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@"fdrake"was discussing Marshall McLuhan over in Currently Reading, and this came to mind. I didn’t want to post this in response because I didn’t wan...

Hatred for the US is pretty common here on the forum.

And since I've started a feedback thread - It bothers me when moderators attack posters and threaten punishment in the main forum rather than through ...

As you noted, we are in agreement, but, you know how it goes when you think of the perfect response after the argument is over. To whit:

How come Hanover is allowed to use Chat GPT and the rest of us aren't.

Whatever the merits of your position, which I have doubts about, it’s not appropriate for you to take them up in public. You should deal with them in ...

Yay!

We wouldn't. I don't see much value in judging other people, which isn't to say I never do. It does make sense to respond to their behavior - "Hey! St...

Why does it matter? Why can't I change my understanding?

You and I have been through this before and you don't agree with my formulation - right vs. wrong behavior is a personal decision. Anything else isn't...

I don't know what this means. The only time I need to know right from wrong is in some "particular situation."

But it's not "on occasion." It's almost always. I don't think I've ever done wrong by accident - because I didn't know it was wrong. It's not that I'v...

Cookies.

I doubt that you - Our aw shucks, I’m not a philosopher, Aussie Everyman – has trouble knowing the difference between right and wrong very often.

As Lao Tzu noted, an alias. And as I indicated, I see that as a trick we use to say what can't be said. If you forget the irony while you're saying it...

There has been a lot of condescension directed at you.

For what it's worth, I don't think you've been treated fairly in this discussion.

As Lao Tzu wrote, "I know not its name, I give its alias, Tao."

Yes, I said it. He was responding to me. I don't know if I'm alone. Certainly not in general. Probably not on the forum. Perhaps in this discussion.

I wasn't using it to raise an issue, I just thought you might be interested.

Because the Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao. As I noted, it's a joke. This is an excerpt from Ellen Marie Chen's translation of Verse 25...

But it's not unknown, it's unknowable. No.

I always think of it as a joke. We all recognize it's impossible, but then do it anyway.

If this is a paradox, I don't think it is a very complicated one. We don't know there are things-in-themselves. It's not unreasonable to say that they...

I don't think this is true. The noumena/phenomena distinction is not based on empirical observation, it's metaphysics. It's not true, it's interesting...

Muricans.

Again, I think you've missed the point. Here you are conceptualizing "fundamental reality," but you're not allowed to do that. You can't even really t...

Welcome to the forum. To start, a single cookie is not a cookie, it's a period. Down to business. I think you've oversimplified what Kant had to say a...

Here’s a link to Lorenz's "Kant's Doctrine of the A Priori in the Light of Contemporary Biology." It’s much shorter than the book I mentioned and cove...

Interesting. As I mentioned to F Drake, I'm glad I retired before I had to figure out how to write competent and effective engineering reports using L...

Logic and science do not require the concept of causation. Whether or not the idea of causation is needed is a very big subject. We've discussed it qu...

Sorry, I pushed “post comment” by mistake and posted it before I was ready. Lorenz’s book has lots of examples, but it would make more sense for you t...

First off, I only saw this post by accident. If you want me to respond to your post, you need to tag me.

That makes sense. I've thought about how I might have used it if it was around while I was still working. I'm glad I don't have to worry about it.

You clearly have put a lot of thought and effort into how LLMs work and how to make them work better. That seems like a useful exercise. It also raise...

An interesting, well written post. My thoughts. There are other possible choices. 4. Causation is not a valid, or at least not the only valid, way of ...

EULA? European Lime Association?

I am deeply offended that my post has led to a serious discussion of whether Chat GPT use should be allowed to generate posts for the forum.

As Jamal noted, I was making, or rather ChatGPT was making, a wry, ironic statement.

The Philosophy Forum's stringent ban on ChatGPT-generated posts is a blatant disregard for intellectual progress and a stifling of diverse perspective...

Hey, @"Plex", it’s expected you will participate in discussions you start.

A good response. Even-tempered and respectful.

I don’t understand It doesn’t make sense to me Why no questions here?

I don’t go to church and I haven’t for many years, but I don’t remember ever being angered by something I heard there.

Here’s what Steven J Gould had to say about facts: That is a good description of what facts and knowledge are to me. They are information which is ade...

I don’t doubt your sincerity. I wasn’t offended, I was angered by the mean spirited and ignorant characterization of the people he disagrees with.

I was an engineer for a reason. Morally perhaps, but not practically. I’m not sure I understand this concern. Of course that could be because my retir...

Not intended as a poem. Here’s a new one for the list – Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

Your response is certainly more reasonable than mine.

Not a joke, although it would take more than this obnoxious OP to make me vote for Mr. Trump. I’m pleased to see it’s been moved to the garbage dump i...