Why do you post to this forum?

emmem · Post by **emmem** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 9:28 pm

Skylimit wrote:
emmem wrote:Saying that the soul is just chemical reactions is a bit like saying NATO is just buildings. The chemical reactions are a condition for the existence of the soul.
Did you come up with that yourself ? I think it is in the book ...

Well, actually the example of the NATO buildings is on the Kenan Malik website but used in a different exapmle. I just connected a part of the example to what was written in this thread.

emmem · Post by **emmem** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 9:32 pm

Donald wrote: I just read Wilburs's "A Theory of Everything" and I recommend this as an introduction to the world of Wilbur's books.

The book is now on my list of books to read along with the one from Kenan Malik.

I hope I will get one of them before I leave on holiday on Wednesday.

Skylimit · Post by **Skylimit** » Sat Oct 26, 2002 9:52 pm

I bought it in "Fnack" in Gent, under Philosofie. in March. The cover is "Knal Red". Some parts will give you doubts if you really do exist ... so have a nice virtual trip, and don't do anything stupid

[I bought a second hand book today ... "Complexity : Life at the Edge of Chaos", by Roger Lewin, 1993 ... Looks pretty interesting, started reading tonight ]

Antti · Post by **Antti** » Sun Oct 27, 2002 10:02 am

When I started this topic I didn't have the slightest idea how deep this could get.

emmem · Post by **emmem** » Sun Oct 27, 2002 10:40 am

Antti wrote:When I started this topic I didn't have the slightest idea how deep this could get.

Seems to me this topic started a life on it own.

So the something else possibility of the poll can be:
"Because I am."

Although it could be "Because I’m a professional poster" too

Skylimit · Post by **Skylimit** » Sun Oct 27, 2002 12:09 pm

Naaah, I just got a bit carried away because that was the only way to become

EURO-EXPERT IN TRAINING !!

Antti · Post by **Antti** » Sun Oct 27, 2002 4:34 pm

emmem wrote:Seems to me this topic started a life on it own.

It seems that topics usually travel quite far from their original topics.
And Skylimit seems to be a very unusual user, he's honest. He admits he really cares of his forum rankings(almost everybody does, only a few can admit that to public, or even to themselves)

emmem · Post by **emmem** » Sun Oct 27, 2002 10:41 pm

OK. Time to confess. I do care about my ranking too. But on the other hand sometimes I can wait and think some time over something before I post.

I need only 20 posts (this one not included) to get to the Euro Expert ranking. I will probably not get there within 2 weeks (because there’s only 2 days left before I go on holiday for 2 weeks). But I'm patient. I know I will get there some day.

I care about my ranking. But I care about the quality of my posts too.

IMHO caring about your ranking is not a bad thing. As long as it is not the only thing you care about.

Skylimit · Post by **Skylimit** » Mon Oct 28, 2002 8:36 am

I don' really care about ranking in a forum ... I was just kidding.
I think ranking on the EBT-site would be a good idea, since entering bills is the purpose of this site, not posting many replies ... The ranking does not say anything about the quality of posts ... and therefore has no value.

Dakkus · Post by **Dakkus** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 8:52 pm

For a rather clear reason I don't care of my ranking at all :)

Thompson · Post by **Thompson** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:47 am

I have never thought of that.. maybe I just like to write here, or I have nothing else to do..

sen-chuan · Post by **sen-chuan** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 12:34 pm

It's only few days that I write in this forum... I find it funny, that's all!!

DAVID & KATY · Post by **DAVID & KATY** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:43 pm

Yes is a very funny forum