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I think as a matter of course philosophers should be skeptical of anyone saying they can predict that far into the future with any accuracy, especiall...
December 02, 2019 at 18:01
The loss of that many flowers would be devastating.
December 02, 2019 at 17:39
But by “seeing much more of the flower than he sees”, ie. dissecting it and examining its parts, you’ve destroyed the flower.
December 02, 2019 at 17:31
It is not the speech that is valuable; it is the freedom of speech that is valuable. Both censorship and freedom of speech will be abused, but we must...
December 02, 2019 at 17:02
I like it. I would worry about equivocating between “true” and “the truth”. One is a description; the other is the nominalization of that description....
November 30, 2019 at 20:34
Many once practiced slavery. But that everyone does it certainly isn’t an argument against its opposite.
November 30, 2019 at 19:13
If you oppose fascism or communism it would help if you refrained from adopting one of their most beloved tactics.
November 30, 2019 at 18:35
Lol, yeah, pretty much. Though if Hilary tweeted that I would like her a great deal more.
November 29, 2019 at 21:11
Have you ever heard of the Communist Party of China?
November 29, 2019 at 21:10
No pro-democracy protester has ever held up an Ivan Drago picture while protesting communist totalitarianism. https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/G...
November 29, 2019 at 20:02
https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1199718185865535490?s=21 This tweet coupled with Trump’s signing of the Hong Kong human rights bill could s...
November 29, 2019 at 00:09
No I mean volunteer community members...or for those unwilling to fight, maybe a sort of hired bodyguard. It is entirely ethical for you and I to band...
November 28, 2019 at 22:11
They defend others from aggression and violence, and they are volunteers or privately payed. So, not a cop.
November 28, 2019 at 19:28
More like a night-watchmen.
November 28, 2019 at 19:25
No, I think you’re right that anarchists would necessarily need to enforce some body of rules or principles, if not to maintain their anarchism, than ...
November 28, 2019 at 19:20
If we want to appeal to definitions, we can. an·ar·chism /?an?r?kiz?m/ Learn to pronounce noun belief in the abolition of all government and the organ...
November 28, 2019 at 19:08
I suppose it would have to be a force of volunteers.
November 28, 2019 at 19:02
There a plenty of incentives not to litter. For one, garbage is ugly and damaging to the surroundings.
November 28, 2019 at 18:51
What if human beings are the brick and mortar of said goal, for instance in the former Soviet Union? Mao’s China? The ends did justify the means but t...
November 28, 2019 at 18:49
Because people would litter is not an indictment on anarchism, but an indictment on the morality of those who would litter. I know of many people, mys...
November 28, 2019 at 18:43
I don't think we can trust any spokeswoman as a matter of principle, but I think that's a fair analysis. My use of the quote regarding December 2018 w...
November 27, 2019 at 20:22
I'm fully willing to debate the topic if you ever want to. But yes your irrelevant tirades against me are a complete waste of time. So which question ...
November 27, 2019 at 20:03
No, I don’t think people are necessarily deserving of happiness, but everyone deserves the right to pursue happiness.
November 27, 2019 at 19:37
I did answer the questions. Perhaps you missed my post above. Engage you respectfully? Have I attacked you as a person? Have I questioned your motives...
November 27, 2019 at 19:20
I haven’t lied about anything. You did. Why won’t you verify any of your allegations?
November 27, 2019 at 18:54
What obstruction? What civil unrest? Deficits aren’t necessarily a bad thing, especially when a country is working on domestic production. His tax rec...
November 27, 2019 at 18:43
Yes, and that people are trying to stop it is a sign of man’s hubris. I predict mass loss of life will come from man’s tinkering with nature long befo...
November 27, 2019 at 16:33
It was the reason why, as evidenced by the transcript, Trump’s own statements, Mick Mulvaney, and now the OMB (I wonder why Sandy wasn’t called to pub...
November 27, 2019 at 16:30
New transcript from Mark Sandy’s deposition in Schiff’s star chamber. Key take-away is the hold was put on the Ukraine aid because of the “the Preside...
November 27, 2019 at 08:42
I think he could say that if, by his own faculties and labor, he created the property. This would necessarily lead to property disputes given the boun...
November 26, 2019 at 23:34
One cannot just assert "it's my park too" unless the space has been designated as such by some state or authority. In order to do that the state or au...
November 26, 2019 at 23:06
Like I said, a "public property" necessarily requires a state (or some group of left-libertarians) to enforce the property conditions imposed on it. S...
November 26, 2019 at 22:48
I wouldn't say that, but I would say defending one's property is a natural right, whether there is a government or not. I don't think we defend things...
November 26, 2019 at 22:37
I've never read George but I'll surely look into him. I read your essay as well. That sounds sort of what China now does. https://www.loc.gov/law/help...
November 26, 2019 at 22:34
By that measure it sounds like "public ownership" is in fact state ownership, because some state or other would be required to determine and enforce w...
November 26, 2019 at 22:28
In your estimation, would the product of one’s work be publicly owned? Or do these become public property after a certain time? It appears that saying...
November 26, 2019 at 19:29
The benefit of a forum for a philosopher is the immediate criticism. One can gauge from what angles his own ideas can be attacked and work to strength...
November 26, 2019 at 19:10
Mr. Castor: (01:08:42) I want to turn back to your opener on page five under, when you talk about in the absence of any credible explanation for the s...
November 26, 2019 at 18:50
https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1199352946187800578?s=21 https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1199352977934487553?s=21 Trump’s intent...
November 26, 2019 at 18:48
At one point you’ll become bored of reading and studying other people’s philosophy and begin to create your own. There is a difference between those w...
November 26, 2019 at 17:35
Perhaps you’re just losing the argument. Those pangs are the cognitive dissonance. You know I still get a notification every time you respond to me, p...
November 26, 2019 at 17:18
I take no issue with any of that thinking except this part: “was understood to be an investigation into the Bidens”. Sure it was understood, but wrong...
November 26, 2019 at 17:11
Trump has been making deals for half a century so I suspect you have little clue what you’re talking about. You don’t like the way Trump acts—I get it...
November 26, 2019 at 07:31
Anyone with a rudimentary grasp of the English language can see you’re twisting his words in order to prove he committed a crime. So what’s the crime?
November 26, 2019 at 07:14
It also underscores that he never sought dirt on his political opponent. He mentioned a few things regarding Ukrainian meddling, the DNC server and Bu...
November 26, 2019 at 06:43
None of which has to do with seeking political dirt on Joe Biden. If you’re arguing he held back aid to make sure we aren’t giving tax-payer dollars t...
November 26, 2019 at 05:10
Might does not make right in my estimation. I thought your thought experiment was important. As for your last paragraph, yes the questions you posed m...
November 26, 2019 at 04:12
The house is “really Alice’s” because the house is her property, meaning it was justly acquired by her own faculties and production, whether she built...
November 26, 2019 at 00:01
I know nothing about any of you, nor am I particularly interested. I am merely pointing out that you've presumed the same as those particular career o...
November 25, 2019 at 22:16