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With all due respect, does it matter what Kant would say? He was a great thinker, but if our personal philosophies are derivitive from great thinkers and dont consist of our own personal exegesis and thought, then they arent that much. Its easy to develop an amazing command of language and go read the great thinkers and take their ideas. What is amazing is taking the great thinkers, and building on their shoulders. lol, sry, for the rant, but its rare I find another person interested in this sort of thing. My friends just give me weird looks when I get on my rants. ;) [[User:Vellos|Vellos]] 17:28, 10 August 2006 (CEST) | With all due respect, does it matter what Kant would say? He was a great thinker, but if our personal philosophies are derivitive from great thinkers and dont consist of our own personal exegesis and thought, then they arent that much. Its easy to develop an amazing command of language and go read the great thinkers and take their ideas. What is amazing is taking the great thinkers, and building on their shoulders. lol, sry, for the rant, but its rare I find another person interested in this sort of thing. My friends just give me weird looks when I get on my rants. ;) [[User:Vellos|Vellos]] 17:28, 10 August 2006 (CEST) | ||
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| + | I personally find it difficult to believe that personal philosophy can be anything but derivative (''ex nihilo nihil fit''); the best that can be managed is to avoid becoming so dependant on one particular thinker that we adopt his or her mistakes entirely [with some exceptions: for example, ''if'' the Nicene claims about Jesus' identity are correct then Christians are justified in becoming entirely dependant on his thought - although not in ignoring all other ideas]. | ||
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| + | Besides, Kant's name carries more weight than mine. | ||
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| + | It doesn't really matter what Kant would say about Vatticus' cult. Many things matter a great deal more; one of the myriad of possible examples would be this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4777561.stm | ||
| + | or even this: | ||
| + | http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4780745.stm --[[User:Egregious|Egregious]] 17:56, 10 August 2006 (CEST) | ||
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With all due respect, does it matter what Kant would say? He was a great thinker, but if our personal philosophies are derivitive from great thinkers and dont consist of our own personal exegesis and thought, then they arent that much. Its easy to develop an amazing command of language and go read the great thinkers and take their ideas. What is amazing is taking the great thinkers, and building on their shoulders. lol, sry, for the rant, but its rare I find another person interested in this sort of thing. My friends just give me weird looks when I get on my rants. ;) Vellos 17:28, 10 August 2006 (CEST)
I personally find it difficult to believe that personal philosophy can be anything but derivative (ex nihilo nihil fit); the best that can be managed is to avoid becoming so dependant on one particular thinker that we adopt his or her mistakes entirely [with some exceptions: for example, if the Nicene claims about Jesus' identity are correct then Christians are justified in becoming entirely dependant on his thought - although not in ignoring all other ideas].
Besides, Kant's name carries more weight than mine.
It doesn't really matter what Kant would say about Vatticus' cult. Many things matter a great deal more; one of the myriad of possible examples would be this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4777561.stm or even this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4780745.stm --Egregious 17:56, 10 August 2006 (CEST)
