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What does this have to do with medicine or evolution? There are consistent uses of terminology in these fields. They are based on scientific processes...
September 01, 2020 at 00:02
HAHAHAHAHAHA! You are completely insane! I love it! More! :rofl:
August 31, 2020 at 23:31
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Are you....joking? If your answer in any way relies on Banno's asinine stairs analogy that he thinks is an example, then we can just stop. I thought y...
August 31, 2020 at 23:28
Neither. This is a false choice. Mathematics doesn't explain things. It correlates with them. Mathematics will allow you to design an aircraft, but it...
August 31, 2020 at 23:24
Oh, come on! Where's the fun in that?!?! What if they're like, BEGGING for it? :rofl:
August 31, 2020 at 23:05
Yep, you're clearly an AI. You don't understand consciousness, you can't follow the conversation closely, and you have never experienced love. Robot. ...
August 31, 2020 at 22:59
You need to work on your reading comprehension. I said mathematics was invented by human consciousness as a tool. It is a piece of technology. Stop pu...
August 31, 2020 at 22:56
You don't think evolution or medicine are evidence based and correlate to the real world? Are you a Trump voter? No. It is specifically correlated to ...
August 31, 2020 at 22:45
They are invented in that they are correlative ideas manufactured by human consciousness in a effort to make sense of the world around them. Your God ...
August 31, 2020 at 22:17
Yes, I agree with you. I was making a joke at that other guy's expense.
August 31, 2020 at 22:12
I have issues with the equivocation you did up to this point, but if you were correct, here is your proof against god. People are in fact free to say ...
August 31, 2020 at 22:07
You clearly don't know anything about the Constitution. It is to be fought for, died for, basically a whole bunch of violence is supposed to be done f...
August 31, 2020 at 21:51
I've been to North Wales. It's realy pretty there. I'll see myself out...
August 31, 2020 at 21:49
Why is compassion italicized in quotes? :naughty:
August 31, 2020 at 21:47
Oh, you think we're having a dialogue? Lol. Your position is baseless and futile. The lingering taint of religion is an object of unfortunate distract...
August 31, 2020 at 21:34
And you use ad hominem attacks in place of developing an understanding of reality that show you are both self-righteous and ignorant. Feel free to not...
August 31, 2020 at 21:26
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So one can be white, be conscious of systemic racism, and be in opposition to it? If that is true, whither "white privilege?" If I denounce any claim ...
August 31, 2020 at 21:23
I think the access to academics is a big part. If your worldview expands beyond yourself and you start to think in terms of benefiting the system that...
August 31, 2020 at 20:31
Oh, well, that clinched it.
August 31, 2020 at 20:12
A partial list of philosophical ideas and topics? Perhaps you're confused what the word "evidence" means? Or are you asserting that, say, all math is ...
August 31, 2020 at 20:10
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So where do I fit in? I am fully conscious of systemic racism, but I do not support its practices. Yet I am white. What now?
August 31, 2020 at 19:42
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They are perfectly adequate, you just don't like the outcomes. I define racism as using the concept of race to define, categorize, or judge people. Wi...
August 31, 2020 at 19:40
Possibly. He's usually depicted as a tall thin pale-skinned guy, often with some facial hair. But you know, he's whatever you want him to be, just lik...
August 31, 2020 at 19:11
Not sure what exactly you are claiming here, but you're going to need to cite some evidence. I suspect you don't have any. No. If you are using "God" ...
August 31, 2020 at 19:08
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We've tried that already. It didn't work. Can we look at this, please? I'm not laying a trap, I'm curious to know what outcomes you are hoping for. Wh...
August 31, 2020 at 19:03
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I didn't say I don't like using it because I thought anyone was offended by it or because no one else uses it. Just the opposite. I said I don't like ...
August 31, 2020 at 18:48
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Not speaking about you personally at all, but it is entirely possible for those things to both be true of someone. I have family, friends, acquaintanc...
August 31, 2020 at 18:42
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These are called syllogisms. They are meant to make it easier to judge the logic of an argument by removing a lot of the words that allow for misinter...
August 31, 2020 at 18:33
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You are intentionally ignoring the nuances here. It is possible to use the terms without believing in their descriptive power. I can talk about God wi...
August 31, 2020 at 18:29
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Racism: X is bad You are X You are bad Post racism: There is no X. Your formulation (white privilege): Y says X is bad some people are X Y is bad
August 31, 2020 at 18:23
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Systemic racism. The concept includes everything that you are trying to say with white privilege with the exception of trying to make it intentionally...
August 31, 2020 at 18:17
1. Why should there be such a thing? What requires its existence? If there ever were to be such a thing, it would probably be "physics, in the future"...
August 31, 2020 at 18:13
Ummm, no.
August 31, 2020 at 18:05
The party pre-existed Hitler. The situation in Germany was the situation in Germany. Mussolini rose in Italy, Franco in Spain, etc. There is no reason...
August 31, 2020 at 18:02
I enjoyed every second of that. :D
August 31, 2020 at 17:58
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...and you've decided to "name" those things "white privilege?" Seriously, what are you saying? That's incoherent.
August 31, 2020 at 17:53
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Straw manning again. I did not say that vocabulary was sufficient to end racism. I said it was a factor. Obviously addressing the conditions that supp...
August 31, 2020 at 17:50
This is tough, and fraught with the potential for misunderstanding and emotional outbursts. I'll venture that there is a negatively symbiotic effect h...
August 31, 2020 at 17:31
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So racism is inevitable? I could not more vehemently disagree. Your straw man formulations are wearing thin as well. I am not saying "If people could ...
August 31, 2020 at 16:44
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I am tentatively agreeing with this. I think it's correct, but it's very broad so reserving the right to re-examine. This is me agreeing with you. To ...
August 31, 2020 at 16:34
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Yes, this is correct. You must campaign for the changing of the law. Or, in the inverse, if one cannot be charged with a crime or be held liable for a...
August 31, 2020 at 16:11
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Ok, this is the crux of the miscommunication. This is absolutely not what Judaka and I are saying. I would say it's a straw man, but I think you think...
August 31, 2020 at 16:08
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You're trying to create a distinction where there is no difference. Accomplice and collaborator mean more or less the same thing. Both require direct,...
August 31, 2020 at 15:39
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There is no such thing as an "act of systemic racism". Systemic racism is system-wide, by definition. It is not contained in specific instances, it is...
August 31, 2020 at 15:24
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I didn't say anything about people. I said a brick's name was Sergio. Names are arbitrary titles given to specific instances of things. But that's not...
August 31, 2020 at 15:15
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Thank you for responding to that so I didn't have to.
August 31, 2020 at 14:56
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I am not "insist on telling you what you believe", nor do I think you can make the case you have said otherwise. Here are your own words. I was merely...
August 31, 2020 at 00:43
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Ha! Ok, we are even. I told you a joke, and you made me laugh, although I don't think you meant to. Is there any way it would be enough for me to simp...
August 31, 2020 at 00:26
This is 3 examples of people who you consider smart (I think most poeple would agree, so I won't take the argument there) who have, to some degree, wr...
August 31, 2020 at 00:17