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Nope, I'm saying that the definition does not nessesarily give the meaning. But it could The definition can only transfer the meaning when understood ...
June 10, 2018 at 14:03
Nope, I merely stated the definition I use both ways. definition: intelligence : that what IQ tests measure you are confusing making an argument with ...
June 10, 2018 at 13:21
Nonsense, we do measure intelligence using iq tests, so to say it can't be measured is silly, we are doing it. At best you may argue that you consider...
June 10, 2018 at 06:57
I'd even say the actual discussion about the subject doesn't start untill the definitions are clear.
June 10, 2018 at 06:13
Nonsense, research done under a set of definitions, and then pointing out those definitions to someone disputing them is not a circular argument. If y...
June 08, 2018 at 11:11
irrelevant to what? It's quite relevant to clarifying my statement wich you seemed to dispute. I didn't state anything disputing this, so why is it re...
June 08, 2018 at 11:06
I didn't say they weren't different, I pointed out that the differences within each group are greater than the differences between the two groups. In ...
June 08, 2018 at 08:10
Therefore we can only talk about our concept of something, not about the actual something itself. This even goes for ourselves. We can only talk about...
June 08, 2018 at 08:07
All that tells me is that what you are looking at fits with your conception of a tree, under the assumption your report is an honest one. The fact tha...
June 08, 2018 at 07:58
The meaning can be represented by a definition. The meaning is what the speaker/writer of the words intended to communicate. In other words, that what...
June 08, 2018 at 07:48
Sure, though that doesn't mean that the result doesn't say anything about intelligence. Since we don't have any better means to measure intelligence, ...
June 08, 2018 at 07:38
Sure, the point however is, that as long as the difference between the averages are less than either standard deviation, the two groups are more alike...
June 08, 2018 at 07:35
If we talk about intelligence in relation to iq tests, you don't get to choose the definition. It's given by the tests. Now if as you suggest, intelli...
June 07, 2018 at 08:28
We do measure it, so it can be measured. How accurately it can be measured, especially when measured interculturally, is still being discussed. Anothe...
June 07, 2018 at 08:24
Nonsense, intelligence is not about how well one can perform a task, its about how quickly one can learn to perform a task. Though of course, if a per...
June 07, 2018 at 07:59
It's true that iq research may reveal some uncomfortable facts. However most people disliking/hating iq research seem to conflate iq with virtue. The ...
June 07, 2018 at 07:54
Nope, to discuss is to report, and you don't know about trees, you merely know about your concept of trees. Hence you report about your concept of tre...
June 07, 2018 at 07:41
The ones familiar enough with the meaning of the words used and their relation can understand without further defining, the ones who are not familiar ...
June 07, 2018 at 06:21
If that happens it's just silly. The OP is the only one who can provide the correct definition of the words used in his/her opening statement. There i...
June 07, 2018 at 06:01
Such an obvious strawman, really? I didn't say everything is human report, I said everything discussed is human report, there is a difference.
June 07, 2018 at 05:48
But all we talk about are human reports. What I say is my report to you, what you say is your report to me. Humans use their senses to observe the wor...
June 07, 2018 at 05:47
Sure, events cannot be false, however when we think we observe an event, we don't know wether we actually observe an event, or are just delusional or ...
June 06, 2018 at 06:49
I considered it a possibility, though if so, I don't understand your objections to my original statement about axiomatic facts. Perhaps I ought to cla...
June 06, 2018 at 06:37
Nonsense, wether or not my ideas on morality are coherent with my actions is not what is discussed. The discussion merely is about the ideas on morali...
June 06, 2018 at 06:24
This response I gave you quoted from was refferring to your question implying that you already established that God doesn't as a fact. When I asked yo...
June 06, 2018 at 05:47
If you don't accept any axioms, you won't get beond Descartes "I think, therefor I am". So if you dismiss all 'facts' derrived from axioms, that's abo...
June 06, 2018 at 05:09
Sure, you can uphold that strict definition of what a fact is. In wich case there is only one fact that can be supported by the evidence, wich is 'I a...
June 05, 2018 at 05:41
Nonsense, seeds are diploid already, they are the result of the haploid gametes joining. You are basicly arguing that in case of plants its ok to abor...
June 05, 2018 at 05:32
To me the quest for knowledge starts with Socrates' "To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge.", expanded by D...
June 04, 2018 at 10:20
Nonsense, you are assuming about things you can't know. You don't know wether I eat meat, nor where I would get it from if I did. Fishing for an opper...
June 04, 2018 at 09:23
really? You sure have odd ways of stating you are not convinced of something, the question as you formulated clearly implies this assumption you now d...
June 04, 2018 at 08:55
Why can't I eat the yolk? if the egg is unfertillized there is no embryo, but there is still yolk. Perhaps study egg anatomy abit more if you assumed ...
June 04, 2018 at 08:51
The benefit of praying is that it orients ones mind on what's important, if ones mind is more orientated at what goals are important, it's more likely...
June 03, 2018 at 07:21
Of course Einstein was a believer, he was a believer in the scientific method at least. Any descent scientist with additional believes knows that in o...
June 03, 2018 at 07:05
If the higgs boson can be everywhere, then why can't god?
June 03, 2018 at 07:01
That's one solution. Another solution is to read the 'in the beginning' in genisis, not as 'in the beginning of the universe' but rather as 'in the be...
June 03, 2018 at 06:52
Nonsense, we can talk about the beginning of the industrial era, of course there was something before the beginning of the industrial era.
June 03, 2018 at 06:50
Where was this claim made? The big bang theory doesn't make such claim, nor does the bible.
June 03, 2018 at 06:48
That would be the individual perspective. However, for groups of humans trieng to survive it was the logos, since a group of one had no chance at surv...
June 03, 2018 at 06:25
Where was such a claim made? Though one could think of it as humans becoming aware of the passing of time, and starting concepts as past and future. B...
June 03, 2018 at 06:19
Select the part you wish to quote, then hover your mouse over it and right click, it will give the quote option then.
June 03, 2018 at 06:14
Genisis is quite clear on this, it was spoken into being. Though the cosmos wasn't mentioned there.
June 03, 2018 at 06:12
Every time people talk to each other with the result that they better understanding each other.
June 03, 2018 at 06:03
the abrahamic god with the archetype father respresenting order is one half of the story, nature with the archetype mother representing chaos is the o...
June 02, 2018 at 09:15
Why assume god made the universe?
June 02, 2018 at 08:56
Why assume belief is not voluntary. If someone tells me something, I can either choose to believe him/her, disbelief him/her or be agnostic about what...
June 02, 2018 at 08:54
How about a simple question: Do ideas exist?
June 02, 2018 at 08:47
The bible doesn't mention the universe. nor does it mention anything God believes. The bible is a collection of books written by people on their inter...
June 02, 2018 at 07:20
I'd say that the use of negative emotions is that they can warn you about possible dangers. When handled appropriately they can help you prevent futur...
June 02, 2018 at 07:13