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All of this furore because a dead hedge insulted some letter boxes. It's a funny world we live in.

That's the wrong conclusion. What would happen is that this Boris wouldn't be allowed inside the Houses of Parliament anymore. That would be State opp...

:rofl: "Unveil that burka! How do I know you're not Richard III or a bookcase!?"

But it looks like it's attempting to explicitly state a numerical comparison whereby the one is greater than the other, and that wording doesn't captu...

Yes, or that. :grin: Which is to say that other people have been to Russia, and collectively they number greater than I do. Or that the number of peop...

From what I've gathered, the sentence is ungrammatical, but it is peculiar in that it doesn't strike most people at first. People can make sense of it...

Then don't waste my time.

Yes, I agree. And that - Banno's misunderstanding - is the only problem here, in my assessment.

Here. I said yes. If a female feels like a man, then they are out of step with reality in the same sense as the other examples, given that it's a fema...

Sure: here's a reputable source.

:brow: But I've answered that. Do you have a response to my answer?

Well, go on then. I'm listening. Or is that all you've got?

You have no idea. It stems much further back than that. The real reason why the Russian Empire switched sides during the Seven Years War in 1762 wasn'...

Yes, given that it's a female that we're talking about. That just kicks the can a little further down the road. Why do you think that it's a hollow cl...

No I don't. Like I said, it's a claim based on a generalisation, based on common or stereotypical characteristics shared by females. Yes. Why not?

In the same way as if she were to claim that she feels like a pauper, a queen, or a barbarian. By combining our knowledge and imagination.

Well, at this stage, given that it has been explained to you, that is your problem. It might be puzzling to you, but it isn't so for others.

No it's not. That would be a crime if it was against their will. The oppressors would be reported to the police and arrested.

This is purely hypothetical, given that they're not all oppressed, but I disagree. If they were all oppressed, then a State ban would prevent the oppr...

How is it oppressive to wear a burka in those cases where it's the woman's choice, and not forced on her? How is it rational to say that burkas are op...

The Alarmist In My Ear.

No, I didn't say that I don't want to research it. If I want to research it, and I decide to do so, then it will be in my own time, when I'm good and ...

That's not the whole picture. You know that as much as I do. Give me one good reason why I should humour you if you're going to be dealing in half-tru...

No, don't put words into my mouth.

You don't know that. You couldn't possibly know that. And you're wrong. You're making rash judgements about me because I haven't reciprocated your zea...

You're a funny one. No True Scotsman would have an interest in the subject of nuclear weapons without authoring multiple articles on the subject? That...

Yes I am. I'm interested in a lot of things. I'm also interested in climate change, political philosophy, history, and science. Immanent? Why do you e...

No, do your own research. I'm not your personal assistant.

Chomsky re: "nuclear threat".

Search resusts for "professional philosophers on nuclear disarmament"

Books on nuclear disarmament, including Why Nuclear Disarmament Matters Hans Blix, The Consequences of American Nuclear Disarmament: Strategy and Nucl...

There are positions on this topic out there, as well as advocates of them, for members of the public, including Jake here, to educate themselves. If y...

Same reply as before. Am I to take this as an indication that you have no answer? I bet you haven't even looked into it. You just turned up here to be...

Interest from who? There are no doubt academics who are interested in the topic and have written about it. Same reply as before. How do you know that ...

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck. :starstruck:

08/08/2018. Man grieved at wrong grave for 30 years due to misplaced headstone. Rather than a piece of ground with some old bones in it. Quite absurd ...

No, the latter is a result of the former. They prefer to be treated as a woman because they feel female. I don't see how you could have misunderstood ...

But Trump is like a fat, clumsy oaf who boasts about his tremendous stability. If he were to fall flat on his face, he would've had it coming to him, ...

False presumption. A presumption that is false. You presumed something, ignorant of whether it's true or false. It's false, as Michael's reply indicat...

It's not a one-way street, though, is it? Philosophy is nothing without people with an interest in philosophy. It would be unreasonable to expect phil...

On the possible consequences of Trump's stance on Iran and the nuclear deal:

Is that gammon I smell? :chin:

Wait. What is the meaning of good? What is time? Is time real or just an illusion? And what is your self? :wink:

What is the origin of similarly worded discussion titles? Why is it that they have the same formulation?

Boring.

How dare you try, with some degree of success, to out-cynical me? No, he's not. Those random internet people are shmucks. I would vote for Corbyn beca...

:lol: Why do you think that that's sad? It's not all mushy and in my head, anyway. There were 552,000 members as of January 2018, all of them making a...

They tell you here. You get a membership card, you can vote in internal elections, and, after one year, you can put yourself forward to stand as an of...

But I don't know why you're behaving that way, and you won't tell me, so...? It's certainly peculiar and alarming behaviour. Possibly irrational. Prob...

Long time, no see. Good evening and beep beep.