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Intersubjective knowledge kinda requires a consensus by definition. If the knowledge (or propositions) about the physical isn't shared by several subj...

Ok, so would it make sense to say that "intersubjective reality" is a set of propositions about phenomenal reality shared by a group of subjects? Yeah...

How do I lock the keys in the car if they are simultaneously in my pocket? You are acting as if I am claiming that there are two physical realities. I...

Yes, that's about how I think it works. Though we cannot in the first instance say that our perception is based on survivability, since that's a theor...

Two problems: First, the principle of parsimony cannot deal very well with hallucinations. "I'm hallucinating" is a very simple explanation, and while...

That sounds about right. I think that this is not as bad as it sounds. For one, it is practically the case that our knowledge about the world relies o...

I think it's just a matter of definitions. The physical is that which can be perceived.

It's only metaphysics if you specify non-empirical reality, because empirical reality is the domain of physics, no meta involved. The problem with you...

Yep, you don't have a concept of a subject. It figures. So what is your internal perspective then? If you're not a subject, what are you? Actually the...

Cute :wink: Have fun in your little corner.

So let me put this in simple terms: You make a claim "the CDC is fabricating numbers to induce a panic", and provide some evidence in support. Then I ...

I am not part of my world though. I cannot be both the subject and the object. You're arguing that there is no subject, which means your epistemology ...

Ah yes, the classic "they're all in on it" argument. Turning contrary evidence into supporting evidence with just one small leap of irrationality.

I am not claiming it as objective, it's just a practical assumption. Not everything that refers to objectivity is automatically a claim. Just linguist...

What's the object being referred to? Epistemology is about my knowledge as a subject. Substituting "we" for "I" is based on the assumption that human ...

The claim isn't necessarily "we are subjective beings". It could just be "we don't know whether or not our experiences are objective". They might be, ...

It's weird how often people forget that the world is larger than the US, and the CDC can therefore not fabricate numbers across the globe.

We're all subjects imagining other subjects doing subjective stuff. It's subjects all the way down. But seriously, there is a difference between subje...

He doesn't? How does he write his replies then?

Your eyeballs merely react to some photons. It's your mind that sees the computer. And, even according to 20th century physics, the computer isn't rea...

It does not necessarily require objectivity, it could be dumb luck. But that kind of thought doesn't get us anywhere. I think I mostly agree with you,...

I think you're thinking about this from a perspective that is too technical. Every person's mind will be different, and so will every person's empathy...

There is a difference between "being objective" as an observer and arriving at objective truths. The former is not possible, the latter arguably is, i...

True. But I think that the significance of "rare" is itself connected to teleology. Rare things are significant because of their use for us, either in...

Well, in any event I was merely pointing out that I had my doubts about the statement. I'd describe empathy as "imagining yourself in somebody else's ...

I did not give that answer though. I just wanted to point out that the exact relationship is worth thinking about. Sure. I wouldn't claim that minds h...

I mean, I think we are significant, but not on the basis of rarity or some cosmic teleology.

I think that, in a way, this is begging the question. Can we study the mind by observing people from the outside? I like this perspective. Minds are p...

Though debates about these frequently seem just as intractable as those around theism. Answers to these problems rely so heavily on your basic epistem...

I think I agree with this. I just don't think claiming that infinity cannot exist in the "world" is a specific claim in that sense. It's a general sta...

Irrational isn't the same as illogical. So yes, logic works just fine based on irrational premises. Obviously ought-statements exists, because you und...

Well, there is a chance of there either being an afterlife, or a method of acquiring immortality, which would be an argument about whimsically taking ...

If matriarchy can take as many forms as patriarchy in practice, then talking about the benefits in general doesn't seem to be very useful to me. There...

It is possible, though I don't know that there is good evidence to support it. All thinking individuals have already been socialised to an extent, so ...

I think this is a fair criticism of Hobbe's reasoning. Kant makes a broadly similar point when laying out his theory of the social contract. If the st...

That is an interesting question yes. The other interesting question is what happens to the labourers in the manufacturing countries. Unless we're plan...

But that's the thing. I am not compelled. I can make the less valuable choice. Of course you could make a semantic argument that, by definition, the c...

That's the old argument of "it isn't true capitalism". But that's about as convincing as the equal and opposite "real socialism has never been tried"....

And your continued lack of a substantive response speaks for itself. But yes, I was doing sophistry. I think it did a fine job of illustrating the abs...

I'd say it's always ok to tell people what they should or shouldn't do. However, enforcing that is a different story. For one, I believe that the only...

No it doesn't. But we both know we can play this game forever, since you cannot prove that is what he meant, and neither can I. Unfortunately for you,...

Yes, he did. As an answer to a different question, talking about a different group. After making the "both sides" statement. Which of course I would n...

No. He says it's illegal to own classified documents. Which may well be true. Unless you can prove its false - not a lie. Isn't it convenient that you...

I don't see why freedom would mean that all options are equal in value. Isn't selecting an options regardless of and specific value an expression of f...

The way I understand the English language, "it ought to rain" is meant to convey that there is some reasonable expectation of rain. It's not always ju...

A laser speed gun does not measure these values. It measures how long it takes for the laser to be reflected off the car and return. More sophisticate...

But fictious things do exist in the form of ideas about things. Dragons don't exist (so far as we know), but we all now the fictious characteristics o...

And what is that structure? I can see a basic dimensional structure where one dimension is a value, two dimensions are a list of values, 3 dimensions ...

I don't really see the issue with that usage. They all describe a situation where the operation happens on a higher level of abstraction to the usual ...

I don't really understand how you use the term "dimension" here. Is there some mathematical concept I need to look up? I am only familiar with dimensi...