When our lives are snuffed out, our values still remain.
@Faerd Yes, better to solve problems than ignore them. Although sometimes it's difficult to formulate the problem, and even harder to find the solution.
After Farmer Smith went to his reward, he found that St Peter had already scheduled his exit interview, so he went immediately to the throne room where he exclaimed “O Lord, such a beautiful creation you have granted us!”
“Oh, did you really think so?”
“Well, to be honest, Lord, there were a few things I thought I could make better.”
Or is the question, how can V+E find meaning in their lives thus far?
In other words. How can they do better than waiting under a tree? Or, given that they have waited under a tree all this time, how can we see their lives as meaningful?
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@ktm5124 There's a difference between waiting and hoping. You can hope for whatever you dream of, but you can only wait for something that you know is going to happen. If you spend time waiting for something, its value can give value to your time. But if all you have is unrealistic hope, then it's just a dream. We can dream that it has value; that's all.
You have to understand a lot of the users on this site have battle fatigue. We get asked questions all day long, 24 hours a day, 7 days week, which could easily be answered with a dictionary, thesaurus, or quick google search. We have developed an allergic reaction to those, and now ask all users to do fundamental research first, then demonstrate that they've done so in the body of their questions.
@RejlanGivens To get the attention of a moderator, you can flag the other person's post. When prompted for an explanation of the flag, ask for arbitration.
@RejlanGivens It's weird, but "forum" is a 4-letter word on StackExchange. I'd avoid using it, because people will throw it back at you, in an obnoxious fashion. In terms of a site which is easier to use for non-native speakers, have you tried out English Language Learners?
@tchrist Given that Latin is so synthetic, what proportion of the ~1trillion permutations of that sentence would be grammatically valid, and of those, which would retain the meaning, more-or-less.
@tchrist I never understood that. a beam is pretty big. In fact so large it really can't 'go' in your eye, as much as crush your entire head. But maybe that's just me. Let who here who doesn't have a beam crushing their head get the f out of the way before it does!
On a similar note, I've always been bugged by the philosophical notion of an "authentic life". All lives, by definition, are "authentic", even those which are consciously imitative, or facades, or empty, or whatever, because that's how those people authentically want and choose to live.
> Two Lee County Sheriff’s deputies in Alabama who were allegedly denied service at a Taco Bell location in Phenix City can rest easy knowing that the female employee responsible for the hateful act has been fired.
@Faerd I like that interpretation the best, because it doesn't put anyone down (the atheists, the theists, the humanists, etc.) Only those with unrealistic dreams.
@KitZ.Fox I've found cop-talk tends to color police reportage. The police always fully characterize people, because they ahve to do so on the beat to communicate with other offices who havent' seen the person in question.
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@Mitch you are good at posting star baits. Teach me.
@KitZ.Fox He expressed a need for arbitration. I believe he thinks I am interfering with his use of the main site. If there's anything else you need, links etc., let me know.
@KitZ.Fox I do often see age and ethnicity reported superfluously in police-action related articles, because they often involve quotes from cops, or paraphrased quotes from cops.
@Faerd People in power have ascribed things to God's will and preference all across history, so yeah, I think it's important to be cautious how much you believe in others, especially those who are politically powerful.
@DanBron hmm... that could easily be the explanation of the irrelevant wording. Someone stated it, and then the journalist didn't want to modify the bad wording.
@Arrowfar It's really hard to judge him at one sitting. He's super funny, and he has so many classic movies. And yet he is a vile bastard in home life.