Fang Shen Do

[DAYoung]

"Subjectivism" is the quintissential sophmoric philosophy: it preaches selfish egotism. College kids learn that there is a theory behind being greedly self-centered little bastards.

Most grow up.

Optimist.

[Doctor X]

"Subjectivism" is the quintissential sophmoric philosophy: it preaches selfish egotism. College kids learn that there is a theory behind being greedly self-centered little bastards.

Most grow up.

It is a belief system tailor made for cults.

--J.D.

[Askari]

I was just playing with those videos from the other thread, and I think I can post a thumbnail- So I give you again, the fantom elbow.....:



Edited to add, yep, a new toy.

[DAYoung]

The most annoying thing about Rand followers is their sense of utterly groundless superiority. They really think they're bona fide philosophers.

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"So you're a philosopher?"

"Yep"

"Have you read Ayn Rand?"

"A little."

"You really should read [INSERT RAND BOOK HERE]. It's really brilliant. Better than all that other philosophy."

"What other philosophy?"

"You know, Plato and all that."

"So you've read Plato?"

"No, but Rand says that-"

"Have you actually read any philosophers, or did you get your ideas about philosophy from Rand?"

"Don't get elitist with me. Not everyone can sit around reading, paid for by the state."

"Wouldn't Rand see that as enlightened self interest? Taking the opportunity to learn without distractions? Isn't that also why so many of Rand's characters are rich - so they can be free from menial labour? In fact, didn't Rand go to university?"

"Don't get aggressive. It's okay for people to have other opinions, you know. You must be used to your students believing everything you say."

"Not really. They actually do the reading..."

[silence]

"Well, we could philosophise all day, but some of us have work to do."

"We haven't been philosophising."

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[Cdnronin]

Ayn Rand dammit, Ayn Rand.

Always thought there was something fishy about folks with weird spellings to their names
:glasses13

[Cdnronin]

It would be massively generous to lable Ayn Rand 'mediocre'.

Phat Fil's phavorite filospher is mediocre? what are the odds?

[TKD Black Belt]

Ask a ninja?

Maybe sJP should ask this guy for help?

TKD

"I'm so bad, Mr. T calls me to ask permission!"

[TKD Black Belt]

Actually I did. My ex is a huge AYN Rand fan (as well as a huge Neil Pert fan) and was livid with the poke at her beloved AYN.

Funny enough, I think FSD and Ayn have more in common that just a bad grasp of the English language. Regurgitating someone else's ideas and calling them your own is another tell tale sign of McDojo!

TKD

Ooops! I done siad sumpin dat SeeFood is gunna be mad at me fur!

[Goju - Joe]

Anyone ever notice in the episode of the Simpson's where they put Maggie in a day care that it's the:

"Ayn Rand school for Tiny Tots"

Hillarious!!

[Slug]

Ayn Rand dammit, Ayn Rand.

Ayn Rand? is she as bad as Ann Rand? :)

[Shawarma]

Ayn Rand dammit, Ayn Rand.

[Slug]

Oh and I f*cking hate Ann Rand!

Quoting Ann in a philosophical debate is like showing up to build a deck with a Fisher Price hammer and saw!

TKD:chewy:

Shhh...Dont that to tell Neil Peart from RUSH :)

Well Ann rand is right up there with banana hands Robbins so I thought they must (FSD) must be getting their 'superior' ninja mind games from somehwhere :)


Slug

[TKD Black Belt]

Oh and I f*cking hate Ann Rand!

Quoting Ann in a philosophical debate is like showing up to build a deck with a Fisher Price hammer and saw!

TKD:chewy:

[TKD Black Belt]

How ya doin' Jacques!

where do you guys find the time for all this. lol You guys need to get a life I think.

- Sorry I think I've mentioned this before but will address it again. I work as a consultant from my place. The benefits of a flexible schedule and a booming O&G industry.

TKD what is your raking in your list that you've talked about?

- Well I'm considered by some (mostly ring girls) to be the P4P sexiest looking fighter in Western Canada.
- As for 'the list' it doesn't really rank people (yet another paradigmatic flaw in FSD in that their is an assumption in an overall ranking, I'll come back to this later) just lists who's fought who and when.

What's your beef with these guys?

- I will answer this in a longer more detailed post. Sufficient to say these guys are selling snake oil. If it wasn't for the fact that someone will try and use this 'snake oil' in a situation where their life might be on the line, I'd leave them alone. That, however is not the case. Unless, SokeJP, you'd like to clarify for me your true intent.

You say you train all the time for combat, where do you find the time in between all of your constructive investigating?

- Asked and answered (please proof read your questions before posting keeps you from looking silly!)

You sure seem like a guy who doesn't have much to offer except alot of BS. You are entertaining in a funny way.

- Thanks for the compliment but if I don't have much to offer why do you continue to address concerns to me?

Would you be interested in some friendly training in Ottawa sometime?

- Absolutely, I expect to be in the Ottawa area this summer! I'll let you kow when for sure.

You say you could take all these guys when you don't have a clue of what they are capable of doing but you are the worst to try and take them down for a weird reason. Why don't you step up to the plate if your so tough, self proclaimed tough that is!

- Hmm, I'll break out my secret decoder ring and try to make my way through that (again proof reading is your friend). Okay, um one of the jobs I do as a coach and trainer is teaching LEO and getting professional fighters ready for competition. As such I'm continually surrounded by people who are very focused on results. We, on occassion will have the local 'tough guy' walk in looking to prove himself against these guys.

The last guy I rolled with like this pretty much fits shadow beasts' description to a tee, in addition he had the benefit of a blue belt in BJJ (I know his old coach) suffice to say I had him tapping like the little drummer boy in a few minutes. Now I'm well aware that every situation is different but I have enough life situations like this to make me comfortable in my own skills. Well comfortable enough that I don't see the need to hide like a tiger in the men's washroom!

I know you will talk about the rating stuff again but blablabla. CHEERS

- Okay, here's a huge flaw in Fang Shen Do's paradigm. Jacques please don't take this personally but I will attempt to be as blunt as possible.

After a tournament in TKD when our team had had a very poor showing the coach called us together to talk. He asked "Who is thinking about the lose yesterday?" Well a number of us, myself included, raised our hands. He then looked at us and said, "A true champion doesn't think about the outcome of a tournament once it is done. He only remembers that he was there and continues to the next event."

You guys are so hung up on being #1 that you forget that the true aspect of Bushido is to 'be a warrior'. No one ever said that warriors always won. The tiger does not always get his/her prey. Sometimes the tiger fails. If out of fear of 'failure' the tiger gave up on hunting (which is what FSD has done) then he would starve.

I hope that makes it clear. If you'll excuse me I'm off for a run before I start into another project that is on my desk. Oh, feel free to quote me in class tonight, my stories are usually fairly educational and a lot of other coaches quote me.

TKD

"Alea Iacta Est"

[Slug]

Raggedy Ann Randy

From what I have read, Ayn Rand is a mediocre authority on philosophy. Just thought I'd add that. I'll stop now.

The book 'Virtues of Selfishness' read 'Argument through Intimidation' :)
Its about making claims with no facts...

Dic69 has no facts on TKDs training schedual or amount of time he researched

Slug