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It's a relatively recent phenomenon (past 150 years or so considering its roots), and in my opinion will be temporary in duration, simply because a so...

This thread quickly becomes filled by sex-crazed sharks - as with most sex related threads. Terrapin Sextation and Bitter Crank being prime examples. ...

The person who doubts their way of life don't have much faith, and therefore they don't have much evidence for their faith either. There's nothing cri...

Sure, I can agree with that!

Yes, that's what I'm saying. That's why I said that in terms of spiritual reality, there are facts, but they aren't facts in the way we generally conc...

No, because 2. would have to say "If Socrates is a man, and Socrates isn't Buddha or Jesus, and he has no other monikers particularly greek ones, then...

No but spiritual reality isn't like that at all. It's not crisp - it's vague. That desire is not only subjective, it is crisp as well - precise. It's ...

Facts can describe/be states of affairs which are not affected by your very observation of or interaction with them. There is a tree in the garden - t...

So you started asking me yes or no questions as well? >:O I responded with a qualified no. Not facts in the same sense as facts existing in the empiri...

Does it? Wouldn't 2. have to say "If Socrates is a man, and Socrates isn't Buddha or Jesus, then Socrates is an animal?" If so, then my criticism is s...

What is the fact then? That the cat is on the mat. The fact is identical with the existent state of affairs.

Why would I say that? They do correspond - although in a loose fashion. But the underlying reality is such that saying "this is like this" becomes imp...

Fact is defined in relationship with actuality. Fact is part of what is actual. It belongs to their essence to exist :-O like God!

No - because there are no "facts" in the spiritual realm the same way there are "facts" in the empirical realm. So yes, it is the relationship between...

But facts do exist, it's part and parcel of what being a fact is - to exist. It's not a category error at all. At best, it could be a tautology, but I...

I said I don't agree with your point of view but it's consistent, so now I understand it at least. As in, I understand why someone could think that. T...

Yes, but I don't understand why you're asking this. My judgement can be wrong if I don't know the facts for whatever reason, but think I do. For examp...

Above where? I realised that's what you said in our conversation, not in your conversation with John. But I don't agree with it.

Here's my issue with your points once again: 1. All men are animals 2. If Socrates is a man, then Socrates is an animal. So you're trying to say that ...

What would be the judgement except becoming aware of the relation between a proposition and states of affairs? I don't get to choose what the relation...

Yes, it would be, after a correspondence theory of truth at least, the relationship between a proposition and states of affairs. Propositions which de...

So his point is like - truth and falsity can both have being, because they represent the relationship between meaning and states of affairs. A false m...

I don't agree with Terrapin's way of looking at things, but in this discussion it seems to me he is right - although he's terrible at explaining thing...

So much unenlightenment! >:)

I do this like this bruv... :D

>:O I have to admit that was a new expression for me!

If you want to become like Warren Buffett is today, you can't do what he is doing today, you have to do what he was doing when he was young. Why? As t...

You can start it though. Buy a few panels, land them on top of your house, or appartment building, make some energy! You're young, you have lots of ti...

But this is what I'm asking you. You claim that there is something higher than this. And I don't see how there can be something higher than this, from...

Well what's the point of finding excuses for answering? Whether or not I'm venting spleen or whatever is irrelevant to the contents of my post. Why do...

Right, so all you mean is that harm should be punished, just not in legal manners. But there are other means. Social pressure, etc.

But consequences for harming someone don't necessarily have to be of a legal nature...

So? If they don't harm someone's freedom that means they don't do any harm at all? Sure.

So it's a sensible position to hold that lying to my girlfriend, insulting you, or emotionally blackmailing people aren't harmful? According to scient...

You don't, the Admins have to add them.

No that's just an ideology which you use now because you realise that your argument doesn't hold. Everyone here can probably testify that if I do that...

Interesting video! Thanks!

Yeah, now this is just changing the subject. I never said anything like that. So if I tell you i fuck your mom, I'm not responsible for the harm I cau...

I never said blackmailing. I said emotional blackmailing. That's different than other sorts of blackmail. And blackmailing doesn't have to be obvious ...

No, but causing offence is harming you (and as you note, not all harm is a violation of your rights or freedoms). As is lying to my girlfriend, or emo...

That's nonsense. If I tell you that "I fucked your mom, and your child is a hopeless retard", have I done you no harm? If I lie to my girlfriend, have...

Why? So if their actions cause harm upon others, we should fold our hands, and say "sorry, can't do nothing about this"... that sounds quite unethical...

That's false, because the actions of individuals have consequences on the well-being of others. To say they "should decide for themselves" without fur...

We can't really measure human flourishing that way. They're more like conditions for the possibility of flourishing of a higher number of people than ...

This isn't flourishing though. This is the bare minimum of well-being, before we can even talk about flourishing.

Okay, so how does a property of meaning, truth, depend on who is assessing it? Do you mean to say that truth is assigned to meaning by the person?

So therefore, "(the truth of) everything depends on who is assessing it" - the meaning of that corresponds to the facts right?

Okay, so according to you, truth is a property of meaning right? Meanings can be true or false?

Can propositions exist outside of language?

Does my dog understand propositions?