Electronic Music is for Chavs.

[magma]

Probably all the more reason to talk more and explain more often. That's probably the only way you'll ever be able to fully express what you think, especially when it's a complicated personal mental construct. And talking about things can actually help you build up a clearer ideal in your mind. Concepts that pass through our minds don't necessarily take the form of words so it is sometimes difficult to crystalise thoughts. However, language can shape how minds and ideas develop. Different languages can actually shape your ideas differently, and some ideas are better expressed in some languages than others.

Definitely this. It's amazing how your brain is forced to order things when you try to write them down. Very effective way of working out if you really believe/disbelieve something or if you just haven't thought about it enough. Conversation is brill, even if it's between yourself and a Notepad.

[kay]

Can you then please tell me why those godawful programmes on itv are so popular? - child hero of the year awards, or whatever they're called.
Am I the only one who doesn't give a fuck about some kid saving it's epileptic mum from biting her own tongue off. Or do I just lack empathy? Does that make me a psychopath?

No, I think it's just because it's an ITV programme.

Yeah, I get your point but by definition it's impossible to explain the ineffable. Also, a lot of these conversations I have with people end in the same brick wall that most people find when talking to religious folk. I can't defend what I believe so i've just learned to keep it to myself.

Maybe. But maybe you're too worried about having to defend your beliefs. I'd suggest stop going into it prepared to have to defend, because you don't. It's your ideas and how you want to live your life. It's only when the preaching starts that suggests it's gone too far, or if your beliefs start hurting other people. Apart from that, live and let live.

Anyway, it's all philosphy. Philophisise.

[d-T-r]

Anyway, it's all philosphy. Philophisise.

[magma]

This just kicked off another thought in my head: Could the difference simply be due to pheremones? Compared to most other animals, humans have a notoriously poor ability to detect pheremones. Either that or human pheremones are simply less detectable than others, or there is a smaller range of pheremones. Could that have made it much easier for non-familial units to band together? Whereas if neanderthals retained the more normal ape-level of pheremone sensitivity, they would be a lot less inclined/able to handle the presence of other tribes.

Could it all just be down to a poor sense of smell?

I like this quite a lot, especially after my track record of giving up on girls I'm otherwise attracted to because they smell a bit strange up close...

Superb - I love Robert Winston... surprised I'd not seen that before! Thanks Jim!

[Laszlo]

Anyway, it's all philosphy. Philophisise.

Well, if it comes up again, I will.

[kay]

i've just noticed I've come up with two completely different spellings for philosophy and got them both wrong!

[Laszlo]

i've just noticed I've come up with two completely different spellings for philosophy and got them both wrong!

A days work well done! A well deserved rest is in order.

[James Kofi]

the essays ppl write on here...

subjective thought provoking discourse via negligible server activity, such a tragedy...

'Can't tell if serious'

If ever there was an apparent tragedy, it would be the inclination to not think enough.

and write too much

[JTMMusicuk]

what the fuck are you guys all on about?

[didi]

what the fuck are you guys all on about?

innit, you check a leave a thread for a couple of days, and by the time you come back, it's so offtopic it's like its own subforum.

[JTMMusicuk]

what the fuck are you guys all on about?

innit, you check a leave a thread for a couple of days, and by the time you come back, it's so offtopic it's like its own subforum.

think the only way to get a question answered round dsf these days is to start a thread about something completely different and unrelated

[James Kofi]

it's cos dsf is full of really intelligent ppl who've chosen to work dead end office jobs so they don't become like the rich and powerful ppl they hate.

[JTMMusicuk]

it's cos dsf is full of really intelligent ppl who've chosen to work dead end office jobs so they don't become like the rich and powerful ppl they hate.

hahah yeah, money why would anyone want that? any doing something like music to earn all that horrible money? disgusting

[kay]

Ah, I see we have returned to our regularly scheduled programme.

[JBoy]

it's cos dsf is full of really intelligent ppl who've chosen to work dead end office jobs so they don't become like the rich and powerful ppl they hate.

[kidshuffle]

what the fuck are you guys all on about?