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Bradaction

['Member']Joined: May 31, 2021 at 11:26Last active: August 05, 2021 at 02:314 discussions68 comments
Location: Brisbane

Bio

17 year old chess player. I like writing and chess. And video games. I also like streaming pog. they/them

Optimistic Nihilist/Atheist/Ditheist/Socialist/LGBTQIA+/Sceptic

Favourite Philosopher

Emmanuel Lasker

Favourite Quotations

“On the chessboard, lies and hypocrisy do not survive long. The creative combination lays bare the presumption of a lie; the merciless fact, culminating in the checkmate, contradicts the hypocrite.”
- Lasker

Discussions (4)

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In: Scotty from Marketing  — view comment
Don't worry, Coal won't hurt you! Oh my god, I love Scotty so much! He's never done anything! I mean it, he hasn't actually done anything- positive at...
July 18, 2021 at 00:08
In: Why is the misgendering of people so commonplace within society.  — view comment
I think I have simply mis phrased this section of my op, when I awaken I shall edit it to be more reflective of both the discussion and of my original...
July 15, 2021 at 12:40
In: Argumentum Ad Aetatem  — view comment
I disagree, I think I responded to a huge amount of comments in my other thread, and tried to ensure that I hadn't missed any. But I also have school ...
July 15, 2021 at 12:38
In: Argumentum Ad Aetatem  — view comment
I definitely think that comparing pronoun misuse to genocide is like comparing an asteroid to the sun, both cause fire, but one burns a lot longer and...
July 15, 2021 at 01:38
In: Taking from the infinite.  — view comment
Ah Thank you!
July 15, 2021 at 01:34
In: Argumentum Ad Aetatem  — view comment
It was a poor worded analogy aha, I think I should've worded it better as 'about world war 2, instead of just knowledge in general. Do you believe the...
July 15, 2021 at 01:30
In: Argumentum Ad Aetatem  — view comment
I disagree, reasoning is the very basis of human function, reasoning does matter. Obviously, there are reasons why particular arguments may be decline...
July 15, 2021 at 01:25
In: Argumentum Ad Aetatem  — view comment
But I would disagree with the sentiment that age = amount of information. A person that died in 1856 have no knowledge of how WWII ended, yet a 10 yea...
July 15, 2021 at 00:55
In: Is Racism a Natural Response?  — view comment
This is a little like the argument that all babies are atheists at birth, because they haven't experienced religion yet. Likewise, they haven't experi...
July 14, 2021 at 22:35
In: Why is the misgendering of people so commonplace within society.  — view comment
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July 14, 2021 at 22:27
In: Why is the misgendering of people so commonplace within society.  — view comment
I believe the understanding adopted by sociologist is that a person whom identifies as genderqueer may or may not suffer from gender dysphoria
July 14, 2021 at 22:25
In: Why is the misgendering of people so commonplace within society.  — view comment
I disagree. Candour is an important part of philosophy, people's true beliefs and feeling should not be suppressed or diminished simply due to having ...
July 14, 2021 at 22:22
In: Argumentum Ad Aetatem  — view comment
I understand this, but what about circumstances when the reasoning is denied simply because the creator is a child, regardless of how logical said rea...
July 14, 2021 at 22:07
In: Why is the misgendering of people so commonplace within society.  — view comment
I think I understand your argument here a lot better given your further explanation in the other thread. but I'll ask to make doubly sure. Is this arg...
July 14, 2021 at 22:05
In: Argumentum Ad Aetatem  — view comment
It retrospect at the intended meaning of your statement perhaps I misinterpreted what you had written, as I had interpreted the 'you're really young' ...
July 14, 2021 at 21:50
In: Argumentum Ad Aetatem  — view comment
I couldn't agree more, and this is the doctrine I try to live by when debating.
July 14, 2021 at 20:46
In: Argumentum Ad Aetatem  — view comment
I mean I have no knowledge of Latin, I put it into google translate. It sounds and functions consistently to most other forms of fallacy when regardin...
July 14, 2021 at 20:44
In: Argumentum Ad Aetatem  — view comment
I do realise that naming fallacies can be lazy way of avoiding having to counter arguments, this is why I still suggest explaining why a particular ar...
July 14, 2021 at 20:42
In: Why is the misgendering of people so commonplace within society.  — view comment
I think in an instance when someone chooses not to comply it's more likely that any reasonable discourse between the two figures would break down. Thi...
July 14, 2021 at 04:49
In: Why is the misgendering of people so commonplace within society.  — view comment
I believe that using the correct pronouns is not an imposition but a social norm, or at least when referring to all other members of society.
July 14, 2021 at 04:32
In: Why is the misgendering of people so commonplace within society.  — view comment
I do not. But I do know that Adults are not all knowing (unless this entire website is a sham meant to deceive me until I reach adulthood), And I do k...
July 14, 2021 at 04:31
In: Why is the misgendering of people so commonplace within society.  — view comment
Where is your argument for this conclusion. This is circular reasoning. I believe there are only two genders This is because I believe there are only ...
July 14, 2021 at 04:25
In: Why is the misgendering of people so commonplace within society.  — view comment
This is fundamentally not true. Adults do not know certain things instinctively, and age does not define how much someone knows. For example, in 5 mon...
July 14, 2021 at 04:22
In: Why is the misgendering of people so commonplace within society.  — view comment
Again this is a false equivalence, age is deterministic, and is based solely on your date of birth. Age is not a social construct, it is factual and p...
July 14, 2021 at 04:19
In: Why is the misgendering of people so commonplace within society.  — view comment
This is a false equivalence. One cannot identify as God, because God is a defined term that does not exist on a spectrum. God is the creator and ruler...
July 14, 2021 at 04:16
In: Why is the misgendering of people so commonplace within society.  — view comment
Except for the fact that this is the basis of philosophy? To question the 'facts' and 'truths' around us. Philosophy is the interpretation of the rule...
July 14, 2021 at 04:07
In: Why is the misgendering of people so commonplace within society.  — view comment
I agree that truth doesn't care what you feel. But I know I am neither male nor female because I don't have an either male nor female soul. Furthermor...
July 14, 2021 at 04:02
In: Taking from the infinite.  — view comment
Should we then refer to these terms as different types of infinite?
July 14, 2021 at 03:43
In: Is their any evidence to suggest science ideas for technology is endless?  — view comment
While I can't find a source to help, I would believe that the existence of infinity as a concept would support the case that their would unlimited ide...
July 14, 2021 at 02:36
In: Taking from the infinite.  — view comment
Perhaps then the question can be asked, are vertical infinity, horizontal infinity and infinity, all potentially different terms that could be given t...
July 14, 2021 at 02:26
In: Why is the misgendering of people so commonplace within society.  — view comment
This is very true. I guess I have a very serious flaw where my philosophical pursuits comes from attempting to understand the world around me, and I o...
July 14, 2021 at 02:15
In: Why is the misgendering of people so commonplace within society.  — view comment
Not at all, only that you don't identify with the gender. It would be like me saying that I'm not an Australian National Party Supporter, this doesn't...
July 14, 2021 at 02:10
In: Why is the misgendering of people so commonplace within society.  — view comment
Because it denies the existence of my gender identity, and questions the validity of my identity. It would be like me calling you an alien to your fri...
July 14, 2021 at 02:06
In: Why is the misgendering of people so commonplace within society.  — view comment
Because age is fact, and gender is a social construct. Furthermore, people don't 'choose' their gender identity. Do you choose to be whatever gender y...
July 14, 2021 at 02:04
In: Why is the misgendering of people so commonplace within society.  — view comment
Isn't that the ideology of most people, most people don't seek others out without wanting something from them, even if that something is something the...
July 14, 2021 at 02:01
In: Why is the misgendering of people so commonplace within society.  — view comment
A lot of people would not take any offence to be called they or them, in fact most people will politely correct someone when they are mis gendered. Th...
July 14, 2021 at 01:58
In: Why is the misgendering of people so commonplace within society.  — view comment
I don't think so. Pronouns are not simply gendered, pronouns such as, I, we, they, them, provide no information to the person of gender, as these pron...
July 14, 2021 at 01:47
In: Why is the misgendering of people so commonplace within society.  — view comment
I agree, things could easily become social norms, if we gave enough effort to arguing the morality of using the correct pronouns.
July 14, 2021 at 01:42
In: Why is the misgendering of people so commonplace within society.  — view comment
This is an irrelevant conclusion, Gender Identity is not Sexual Orientation, and I don't know any person who asks for different pronouns based on Sexu...
July 14, 2021 at 01:40
In: Why is the misgendering of people so commonplace within society.  — view comment
There would be a clear difference between a legitimate effort to use the correct pronouns, and someone who simply doesn't care. Someone who doesn't ca...
July 14, 2021 at 01:37
In: Why is the misgendering of people so commonplace within society.  — view comment
Hyperbole can be useful, but I think the link to genocide is maybe false. An act tantamount to genocide would be the mass killing of non-binary people...
July 14, 2021 at 01:34
In: Why is the misgendering of people so commonplace within society.  — view comment
Often, these three things can be vital enough to change the future, and create major and sudden change within the structure and make up of society, as...
July 14, 2021 at 01:31
In: Why is the misgendering of people so commonplace within society.  — view comment
This is fallacious thinking, and Ad Hominem, suggesting that because I am young, I couldn't possible understand. Furthermore, this is an irrelevant co...
July 14, 2021 at 01:28
In: Why is the misgendering of people so commonplace within society.  — view comment
Genderqueer is an umbrella term provided which elaborates on people who do not fit within the social constraints of either male or female, so I would ...
July 14, 2021 at 01:14
In: Why is the misgendering of people so commonplace within society.  — view comment
It's a slight irony that the future for humanity has little say is the systems that run it, people can only vote when they turn 18, meaning that there...
July 14, 2021 at 00:56
In: Why is the misgendering of people so commonplace within society.  — view comment
I think that quick and direct feedback is definitely a necessity, and that if there is a continued and careless is unnecessary. Furthermore, I think t...
July 14, 2021 at 00:49
In: Why is the misgendering of people so commonplace within society.  — view comment
Then it would also be Trumpian to simply call someone pronouns based on the way the appear. There is also no existence of narcissistic ideals to belie...
July 14, 2021 at 00:08
In: Why is the misgendering of people so commonplace within society.  — view comment
I think the most important here is that it becomes an issue that people at the least attempt to practise, and its not exactly something overly difficu...
July 14, 2021 at 00:03
In: Why is the misgendering of people so commonplace within society.  — view comment
This is a vitally important aspect of society that we must not forget, and I completely agree with your interpretation. The ability to find individual...
July 14, 2021 at 00:01
In: Why is the misgendering of people so commonplace within society.  — view comment
But, the existence of the pronoun 'they' and 'them', being extremely prevalent within society suggests that this evolution has already happened, and w...
July 13, 2021 at 22:41
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