tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13305228.post5439143593815167180..comments2023-11-02T11:32:38.324+00:00Comments on The Joy of Curmudgeonry: The Carefree Minds of AntsDeogolwulfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02197539477668018797noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13305228.post-33299794121076609742009-10-16T10:51:02.426+01:002009-10-16T10:51:02.426+01:00I would rather like to know how he knows it's ...I would rather like to know how he <i>knows</i> it's no problem for the ants.Weekend Yachtsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262853091154005651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13305228.post-57690696218667334922009-09-22T22:20:33.733+01:002009-09-22T22:20:33.733+01:00In the Woody Allen animation Antz, his ant charact...In the Woody Allen animation Antz, his ant character Z tells the ant psychiatrist of his feelings of insignificance.<br /><br />"You've made an important breakthrough, Z", says the shrink "you ARE insignificant".Labanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12031578024191117985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13305228.post-37495900053334490602009-08-27T18:43:45.667+01:002009-08-27T18:43:45.667+01:00What's the stage beyond mindboggling. Has Shli...What's the stage beyond mindboggling. Has Shlick studied ants in any detail?James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13305228.post-89541306552974693462009-08-26T20:28:51.616+01:002009-08-26T20:28:51.616+01:00The philosopher John Searle was once asked whether...The philosopher John Searle was once asked whether he would ever accept that free, rational decision-making did not exist if it were shown not to exist, to which he replied that the question amounted to asking him whether he would freely and rationally make the decision to accept that free, rational decision-making did not exist.Deogolwulfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02197539477668018797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13305228.post-73513542778915766522009-08-25T11:17:15.867+01:002009-08-25T11:17:15.867+01:00I love the way that people are beginning to tiptoe...I love the way that people are beginning to tiptoe around the pure materialist view of the human mind. It can be extremely attractive to those of a left wing disposition - people could no longer be blamed for their actions/failures/etc - and it is an inevitable consequence of the pure atheistic mindset when arguing against the Christian concept of free will. Unfortunately, when taken to its full extent, it is an argument that devours the asserter of it: if your thoughts are just the emanations of chemical reactions in your brain why should I give them any validity?Recusanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11446741817585462393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13305228.post-18749999275679811802009-08-25T05:35:11.851+01:002009-08-25T05:35:11.851+01:00I do not doubt her sincerity or intelligence any m...I do not doubt her sincerity or intelligence any more that I would Lenin's. Even an ant colony has an Alpha ant or two, not to say a tidy aristocracy. We know who gets the plumbs and who gets the crumbs. Comrade.xlbrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01931950075332608449noreply@blogger.com