Drug users are Modernists who despise Classicism

[dopesmoker]

man o man this is unbelievable. I for one love classical subjects. I love ancient culture and civilizations. Despise the Roman Empire? Haha please my friend be a little less ignorant. I am fascinated and intrigued by the Romans, Greeks, Spartans, Phoenicians and Ghengis Khlan. Hell come to think of it i'm into all of that stuff. Modern art? Modern art can look and be influenced by classical works. Not only are you incredibly ignorant, but this is not the place for you to be.

[Dante Alighieri]

Nietszche didn't live what he preached. I think that he created provocative challenges, with subtle clues, in his writings with the express purpose of riling people like yourself. I believe that he associated stocim with inflexibility, which can and does happen. Whatever he did, he put his whole self into it. He was creating ways of expressing ideas, and didn't expect his work to be taken down as "truth". I know that you'll have a problem with that - but he was convinced that truth changes. I still don't understand his theory of eternal recurrence, but I don't think he completely did either. He wanted to shake things up, hopefully for the better, and I canâ??t fault him for that.

You don't seem too sure what Nietszche's actual aims were, if his purpose was to 'rile people up' then he certainly wasn't a good philosopher. But I just find his bullshit about 'will to power' and the uberman boring, it seems like a manifestation of his own delusions of grandeur to cover his obvious inadequacies (like the fact he was a complete nutcase), Stoicism is definately inflexible in certain situations, because it's guiding principle is that reason should govern your actions - Of course there will be some, mostly those infected by the idiocy of the movements of the 60's that will believe in the addage of 'if it feels good, do it' (hence drug use), but I for one consider Stoicism's principles the most admirable feat for man to try and attain.

I am fascinated and intrigued by the Romans, Greeks, Spartans, Phoenicians and Ghengis Khlan.

Genghis Khan was the Middle Ages pal.

Modern art? Modern art can look and be influenced by classical works. Not only are you incredibly ignorant, but this is not the place for you to be.

Modern art is influenced by Classical or Neo-Classical artforms? In what ways?

[birdgirl73]

I think you're deliberately being a provocateur. I'm not sure if I dislike that or not. I think I rather like it. You're a divine comic. Yet an infernally subtle one.

With all hail to Caesar from another classical art-drama-music-poetry-loving intellectual. And if weed makes me such, a drug user.

[Breukelen advocaat]

I want to know if he's a religionist.

[birdgirl73]

Dante, if you're going to be as verbally grandiose as you are, you need to know that "it's" = "it is."

"Its" is the possessive prounoun form you want in your phrase above, "its guiding principle."

This will come in handy--and be more impressive--in further debates.

[Dante Alighieri]

I want to know if he's a religionist.

I'm a Deist but I come from a Greek Orthodox family, happy?

And would it make any difference if I was a 'Religionist', or are you just a bigot?

[Dante Alighieri]

Dante, if you're going to be as verbally grandiose as you are, you need to know that "it's" = "it is."

"Its" is the possessive prounoun form you want in your phrase above, "its guiding principle."

This will come in handy--and be more impressive--in further debates.

Logically of course, that renders my argument obsolete.

[Breukelen advocaat]

Dante, if you're going to be as verbally grandiose as you are, you need to know that "it's" = "it is."

"Its" is the possessive prounoun form you want in your phrase above, "its guiding principle."

This will come in handy--and be more impressive--in further debates.

I'm getting a kick out of a Yank taking a Brit to language school!

[Lethal G]

Wow, talk about fucking ignorance. I happen to be a big fan of the fine arts as well as Greek theatre. You say we're also some of the most unintellectual people on earth.. yet, I find more intellect in mature, drug-using individuals than I ever do in overly-opinionated, close-minded retards such as you.

[dopesmoker]

Modern art is influenced by Classical or Neo-Classical artforms? In what ways?

Not all modern art is the same. Thats like saying every person is the same.