Originally posted by @philokaliaIf you have any thoughts on the OP's definition and use of the word "individualism" ~ which references "participation", "obligation" and "citizenry" ~ I'd be interested. I think of this OP as being a positive and lifestyle-affirming topic ~ perhaps about walking-the-walk rather than thinking-the-think ~ and not one [in my personal view] suited to the jaundiced view of humanity that seems to animate you and a lot of what you post.
LOL, why not answer people here? I am not going to start a thread where it looks like I am just posting to insult you because I have standards of behavior. I want to interact with people naturally.
Originally posted by @philokaliaIf you met 100 black Americans with comparable education and experiences to yours, how many of them - statistically speaking - might you expect to have a higher IQ than on account of you being white and them being black?
I'm white.
Originally posted by @fmfLol, how long did it take you to think of that perfectly irrelevant train wreck of a question?
If you met 100 black Americans with comparable education and experiences to yours, how many of them - statistically speaking - might you expect to have a higher IQ than on account of you being white and them being black?
Did you sit and ponder
"how can I make him sound like an egotistical racist while simultaneously seeming like I'm proving a point..."
FMF: If you met 100 black Americans with comparable education and experiences to yours, how many of them - statistically speaking - might you expect to have a higher IQ than on account of you being white and them being black?Do you not want to talk about your "general grasp of the numbers" suddenly?
Originally posted by @philokalia
Lol, how long did it take you to think of that perfectly irrelevant train wreck of a question?
Did you sit and ponde ...[text shortened]... e him sound like an egotistical racist while simultaneously seeming like I'm proving a point..."
What dodging the simple question will make you sound like is a matter for you.
Originally posted by @philokaliaWhat do you mean by "sometimes here I have not felt that things have gone well"? What have you got wrong do you think?
Perhaps, dare I say, it humanizes me and may make interactions with others more positive as sometimes here I have not felt that things have gone well.
Originally posted by @fmfLOL, what are you talking about? You cooked up some silly question that doesn't even measure anything relevant to the topic at hand very easily and is just a personal question.
Do you not want to talk about your "general grasp of the numbers" suddenly?
What dodging the simple question will make you sound like is a matter for you.
I'm not going to answer stupid, highly contrived questions like that, FMF.
Originally posted by @fmfI'm honestly flattered that I now have someone like you who pays this much close attention to literally everything that I write and is ready to reference it at the drop of a hat.
What do you mean by "sometimes here I have not felt that things have gone well"? What have you got wrong do you think?
But, again, this is a silly question I don't feel like answering.
Originally posted by @philokaliaThere's nothing 'cooked up' about at all. It's essentially a question about your psyche and the empirical spin you seem to want to apply.
LOL, what are you talking about? You cooked up some silly question that doesn't even measure anything relevant to the topic at hand very easily and is just a personal question.
I'm not going to answer stupid, highly contrived questions like that, FMF.
So you are simply going to sidestep it then?
Originally posted by @fmfYeah, I will sidestep your stupid and irrelevant question.
There's nothing 'cooked up' about at all. It's essentially a question about your psyche and the empirical spin you seem to want to apply.
So you are simply going to sidestep it then?
I also think it is hilarious that you came up with a question to examine my psyche, lol. Thanks, Doctor, but no thanks.