Comments by All Members
- "Now this is a nice, cool, slick write. Love the rhythm--it thumps. "she prefers it rough, slaps are much better than kindness,"--decadent line, I relate."
Posted by The Lipstick Factor on "Damn the Hamn!" by DIATRICUS
- "Capstone? Dont look now, but they've got recurring characters signed for Saw VI. And I've heard rumors of at least 7, though those rumors are a coupl'a years old."
Posted by Aleas on "Review of "SAW V"" by DIATRICUS
- "It's a shame this series wasn't comment on with more ferver. I really enjoyed them all. A welcomed breath of fresh air and change of pace to a place where smiling poems are few and far between."
Posted by Aleas on "Peace(ful) at last..." by DIATRICUS
- "a 3 part work of brilliance, finished off with a write in the form that gives the completion it all led up to... I had to LOL at 'the ins and outs' of it, forced upon the reader via creative spacing. Well done!"
Posted by Sketso on "Peace(ful) part 3..." by DIATRICUS
- "being the odd one that I sometimes am... I am compelled to comment on the second paragraph because it seems to capture and convey that concept inherent in a lot of sociological studies on communication practice and, especially, how gender influences communication. All that and I have not said anything. The concept particularly tht I find conveyed there is one of self-disclosure, the openness requested, and the risk that seems to be more associated with preconceptions of masculinity than with actual rejection. Males, typically, have more difficulty disclosing the self, but sociologists often contend that the reason lies within cultural notions of what is appropriate masculine behavior, both communicative as well as other behaviors, where weakness is somehow disdained and perceived to be the result of self-disclosure. It's not just a fear of rejection, but a fear of loss of masculine status, as well. Anyway, I liked that stanza. The rest was very gentle, tender words, no doubt, but also seeking the meaningful, the ideal and fundamental below the sensual... I did very much enjoy the last few lines. Is it not the curse of humanity to always be so distant from one another, no matter how close we become."
Posted by Unknown on "Peace(ful)..." by DIATRICUS
- "Apparently, our opinions differ on more than just art. I'm not going to get into another long-winded debate. I respect your opinion and you, even if I don't agree with them. I'll just leave it at that. And if you do wish to pursue this, kindly take it to my inbox."
Posted by Unknown on "Review of "SAW V"" by DIATRICUS
- "I walk out of some "gore fests" like I just got off a roller coaster. And I have nightmares from some of them. Something that touches me, so deeply I dream about it- dream about being in it- it's art. No ifs, ands or buts. Mental foreplay? Art- true art- is more visceral than that. You can sit around playing philisophical monopolly with other bigheads, or you can get your hands dirty and experience. Raw music, raw lyrics and poetry. Raw, disturbing and touching and deep paint and sculpt work- stuff like Saw is theatrical equivelant of those... genres... of art. "
Posted by Alanarchy on "Review of "SAW V"" by DIATRICUS
- "I saw nothing from what I watched of the Saw films that was "art". Perhaps, there is a lot of mental foreplay involved, but I'm not gonna sit through two hours of gore for the sake of gore so another hefty wallet can deepen or for want of a brain workout. I'd rather write or read or watch something I think is worth my time. If you're willing to watch the next twenty five Saw movies and prequels and sequel-prequels, then go ahead. That is your perogative. This is my opinion, and yours is yours. You can spend your money and time on whatever you consider art, and I will do the same. Oh, and this has nothing to do with "selling out". The concept alone is pretentious. I listen to lots of bands that have "sold out". And I watch lots of popular movies. But (read: personally), the Saw movies are an example of something that lost any interest or value to me because it's all so very exhausted and overdone."
Posted by Unknown on "Review of "SAW V"" by DIATRICUS
- "Does it have to be just commercial? Jigsaw is a great character. A great antivillian. It must be extremely gratifying for the writers to keep his story alive, and running. What's superficial in playing with your art? Yeah, people have to pay to see it. That's how the world works. It's like someone complaining about a band selling out. I love the music. I say, pay them. That way they can keep making the music I love so much."
Posted by Alanarchy on "Review of "SAW V"" by DIATRICUS
- "As for the chamber room.... Well, no one wanted to save the journalist. He had heat on them all. And I liked the ending as well. The Saw devices are all really devious, and some of them are actually clever, and I usually want to see them... kick in. Would have felt cheated, say, if no one bought the farm in that scene with the collars."
Posted by Alanarchy on "Review of "SAW V"" by DIATRICUS
- "I dug it. I tend to think strahm was being punished for not learning anything from his ordeal. Proclaiming his intent for revenge. "I'll kill you, you bitch!" Perserverence yes. But in Jigsaw's mind, this could have been a spiritual flaw, in need of prodding. That, or he wasn't being punished at all. It was, after all, that other fellow's game. Don't remember his name. Been awhile since I saw the fourth one."
Posted by Alanarchy on "Review of "SAW V"" by DIATRICUS
- "I don't really care, at this point. Once sequels start happening, things just gets more than just a little trite to me. I try not to waste my money on things that seem to me lose most (or all) value because the creators were so consumed with monetary value. *shrugs* Good things in small doses... blahblahblah."
Posted by Unknown on "Review of "SAW V"" by DIATRICUS
- "I would have to agree that, provided the decision or choice is made consciously, then some form of mathematical or logical process is involved, but I would still contend that the act of decision making itself may not be very methodical at all... as Derrida indicates, the psychology of decision making may be more a survey of options and a blind choice motivated by passion or despair, or other influences that may not be logical but emotional, or even the very inability to reason well can lead to a choice or decision that defies logic, in full view of options and consequences... anyway, just some murmurs in the dark, as always, thanks."
Posted by Unknown on "Of Wicca, Cults, Organized Religions, et al... " by DIATRICUS
- "I see where you are coming from, but I have two exceptions: first, I don't believe that the reduction to a math-based thinking is necessarily materialistic, and if my statements somehow led to that conclusion, it would be extremely ironic, considering I'm a believer in dualism (by way of metaphorical resonance -- very, very long essay for that theory), and though I will concede the materialistic notion on subconscious levels, my second assertion is that my essay above was specifically directed at a conscious, directed effort -- the individual must be aware of their actions and make conscious choices, for which I believe a foundation in math will offer up more opportunities for advancement into the higher levels. Still, your comments continue to lend insight -- very much appreciated!"
Posted by DIATRICUS on "Of Wicca, Cults, Organized Religions, et al... " by DIATRICUS
- "I agree that when decisions are made deliberately, calculated, if you will, then there is a mathematical component, or at least a logical one, where logic is reducible to math; however, I would contend that not all choices or decisions are made with the assistance of logic or math. I give you president Bush as an example. I think that Hume has a point when he says that reason should be the slave of the passions; interpreted as motivation comes from passion more often than reason, and one's motivations for deciding are often irrational. That's kinda what I was hinting at with the comment about poor decisions implying a decider who knows not math. While we may reduce all chemical-biological functions to mathematical matrices and complex equations, that doesn't mean that the conscious action of decision making is following suit. Anything can be represented mathematically, it is the most abstract artificial language there is, with string theory and multiple dimensions and irrational and imaginary numbers, etc... but the psychology of decision making, rather than the bio-chemistry of decision making, seems to suggest that while reason is always an option, it is not always the preferred method for choosing action. Thanks for the post! "
Posted by Unknown on "Of Wicca, Cults, Organized Religions, et al... " by DIATRICUS
- "A very prudent, interesting and valid question has been posited with regard to "math" itself being cited as the primary process for all decision-making, so I will answer:
1) As cognitive beings, we are bounded by the constraint of application of value in order to make a decision. Take a game of Hearts for example: you have 3-4-5 of hearts within your hand along with other suited cards, and an opponent leads out with a 2-hearts, so, first, you must play a heart, based on the lead, and second, it is of no bearing which heart you play, as they are all of the same exact value.
2) Math dedicates volumes toward value-manipulation, discovery (hidden variables) and explication within prescribed dynamics (relationships among variables -- interdependencies) as well as the notion of distinction (identification) and discrimination (selection -- essentially, making a choice).
3) So, math is, in my opinion, the primary, base language to be utilized in the pursuit outlined in the essay which spawned these comments.
Thank you for you delightful insight into this complicated topic!"
Posted by DIATRICUS on "Of Wicca, Cults, Organized Religions, et al... " by DIATRICUS
- "I thought dogma, social structure, and/or ritualistic behavior, and history were all that any theological or mystical doctrine or practice ever amounted to. I have a question about math being implicated by every decision: if the decision is a poor decision, does that mean the decider didn't follow mathematical principles when deciding? I don't think I follow the separation/distinction point... not sure exactly what you're getting at there... are you trying to undermine the theory somehow? Finally, I would wonder why there is this need for a foundation... epistemologically, there need not be a foundation for there to be practical knowledge... coherentism, or a corroborating series of axioms can serve as a foundation when none of the individual axioms can be reduced to experiential grounds, and need not be verifiable, but by being collaboratively assumed, and mutually implicating, can serve as premises for inferential knowledge. At least, that's what I've heard... Interesting essay, no doubt."
Posted by Unknown on "Of Wicca, Cults, Organized Religions, et al... " by DIATRICUS
- "It was a very well written discourse, i take token disagreement to 2) second paragraph. But thats mainly because you've set yourself up with the no separation argument, and then attempt to use humanity as a separation point of sorts. But god, as you present god, is already humanity - as he is everything, and thus never truly separates yet at the same time must understand the concept of separate by virtue of being party to separation. The perceived separation introduction afterwards clears this up to a point, but the idea that we are all gods looking glasses is a little strange :) Nonetheless this was an interesting little essay to come across. Cheers!"
Posted by Solace on "Of Wicca, Cults, Organized Religions, et al... " by DIATRICUS
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