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Those who understand the nature of pandemics told the government what would happen. And they were correct. But tragically, they were ignored. The dise...

Amusing, how those who believe in god chime in to provide examples of

...and that would happen if we followed the advice in the OP. I think I've mentioned before that I find the inability of so many Americans to think in...

Anyway, this Trumpeting is off the OP. The cogent point is that the ho-ha about rights ignores the converse responsibilities we have to each other. As...

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/11/us/politics/coronavirus-trump-response.html

That's mostly because of the arrogance of an idiot who chose to wilfully ignore the scientific advice. It's a fuckin' art form, mate.

Australian borders were closed to all non-residents on 20 March.

Not sure what you mean. Shutdowns occur here when there are signs of local transmission.

It doesn't, of course. I've noticed that @"Frank" has difficulty sticking with an argument, especially when it leads him where he would not go.

Not hubris; I'm well aware of the luck that played a great part in our avoiding the worst. That we have so far has such success is astonishing. The co...

Not too bad an account of §246. I notice that you talk of pains and pleasures as being represented. I spoke earlier of the dissimilarity between "I ha...

Then we agree it is eligible.

534,000 deaths in your country. Less than a thousand in mine. Lockdowns work. Where yours went wrong was to lock down too late, and hence for too long...

All this show is an over exuberance for continuity. The world changes, facts change, which statements are true changes. If that bothers you, add a few...

Well, if that's all there is to it, what do you think of ??

I don't assume that facts are "absolute, universal, and static". But there are facts. Such as that this post is a reply to your post, which was in tur...

Perhaps. Could this be filled out in an ineligible way?

I'm sorry that you think so - perhaps Wittgenstein attracted better translators? :wink:

:grin: :up:

...so... the bit about being able to talk about private stuff... you know, the stuff that cannot be talked about...?

The explanation is now 34 pages long.

If we followed what you are suggesting, then there is something that is private to parents alone; they can discuss it. But that's not the point of the...

That's a misunderstanding of what is being said.

...then stand somewhere else.

Ah. Wittgenstein is not making the case that we do not have sensations. We might agree to that. Note the absence of "private". But you would talk of p...

Ah, well. There's nowt so queer as folk.

...you seem here to be agreeing with me. What is it in your post that you think I would find problematic, if anything?

...?

Well, we might agree that this is tedious. Your hermit only has property if, when you 'rock up', you decide that it is so.

OK: now, why is it ridiculous?

Hey, you are welcome to ignore my posts. But you can't bring yourself to do that.

Which assertion?

This just shows that you have not followed the conversation.

The aged care crisis can be traced back to Howard's Aged Care Act. We need a new act

As Benthem pointed out, the doctrine of natural rights is "so much flat assertion".

That's what I said.

Let's hope so...

Hm. That you did not recognise this as invoking the private language argument may be a large part of the problem. Perhaps I should try to set out the ...

...so do as the Good Book says, and criminalise usury.

Well, I thought I did, in the very bit you quote, which is a presentation of the private language argument. I haven't much participated because there ...

Just as there is a separation of church and state, there might be a separation of wealth and state. A few billionaires who had no more say in governme...

...but I think one might be constructed. Deviation is dependent on there being an established use. Davidson's A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs heads in ...

Oh, not in all cases - this just struck me as apposite for these two.

The demise of the extended family removed the capacity for caring from adults, necessitating that it be invested in social institutions such as school...

We might do well to read these in context; especially the missing part of §257: And we might add: You are trying to make it about the privacy of subje...

Yep.

He wants his mum to pay for everything. Not a highpoint in the intellectual life of the forums.

Sime's reading of Wittgenstein is... eccentric.

Congratulations on a most erudite article. You assume the primacy of the subjective but then seem to think you have demonstrated it. I was unable to f...