08-13-2018, 09:06 PM
Before we answer the question of whether or not this forum is a thing, we have to define the word "thing."
What is a thing?
If a thing shall be defined as "an inanimate material object as distinct from a living sentient being," then is this forum material or inanimate? After all, the forum does change because it is a proxy for conversation.
But the definition is quite colourful and other questions and broadened definitions pop up as a result. What is a "being"? How is something "living"? Are we "things"? Sometimes a thing does not have to be a non-living object.
Some words can't be defined, simple ones such as "door," "sleep," "time," "earth," etc. Which these words are basic parts of a person's vocabulary for most cultures that exist within the world. But specifying "things" as categories is a meaningless task in the long run, because everything known to man, is definitely a thing without a doubt. For even a single man is compromised of several things.
In conclusion, the debate on whether or not the forum is a thing is meaningless. No doubt this forum is a thing. Even dead forums are still things too.
P.S. Sorry for being too intellectual in the Cosmic Trash Nebula.
What is a thing?
If a thing shall be defined as "an inanimate material object as distinct from a living sentient being," then is this forum material or inanimate? After all, the forum does change because it is a proxy for conversation.
But the definition is quite colourful and other questions and broadened definitions pop up as a result. What is a "being"? How is something "living"? Are we "things"? Sometimes a thing does not have to be a non-living object.
Some words can't be defined, simple ones such as "door," "sleep," "time," "earth," etc. Which these words are basic parts of a person's vocabulary for most cultures that exist within the world. But specifying "things" as categories is a meaningless task in the long run, because everything known to man, is definitely a thing without a doubt. For even a single man is compromised of several things.
In conclusion, the debate on whether or not the forum is a thing is meaningless. No doubt this forum is a thing. Even dead forums are still things too.
P.S. Sorry for being too intellectual in the Cosmic Trash Nebula.