But ho! Being the professional that I am, I still have time to travel to Germany and meet YOU, my wonderful minions!
15th October, 7 PM: Burg Lichtspiele, in Ginsheim-Gustavsburg
Talk and signing.
16th October, 5 PM: Lierature cafe, Ettlingen
Talk and signing.
17th October, 1:30 PM: Frankfurt Book Fair
Talk and signing.
5 — 8:30 PM: The Midnight Hotel.
The Midnight Hotel is a fan event where I'll be chatting and signing, and there'll be a quiz and a fancy dress competition and, like, stuff happening... It's gonna be awesome.
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«Oldest ‹Older 4601 – 4800 of 4984 Newer› Newest»@Star You see a difference? Logic = figuring out a logical thing to do and doing it. If you're not doing it, then you're not using logic.
I can agree, i have ignored some more complex problems in the matter while stating some things that i thought would be correct. I have not reached a final conclusion about anything.
@Aquila: Um . . . I don't know. :P
Might have to get a new one.
How can logic work without a concept of good and bad?
As in, good outcome and bad outcome.
@Kas: *looks confused*
Night, Chloe.
@Star Logic doesn't have morals. Morals don't help with the task. Why would you make any task harder by using morals?
Star, ever come across logic in mathematics? It IS a discipline like geometry or so, just not taught anymore. It used to be big, though.
Example:
A is like B.
B is like C.
Logical conclusion: If both statements are true, then A is like C.
This is logic. Not more, not less. :)
goodnight chloe.
@Fera We're hardly experts, though.
*nods at johanna*
@Johanna Pretty sure we're not doing maths right now -_-
Not many people are. I am not even sure if there's a right or wrong answer to anything. Except, if it's something like mathematics.
@Johanna I mean, there were no pointy ears in your comment, I'm not seeing any vulcan hax.
Kas: Logic is a mathematicl discipline. We even had a couple lessons on it.
@Aquila: Right, okay.
But why would you work that out? Why would you bother?
@Kas: Not /morals/.
I mean, if your goal was to work out mathematical concepts, you would think that working out a mathematical concept was good and failing to was bad. That kind of good and bad.
But why would you have that goal in the first place?
"Logic is the branch of philosophy concerned with the use and study of valid reasoning. The study of logic also features prominently in mathematics and computer science."
Credit goes to Wikipedia. ^^
@Aquila: In order to develop that mathematical discipline, you have to want to.
Want is an emotion.
@Aquila: Yaeh, and in order to study that, you have to motivate yourself to. How do you do that without emotion?
@Star Why would you have a bad outcome? Why have an option to have it? What possible difference would it make to you if you got a bad outcome over a good one?
Logic as a mathematical branch would not exist without emotion.
@Kas: Exactly. That is my point.
You can't achieve any goal without having a comprehension of a good outcome and a bad outcome, and in order for you to have that, you need emotion.
Star, all your arguing goes back to 'oh lord, the people who came up with that were human, and all humans have emotions'. And yeah sure, you're right.
But that is NOT the point of logic.
And computers can do logic. Without all answers having been programmed into them in advance.
Logic. Is like maths. It's conclusive in itself, it does not need emotions or anything from outside to make sense. It just is.
@Kas: if you're human, that is
@Aquila: Exactly.
Okay, maybe I shoudl rephrase.
Humans cannot have logic without emotion.
I do not agree with that one though, star. We're built on mathematics. Everything around us is mathematics. It might just be universal.
Humans can follow logic completely ignoring emotion, though.
@Aquila: I think you may have won there by forcing me to rephrase. :P Well done.
@Johanna And robots/computers are slaves that have no free will. They do what we tell them, not because they choose, or want to.
@Aquila: Humans need to have emotion in order to want to follow logic. :)
@Fera: *looks confused*
Mathematics is just a model we have designed in order to understand the world.
@Kas: Yep.
What emotion makes you want to follow logic, though?
... usually being tired of emotion. ^^
Kas: One could argue that many people are slaves of their emotion, instead, and that you're never truely free to start with. You can just choose what to be ruled by. And whether that's a freedom or another form of being forced is a matter of perspective, I guess.
star: you cannot be sure about that. Other living beings are capable of considering it as well. Mathematics is all around us. So who's to say there isn't a god, and that he is not the greatest mathematician?
@Johanna You could also argue that you're free of freedom, but you're always a slave to/free from something or other.
umm...btw...all i was trying to get across...is that while you have emotions, you don't have to listen to them all the time ^_^ although, i got caught up in myself at bits...
@Aquila: Yes, and 'being tired of' is an emotion. :)
Want is an emotion.
These are mostly small emotions.
@Aquia's second comment: yupyup.
@Fera: There's nothign to say there isn't a God and that he isn't the greatest mathematician. :)
And, do you not ever sit tehre in maths and think "I wonder what model soem aliens on another planet have developed to explain these mathematical concepts?" Just me? :P
I think I may agree with you that maths is everywhere, on second thoughts. :P
Mhm, to be honest I stopped trying to figure out whether I'm free or not. It's a topic without end, to me. ^^
@Fera: Yes, I can agree with that. :) I just didn't agree with you the way you were phrasing it.
LOL
Male radio moderator: Are you ready for fifty shades of grey?
Female moderator: But the camera...
Male: It's past eleven, the children are in bed. This program is not suited for viewers below 16.
-male moderator starts reading out colour codes and the name of the grey going with the code-
XD
At the end of the day, something has to drive you, but emotions let you see how things make you feel, and make moral decisions that can be useful, or useless.
Logic in ignores all that, you don't feel, but rather, do what you have deducted is the best thing to do to meet your goal. You're missing out on thinking whether the action you're doing can affect you, because you no longer feel the relevant emotions. Problem is, your goals can be morally bad, but you're not going to notice as you've no reason to question the fact that you're a slave.
@Aquila: I am a slave to my emotions
but my emotions are part of me
and without them, I am not me
so I wouldn't be free without my emotions because there would be no "I"
like . . . I guess individual freedom is being a slave to oneself (as opposed to being a slave to anyone/anything else).
- new definition of individual freedom -
@Aquila: XD
@Kas: If you're human, you need emotion in order to decide to follow your goal. :)
Ah, not sure about the slave thing, but yes to the reaching morally questionable conclusions. -still thinking of the mice-
heh, johanna :p
star: mhmm, aliens may have it figured out a different way, but...i believe maths will be maths no matter what symbols and systematics are used to present it ^_^ and yeah, i get that :)
"Morally questionable" is not related to logic.
No, but it is an outside judgement of a logical conclusion.
@Star "If you're human" So... do we stop being human if we no longer use emotion?
@Johanna Outside judgement is mostly irrelevant to solving problems with logic.
And what if there was no outside judgement, just a logical approach to everything by everyone?
@Kas: Yes. Obviously. That was Chloe's argument at the beginning, whcih I agreed with. One isn't human without emotion, like a pencil isn't a pencil without a pencil lead.
@Fera: Yes, sorry. I agree with you, but I didn't a minute ago.
Kas, then things would get really inhumane with breeding programs and planned killing. ... which we don't want, right? ^^
@Kas: If you're human, you need emotion to decide to approach things.
@Johanna Then we follow the orders we've been given: our instincts.
Instincts are not really orders, but a matter of existence.
Don't follow them, go ahead. ... but you'll die out. ;P
@Star What if you don't have emotion?
@Johanna Well, instinct says eat, logic gets right on that.
There ARE people without emotion, at least I heard there are. Though they usually have trouble to understand the rules of society?
it's fine, I think the best kinda conversation is when both sides are willing to change perspectives ^_^
@Kas; Then you're not human.
@Fera: :)
@Aquila: I'm not sure you can have no emotion. You can have less emotion than average.
*hugs and shit?* :P
Omg, so who's on half term tomorrow?
@Saoirse: Next week for me.
Oh dear was that actually my last profile name?!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexithymia
Guess this might come really close to having no emotions. If you can't recognise the ones you have, nor the ones that others have...
my gaaassh,,, i haven't seen you in AGES saoirse, how're you?!!!!!! :P
Sorry Star ;P
@Johanna Depends on your logic, but, as I mentioned earlier, humans are too unintelligent to live on logic alone, simply because they'd not gain the knowledge they have now without emotions, or things like curiosity.
And logic only extends to one person, for example, if it is logical for someone to die, that doesn't mean they'll calmly accept it, they will follow their survival instincts.
Urgh, haven't seen you or anyone else on this blog in months Fera! Next time I take a long break remember to spam my email ;P I've been great thanks, how have you been?
Hey, Seirsha! I've really missed you! How have you been, lately?
(I thought it's half term next week?)
Hey Kas, I've missed you too, I've been a lot better than usual lately which is great, how have you been?
I seem to have escaped my minor SAD this year which is amazing but I can't remember if it normally comes this early :P
And yeah it is next week but I get two weeks :P
I've missed you! It's been a rough time for me, but oh well ^_^
why do you get 2 wekkkkkkkss ?:P
Awww why Fera?
It's because I'm lucky af ;)
But that means you guys (hopefully) get to see double me :D
Oh wait am I supposed to be using brackets? I can't even remember whoops...
@Seirsha It's been... okay, barring a few bad days.
Danni left, though. I miss her a lot. *sighs*
I got fed up of a lot of things, so started acting like a jerk on more occasions than i should've, so that got me into trouble, loosing friends, failing school etc. ^_^ heh, lucky lucky :P what have you been up to?!!!! :) :)
So a bit better then Kas? I'm sorry about Danni, if you ever want to chat, my email is saoirse53535@gmail.com
Oh, I had your wrong email -_-
I'm off to bed now, night all! ^^
Awww I'm sorry Fera, I'm sure things will get better. Again, if you need to chat, ^^^. I haven't been up to much, I've just started by GCSE syllabus but got a fairly good set of grades, other then that, nothing has changed - I'm still as lonely as a shadow but I'm enjoying the free life :D
So am I.
Good night, Star, Fera, Johanna and Seirsha!
Oh whoops, yeah I forgot the login for the other one...
Night Aquila! (Not sure if we had met)
Night Kas!
goodnight kas ^_^
umm....I should be finishing my A-levels this year but i am re-doing one year ^_^
That's cool, I'm sure it will be worth it
heh, hopefully :p so, you just started gcse did you say? ^_^
Yeah, it's so scary
There's so much more homework too
oh don't worry, that's nothing compared to what A-level are like :p I thought GCSE was easy ^_^ appreciate it while you can :P
sorry...i am not exactly encouraging you, am i? :P What subjects are you doing? ^_^
Oh god don't say that XD
No don't worry :D I'm loving it, I'm doing triple science rather than double, German, geography, history and music
And of course double English and maths
oh nice ^_^ With a considerable amount of studying, you should be fine :) Would you like to go to A-levels after finishing? :D
That moment when your stomach rumbles and you realise you're hungry but your mum won't cook you any food but then you remember you refrigerated that sandwich you didn't finish for lunch today and you feel like a #winner
Oh Fera, I've got my eye set on Oxbridge XD
hehe, i love those moment when you find free food :P
and oh shit...you've gotta study hard then ^_^ both in A levels and gcse ^_^ I fucked myself over by not studying as much as i should've last year ^_^
It's actually not a very good sandwich though - it's spicy :(
Yeah I know, that's why I'm not spending time on here during the school periods
sorry if you mind swearing, i'll just fucking keep it down :P
I LOVE SPICY SANDWHICHES :D
heh, i don't usually spend much time on here either ^_^
What? No swearing is absolutely fine, I'm used to it in a school of girls XD
If that was confusing I meant that I'm fine with swearing because everyone swears at school
oh no, i understood that perfectly :P I like using it when i want to emphasize things or...just in general XD :P
Oh okay just checking, I thought it may have sounded like I was okay with no swearing XD
Some shops are already selling Christmas clothing XD
nahhh, It's hard to get me to misinterpret your sentences :P umm, holy crap,...it's like...calm your tatas :P
Oh okay then :P
heh, do you like clothes and stuff? :D
Yesss shopping is one of my passions XD
oh really, any favorites? ^_^
New Look, Primark, Top Shop, Hollister, Jack Wills, etc.
O.O as a guy, i don't even know some of these shops XD but...I think i am alright with shopping :p
How can you not have heard of them though?!
dunno, I really block out everything that i am not interested in :P
You aren't interested in shopping?!
I've heard of top shop, hollister, primark and jack wills ^_^
I mean i am alright with it, but it's not my passion :P
But not New Look?!
nope, the name doesn't click at least :P
Wow
hey, don't judge me :P
I'm trying not to... Jokes I'm not judging you XD
good :P My passion is dancing ^_^ I love it :D
Wait is it actually?! I LOVE dance! XD
really? :D it is actually! ^_^ What kinda dancing do you like? :D
Contemporary, bit of jazz, street, stuff like that, what about you?
heh, i am mainly for street dancing ^_^ popping, a little bit of B-boying and animation :)
Nice
^_^ got a youtube channel ^_^
Omg what is it called?
why tell, when i can link? :P don't watch the older video though, please :p
*videos
Omg that is too cool XD
thanks XD I improv btw ^_^
So cool XD
you're flattering me too much :P ^_^ which one did you watch? I really wanna know >.> ^_^
First couple - they're amazing, my wifi runs out now, will see you tomorrow or whenever
thank you :) ok, see ya round, goodnight ^_^
One of the ways that I am trying to change my thinking to ell my depression is to literally let go of it.
I told myself that I was plagued
But I needed it so that others could pity me.
And now, I'm telling myself that I don't need depression. I don't.
For my anorexia and bulimia, I have told myself that, instead of yelling at myself and calling myself names for failing to eat well,
My incentive to eat well should be because a body is a temple.
Temples need to be fed right.
*hugs Noelle*
((SISTER! ITs ME CHLoE!!!!!!!!! COME BACk!))
((That's good of you noelle ^.^))
I have a whole day by myself :)
You have a whole day with us! :)
Read a book/watch TV/get dizzy! :)
I've missed spending a whole day on here :D
It gets boring, everyone is in school.
Oh :(
Yeah...
So, you have two weeks off? Any half term plans?
No :D
Do you have any plans?
Halo 5 is releasing next Tuesday and I plan to play the heck out of it.
Other than that, life as usual.
That's cool :D
*waves randomly*
I'm really excited for it.
So, wanna talk about yourself? You've been away for a while...
Yeah sure, what do you wanna know?
What have you been up to? How was life? Anything interesting happen?
Excited for Star Wars? (New film soon!)
I haven't been up to much, just slowly working my way through GCSE work, past papers, tests, essays, projects, homeworks etc., life is good, nothing interesting has happened and my dad is definitely excited XD I haven't seen the trailer yet
Ah, I see. Any homework you should be doing? :)
No I don't get holiday homework XD
I've also not seen the newest trailer, I'm not super-excited.
Cool
What are you up to? :)
Nothing - I'm in bed
What are you doing?
OMG you're in a warm, comfy bed, cuddling a pillow...
I'm reading. And now I have to go :/
Take care, Seirsha.
Not quite cuddling a pillow but yeah...
Okay bye, I was gonna make breakfast anyway
See you later
*ghosts until the next person arrives*
*wants to introduce another character but doesn't know who*
*cant even remember previous characters*
Hellu. My name isu , Cowboyu, desu :p
am here btw ^_^
Hey Fera!
*a girl with long blonde hair is walking through the woods with a scowl on her face and her iPod earphones chugging out loud music*
(New character ^^^)
hello savannah :) how's you?
*someone with a hoodie, black jeans and jacket, sits on a tree nearby the girl*
(Good thanks, how are you?
Would you like to meet my new character? ^^^)
*looks at the someone weirdly and walks past*
(I am good as well, thank you :) almost slept in today XD )
*jumps off the tree*
(Me too XD)
*continues to walk away*
(thought you didn't have school? :P )
*starts walking in her direction quicker and quicker*
(Exactly, I have so much to do in so little time! XD)
*walks quicker*
(hehe :p I am going in 10 minutes ^_^ )
*he's now running and goes past her* *some figures follow after*
(Okay)
*watches them, then shrugs and continues to walk after them*
(I dedicate this page to Pretty Little Liars because I am watching it right now and it's an amazing TV show)
*mysterious person immediately stops, turns around, and close lines the 2 figures caught off-guard*
(am going now, continue later, see ya later! :) )
*frowns*
(Bye :))
(SIsTER!!!!!!))
((*hops to English ^
*will be back arounf six*)£
(CHLOOOOOOEEEEEEEEEEEE
See you then)
(I am, cowboyu desu...hello :p )
aaaaaaannnndddd I am off again, will be back in like an hour or so :P
( off to shower but thought i'd say hi and ask how you all were... i'll reply when i get back ok :D )
(Okay Fera
Hi)
( hi Savannah :D :P *offers huggles* not seen you in a while ... )
(*huggles* No, I haven't been here in ages)
(WB ! :P hehe what you been up to, to keep you so distant? :P )
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