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Uneducated Pleb

['Member']Joined: November 08, 2017 at 18:43Last active: August 17, 2019 at 15:083 discussions35 comments

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Does this count as possible? http://www.kurzweilai.net/ai-algorithm-teaches-humans-how-to-collaborate
February 14, 2018 at 02:43
What does it matter what the answer is? Who cares? You are saying passion is not needed to solve the equation, knowledge of the rules and order of ope...
February 13, 2018 at 21:12
I think because, in part, the definition is slippery and differs between groups. Even the vegan, bicycle riding minimalist in the West will have diffe...
February 13, 2018 at 16:50
What is the difference between bacteria and humans when it comes to "finding new ways" to increase populations? There is a loooong bacterial history, ...
February 13, 2018 at 16:17
I was not trying to present it as inevitable, just from a synthesis of my own study on the issue - this is what is most probable (in my opinion). The ...
February 13, 2018 at 16:05
https://www.census.gov/popclock/ Most arguments for or against the problem revolve around physical and material variables. There is not (usually) an a...
February 09, 2018 at 18:05
I'll be the unpopular poster here, but, a rebuttal... As with most diagnostic approaches to the ills of modernity and/or the human condition, this rea...
February 08, 2018 at 21:38
The laconic version is better, thank you. I presented a poor argument for a contradiction using the square. If we hold this true: 1) All causal infere...
February 06, 2018 at 21:20
No, it does not mean that. Here's why - 1. The conclusion "We can't know for sure." was arrived at using a mathematical method of investigation which ...
February 05, 2018 at 22:11
Forgive me for saying so, but that's pretty arrogant and spoken with authority that you haven't earned yourself, especially if you do not share knowle...
January 29, 2018 at 18:06
Personally, I think this sentence sums up the confusion perfectly. Logic is reified into "something" as a class itself, then applied to another class ...
January 29, 2018 at 17:39
I can tell you it does from personal experience, as well as that of others in my immediate circles, that the pay gap exists. You can call it anecdotal...
January 29, 2018 at 16:22
Your moniker is well-fitted (friendly tease). A reality that is "well-obscured", but nevertheless still "clearer" is a condition indeed. That acknowle...
January 25, 2018 at 18:31
This topic seems to be making the rounds on various sites after the Peterson interview. Popping up in a lot of places (good!). A quote from Salmon Rus...
January 24, 2018 at 20:58
But it fits so well with so many, ummm, "theories".
January 24, 2018 at 19:22
Two articles on the topic (of which the "right to not be offended" is a branch) as a phenomenon on some US college campuses. On "microaggressions" "Mi...
January 23, 2018 at 15:00
My progression was only a proposed logical one of speech to offense to suppression of speech, not existing (or proposed) Canadian or US law. Agreed an...
January 22, 2018 at 20:53
Yes, however the two are not unlinked. If someone has a "right" to something, that legally entails protections of that "right" by the state, up to and...
January 22, 2018 at 19:49
Socrates would be one of those who might ask "What is science?" in order to bring us to "What is not science?" Seems VERY relevant to me and possibly ...
January 22, 2018 at 17:51
Cited are guidelines which uphold the "respectful and moderate tone...may express yourself strongly as long as it doesn't disrupt a thread or degenera...
January 22, 2018 at 17:09
This was touched on in an interview on Channel 4 between Jordan Peterson and a presenter armed with the litany of PoMo and "studies" lines of loaded q...
January 22, 2018 at 16:39
If we look at the definition of "violence" I think that, actually, it is correct. Violence: noun 1. swift and intense force: the violence of a storm. ...
January 19, 2018 at 19:38
I would shorten that to "the content of belief is propositional." since how the proposition is expressed - symbolic, spoken, or thought - are only the...
January 19, 2018 at 18:13
I am not a fan of being told what to think. Personally, I think Reality is the greatest thing I can think of. Whether or not that includes a god remai...
January 18, 2018 at 21:26
Can you help me understand what is meant by a "right" here? What does it mean that I have a "right" to life? Also, what is "death" here in the relatio...
January 18, 2018 at 17:27
Do you think there was electoral fraud? Are the people using this event as a definitive bracket to protest any or all other conditions present? Is the...
January 18, 2018 at 17:21
In: About war  — view comment
It is definitely a constraint in any interpretation. But there are others, I believe. Like the properties that define the group (s): cohesiveness, com...
January 18, 2018 at 00:50
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Highlight the text, hit "Quote". Cheers!
January 17, 2018 at 22:41
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Hmmm. How does that square with this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_1945%E2%80%9389 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_1990%E2%80...
January 17, 2018 at 21:07
That is a metaphysical claim that can at least be doubted with current evidence. At what is currently thought as the "most basic level", quantum mecha...
January 17, 2018 at 16:35
That claim can be doubted...with evidence to turn doubt into actual negation. Psychological evidence, neurological evidence, evidence from behavioural...
January 17, 2018 at 15:48
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If you are quoting Pinker's approach, I believe professional anthropology has a more accurate answer to that "simple statistic". https://www.sapiens.o...
January 16, 2018 at 21:01
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How is that conclusion arrived at? So how is your belief supported in the face of the exact opposite anecdotal evidence?
January 16, 2018 at 20:25
Interesting point, I can see how that is perceived, however I think the application of the other versions (as well as the vagueness approach) still ho...
November 16, 2017 at 17:29
Hi - appreciate your post, thank you. I wanted to touch on these parts of your piece. Perhaps the rest of my potential postings need the context. I do...
November 16, 2017 at 16:58
Agreed that it is very subtle and nuanced position. From my experience and learning in the philosophy it is very similar to what I wrote about the con...
November 16, 2017 at 15:43
In order to come to an understanding that god exists, there must have been a prior time where you did not have an understanding that god exists, hence...
November 15, 2017 at 21:18
Hi, I am an Uneducated Pleb. I used to think philosophy was garbage and dreamt up by and for folks who couldn't actually do anything useful. Then I fo...
November 14, 2017 at 21:29