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In: Problem with the view that language is use  — view comment
Right. Talk about meters is a means of representation. The language game in which we talk about meters is a means of representation. Right?
June 22, 2017 at 16:24
In: Problem with the view that language is use  — view comment
Of course. So in the quote you put up, by "our method of representation," he means the language game in play when we talk about fictional things. Wher...
June 22, 2017 at 16:10
In: Problem with the view that language is use  — view comment
Right. I've read that. And that language does fit nicely with a behaviorist's outlook (whether Witt was a behaviorist or not). However, in the quote F...
June 22, 2017 at 15:58
In: Are women generally submissive to men?  — view comment
Among socializing mammals who demonstrate hierarchy, competition between males and females is rare. Each sex has its own hierarchy. I think patriarchy...
June 22, 2017 at 15:05
In: Problem with the view that language is use  — view comment
So by "language game" he meant a method of representation?
June 22, 2017 at 13:40
In: Is Meaning Prior To Language?  — view comment
Why do you think that?
June 22, 2017 at 03:48
In: Are women generally submissive to men?  — view comment
Too many pop tarts may well fatten the gut.
June 22, 2017 at 03:34
In: Is Meaning Prior To Language?  — view comment
Obviously the mind is not a blank slate.
June 22, 2017 at 03:33
In: Are women generally submissive to men?  — view comment
So you're saying the OP's logic is flawed. Cool.
June 22, 2017 at 03:15
In: Is Meaning Prior To Language?  — view comment
So thought is a web-like thing?
June 22, 2017 at 02:59
In: Are women generally submissive to men?  — view comment
It's called gay bashing. Does it make gay men submissive?
June 22, 2017 at 02:58
In: Is Meaning Prior To Language?  — view comment
I'm thinking of a square. What correlation do you suppose is going on?
June 22, 2017 at 02:44
In: Are women generally submissive to men?  — view comment
I applied the opening poster's logic (detailed in subsequent posts) to the relationship between gay men and straight men. I'm not exactly sure how the...
June 22, 2017 at 02:42
In: Is Meaning Prior To Language?  — view comment
I don't really understand what you're saying.
June 22, 2017 at 02:19
In: Are women generally submissive to men?  — view comment
I'm in the moment most of the time when I'm at work. Some stories stick with me. I've been in the hospital myself in bad shape. That informs a lot of ...
June 22, 2017 at 02:18
In: Are women generally submissive to men?  — view comment
Dude comes into the emergency department burned extra crispy. Why? Dude is gay and he went to a bar and picked up Crazy MF. The two proceeded to a hot...
June 22, 2017 at 01:10
In: Are women generally submissive to men?  — view comment
That's great. What song helps us understand homosexual relationships?
June 22, 2017 at 00:55
In: Problem with the view that language is use  — view comment
I think some people are thinking of behaviorism when they talk about meaning as use. A hard-core eliminative materialist might think of it that way (i...
June 22, 2017 at 00:54
In: Are women generally submissive to men?  — view comment
He said it repeatedly. He also suggested that the ideal status of a woman is submission. (Y) (Y) (Y) (Y)
June 21, 2017 at 22:10
In: Are women generally submissive to men?  — view comment
It may not be helpful to ask the OP if he has a girlfriend. If the OP believes all women are afraid of men, his girlfriend or wife is probably afraid ...
June 21, 2017 at 19:54
In: Is Meaning Prior To Language?  — view comment
Language is a means of expression. Any thought is a thought of x or that x, with x being a proposition. Whether or not a thought must be expressed, as...
June 21, 2017 at 09:12
In: Are women generally submissive to men?  — view comment
holy crap! Liberation is at hand!
June 20, 2017 at 16:07
In: Are women generally submissive to men?  — view comment
I think it's true because there is a One Punch Man, but there is no One Punch Woman. The evidence is clear.
June 20, 2017 at 15:34
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Oh. It's hard to get SBF wool in the states. It looks similar to Navajo churro.
June 20, 2017 at 14:02
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
don't know. Who wrote it?
June 20, 2017 at 14:00
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
The ram is a symbol of virility so it seems to say: this is where it ends, beside a clump of grass in a scotch pasture, so what were you afraid of?
June 20, 2017 at 13:14
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
I was stoned for a year straight one time so I'm an expert. Pot isn't addictive. You'd be able to stop if your symptoms started flairing wouldn't you?...
June 19, 2017 at 21:34
In: Enlightened self interest versus simple altruism.  — view comment
Dried pineapple is awesome too.
June 19, 2017 at 19:46
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
It isn't necessarily. Obviously it's immoral to comply with an unethical law. However, the Mt Sinai scenario isn't about ethics by some reckonings bec...
June 19, 2017 at 17:23
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
A Small Poem
June 19, 2017 at 17:21
In: Enlightened self interest versus simple altruism.  — view comment
Oh, you mean like dried papaya. Yes. Freezing wouldn't accomplish that.
June 19, 2017 at 14:57
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Scottish Black Face
June 19, 2017 at 14:43
In: Enlightened self interest versus simple altruism.  — view comment
It's ice, isn't it?
June 19, 2017 at 14:42
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
Blue Faced Leicester
June 19, 2017 at 13:51
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
"Having overwhelming strength is pretty boring."
June 19, 2017 at 00:46
In: What will Mueller discover?  — view comment
'Cause you posted too many silly ones. :P
June 18, 2017 at 20:59
In: What will Mueller discover?  — view comment
It's hard to explain. It's a Russian thing.
June 18, 2017 at 20:57
In: What will Mueller discover?  — view comment
Yea. Whatever. I don't play the videos you post.
June 18, 2017 at 20:53
In: A Case Against Human Rights?  — view comment
Absolutely. (Y)
June 18, 2017 at 20:51
In: What will Mueller discover?  — view comment
My pronunciation has been officially checked off by numerous Russians and Russian speakers while playing the chicken/rooster game with grass stems. I ...
June 18, 2017 at 20:50
In: What will Mueller discover?  — view comment
Russian for chicken.
June 18, 2017 at 19:21
In: Is Meaning Prior To Language?  — view comment
True.
June 18, 2017 at 19:20
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
like a blow up doll?
June 18, 2017 at 15:17
In: Is Meaning Prior To Language?  — view comment
Molecularism sort of evolves into holism, though. Maybe it's a little of each.
June 18, 2017 at 15:16
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
8-)
June 18, 2017 at 15:12
In: What will Mueller discover?  — view comment
Cou-dit-sa
June 18, 2017 at 14:35
In: The Shoutbox  — view comment
What does "baden" mean? It sounds like bad one.
June 18, 2017 at 14:33
In: Is Meaning Prior To Language?  — view comment
Do you lean more toward meaning holism or atomism?
June 18, 2017 at 14:32
In: A Case Against Human Rights?  — view comment
I think the state was originally a side effect of temple building and agriculture. I don't know how hunter gatherers dealt with transgression. How did...
June 18, 2017 at 14:26
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH_jw8HbMBY
June 17, 2017 at 23:51
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