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In: Why x=x ?  — view comment
Your are just saying it's bad philosophy, and yet it's the reason we can do math. If there were no property of identity, the human could exist as it d...
December 27, 2019 at 16:29
Lots, of conclusions here, and sadly no proof.
December 27, 2019 at 16:20
I don't see much "proof" here at all. Just how you feel about the way things are and have been.
December 27, 2019 at 16:13
In: Why x=x ?  — view comment
too deep. the prop of identity is necessary for basic human function. to know that you are yourself is something we take for granted but is necessary ...
December 27, 2019 at 16:03
In: Why x=x ?  — view comment
I mean yeah, all of mathematics and logic is contingent on the the property of identity. but it's a pretty solid bet. And a pretty necessary one.
December 27, 2019 at 16:01
In: Why x=x ?  — view comment
Congrats! You just discovered the property of identity.
December 26, 2019 at 16:58
solid hahaha
December 23, 2019 at 18:36
I think you are looking too deeply into the purpose of stoicism. Stoicism is a way of trying to stay content and in control of one's self in a world t...
December 23, 2019 at 18:26
Who said there isn't a treacherous road to deserving or-let alone-outright obtaining happiness? In order to grasp and gain this abstract concept, unha...
December 23, 2019 at 18:11