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And yet you keep talking.

Just about everyone who has responded in this discussion has made an argument similar to yours. The OP has made it very clear that he doesn’t buy it. ...

I always find it annoying when someone misuses the phrase “ad hominem.”

This reads a lot more like a psychiatric diagnosis all gussied up with philosophical cosmetics rather than philosophy itself. As I often end up saying...

Come and listen to my story about Hanover’s dad, a Jewish mountaineer, barely kept his family fed. And then one day he was shooting at some acurns…

Interesting.

Yes, my dermatologist uses it to burn pre-cancerous growths off my body.

Although we are getting less ice these days.

Good post. Welcome to the forum.

If you’re only going to argue with people who agree with you, you probably don’t belong on the forum. I think you’ll find that many, perhaps most, peo...

“Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice...

You are not authorized to “do something regret.” Only @"Hanover" is allowed to do that.

We've clearly taken this as far as it makes sense to go.

This is the kind of question that only a species of animals that has the ability to conceptually know that it exists would ask or answer. What would b...

Alas, tis true. I don’t think Musk wants anything in particular. He just wants. And it’s the far side of the moon, not the dark side.

This is true and would be meaningful if there were some way for people to choose not to be part of society. There are hardly any remaining frontiers o...

For me, this is the fundamental truth of political philosophy.

@"Clearbury" thinks this is irrelevant.

I was with you up to this point.

I'm with @"ToothyMaw" on this - I really enjoyed your OP. Do you write poetry? This feels like a poem. Truthfully, I'm not sure what it means. There c...

As I wrote previously, if what you propose hasn't ever happened, won't ever happen, can't ever happen, then your idea is a fantasy. Meaningless. If yo...

I understand what you mean, but I think even a Chat GPT writeup would provide more detail that what the OP did.

Putting aside moral factors for a minute, do you believe it is possible for groups of humans to effectively and humanely organize themselves without c...

Your OP (original post) and subsequent posts provide almost no specific information. They include a vague and undetailed description of the elements o...

Welcome to the forum. Some thoughts. The idea that religion and science are methods by which humans attempt to deal with fears of uncertainty and deat...

Great poem. I'll have to read some Bly.

And yet... But not just pragmatic, also ethical, moral.

Applying criteria established based on observation and a consensus of qualified scientists, humans are classified as animals.

As I noted in my response to Ludwig V, that's a matter of values and not of fact, which is fine as long as we recognize it.

Yes, I agree. For me, the main point is that it is a matter of values and not a matter of fact. In that case, it becomes a question of whether humans ...

It's not a metaphysical claim, it's a linguistic one. We can define an animal as anything we want. It's a question of values - some people want to sep...

There is a difference in kind between many different kinds of animals, e.g. tigers and nematodes, but they are still all animals.

Offensive fictional Hispanics: Speedy Gonzales Jose Jimenez Juan Valdez Chiquita Banana The Frito Bandido Baba Looey Ricky Ricardo Bumblebee Man Franc...

Effect and change - Ball 1's speed is reduced by X m/s and Ball 2's speed is increased by Y m/s. Again, you're just playing around with words. Nuff sa...

I requested you provide alternative descriptions. I can see how that might be confusing. Instead, please explain how the description I provided is not...

It is my understanding there won't be any voting this time, just comments. Is that correct? I intend to if I can come up with something I like. I aske...

Although, given his recent poem, if @"javi2541997" participates maybe I should bow out. By the way, Javi, now that you have shown your facility with l...

@"Baden" Poetry too or just short stories?

Let's take two billiard balls. Ball 1 moves across the table and strikes Ball 2, which is stationary. Describe the effect - Ball 1's speed is reduced ...

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You're just getting tangled up in words. The effect is not some separate entity, it is the change.

Reminds me of a joke - Yo mama is so fat, her memory weighs five pounds.

I think I understand what Wittgenstein is trying to say here, but I think I disagree. As I understand it, the purpose of philosophy is to help us beco...

Nuff said.

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Too late. I've already said that four or five times about you. Anyway, that's not an argument. I've presented backup for my position and you haven't.

Yes, it seems like the way you've presented it is consistent with the definition in the paper. But it's not what the OP said. I remain skeptical of th...

No, it does not. It says nothing about that and the way the experiments were set up makes it clear. I think perhaps you overestimate your competence i...

This is all very nice, but as I noted in my response to the OP and your previous post, it doesn't have anything with DK. DK is not about who's smarter...

See below. In particular I suggest reading the Scientific American article. It's not long.