Michael

Says the man who takes the Lord's name in vain. Also, let's not forget James 4:11-12: "Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who sp...

From where I'm sitting we're 2nd on both google.com and google.co.uk. Finally taken over the Online Philosophy Club. Just Porat's graveyard left stand...

But when I asked you if he was claiming that most people don't consider the differences important you said he wasn't. So when he says "there isn't a w...

So, I've actually decided to read what he's written and this stands out: "And even of two existing things, if 'existing thing' is the most general cat...

I'd say that you're over-analysing. It's only in philosophy that one would claim that there's more than "carrots don't walk or talk and people aren't ...

Then what is the substance? What makes a difference a world of difference? What makes a difference important? If you both agree that carrots and peopl...

Right, but this circles back to what it means for the differences to be a world of difference. And if this is for the differences to be important then...

So Metaphysician was saying that most people don't consider the differences important?

Then by the same token you can't refer to popular opinion when justifying your claim that the differences are important. Hence my accusation of argume...

Right, and Metaphysician has responded with a "no, they're not important (to me)". So what's the problem? Again, what does it mean for the differences...

And what does it mean to say that the differences are relevant or important? If you just mean that when deciding what to eat an informed decision will...

I don't know what you mean by ruling out the differences. I'm sure he accepts that humans and carrots are not the same thing; that they look different...

How much of a difference is a world of difference? You and @"Metaphysician Undercover" probably just draw the line at different places.

There's a difference between being unobserved and being unobservable. Because Terrapin asked "what would you call phenomena that we're not even aware ...

Well, assuming that there are such things, I'd assume they'd be called "unobserved and unconceived phenomena".

It's quite a well known saying. Apparently it originates from Senator William Learned Marcy in 1832.

And get elected.

Can the dead have citizenship? If not then you can't be both dead and Australian.

Why "Banno was Australian" and not "Banno is Australian"? You seem to be implying that he isn't an Australian (any more). And if he isn't an Australia...

A constitutional change to the election process. The President is elected by popular vote. Then one needn't worry about faithless electors as there wo...

Muslim Ban Statement Disappears From Trump Website And the backtracking begins. I guess that quote of Trump saying he'd lie his way into the White Hou...

Like voting for a rich white man?

Quoting me on judicial matters is a sure-fire way to end up looking a fool. ;)

It wasn't overturned when Scalia's seat was filled with Scalia, and he disagreed with Roe vs Wade, so why would it inevitably be overturned if filled ...

Actually, we'd taunt you based on your principles because your principles are ridiculous.

Depends on the context. Sometimes the only measure of goodness and badness is a comparison with the alternatives. Muskets were good weapons at the tim...

You can't use this (or Brexit) to "prove" that democracy is a bad form of government. You need to compare it to other forms of government. Do non-demo...

Trump Wins: http://www.history.com/s3static/video-thumbnails/AETN-History_VMS/725/175/BRAND_THC_BSFC_181161_SFM_000_2997_15_20150113_00_HD_still_624x3...

:-} Are we going down this road again where you don't address the actual relevant point. 'Cause I won't play that game.

The wider linguistic community does the defining, not each individual. But that's irrelevant. The point is that when we say that such-and-such is in s...

Empirically demonstrable effects on health, with "best interests" being defined in part as good health.

No it isn't. Whether or not it's in a child's best interest to eat chocolate and drink sugary drinks every day is not simply a matter of the child's p...

I was referring to your claim about them being "out of touch with the desires of the people, and hav little conception of the way that people think or...

Well, given that Clinton seems to have won the popular vote I don't think it right to say that they're completely out of touch. They just underestimat...

Some interesting stats from here: http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2016/11/9/976def5f-0819-447b-b9a4-7716bd1...

No, it'll have to be President Kanye.

Next time it'll be Kanye running against Trump.

So... what's Mike Pence like?

Also Leicester, the Cubs, and Leo's Oscar. Like I said, a weird year. I guess Terry Pratchett was right. Million-to-one chances crop up nine times out...

According to this, Clinton has greater public support. 58,875,708 votes to Trump's 58,842,289 (with 96.1% of votes counted).

Same can be said about Iran, and yet we still criticise their decisions.

Perhaps I wasn't clear. Hanover claimed that Trump wouldn't be gridlocked by a Republican-controlled Congress, where Obama was. My point is that even ...

Guess he was wrong about the election being rigged, though. I wonder how many of his other accusations of corruption are also wrong?

From what I've read there are plenty of Republicans who disagree with Trump. The fact that he's a Republican president doesn't entail that a Republica...

And Trump won. 2016 is a weird year.

But there is something irrational about choosing the worst of two evils, i.e. Trump. ;)

What crazy nonsense. This is politics!

Go with Wordpress. It's the simplest.

(Y) So I keep telling her she's annoying.

I think you need to explain this a little more. Are you just saying that there shouldn't be any laws against saying something? Are you saying that I s...