[J m HofMarN]

The victorian era was more than anything just a time of huge contradcitions. The main thing was that most people were pretty cynical but tried to act romantic and that they tried to avoid being human and be proper instead. It's a little known fact that women routinely died from wearing their corsets too tight back then.

[Hannibal]

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[SimeSublime]

I've always thought I belonged in the victorian age. Back when men were men, the law was a "constitutional monarchy," and everybody wore long coats and doublets. I'd dress like an 18th century nobleman, but I like my eccentricities to be more subtle.

We still have the constitutional monachy thing happening down in Australia.

[Hannibal]

I do so hate "isms." Romanticism, existentialism, fascism, humanism, communism, capitalism, anarchism, socialism, conservatism, liberalism, nazism, guruism, lamaism, darwinism, ism, ism,ism.

What good has any ism ever done?

I like to think for myself. I follow nobody. I believe in certain things such as respect, integrity, consideration, hospitality and humor.

No matter what anybody believes, only they believe it. You will choose any supplementary values beyond the basics to rationalize the irrational.

Life goes on.

[Slade]

C'mon, ismism! We, as a species, have to define everything in concrete forum or have it entirely intangible in order to comprehend it. I believe the idea, Hannibal is that you form your own ideas, and then you look into what other people have to say and go "Oh, I think like that, neat!" or "What the hell is wrong with these people?" or "*sigh* Another horde of ninjas has inexplicably fallen from the sky and I must dispose of them all at once. Again."

In regards to the victorian thing: I think I'd spend my whole time either purposely being improper or satiricly proper. Or I'd just grow one mean set of mutton chops. I'm of the "acknowledge all that there is to be human, and embrace everything you can, and try to fix the stuff you don't like about yourself" idea.

[Al Creed]

Hello, my name is Al. I found this forum through Huccubus' site.

My philosophy tends to lean towards existentialism. I think all humans should be responsible for their own actions, that there is no set "plan" in the universe. As well, I think existence cannot be explain, and doesn't have to be - live to live.

However, I don't agree with existentialism's stance on how we are all isolated - No man is an island.