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Because it worked in the case of child labor in the US. Individual states couldn't outlaw child labor without crippling themselves economically. The a...

A global government would be necessary to thwart the effects of economic competition.

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Because I thought you were concerned about the environment. Centralized government is likely the only road to effective action.

I don't know, Schopenhauer said Kant intentionally obscured some of his writing to avoid criticism from the church. And was it Derrida who supposedly ...

Seems unlikely at this point.

Why do you see this as a good thing?

including stop signs

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KISS?

Yep

Occam disagreed, sort of. He believed that there are no "compound things.". He would say the "car" only exists as an idea that humans use to group thi...

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Time for a second cup of coffee.

Very true

I think I've seen it used as a reason to discard a thesis. I think you agree that it doesn't provide a justification for that. It's a bad idea to play...

Is that the approach to things that works best for you? Breaking things down to simple parts? The cardiovascular system needs to looked at as a whole ...

I guess as long as that's the spirit in which people embrace Occam's razor, it's ok. Like: eeny meeny miny moe, pick the theory whose complexity is lo...

So why the appeal of Occam's razor? What's the draw?

If you look at the way your body maintains your blood pressure, it's pretty complex. https://slideplayer.com/slide/12655983/76/images/21/Baroreceptor+...

But simplicity and complexity are equally appealing. One can be just as beautiful as the other. There's no accounting for taste. This is Islamic: http...

I'm not feeling anything sprouting from that seed.

True. It was a joke that didn't quite launch: a dog who feels embarrassed all the time because he can't stop himself from humping people's legs.

Imagine going around doing inappropriate things all the time because you have no self control. Wouldn't you feel embarrassed?

They have no inhibitions, so they must be embarrassed all the time.

His statements are in line with the mainstream view. There's a delayed effect with CO2 emissions. Some of the warming from the CO2 put out in the 22nd...

Brittney Griner released! Yay!

Why does the picture of farm animals immediately get sexual?

Not much change by 2100. :up:

Correct.

You're being full of shit.

No it doesn't.

Well, you're wrong, Tom. Cambridge professors would say to each other "Don't be an ass." By the way, you are an ass.

Do you ever find yourself explaining that resistance is useless?

Because you're all part of a hive mind?

Yes, they did. Freaking C.S. Lewis was born in 1898. He said "ass."

Well, yes. In the US, there tends to be a stereotype associated with American southerners. They're supposed to be less intelligent, sort of lower clas...

Varde says it's Northern English. The Southerners say "ass."

So Northerners aren't considered low class or anything, right?

It's a character who says it, so maybe that signifies that the character is Southern. The South is the wealthy part, right?

So C.S. Lewis was a Southerner?

You're Australian, right?

So Australians are the only ones who say "arse" right? C. S. Lewis says "ass" in Out of the Silent Planet.

I met a couple today who have been married for 54 years. I asked the wife what the secret to having such a long marriage is. She said "I have no idea....

You still don't have a vantage point on thought however you chose to define it.

You don't have a vantage point on thought itself. Therefore, your theory amounts to language on holiday. Doesn't mean you can't continue to speculate....

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If you're selling junk on eBay, it's worth it, especially the portrait mode on the pixel 6. It kicks butt.

I have a pixel 6 pro. I won't be upgrading for a couple of years unless the battery goes to crap.

I think you're taking the present social climate for granted. We just happen to live at a time when it's not ok to talk crap about Jews. This in turn ...