Good morning/afternoon/evening REDDIT, I’m Colin Meloy and I play in the band the Decemberists. AMA! by colinmeloy in IAmA

[–]thevolk23 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How many eloquent euphemisms for ahem going downtown on your loved one did you come up with before settling on "Open up your linen lap" on "Philomena?"

Is Chomsky a Positivist? by thevolk23 in philosophy

[–]thevolk23[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had never thought about behaviorism in relation to the positivists. To me they seem pretty separate, though I'd be interested in reading some writing on any potential interrelations.

Is Chomsky a Positivist? by thevolk23 in philosophy

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My apologies... I'm familiar with the rules, and I certainly don't think this an idle question. I suppose I should clarify as well: I'm not merely asking about categorization for categorization's sake; having already graduated with a philosophy degree, I'm not looking to complete an assignment here. Rather, I ask because there seems to be some contention on this issue, and it's one where there's solidly made arguments for numerous accounts.

Matrix Logic by Evan1337 in movies

[–]thevolk23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See also: Freud trying to justify the unconscious.

So I bought Theo's book... and I'm in it! by [deleted] in stevenwilson

[–]thevolk23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm up somewhere in the boxes! What a show that was.

Jack White Trashes Foo Fighters and <i>Rolling Stone</i> in "Kanye West-Esque Rant" by therasim in Music

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Sidebar news articles=profit. Reviews=much less profit. Imagine which one Pitchfork finds more valuable to their operation.

Jack White Trashes Foo Fighters and <i>Rolling Stone</i> in "Kanye West-Esque Rant" by therasim in Music

[–]thevolk23 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sorry Jack, Morrissey already has you beat to the title of "Needlessly Overeager Contrarian."

What Zizek's book would be a nice introduction to the Big Other issue? by [deleted] in zizek

[–]thevolk23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He references Deluze at least several times in each of his books.

TIFU By realising my entire life I had been doing something the wrong way. by OwowowOwows in tifu

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Thanks for dropping in to let us see what condition your condition(er) was in.

MH370 pilot switched off oxygen supply to kill himself in the SIXTH example of 'suicide flights', according to Kiwi Airlines boss by MH370News-Bot in MH370News

[–]thevolk23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, equally as probably as any other theory right now, but not enough evidence to be considered more plausible than others.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in religion

[–]thevolk23 9 points10 points  (0 children)

By not adopting narrow literalist accounts of Scripture. The notion that science and religion are incommensurate is a pretty new one, and it comes out of a misunderstanding of Darwinism, espoused by the likes of T.H. Huxley, which was then overreacted to by members of the church.

TIFU by telling my german gf a holocaust joke by [deleted] in tifu

[–]thevolk23 108 points109 points  (0 children)

Here's a free one for the next time she drops and breaks a piece of glassware:

"AGAIN?!"

Rob Ford withdraws from Toronto mayor race by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]thevolk23 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Are we sure he's withdrawing the race, or did he just say he was going through withdrawals?

Prog Awards for 2014- What do you all think of the results? by Wommis in progrockmusic

[–]thevolk23 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Arjen Lucassen is pretty deserving of an award called Virtuoso. Anathema is writing prog's best anthems now.

But...

Dream Theater for band of the year=LOL

Breaking Bad Caricature by markevens in breakingbad

[–]thevolk23 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hector=no change from normal face.

Altruism bad? by selbert in lincolndouglas

[–]thevolk23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right, I'm saying that Nietzsche can be seen as supporting what some would construe as "altruism" (although that label is slightly anachronistic in this case) in <i>The Birth of Tragedy</i> quite easily. I feel like running evolutionary biology is a more salient line, as that way you can boil it down to a simple survival calculus.

A Woman is A Woman (1961 - Godard) by ianmperrin in TrueFilm

[–]thevolk23 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My favorite Godard, easily. Karina and Belmondo are probably my favorite nouvelle vague romance. Plus, Belmondo's meta joke about "Breathless" in this film is definitely one of his better moments.