The problem is the way it's been talked about... Folk are saying "consciousness" but have no clue what it is. What other words do we use like that? Th...
We're not looking at a concept. We're looking at a tree. In normal parlance we're not talking about our concept of a tree, we're talking about the tre...
It is worth noting that you've yet to have answered it. Odd. You talk about something as if it is a problem for my framework. I ask you what you're ta...
That's why I avoid the subjective/objective dichotomy. Some things(facts and truth) in this exercise, are both. Some things are neither. Therefore, th...
Do you deny things such as abstract reasoning, spatial reasoning, ascertaining meaning from context, pattern recognition, etc.? Are you saying that th...
Well that's a very problematic framework in my opinion. I wouldn't explain any of it like that. I actually argue against it on several different level...
What's that over there------------------> Looks like a tree to me. My conception is made out of language and stuff. The tree is not. Conceptions can b...
You figure the IQ tests are responsible for how they're put to use? :worry: This also works from the presupposition that "being based upon a category ...
Aren't there noble purposes for IQ tests? You people remind me of those folk who want to stop social programs because some people take advantage of th...
I wouldn't. That notion is utterly meaningless to me personally. That said... If you would like, you can explain to me what you mean by "Conscious Red...
Well, if we mixed our frameworks(axioms?)... Strictly speaking from my own, human reports are statements about the facts. Statements can be true/false...
A delusional creature does not know it is delusional. It does not follow from that that others cannot tell whether or not they act the same way. :wink...
I'm curious to see what criterion you've employed for knowledge. If we could not know then there would be no difference in the meaning of the words de...
I normally avoid the subjective/objective dichotomy, however I want to play with the idea that it may have a good use. Perhaps it can be used to shed ...
An idea is not an argument. Both are mine. You're lost brother. Go pick on someone smaller. I'll kick your ass. That's my MO. As I've already said, yo...
There is no such thing as some deep insight into consciousness. It's nothing more than a bunch of different notions throughout human history based upo...
Partisan thinkers are a major problem in and of themselves, because bipartisan politics are utterly inadequate when both parties have produced preside...
Whether or not the president can be found guilty of obstruction of justice matters. The United States is not supposed to be a monarchy or any other au...
You've misunderstood. On my view, facts are events. Events cannot be false. I proposed having a set of facts that everyone agrees to. The agreement do...
Not particularly, but that phrase may qualify if it points towards such. I was thinking more about things such as looking at a timeline of known event...
Ever read Plato's Republic? Are you denying that that book was influencial to this republic? I agree about the foresight for the need of checks and ba...
The preparation I'm alluding to is preparing the American people to consider the facts. Some of those facts ought be considered in light of the Consti...
The above is the consequence of working from an ill-conceived framework. Trump can be taken literally not seriously, seriously not literally, in addit...
Interesting argument, I guess. Doesn't strike me as sound. Looks like a conflation between the president and the law. The two are not the same thing. ...
As a matter of fact, "obstruction of justice" is when a very specific set of criteria has been met by someone. Does anyone really believe that the pre...
Nice story. Shows that it is unwise to draw conclusions based upon too little evidence. Sometimes things aren't as they appear. However, the story doe...
What, do you want a thesis? Not going to happen. I'm just nudging you in the right direction. It's not a matter of monism vs. dualism. It's a matter o...
Consciousness is a chimera, residue stemming from a gross misunderstanding of what it is to be human - as opposed to just being an animal. It is not a...
I love the revisionist history. If the facts do not support one's case, then it seems common to ignore those and talk about irrelevant stuff, draw bas...
That quote is untenable. It makes no sense. It is self-contradictory on it's face. You're conflating conclusions based upon axioms with facts. Facts c...
Banno and myself had a debate regarding whether or not truth was prior to language. This happened several years ago on the old forum. The interesting ...
I'm not too sure that the notion you're putting forth needs thrown out Banno. Refined, maybe... A distinction needs to be drawn between belief stateme...
No confusion my friend. I've not argued for anyone in particular to pursue anything in particular. You're either dishonest or wrong. Neither is accept...
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