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If by "there is no evidence" you mean that there has been no evidence provided, then I'm fine with that. A prudent prosecutor doesn't show evidence un...

The claim that "there is no evidence the Russians hacked the DNC and no evidence Trump or his campaign facilitated that."

That claim itself works from a very dubious presupposition. It assumes that the speaker has knowledge of the evidence.

There's something interesting though about media conjecture. While I agree that much of it is based upon unproven premisses, I wouldn't call all of it...

The above concluded that since thought/belief can be false, so too can truth. That would be the case if, and only if, thought/belief were equivalent t...

Chickens are not terms.

The term "chickens" is not chickens. X-)

So, I'm outside this morning doing my normal thing. The adolescent hens, of which there are three, are hanging out nearby. Part of my normal thing is ...

Questions that have obvious answers aren't called "big" questions by those who know the answer is obvious.

The obvious answer is being under investigation.

The big question is what is he scared of.

Sigh... It would be shown to you in the only way it can be if you a)understand the map/territory distinction and b)re-read my earlier post while apply...

Apply it and re-read what was written earlier.

Because being familiar with it will help one to understand my earlier use of quotes.

Being under investigation for criminal wrongdoings such as being part of a proven conspiracy to get yourself elected bears a heavy heavy toll on one's...

If you cannot understand the relevance between my last post and the question you asked, then there's not much more I can do to help you.

The bit about the word not being the thing is akin to the map/territory distinction. Are you familiar with it?

So, Meta... You claim that truth can be false. I've nothing further.

He was spot on by virtue of describing something agreeable to my words, not yours. You were arguing against mine earlier, by virtue of misunderstandin...

In a Trump's situation, if that actor is not scared, it could be for one of only two possible reasons. Either he's done nothing wrong, and he trusts t...

I suppose I'm wondering about that which goes unspoken... X-) Here's a hypothetical... Suspect A rolls over on suspect B. Warrant. Suspect B rolls ove...

Was that an argument?

Trump at least has some ability to know enough to be scared. In other words, regardless of whether or not he thinks he has much use for truth, he's ce...

Funny thing is that Cuthbert's last point was spot on. The name for a thing is not necessarily the same as the thing. We talk about things we invent/c...

What about the cases in which we use some term or other to talk about something or other that existed prior to our becoming aware of it?

What's more important than preserving the very institutions and ideals that the US was founded upon? Lose that and you'll lose everything you're calli...

When we say that something "is true", we're talking about thought/belief and/or statements thereof(assertions/propositions). We're saying that the sta...

The second Tuesday of next week is even better than last Tuesday...

If existence alone makes something meaningful, then it is not the case that meaning depends upon interpretation and judgment, for existence doesn't re...

Can one's definitions be wrong? If so, how so? X-)

The term "meaning" has meaning. Kinda odd isn't it? What makes it meaningful? What are the necessary preconditions for meaning? Earlier you said exist...

Do you agree that, assuming sincerity in speech, that calling a statement "true" displays belief that the statement is true(corresponds to reality, if...

The above conflates calling something "true" and truth. That is, it conflates belief(statements thereof) and truth.

Look. You've been all over the place with what you've claimed in an attempt to refute my claim that correspondence is prior to language. You have clai...

Given what you've been arguing, I can only laugh when you write things like... As before, you're projecting...

I'm saying you've argued that meaning is dependent upon... and truth is dependent upon... and interpretation is dependent upon... You should've been a...

What connections are you drawing between Gettier and the present debate(s)?

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Yes. I remember vaguely the case about the coins and who would get the job. I thought(perhaps mistakenly) that that case worked from disjunction as we...

I'm unfamiliar with disjunctivism. Thus, I wouldn't know much about how well they handle(explain?) Gettier cases. Seems that I would concur with their...

Nice. Well put. If your account is an accurate one, then I've learned something new. That said, Gettier cases hinge upon disjunction, so when Fafner m...

On my view the use/mention distinction is a metacognitive tool which enables one to point out the difference between the name and what's being named, ...

Nice. Yup. That's pretty much agrees with my understanding of Gettier cases. If memory serves me correctly, all of his cases involve disjunction as a ...

Where's Banno when ya need him? X-) My cat's name is "Jack". Jack is my cat. "Jack" is not my cat.

So then never-mind all of the stuff(arguments from contingency) you've been saying heretofore? That settles it now doesn't it? I pointed out long ago ...

I found this bit of your discourse interesting... This immediately reminded me of Gettier 'problems' with the JTB account. The sleight of hand regardi...

Interesting. Indeed there are some problems beginning to show... You see the word "therefore" above? It is being misused. It is supposed to be followe...

Looks like there's some reading comprehension issues. Be well Sand. Come back when you actually know how to present an argument.

You've shown no such thing Sand. Gratuitous assertions won't do here.

How about this Sand... The term "we" is meaningful as a result of drawing correlations between the term itself, others, and oneself. The term "America...