idealists

Hi!

gyntsela wrote in idealists Aug 04, 2006 11:39

Hi everyone ( Read more... )

This is me

reasonjo wrote in idealists Jun 30, 2006 23:51

Hi there ( Read more... )

Intuition can be deceptive?

marybagain wrote in idealists Jun 25, 2006 20:08

Myers (2002) warns that intuition can be deceptive. For example: when you ask someone to estimate the thickness of a piece of paper 0.1 cm thick when folded 100 times, most peoples' estimates are wildly inaccurate ( Read more... )

freedom of belief: oppressive freedom?

palerabbit wrote in idealists Jun 19, 2006 04:31

(copied dirently from a post in my own livejournal)

I was writing an entry in forgottenrealms (hey, I'm a big nerd, so be it), and I'll later put it over in idealists. I was thinking about religious tolerance, and, the right to believe in what one chooses to believe in. I formalized a problem I had been thinking about for a while. While I think that being allowed to ( Read more... )

Helloo?

palerabbit wrote in idealists Jun 15, 2006 08:10

Hello everyone, I'm pretty new to the online scene, and I happened upon this group. It mentioned something about an introductory post... I'm not sure how much of an introduction is suggested, but I'll try to keep it brief ( Read more... )

Throw the cat amongst the pidgeons?

marybagain wrote in idealists Jun 12, 2006 21:44

"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honours the servant and has forgotten the gift." (Albert Einstein)

What do group members think about the above quote?

The Ideal Self?

marybagain wrote in idealists Jun 11, 2006 12:10

"Idealists strive to discover who they are and how they can become their best possible self--always this quest for self-knowledge and self-improvement drives their imagination ( Read more... )

New Community

deepdownwithin wrote in idealists Jun 05, 2006 20:08

Hello there,
I would like to make notice of a new writing community me and my friends are in the process of creating at paper_Identity with dozens of writing options and guarenteed literary feedback from the Mods.
So feel free to join :)http://community.livejournal.com/xpaper_identity/profile

from the bee

altanar wrote in idealists Jun 01, 2006 22:46

Weltschmerz (velt'shmerts') n. [[Ger, world pain]] Mental depression or apathy caused by comparison of the actual state of the world with an ideal state; Sentimental pessimism

Feel familiar to anyone else?

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ceruleanswirl wrote in idealists May 29, 2006 14:01

it's said that extremes, regardless of how positive or negative, are never good for a person. generally i agree with that. i believe that finding balance and compromise is the most efficient way to live happily ( Read more... )