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hi, I'm Colin @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · 24d

The wisest words are usually followed by a question mark. Full stop.

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hi, I'm Colin @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · 10h

"You can do anything. You can do anything, and if anyone challenges that, you tell 'em Bob said that you could do anything."
- Bob Ross

hi, I'm Colin @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · 10h

"Man muss noch Chaos in sich haben, um einen tanzenden Stern gebären zu können."

"You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star."

-Nietzsche

Track: SN 1006

#music #musicsky #electronicmusic #instrumental #newmusic #supernova

hi, I'm Colin @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · 12d

This looks very good and very intriguing!

hi, I'm Colin @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · 13d

The task of philosophy can't be to raise only one single question since this one question of philosophy would have to go unquestioned.

hi, I'm Colin @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · 19d

Conference of the Birds
#murmuration #birds #music

hi, I'm Colin @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · 20d

Thank you! People have to bridge their divides and work together to stand against this

hi, I'm Colin @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · 20d

Way way ahead of his time

hi, I'm Colin @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · 21d

What is your interpretation of this pervasive use of the word though? Looking forward to reading this in full

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hi, I'm Colin @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · 21d

One cannot stand with an oppressor and call oneself a Christian

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hi, I'm Colin @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · 22d

There is always the option to go and do the talk and call MPS out in your talk

hi, I'm Colin @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · 24d

The wisest words are usually followed by a question mark. Full stop.

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hi, I'm Colin @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · 24d

The "genius" who says "I'm a genius" is not actually a genius

hi, I'm Colin @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · 24d

My new retirement plan is that the world as we know it becomes unrecognizable and retirement is no longer a thing

hi, I'm Colin @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · 24d

I used to think that any x that must be the case is inherently a good thing. After studying Avicenna's philosophy for 8+ years now I realize that there is only 1 thing that must be the case and it's not a thing.

hi, I'm Colin @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · Sep 8

.5 leagues under the sea

hi, I'm Colin @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · Sep 7

This is amazing!

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hi, I'm Colin @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · Sep 7

Stand with the oppressed against the oppressor. Heal with the broken against those who seek to break you.

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hi, I'm Colin @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · Aug 25

This is awesome! It makes me wonder if there is a form of loving x which requires only that x exists (rather than not), i.e. that one loves x simply because x exists

hi, I'm Colin @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · Aug 11

Democritus seems pretty optimistic considering he believed the world is drying out and will one day dry up completely.

hi, I'm Colin @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · Jun 14

Avicenna: is able to make his enemies into the middle term of a syllogism

hi, I'm Colin @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · Jun 14

Hegel: doesn't get any superpowers cause he already "proved" that he is absolute spirit

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hi, I'm Colin @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · Jun 13

Amazing I love it

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hi, I'm Colin @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · Apr 19

Wow! Beautiful!

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hi, I'm Colin @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · Apr 9

Thanks to you three, I thought Socrates was pronounced so-crates until I started studying philosophy

hi, I'm Colin @oh-hi-colin.bsky.social · Apr 9

Committing to an act that is intrinsically good (despite the potential for experiencing pain as a result) is better than acting out of fear of something intrinsically bad (even if one avoids pain as a result). Love is a better modus operandi than fear.