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jackThis Sunday Tom, Naath, Nick, Chess, Mark, Mobbsy John and I punted to grantchester.
Shop: Everyone seems firmaly convinced that there is a shop in grantchester, but no one has been able to find it. I think it's one of these Brigadoon only-there-if-you-believe-in-it deals, like the Russian Ballet School in the little alleyway between the Mill and the Anchor, who's existance indicator function seems to be nowhere continuously 1, and rarely continuously 0.
Naath:I believe Naath said in one her long memes that she looked better with clothes than without; I am inclined to disagree: she's very beautiful without. And I predict the swimming-costume-under-transparent-clothes look is becoming the new black (and so appropriate for post-goths), due to being appropriately decent, yet a bit sexy, and appropriate for either river or party, worn by a few more people as time goes on, and a recognition that decency is how much area, as well as which -- so half covering your body is decent, be it a backless dress, or peekaboo hearts, or all-over net work equally well.
Poohsoc: Ameeting was opened, during which it was decided that "Yes", "No", "Abstain" and "Apathy" were insufficient results, so the voting was expanded to include any three from "True", "False," "Bottom", "Lost bottom", "Not written down", "AGH! NO! Never!", "Of course", and "By default". The minutes have probably been lost, but at least we we go the minutes from the Oblivion party read, so no-one else need know that happened, unless I post it on a public forum.
Mobbsy Having met him (Hi. *waves*) again, I'm remind of our conversation on sat. There's several problems with the anonymity of lj: when I was discussing Cartesian Doubt with him, I didn't know who he was, so didn't remember *who* I'd argued with about that; my handle, CartesianDaemon, is just supposed to be a random pun, but gives the impression I'm an expert on Cartesian Doubt or something, when really I just find it interesting.
Relevant joke: There are three sorts of people in the world: those who doubt that 1+1=2, those that can't see how you can doubt the existance of anything tangible, and Rene Descartes.
Note: I am currently staying with grandparents, so updates, comments etc. may be sporadic. I'll write up my stay in a bit.
Quote of the day: "In order to have a firm basis for his philosophy, he resolves to make himself doubt everything that he can manage to doubt. As he forsees the process may take some time, he resolves, in the meanwhile, to regulate his conduct by commonly received rules." -- Bertrand Russel on Descartes
Shop: Everyone seems firmaly convinced that there is a shop in grantchester, but no one has been able to find it. I think it's one of these Brigadoon only-there-if-you-believe-in-it deals, like the Russian Ballet School in the little alleyway between the Mill and the Anchor, who's existance indicator function seems to be nowhere continuously 1, and rarely continuously 0.
Naath:I believe Naath said in one her long memes that she looked better with clothes than without; I am inclined to disagree: she's very beautiful without. And I predict the swimming-costume-under-transparent-clothes look is becoming the new black (and so appropriate for post-goths), due to being appropriately decent, yet a bit sexy, and appropriate for either river or party, worn by a few more people as time goes on, and a recognition that decency is how much area, as well as which -- so half covering your body is decent, be it a backless dress, or peekaboo hearts, or all-over net work equally well.
Poohsoc: Ameeting was opened, during which it was decided that "Yes", "No", "Abstain" and "Apathy" were insufficient results, so the voting was expanded to include any three from "True", "False," "Bottom", "Lost bottom", "Not written down", "AGH! NO! Never!", "Of course", and "By default". The minutes have probably been lost, but at least we we go the minutes from the Oblivion party read, so no-one else need know that happened, unless I post it on a public forum.
Mobbsy Having met him (Hi. *waves*) again, I'm remind of our conversation on sat. There's several problems with the anonymity of lj: when I was discussing Cartesian Doubt with him, I didn't know who he was, so didn't remember *who* I'd argued with about that; my handle, CartesianDaemon, is just supposed to be a random pun, but gives the impression I'm an expert on Cartesian Doubt or something, when really I just find it interesting.
Relevant joke: There are three sorts of people in the world: those who doubt that 1+1=2, those that can't see how you can doubt the existance of anything tangible, and Rene Descartes.
Note: I am currently staying with grandparents, so updates, comments etc. may be sporadic. I'll write up my stay in a bit.
Quote of the day: "In order to have a firm basis for his philosophy, he resolves to make himself doubt everything that he can manage to doubt. As he forsees the process may take some time, he resolves, in the meanwhile, to regulate his conduct by commonly received rules." -- Bertrand Russel on Descartes
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Date: 2004-08-03 11:38 am (UTC)(Isn't it depressing that given a choice between talking about Cartesian Doubt and naked women, everyone goes for the women? :))
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Date: 2004-08-03 02:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-08-04 03:42 am (UTC)There should be a good introduction to Descartes somewhere online I can find if you like. But everything he did after that seems doubtful to me: he deduced the existance of God, and assumed God would never deceieve him, and hence that everything -- except optical illusions -- are true.