not_a_philosopher	not_a_philosopher 205.188.117.69	2-Apr-05/11:31 AM
good for you
Re: a comment on stab in the dark by not_a_philosopher	not_a_philosopher 205.188.117.69	2-Apr-05/11:30 AM
good job, you figured me out and I have never actually read the great divorce, i only know about it because my father discussed in passing once you probably know nothing about Spinoza, so how would you know what his G od is like, and you probably missed the reference to einstein, didn't you
Re: a comment on stab in the dark by not_a_philosopher	not_a_philosopher 205.188.117.69	2-Apr-05/11:28 AM
(raises eyebrow): "apple-G's"? (everyone over re-acts here,) (I suspect most people just use this sight to let out their inner debater/ass-hole)
Re: Into My World by sliver	dancin_n_da_moonlite 205.188.116.139	2-Apr-05/11:11 AM
this is so beautiful
Re: A Kiss Beneath The Blossom Tree by Caducus	dancin_n_da_moonlite 205.188.116.139	2-Apr-05/11:03 AM
gave me chills
Re: a comment on Zin/Enough/Things/Squeeze/Flow by gregsamsa222	dancin_n_da_moonlite 205.188.117.69	2-Apr-05/10:54 AM
(you stole what i was going to say - on this poem and said it better) I agree with everything he just said
Re: Zin/Enough/Things/Squeeze/Flow by gregsamsa222	dancin_n_da_moonlite 205.188.116.139	2-Apr-05/10:51 AM
this is one of the most beautiful things i have ever read, and the way it just kept me going from one part to the next is amazing, i usually dont like things this long but this is beauitufl
Re: All About Me by chocolate9009	dancin_n_da_moonlite 205.188.116.139	2-Apr-05/10:43 AM
eww
Re: Amsterdam One by durr_T_hip_E	dancin_n_da_moonlite 205.188.116.139	2-Apr-05/10:30 AM
not my style but its sounds nice