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From what I've heard and read what really matters is whether or not you went through puberty as a boy or girl. Once you undergo androgenization you wi...
August 18, 2022 at 19:45
I didn't know "identify" was only used in the case that someone is genuinely a transgender person. edit: yes, that was stupid
August 18, 2022 at 19:21
I see what you are saying. I am saying that according to your empty definition of man, which can be carried over to woman I would think, could give co...
August 18, 2022 at 19:15
I mean anybody who identifies as a woman at all. The conclusion from what you posted is that anyone, even if they aren't a transgender woman, who iden...
August 18, 2022 at 19:09
And what conclusions should we draw? A man is anyone who identifies as a man? Is "man" a totally vacuous label? What about women? Should men who ident...
August 18, 2022 at 18:55
When I say that I mostly mean that each man and woman possess characteristics that are - to them at least - necessary to their gender expression if tr...
August 18, 2022 at 18:47
You are obviously trying to be a douche. The vast majority of soldiers are not murderers and should not be treated like murderers. Unless they actuall...
July 28, 2022 at 14:01
Actually, yes, I do think that those who want to be soldiers are often the best cut out for it. But not always. I specifically remember a kid I ate lu...
July 26, 2022 at 12:09
Yeah, I couldn't hope to express how high the cost many soldiers pay is. I think many of them even have trouble expressing it, which kind of hints tow...
July 25, 2022 at 22:05
Did we honestly expect that? Like I'm sure there are men who have been drafted and that served as soldiers that then became philosophers, or were phil...
July 25, 2022 at 20:46
I had to google that to see if you weren't messing with me with those book titles. I'm sure she gives the topic the respect it deserves. I would say t...
July 25, 2022 at 20:01
Furthermore, I would love to hear from anyone who has served in the military. Please tell me if you think I'm wrong or right, or just an idiot. Or jus...
July 24, 2022 at 19:32
I just thought I'd clarify a few things: when I use the term "grunt", I mean it in the most loving way possible. I think anyone who serves as a low-ra...
July 24, 2022 at 19:28
Did anyone imply that there are no soldiers that have become - or are - philosophers? I can easily see many soldiers being or becoming philosophers, a...
July 23, 2022 at 23:06
Yeah, I was hoping for the same thing. It would be a better comparison if we were given orders and were being shot at, like what might happen to an ac...
July 23, 2022 at 14:06
I guess his intentions are not obvious - nor do they really matter, as he's not even alive to be derogated. We might as well interpret him as we pleas...
July 22, 2022 at 18:03
Yeah. Great post. Kipling isn't really my favorite for a number of reasons, but that one is good. edit: you added a part after I said I liked it, you ...
July 22, 2022 at 17:21
I am familiar with many soldiers adopting the label as a badge of honor, not as a derogatory term, and I'm kind of seeking to make the term attractive...
July 22, 2022 at 17:07
So it is false because we do have reasons, at least according to you? And yes, I understand that just because you accept it needs no reasons does not ...
July 04, 2022 at 22:51
If that is indeed what you were trying to do there, that is.
July 04, 2022 at 22:46
No. Just because one does not make mention of P actually existing in expressing why they think P is true does not mean we shouldn't posit P. You make ...
July 04, 2022 at 22:44
So continues the trend of me totally missing the point of an OP. Got a little ahead of myself there.
July 04, 2022 at 22:25
This is one of your better arguments if I'm understanding it right. However: seems to miss. We have reason to believe things because we are capable of...
July 04, 2022 at 22:03
The argument made by the Students for Fair Admissions seems misguided. I don’t see how no one can be harmed regardless of whether affirmative action i...
July 04, 2022 at 21:29
Thanks, man. Do I really have to read all the stuff before Enderton? I want to get to the meat of it right away, but if I really have to...
May 29, 2022 at 19:43
I'm obviously in too deep here, I'll need to check out some actual mathematical logic books or something. Could you offer a starting point maybe? I ha...
May 29, 2022 at 19:10
Potentially good example, thanks. But: I disagree on the argument not making sense deductively (disregarding the hidden premise of the argument)*. Whi...
May 29, 2022 at 16:34
What could be said about an argument, A, whose premises include the entire set of the correct premises of sound argument B, and has the same conclusio...
May 29, 2022 at 15:48
I'm no expert on proofs, I hope I got that right.
May 28, 2022 at 22:36
I get that, I'm talking about a way to determine if said theorem can be understood by observing the proof. I do not deny the fact that the proof would...
May 28, 2022 at 22:35
Interesting. What if it applied conversely and allowed us to determine that the proof behind a principle or theorem assumed to be true couldn't be obs...
May 28, 2022 at 22:21
Thanks. You basically answered my question. If there was a way to determine if it is possible at all to observe or determine the proof behind a certai...
May 28, 2022 at 22:06
Is it possible to break down a deductively valid mathematical theorem into its constituent parts without knowing the actual argument that is going to ...
May 28, 2022 at 21:47
I feel like it exists.
May 28, 2022 at 21:41
It isn't so much a reference to lexical semantics and whatnot, but that might matter too.
May 28, 2022 at 21:31
I mean we know the premises, but don't know the format of the argument. Such as whether it is modus tollens or ponens (if you couldn't just guess betw...
May 28, 2022 at 21:25
Assuming a more complex math problem, I think you would mean if the variables cancel out and you are left with an integer? Or maybe a rational number?...
May 27, 2022 at 22:59
That thread did little to elucidate anything; the only thing I saw that was relevant was the discussion of what it is "like" to be oneself holisticall...
May 26, 2022 at 21:35
You just linked me to this page.
May 26, 2022 at 21:28
Can you expand on what you mean by "incoherent"? And what is it with respect to? Propositions? Arguments? Sentences? Mathematical models? Experimental...
May 26, 2022 at 21:20
Can't. We would never be able to tell if a being that came to us was just ultra-powerful, or truly omnipotent. A sufficiently powerful being could jus...
March 13, 2022 at 23:38
At a 45 degree angle to piss off the motorists, obviously.
March 13, 2022 at 23:32
Any way I please, I imagine.
March 13, 2022 at 23:30
Really God could make me have any brain-state, but that doesn't mean that all of those brain-states are the same.
March 13, 2022 at 23:26
You need to explain why omnipotence implies that God cannot deliberately select a measurable course of action. God could know that if they stimulate m...
March 13, 2022 at 23:25
Why can't God walk with measure?
March 13, 2022 at 23:16
It was a joke. So why wouldn't God's actions be measurable? It's like the walking/circle example I gave. Infinite choices doesn't imply that one canno...
March 13, 2022 at 23:12
God could make my head explode right now, if she wanted. That's pretty measurable.
March 13, 2022 at 23:07
Its over, Eugene, Bartricks has the high ground.
March 13, 2022 at 23:04