CrazyThomas 0 #1 December 3, 2002 Ooops. You clicked on this. Was it because you are a sophist, or because you were interested in what CRAZYTHOMAS said? Just wondering. And mindless post-whoring, trying to get to the next level. How many more before I become more than an enthusiast? oh, and HI D-DOG. Peace, Thomas Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebazz1 2 #2 December 3, 2002 Sophist By Plato Written 360 B.C.E Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
misskriss 0 #3 December 3, 2002 okay....I had to look it up.. Main Entry: soph·ist Pronunciation: 'sä-fist Function: noun Etymology: Latin sophista, from Greek sophistEs, literally, expert, wise man, from sophizesthai to become wise, deceive, from sophos clever, wise Date: 1542 1 : capitalized : any of a class of ancient Greek teachers of rhetoric, philosophy, and the art of successful living prominent about the middle of the 5th century B.C. for their adroit subtle and allegedly often specious reasoning 2 : PHILOSOPHER, THINKER 3 : a captious or fallacious reasoner Pronunciation Key © 2001 by Merriam-Webster, Incorporated Merriam-Webster Privacy Policy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebazz1 2 #4 December 3, 2002 Sophist \Soph"ist\, n. [F. sophiste, L. sophistes, fr. Gr. ?. See Sophism.] 1. One of a class of men who taught eloquence, philosophy, and politics in ancient Greece; especially, one of those who, by their fallacious but plausible reasoning, puzzled inquirers after truth, weakened the faith of the people, and drew upon themselves general hatred and contempt. Many of the Sophists doubdtless card not for truth or morality, and merely professed to teach how to make the worse appear the better reason; but there scems no reason to hold that they were a special class, teaching special opinions; even Socrates and Plato were sometimes styled Sophists. --Liddell & Scott. 2. Hence, an impostor in argument; a captious or fallacious reasoner. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #5 December 3, 2002 Here's a word for you, PROZAC. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooligan 0 #6 December 3, 2002 plato? isnt that the clay like stuff that i would eat when i was a wee lad? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyThomas 0 #7 December 3, 2002 Yes. Maybe I need prozac. My post was simply to alert you that a sophist had entered our midst, and his words should be taken as my words. Listen, think, and evaluate for yourself. I ask that none of you trust me or this sophist, but that you think for yourself. It is your own judgement, and all I can recommend is a little thinking on your part. Think for yourself. It is your own life you are risking. Peace, Thomas "Know yourself. Know what you're doing. Question authority."---Timothy Leary Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iflyme 0 #8 December 3, 2002 I clicked here 'cause it looked work safe ... and I'm bored at the moment Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebazz1 2 #9 December 3, 2002 "The Great Sophist Scare on DZ.COM" VS. "The Great Red Scare in the mid 1900's" Talk amongst yourselves... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #10 December 3, 2002 I think I am going to change your prescription. I misdiagnosed. You don't need prozac, you seem to need something for bipolar disorder. Seriously and all jokes aside, you don't sound OK. If that is the case, I hope you get some help. There is help out there. And I am not writing this to insult you. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jraf 0 #11 December 3, 2002 Asking people to think for themselves is asking a lot. Most are afraid to do that.jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebazz1 2 #12 December 3, 2002 Moooooo.... Moooooooooooo..... Moooooo.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
outofit 0 #13 December 3, 2002 i checked it out for the same reason people watch the weather channel. they want to see what storm is brewing on the horizon! It is better to be dead and cool than alive and uncool! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cgross 1 #14 December 4, 2002 What the fuck is going on with Jraf and Crazy... They need to lay off the LSD and chill the fuck out. I can see they are agree people trying (hard mind you) to attention. I see that. And by responding i am giving that attention, but please. Crazy, will you please stop playing the childish games. Though it may entertain you, it cost people money, and we are getting tired of the "Feel bad for me I am mentally ill" shit. For real, I was a lot like you once when I was 15 too. Please grow up and just obey the rules. Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
outofit 0 #15 December 4, 2002 feeding the trolls. careful though bro we don't want to border on breakin the rules. controversy u got to love it! It is better to be dead and cool than alive and uncool! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cgross 1 #16 December 4, 2002 i know... This wasn't an attack. I have given him the PM option, but he refuses to take it. . I have gone back and read all of his 120 something posts, and it seriously apprears he is suicidal and needs help. This isn't an insult, this is the truth. If there are people here that know him personally, they should probably keep an eye on him. My .02 Chris I ain't no shrink, but I think it is obviously a help cry. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
outofit 0 #17 December 4, 2002 10-4 i just didn't want the hot fork to rear it's ugly head! It is better to be dead and cool than alive and uncool! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f1freak 0 #18 December 4, 2002 Ya gotta love mindless post whoring... HAVE FUN... ...JUST DONT DIE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
outofit 0 #19 December 4, 2002 no kidding. at least something positive can be gained by this in our numbers. It is better to be dead and cool than alive and uncool! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NtheSeaOrSky 0 #20 December 4, 2002 Uh you guys with the one liners......tough when you live in a glass house eh??? I think crazythomas gets a round of applause....directly because of his post, many people learned a new word they might not have been exposed to. That which is not understood is most often feared.Life is not fair and there are no guarantees... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jraf 0 #21 December 4, 2002 Yo cgross, LSD is good for you. Besides, what do you want a bland nice groomed crowd of church kids singing Kumbaya My Lord, Kumbaya? Lighten up, be a bit controversial, discuss, smile, smoke a joint and share it with your brothers. It's all about the motion in the ocean. You expect me to be nice - not a snowball's chance in hell. Unless you are a Norwegial lesbian who will feed me grapes and knows how to sing.jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyThomas 0 #22 December 4, 2002 Fitting the description? Dude, my friends already know I am suicidal. Where is the new info in that? The main problem is I know that suicide is wrong, and I can't get through the pearly gates. So I gotta do all this fuckin' crazy BASE jumping and hope for a fatal accident. My fear? Yep, I have a couple. One is breaking more bones and becoming paralyzed. Seriously, I have broken more bones than I like. Back, Skull, both, yes BOTH femurs, and a wrist. And I still love to do the shit I was doing when I got hurt. I like to think I got smarter about it, but we'll see. This biggest trick is staging an accident. Even if it looks good, God will know the difference. So it has to be a true accident. My other fear? Falling in love. I might enjoy life too much again, and fear losing it. Then, I would have to revert to being a pussy whipped bitch the rest of my life. no thanks. I'll eat it, but no slavery for me. Some people I talk with actually trust me enough to know I won't do something as stupid as put the gun to my head. Not that I have one, but if I did, that would be an easy way. Pretty obvious though, huh? Hey, maybe I should just start jumping with a certain group of BASE jumpers again. They already had one fatal accident this year and completely denied any responsibility. I could name them, but don't want to. Let sophists be sophists. Peace, Thomas Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Antithesis 0 #23 December 4, 2002 I thought that Socrates was the anti sophist. As the sophists were constantly plotting against him. and that another primary quality of the sophists was that they charged a fee for their enlightenment.. Many of them being somewhat like lawyers. I travel the land, Work in the ocean, Play in the sky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sharpfive 0 #24 December 4, 2002 Sophists were like lawyers? Too bad they didn't drink the hemlock instead of poor Socrates. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Antithesis 0 #25 December 4, 2002 QuoteSophists were like lawyers? Too bad they didn't drink the hemlock instead of poor Socrates. WORD Bro! I travel the land, Work in the ocean, Play in the sky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
