To understand the object of study is to leave it

wildcat · 10-20-2007, 08:59 AM

Open the windows.

Do not suffocate.

lastrailway · 10-20-2007, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by wildcat

Open the windows.

Do not suffocate.

To understand the object of the study is to realise that you can go a step deeper each time. It's not like leaving it. So I think, at least.
Maybe it depends on the object

Metamorphosis · 10-20-2007, 05:56 PM

Am I the only one that just assumed this was about spending too much time on MBTI central?

Athenian200 · 10-20-2007, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Metamorphosis

Am I the only one that just assumed this was about spending too much time on MBTI central?

There's no such thing, Metamorphosis.

Wildcat:

Are you saying that once we understand something, we no longer have to study it?

snegledmaca · 10-20-2007, 08:32 PM

He's saying that when you change perspective you gain new insight. Through abandoning the study of MBTI you are effectively stepping out of the box thinking vise. Or something like that.

Santtu · 10-20-2007, 09:04 PM

He is relying us to fill in the blanks, thinking that there must have been a point. This is a classic get-them-interested -trick that leaves me uninterested.

Recluse · 10-20-2007, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by wildcat

Open the windows.

Do not suffocate.

I was discussing an article with my sweetheart about the rising cost of living:
Living paycheck to paycheck gets harder - Yahoo! News
which led me to suggest that we substitute beans for more expensive protein-rich foods, like meat.

So this opening post, while seemingly unrelated, brings an aspect to the table that is worthy of consideration....

wildcat · 11-16-2007, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Santtu

He is relying us to fill in the blanks, thinking that there must have been a point. This is a classic get-them-interested -trick that leaves me uninterested.

Sycopanth.

OctaviaCaesar · 11-23-2007, 02:19 AM

I might be biased by my philosophy class, but the title of the post sounds like Plato's forms, and the body of it is like a Zen saying.

Kiddo · 11-23-2007, 04:12 AM

Uhg...it reminds me of when I am having difficulty with something so I leave it for a little while, come back, and can then easily come to the solution. But I agree that wildcat probably just comes up with these things to see if we will provide an answer for her.

10-20-2007, 08:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
wildcat Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Type: INTP Location: Mars Posts: 2,588	To understand the object of study is to leave it Open the windows. Do not suffocate.

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Metamorphosis 11.2 Join Date: May 2007 Type: INTJ Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 3,368	Am I the only one that just assumed this was about spending too much time on MBTI central? __________________ The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. - Henry David Thoreau Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them. - David Hume But the first thing you learn about emotion is that it has its price; a complete paradox. It's just that...some of us...some of us have to forgo that luxury so that the rest can have it. Some very few of us have to force ourselves not to feel. Like me. Like you. - Jurgen

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Kiddo Furry Critter with Claws Join Date: Sep 2007 Type: OMNi Posts: 2,800	Uhg...it reminds me of when I am having difficulty with something so I leave it for a little while, come back, and can then easily come to the solution. But I agree that wildcat probably just comes up with these things to see if we will provide an answer for her.