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Indeed.

While that was written with great passion, it was very hard to follow. "... space is itself zero-dimensional anyway"? Here's the quote: Prima facie, t...

So Eastern and Western philosophical traditions differ. I agree. All you have done is stipulate that "philosophy" ought be reserved for the Western tr...

What is time? I'll tell you later.

The question "ought you do as evolution dictates?" remains open. So two small issues; the first, evolution does not tell you what you ought to do; the...

Naturalistic fallacy.

Evolution. Why let it determine your moral compass?

Cock-sure?

I'll take your word for it.

I think it might have been better had you stopped there.

Yes! So worth keeping one eye on developments in that area. And do you agree that this puts the lie to the notion that philosophy is somehow outside o...

48% of trans kids attempt suicide. It's 2.4% in the general population. Au stats. Telling trans kids to get over it an move on is child abuse.

Yes, Fooloso4's contribution has been noted.

Yeah. The products of those minds that have read neither widely nor deeply are unfortunately easily found hereabouts.

Well, you are right, the animosity generated here detracts from what little profit there might be in the topic. It might be worth considering African ...

So, being utilitarian for a change, what benefit accrued to Australia form our involvement there?

Australian involvement in Afghanistan was reprehensible.

Yes, part of the myth. Is that a good thing?

Whatever. I'm not seeing a point to this discussion. You seem to be exasperatedly agreeing with me.

I wasn't questioning the validity of a=a; I was questioning the validity of your argument. Yep. And this is where I walk away.

It was a rhetorical question.

Because being too feminine doesn't kill people.

Yep. Teaching resilience is good; so being in challenging situations is important for growth. But not to the point of suicide.

Ah. so presumably there also feminine virtues, and a breeding program. If they are kept seperatly, that would involve artificial insemination. Looks l...

Ah, the eternal sceptic. You can't be proven wrong, but you can be shown to be foolish. If this post is an illusion of the third turtle down, then the...

I don't get this - as with many arguments from Kant. I have a clear idea of what dimensions are; and I understand what zero-dimensional space would be...

:rofl: Hence mind is mind-independent. Cute.

I acknowledge and respect that. But... It sounds profound to talk of the Law of Identity; we need to keep in mind that what we are talking about is ju...

It's worth pointing out that the fact that we are discussing levels of competence is indicative of it's absence in the author of this thread. When peo...

I might have agreed until I spent time with transitioning children. Hence I'm ambivalent towards this: Forcing people to "fit in" can be immensely des...

Worth a new topic.

I don't. While our conclusions agree, the path is the important bit.

Nicely said. Nothing wrong with identifying with a masculine trope. Problems arise when the trope is taken to be normative - when someone expects othe...

Sure, I agree. But the arguemtn in the OP tries to use physics against itself, and fails. So while I agree with your intent, I think the actual argume...

This was a reminder that there is a body of his writing with which I am not familiar. I read Godel, Escher, Bach when it first came out, and several o...

You're starting to write in block paragraphs. I have my competence. It involves years of study, teaching at universities and schools, reading and writ...

It's a distinction I borrowed from Chomsky - or was it Kenny? - in some reading recently. I don't see what your objection is; sure, we might agree tha...

Thanks from me, as well - a good read.

I like that.

Those three variations look to be pretty much in concord with what I said. If "everything which exists is no more extensive than its physical properti...

Hmmm. Seems you've simply misunderstood what a ToE would be. A ToE would explain, in one set of equations, Gravity, electro-magnetism and the strong a...

Again, that reply demonstrates exactly what one would expect from someone without the capacity to deal with criticism in a way that shows knowledge of...

You are the topic here, not Isaac, who has demonstrated an extensive knowledge in his areas of expertise. What have you done here? Why have you been s...

No, not playing. This is about you, not me. What agreement did you garner from your posts here? What did you learn? Which criticisms do you accept?

Yep. That's the sort of response that indicates overconfidence and lack of ability. Go back and reflect on the replies you have received. Have you lea...

But it it not just I who think your replies inadequate. Go back and reflect on the replies you have received. What agreement have you garner? And what...

Because of the way you deal with criticism.

:up:

Many might think you already have.

Interesting. So: What distinguishes "this version of masculinity" is an emphasis on physicality. Sure, let it "have a place"; but it's mundane, somewh...