Comments on: Rum Doings: Episode 7 http://botherer.org/2009/10/22/rum-doings-episode-7/ John Walker's Electronic House Mon, 21 May 2012 08:13:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Nick C http://botherer.org/2009/10/22/rum-doings-episode-7/comment-page-1/#comment-6212 Nick C Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:12:31 +0000 http://botherer.org/?p=1496#comment-6212 Sorry, reading that back I realise that's actually quite incomprehensible. What I mean is 'free will in a resolutely material world'. Unless you hold with the idea quantum consciousness (or religion), I'm not sure what's left of altruism, selfishness and the whole range of chosen behaviour in between. Sorry, reading that back I realise that’s actually quite incomprehensible. What I mean is ‘free will in a resolutely material world’. Unless you hold with the idea quantum consciousness (or religion), I’m not sure what’s left of altruism, selfishness and the whole range of chosen behaviour in between.

]]> By: Nick C http://botherer.org/2009/10/22/rum-doings-episode-7/comment-page-1/#comment-6210 Nick C Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:55:43 +0000 http://botherer.org/?p=1496#comment-6210 'one does not choose something that one does not wish to do' It's quite cute that Nick seems to be hanging onto the idea of free will and materialism. ‘one does not choose something that one does not wish to do’

It’s quite cute that Nick seems to be hanging onto the idea of free will and materialism.

]]> By: Urthman http://botherer.org/2009/10/22/rum-doings-episode-7/comment-page-1/#comment-6196 Urthman Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:30:50 +0000 http://botherer.org/?p=1496#comment-6196 Tell Nick to finish up parenting that kid and hurry back ASAP. I always enjoy Rum Doings. Tell Nick to finish up parenting that kid and hurry back ASAP. I always enjoy Rum Doings.

]]> By: Adam http://botherer.org/2009/10/22/rum-doings-episode-7/comment-page-1/#comment-6185 Adam Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:59:02 +0000 http://botherer.org/?p=1496#comment-6185 Definite lack of commitment. Congratulations to him though. Definite lack of commitment. Congratulations to him though.

]]> By: John Walker http://botherer.org/2009/10/22/rum-doings-episode-7/comment-page-1/#comment-6184 John Walker Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:00:30 +0000 http://botherer.org/?p=1496#comment-6184 Yeah - sadly Nick is in control of such things, and he is claiming that his wife giving birth is somehow more important. Which is sickening. Yeah – sadly Nick is in control of such things, and he is claiming that his wife giving birth is somehow more important. Which is sickening.

]]> By: Adam http://botherer.org/2009/10/22/rum-doings-episode-7/comment-page-1/#comment-6183 Adam Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:54:15 +0000 http://botherer.org/?p=1496#comment-6183 Hey, Just heard about Rum Doings, as I have just started listening to your RPS podcasts. However Jellycast is reporting that you have reached your limit for this month. Just though I'd give you a heads up. Regs. Adam Hey,

Just heard about Rum Doings, as I have just started listening to your RPS podcasts.
However Jellycast is reporting that you have reached your limit for this month.
Just though I’d give you a heads up.

Regs.
Adam

]]> By: Luke http://botherer.org/2009/10/22/rum-doings-episode-7/comment-page-1/#comment-6182 Luke Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:33:50 +0000 http://botherer.org/?p=1496#comment-6182 My podcast organizer recently messed up and I now have to resubscribe to all my usual podcasts, but your host (jellycast) won't let me sub. to your show because apparently it is too popular. Everyone else seems to use libsyn but I know nothing about these things. My podcast organizer recently messed up and I now have to resubscribe to all my usual podcasts, but your host (jellycast) won’t let me sub. to your show because apparently it is too popular. Everyone else seems to use libsyn but I know nothing about these things.

]]> By: Erik http://botherer.org/2009/10/22/rum-doings-episode-7/comment-page-1/#comment-6181 Erik Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:30:57 +0000 http://botherer.org/?p=1496#comment-6181 Just got around to listening to this today and just wanted to leave a comment about the discussion on whether all choices are selfish or not. I've had the same argument many times with friends and it's always surprised me that they're so appalled by the idea. That a choices is selfish doesn't have to mean that it only benefits yourself or is in other ways bad. That's just confusing the negative image of the word with the actual choice and it's effects. Quercus, isn't that just acting on instinct, following the immediate impulse rather than making a considered choice? I'm no biologist, but the instinct to protect your family unit isn't fairly uncommon in mammals, I think, and humans seem to be able to include other people into our "family" very easily. Just got around to listening to this today and just wanted to leave a comment about the discussion on whether all choices are selfish or not. I’ve had the same argument many times with friends and it’s always surprised me that they’re so appalled by the idea.

That a choices is selfish doesn’t have to mean that it only benefits yourself or is in other ways bad. That’s just confusing the negative image of the word with the actual choice and it’s effects.

Quercus, isn’t that just acting on instinct, following the immediate impulse rather than making a considered choice? I’m no biologist, but the instinct to protect your family unit isn’t fairly uncommon in mammals, I think, and humans seem to be able to include other people into our “family” very easily.

]]> By: James http://botherer.org/2009/10/22/rum-doings-episode-7/comment-page-1/#comment-6168 James Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:09:19 +0000 http://botherer.org/?p=1496#comment-6168 Same here. I got the Machinarium one eventually, but it took me many, many goes. Very frustrating when you know exactly what you're supposed to be doing, but just can't tell why it's wrong. The Dreamfall one I could barely make out the source notes at all, and I ended up using a walkthrough. Same here. I got the Machinarium one eventually, but it took me many, many goes. Very frustrating when you know exactly what you’re supposed to be doing, but just can’t tell why it’s wrong. The Dreamfall one I could barely make out the source notes at all, and I ended up using a walkthrough.

]]> By: NM http://botherer.org/2009/10/22/rum-doings-episode-7/comment-page-1/#comment-6165 NM Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:24:06 +0000 http://botherer.org/?p=1496#comment-6165 Roland, I was encapsulating a gradient within a linguistic set ;-) Roland, I was encapsulating a gradient within a linguistic set ;-)

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