Icepoet
Marine

you got a hand on this Brother keep up the good poems...

I assure you, Brother, the honor is mine to have you as a Friend.

I really like your poems , they are very deep and only someone who spent time on the line or in the military like you could write so well.. I would see it as an honor to have you as a friend Sir....


Semper Fi...

Thank you....great to be aboard!

Welcome aboard Gunny,Semper Fidelis.

Not lazy at all...and not to forget - the filter for open-mindedness is...the rational mind. Tranquil...I like that.

Semper Fi
Icepoet

Did I forget to mention the beer?

Sex, race and religion were always on the card. And whether Miller Lite's attraction was that it tasted great or was less filling. I'm also reminded of the Bill Cosby skit "Why is there air?"

"A tool", great term for being opened minded. A tool that allows us to see things from different points of view. I'm not sure Ayn's concerns of gullibilty fit my thinking. To me there is that line but it is between the known factual topic and the conceptual topic. I see no gullibilty concerns in conceptual, philosophical, thinking. There are times when we need to have lines though. At some point we need to take a position. I find tranquillity in open mindedness. It is sometimes easier to not take a hard and fast position. Maybe I'm just lazy.

Enjoy the day,
Al

Al - posted a message in your 'visitor messages' - hopefully you received my answer to your question there...still learning the 'posting' ropes here. Let me know, alright? I'm sensing I should have posted it here as a reply (smile).

Icepoet

So let me ask a question. When I was in and we had down time there were a few of us who fancied ourselve's to be "philosophical". The one thing we agreed on nearly to a man was the concept that to be a "true" philosopher you had to have the ability to change your thinking 180 degrees. By that I mean you needed an open mind. I'm curious what your thought are on the subject.