Proof by Verbosity (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_by_verbosity)
Bounded Rationality (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bounded_rationality)
What? It was either that or the wikipedia article on Darwin Awards :rolleyes:
Vibhajjavada (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibhajjavada)
(Oops, just realized I might come off as proselytizing by linking to a somewhat religious-themed article, which is not my intent... Vibhajjavada by itself is a secular concept... it basically promotes the use of rational thought and rational analysis as a guide for living a compassionate existence, as opposed to the use of faith and superstition... I just couldn't find an equivalent to it in Western terminology... maybe call it Compassionate Rational Anarchism?).
Simulacrum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulacrum).
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Phantom Bunburyist and Fop o' th' Morning
Perhaps Secular Humanism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secular_humanism)?
Quote from: zuludelta on May 28, 2008, 06:03:30 PM
Vibhajjavada (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibhajjavada)
(Oops, just realized I might come off as proselytizing by linking to a somewhat religious-themed article, which is not my intent... Vibhajjavada by itself is a secular concept... it basically promotes the use of rational thought and rational analysis as a guide for living a compassionate existence, as opposed to the use of faith and superstition... I just couldn't find an equivalent to it in Western terminology... maybe call it Compassionate Rational Anarchism?).
Quote from: Uncle Yuan on May 28, 2008, 07:41:47 PM
Perhaps Secular Humanism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secular_humanism)?
Hey, yeah, the basic tenets sound pretty close.
It's just that I'm not down with many secular humanists'/freethinkers' outright rejection of the metaphysical (I'm using the term in the colloquial sense, and not the formal, philosophic sense). For all my reliance on rational thought and analysis, I guess I still "adhere" to The Four Noble Truths in principle (although I also reject their more superstitious/religious sub-tenets).
Groovy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groovy)
I tried looking up Awesome (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awesome), but... well, yeah.
FORIAMSPAM!
Spastic (Evolution of term in United States) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaz)
Specifically this passage:
QuoteIn American slang, the term "spaz" is inoffensive, most Americans consider it casual slang for clumsiness, sometimes associated from over excitement, excessive energy, or hyperactivity.
Proboscii (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noses)
Indeed
Hm, I don't know that any one article will sum it all up, but this probably comes closest:
Nerd (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerd)
Although this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geek) one is probably also very close.
There wasn't a specific artical for Phlegmatic (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Phlegmatic&redirect=no), but it is part of a larger discussion on the theory of humors and temperaments.
Uniqueness Quantification (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniqueness_quantification)
Translation:
JeyNyce => Math Geek
:)
Placebo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placebo)
Berserker (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berserker)
I really wouldn't know how to do that. My personality and interests are so scattered, a single article wouldn't do it. And the entry for Ecelctic isn't specific enough.
Cannibalism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibalism)
Dilettante (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dilettante)
Quote from: Protomorph on June 02, 2008, 03:43:06 AM
I really wouldn't know how to do that. My personality and interests are so scattered, a single article wouldn't do it. And the entry for Ecelctic isn't specific enough.
I believe this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia) would fit the bill.
Sure, why not? :)