Quote Originally Posted by Don Corleone
I think it's good that you try so hard to develop theories based on pure reason, but at some point, you're going to need a healthy dose of empiricism.
Empiricism is not a word.
I am basing my thoughts on empirical evidence, didn't you notice?
My argument was:

Man looks at movement, and thinks, something is different from my memory of that image. The fact that the position of the object is different in the memory, indicates to the man that [blank] has passed.

That is clearly based on something man experiences. Then from his senses he derives into the false conclusion that TIME has passed.

Quote Originally Posted by Don Corleone
Why bother to tap your toughts and observations into that imaginary little keyboard? Why write messages to imaginary friends across the internet, or even speak to imaginary diversions in 'real life' for that matter?
Why do you post here?

Seriously though, why even bother speaking? Why bother living, why bother having sex, why both eating? Why?!?! Because by living a little longer, I can think and philosophize a little longer.

Quote Originally Posted by Don Corleone
what possible point could it serve to make yourself aware of such a truth?
I am more confounded on why you think my aims are so worthless. Just because I'm nihilistic you think I have no goals, that would make me a bum( ), not a lover of wisdom.

Aristotle said that in order for man to be alone he must either be an animal or a god. Nietzsche added that man must be both, a philosopher!