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Sounds funny, doesn't it? Like asking which religion is a fruit and which religion is not a fruit.

I agree that his wording wasn't great, but I don't think he meant to tie himself up in logical problems. One could probably get more sense out of it a...

You believe that there's a first cause, and that it is timeless and blah blah, and is God. That's a prime example of what I described.

You also have a set of beliefs which you have such a high conviction in that your psychology prevents you from being conscious of the logical faults w...

The obvious question in response to that would be: to what extent? Complete control in every situation where a recreational drug has been taken is bot...

No, you should take a leaf out of his book and repeat your point in the exact same wording over and over again on the internet for the next twenty yea...

Oh, come on now. Was a repetition of your point necessary?

Interesting term to use. I'm not trying to be a mediator, I'm just speaking my mind, and it just happens to come across that way. Sometimes I speak my...

I don't get the need or desire to do so with such frequency. If I had the ability to create discussions revoked, it wouldn't bother me that much, in p...

Or, you know, just create less discussions. Or better ones. (I guess that falls under number two).

Even if it is an "implicit threat", what's the problem? I reckon it would be something like the following: "Stop posting new discussions yourself (bec...

Yes, your rewording is much clearer. He would benefit from a change of script. Or maybe not going by a script at all, as that's not a good example of ...

Yeah, but if we were to start a campaign or a group of activists or a movement or something, we'd probably need some sort of naming, wouldn't we? What...

True. Especially when people deliberately exploit it. It seems to me that it was probably a better name historically than in modern times.

Even ramps have a gender now? What's the world coming to?

So it's a misnomer? That was a serious comment. I think a name change would help the cause of which you speak.

It may well have that effect if you don't make it clear that you're just expressing an opinion, given the context, because some people on this forum s...

I don't think we're that advanced, either. But the quote above is an example of the fallacy of moving the goalposts. I never suggested, or never meant...

What's a Easter?

:smirk: I thought the humour section of the forum was here.

What's a troll?

I'm still waiting for you to address what I've actually said, and to properly respond to my criticism. Why can't this be explained through biology, of...

Ooh, that was a really good one. :up:

It's a complete myth that, in that scenario, my clone couldn't reach a different judgement about cannibalism than that of his culture.

You mean "projection". Another highly amusing example of your lack of attention.

It's about Pokémon now. I like Jigglypuff. That Pokémon was definitely on drugs. I think a lot of them were. Yes.

Haha, that's brilliant. I didn't know of that scene.

I would say that that's naive, unless you just mean to express an opinion.

And this is what @"ZhouBoTong" was talking about, which is why it's probably a waste of my time to read fifteen pages of that discussion.

An argument that fails for reasons I've explained. Do you need me to go back over the reasons? Your question was poorly worded. There is no rationalit...

I don't believe you, because you aren't doing anything about that, except try to manipulate me. And I have little toleration for that. If you're inter...

The question remains beside the point.

Are you, or are you not, saying that if something is more sapience-oriented, then it is of better value, or greater aesthetic value? That's all I need...

It has nothing to do with sapience, it has to do with aesthetic value.

Rationality in this context allows us to set a measure, and draw conclusions from it, but outside of that context, it is meaningless or impotent. Ther...

No, I'm saying what I said. Do you need me to repeat it? I've clearly made no indication that I'm disputing that, so I don't know where you'd get that...

I don't think that any argument would work, because they'll all be based on an unwarranted premise of the form that if something is more this or that,...

You can review what does. So are you going to do so or not? Do you derive pleasure from dancing around the issue?

There is one version of logic, and you're not very good at it. It's probably for the best for you give to up on this conversion if you're just going t...

No, not in other words. That's not an acceptable use of that abbreviation. This isn't the first time that you've made that mistake, either. Also, how ...

No, you can call it a form of pleasure as many times as you like, but that won't make it true. People value things because they see them as being of w...

What an irrelevant comment. It also seems to be an implicit ad hominem.

No it isn't. And even if it was, that would be irrelevant. No, the pleasure machine just needs to give maximum pleasure. Do you understand what maximu...

Lots of people wouldn't want to be strapped into a pleasure machine, because they value reality over maximum pleasure. That doesn't make them stupid p...

Then pay closer attention. I don't see why I should repeat myself. Just go back and properly address what I've said about that.

Yes, that's obvious, and is of no logical relevance, so I don't know why you're saying that. That's astoundingly ignorant. You've asked everyone in th...

You haven't a clue, so suit yourself.

You mean you've repeatedly asserted that without properly responding to my criticism.

My prediction is that you will mistake a reasonable objection to the wording or logical relevance of the question as a "dodge". You seem to have pulle...

No, the pleasure machine isn't contradictory. Once again, the pleasure machine is machine which gives maximum pleasure. If you're talking about a mach...