Practical idealism

[Christopher Duncan]

Nevermind... :rolleyes:

[Hannes_F]

And ...?? :rolleyes:

[Leaf]

Good point Chris,

Definately yes, we need practical idealism... um as long as we're not talking about practical as in practical joke.

Practical
1 a : of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal <a practical question> <for all practical purposes> b : being such in practice or effect : VIRTUAL <a practical failure>
2 : actively engaged in some course of action or occupation <a practical farmer>
3 : capable of being put to use or account : USEFUL <he had a practical knowledge of French>
4 a : disposed to action as opposed to speculation or abstraction b (1) : qualified by practice or practical training <a good practical mechanic> (2) : designed to supplement theoretical training by experience
5 : concerned with voluntary action and ethical decisions <practical reason>
- prac·ti·cal·i·ty /"prak-ti-'ka-l&-tE/ noun
- prac·ti·cal·ness /'prak-ti-k&l-n&s/ noun



Practically most of all our problems, in my opinion, stemmed from impractical idealism.

Main Entry: im·prac·ti·cal
Pronunciation: (")im-'prak-ti-k&l
Function: adjective
: not practical: as a : not wise to put into or keep in practice or effect b : incapable of dealing sensibly or prudently with practical matters c : IMPRACTICABLE d : IDEALISTIC
- im·prac·ti·cal·i·ty /-"prak-ti-'ka-l&-tE/ noun
- im·prac·ti·cal·ly /-'prak-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb



That possibly appies even if your not speaking of political matters, which are frequently too contentious for my taste, so I usually try to tread very lightly.


Main Entry: 1tread
Pronunciation: 'tred
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): trod /'träd/; also tread·ed; trod·den /'trä-d&n/; or trod; tread·ing
Etymology: Middle English treden, from Old English tredan; akin to Old High German tretan to tread
transitive senses
1 a : to step or walk on or over b : to walk along : FOLLOW
2 a : to beat or press with the feet : TRAMPLE b : to subdue or repress as if by trampling : CRUSH
3 : to copulate with -- used of a male bird
4 a : to form by treading : BEAT <tread a path> b : to execute by stepping or dancing <tread a measure>
intransitive senses
1 : to move on foot : WALK
2 a : to set foot b : to put one's foot : STEP
3 : COPULATE
- tread·er noun
- tread on one's toes : to give offense (as by encroaching on one's rights or feelings)
- tread water : to keep the body nearly upright in the water and the head above water by a treading motion of the feet usually aided by the hands



Best Regards,
David

[Leaf]

Nevermind... :rolleyes:Also a very good point, do you think a good feature for them to add would be a way for someone to delete a thread if they start one, but then sudenly changes their mind?:)

[etLux]

Also a very good point, do you think a good feature for them to add would be a way for someone to delete a thread if they start one, but then sudenly changes their mind?:)
Chris didn't really change his mind.

He just discovered Practical Pragmatism... lol.

David
www.DavidSosnowski.com
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[Christopher Duncan]

Also a very good point, do you think a good feature for them to add would be a way for someone to delete a thread if they start one, but then sudenly changes their mind?:)
Yes, particularly for the capricious spirits among us (or at least the ones most likely to forget where they put their coffee cup). :)

[Leaf]

Yes, particularly for the capricious spirits among us (or at least the ones most likely to forget where they put their coffee cup). :)You too huh? I still haven't found my coffee cup, last time I lost it, I found it in the backyard, but not there this time. :confused: