Arcane Sandwich

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Wait a minute, in the context of science as well as the world of lawyers, evidence does indeed constitute proof if certain conditions are met. Or do y...

What does your "gut" tell you?

@"fdrake" would you disagree with ? Does it make sense to you, or not?

But who are they? Is Trump one of them? Is Dutton one of them? Is King Charles one of them? I don't think so. They're not "pulling the strings in the ...

Hi Bob, quick question: is this Thread only for discussing or sharing our thoughts on those aphorisms, or are you inviting other people to mention the...

Here are my two cents, for what it's worth. Suppose (if only for the sake of argument) that an Artificial Intelligence becomes sentient. In that case,...

But it's just that: a feeling. If we give preference to Latin America over South America, then why wouldn't we take things one step further and give p...

Yes, and I do. I have good reasons to believe that the Absolute exists. Because the current understanding of the Absolute is the one developed by Meil...

I'm just struggling to understand what you mean, Bob. My own beliefs seem quite clear and coherent to me, and when you ask me to explain them to you, ...

What evidence do we have that there are people doing that (pulling the strings in the dark)? Isn't that just a conspiracy theory?

Well yes, I might be wrong, of course, and you might be right. That goes without saying. All I'm saying is, that I, Arcane Sandwich, cannot see any me...

I used to believe that, but it's a simplistic and reductionist thing to believe. I mean, where do you place the Royalty and the nobility in that analy...

For the purpose of understanding how the Universe (Reality itself) itself works? Sounds good enough enough to my ear, at least. Self-deprecating humor...

It would be something along the following lines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyVy1sT0Y3U Sure. And I would go even further: Central America, as we...

Let me help you out there, fellow inhabitant of the Southern Hemisphere. A totally unrealistic thought is nothing to despise. As an Oceanian (or as an...

I mean, there is a set or a series of possibilities here, however you wish to construe such a thing from a purely formal (i.e. mathematical) point of ...

I'll take that bet. I can't promise anything, though. Hello, by the way. Hmmm... Well, we should distinguish ethnic nationalism from civic nationalism...

Thanks. I'll see if I can understand those papers, it seems like I won't be able to, so I can't clam that I will (understand him, that is).

Sure, and all I'm saying is that Absolute Idealism, as Hegel himself understood it, entails that whoever believes in Absolute Idealism in a literal se...

Hmmm... maybe, maybe not. I'm not convinced. Can you elaborate on what you just said there? EDIT: I can explain most of them, actually. For example, I...

Australian philosophers nowadays seem to have a preference for the work of Alain Badiou. Except for the rogue Deleuzians and rogue post-Deleuzians tha...

I see what you're saying there, and I've heard that idea somewhere before, I've heard people suggest it and argue for it. But it's kind of... well, we...

Well but hold on here a second, Mr. F. Drake. That sort of talk (i.e. "trapped in it", "being trapped", "great outdoors", "wilderness") is the talk of...

Yeah, but it's like, I use the word "scientism" in a positive way. Mario Bunge himself championed that use, he used the word "scientism" positively. S...

I mean, have you read my pseudonym for this Forum? But then I have to ask: am I breaking the law here? I don't think so. So, you can't say that I'm co...

Christ, I didn't even write this correctly. I'm not going to edit it, this kind of stuff has historical importance (to me) and it must be preserved (f...

Yes, I agree. One should not confuse the semantics of a term with what that term represents. That was Alfred Korzybski's point, if I understood correc...

I think that I lack the knowledge to answer that question, honestly. I don't know anything about "map-territory relations", that sounds so abstract to...

Yes, I would. 100%.

Oh, so I also have to unlock Nordom for my next run, is that it :rofl: ? Hmmm... How should I respond to your question? Well, the first person that I'...

Hmmm... you know what? Between and you, you've persuaded me enough to play Planescape: Torment again, even if that wasn't your intention (and it clear...

No, in that case, that's ok, I'd rather wait until you publish it, either as a physical book or as a blog post, the format doesn't matter to me.

Fascinating theory. It reminds me of my favorite writer, the great Macedonio Fernández. EDIT: Here is a poem by him:

That sounds fascinating, I love the theory behind it. Where can I check out your book?

Science and Philosophy do not necessarily exclude each other. They have the same origin, in fact. The pre-Socratics were scientists as well as philoso...

:heart: I think it's the best video game ever made. I understand that the "title" has to go to some historical game like Pong, or Pac Man, or Mario Br...

Ok, but we can all agree that this is a problem, right? This is what I would call "a bad thing" in @"Joshs"'s sense of the term.

Pardon me. The only way for him to be correct, is if he is indeed the reincarnation of Hegel, in a literal sense. Otherwise, he's interpreting Hegelia...

Since we're sharing poetry, this one speaks volumes to me: This is the original Spanish version:

What a beautiful thing to say.

Amazing. That's the best joke I've heard this month!

And you just say that as if it were a fact, like the fact that physicists study an actual thing called "gravity"? EDIT: Here's your proof, @"Joshs": T...

Then I take it that you don't know what's bad about it.

Oh man, this next one is really dark. @"Banno" check it out: https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=paterson%2Clawson%2Cwestminster&year_start=...

So? What's bad about it? I don't get your point. Explain it to me like I'm a dumbass.

You're talking about The Nameless One from the videogame Planescape: Torment.

Wow, I've never even heard of that concept before, and I say that as a Fantasy nerd. The furthest I got (in terms of theory) was the debate between Ha...

In other words, you believe in Westminster wisdom, so to speak.

Me either, but @"Banno" is the one who appealed to that instrument, so, that's what we're using right now. It doesn't mean anything by itself, the ins...