Yes. Why? What problem are you going to invent this time? You're always saying things and then finding ways to avoid giving away any ground. It's kind...
I don't agree with that, although it can be. This is interesting, though. Thinking outside of the box. Good as a way of getting someone to think about...
It's way beyond that. More like wilful blindness. I've given you one. It actually happened in this discussion earlier on. How much more concrete can y...
Okay, I'll be more explicit. It would be useful to assume that there's broad agreement that consequences like those I referred to in my previous reply...
Yes, very good point. Indeed, how could slaves have achieved emancipation if they hadn't hated oppression? I think that that was glossed over by the k...
I very much doubt you'd be persuaded, or act as though you are, even if he provides a really good example. An example that's highly relevant here woul...
Yep, the former is pretty much any discussion that Terrapin gets involved in. "Hey guys, I have a web of oddball beliefs, so you're all wrong in light...
Stoicism is great. It's the best example of a practical philosophy I can think of. So many others are useless. Very funny, but do you have a serious o...
You already said that. That wasn't what I was questioning, as I think you know. The thing is, that's not what I'm doing, and I don't know why it would...
If you don't even understand what's wrong with allowing a proposition like, "All crimes beginning with 'm' should be legalised", to pass through your ...
I have no Idea why you'd think that. I reckon that that's basically just a straw man that you thought you could get away with by beginning with, "What...
Yeah. It's very unusual to go by any interpretation which means that people can't get matters like we've been talking about right or wrong. You'll onl...
The same kind of justification. The elevator example is a category error, and it's a category error because the way that I'm interpreting it leads to ...
But I'm using the same kind of justification as you are, so what's the problem? It's a category error, and it's a category error because the way that ...
Odd. After reading the transcript you shared with us, and after that brilliant tweet you just shared with us, I'm more convinced that Trump did someth...
But that's like saying that elevators don't go up or down, because up and down are a category error for that stuff. If there's no up or down in relati...
How absurd do things have to get until we begin to think, "Hold on a minute, if this counts as philosophy, maybe I should find another hobby". Or is p...
You do, though. I'm not reaching that conclusion from the rationalisations you're coming out with. You're like the fox in Aesop's fable who says, "I w...
That's a good one, I'd not heard it before. And it fits well here. I think that perhaps the best way to convey the glaring fault with antinatalism is ...
You don't use that word, and you're oh so humble as a result. :lol: No, I mean that you stubbornly think that you're right about your free speech fund...
Yes, I know very little about Buddhism, but even I know that. There's the story of how the Buddha went through both extremes. And it doesn't fit with ...
The topic is about hate speech, not stupid speech. No one is suggesting that statements like, "I'm a free speech absolutist", should be banned. That's...
Oh my god. Shocking. Just look at the reaction to the defence of his remarks on Newsnight: https://mobile.twitter.com/maya_rstw/status/117697919866730...
I agree that that would be immoral. But that's an emotionally charged mischaracterisation, so it doesn't count. You're welcome to reply to what I actu...
What's the point of even saying that, though? Given what you mean, who is disagreeing with you? Yes, a half complete novel exists in its entirety as a...
It plays on the meaning of "the entire novel" to give a different answer than what would usually be expected. So it's wordplay. The usual answer would...
That in itself is laughable, because you could just as well be looking at your own reflection. Your ego prevents you from conceding anything at all. E...
Anyway, good to know we've once again reached that point where you're effectively throwing in the towel and handing me the victory. You will laugh and...
"Your inches or mine?". This highlights the absurdity, the big problems, which can arise as a consequence of Terrapinism. Terrapinism should therefore...
Yeah, I noticed that, too. I can't be tagged that way or select my username when trying to find comments in the advanced search. But I can still be ta...
Oh my goodness, you and your problematic interpretations! Why are you causing unnecessary problems? If that's the standard you're going by, then in th...
Agreed. Even if something is foundational for someone, that's effectively overruled if it leads to absurd consequences through reason. And as I've sai...
I'm disputing that the interpretation of "correct" with regards to morality has to mean that there's an objective fact. The correct answer is that it'...
Correct. It's not equivocating. You seem to be forgetting once again that we don't all speak Terrapinese by default. Just because you interpret things...
How was that a different point? You were explaining how "correct" and "incorrect" apply, and how a standard can be such that particular subjective jud...
Correct. That's a gross mischaracterisation. You aren't showing enough interest in what I've actually said about that, because you aren't going by tha...
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