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Would you mind explaining to me what you mean by "work things out"?
February 17, 2022 at 23:29
What if someone intended to produce a bad outcome?
February 17, 2022 at 23:25
Is this your definition of intelligence?
February 17, 2022 at 23:15
But what is intelligence?
February 17, 2022 at 23:14
I admit that your answer is intriguing but it's a bit vague and ambiguous. What exactly does "act accordingly" mean? Is "act accordingly" any differen...
February 17, 2022 at 23:10
Would you mind providing examples?
February 17, 2022 at 22:50
If I'm not mistaken IQ is like inches or meters, A kind of unit that we use to measure something. We wouldn't say that inches are height but instead w...
February 17, 2022 at 22:29
That makes sense. I'm sorry if I'm not using the most appropriate language possible.
February 17, 2022 at 22:16
Sometimes people insult each other directly and indirectly instead of examining perspectives.
February 17, 2022 at 22:07
I couldn't agree more.
February 17, 2022 at 22:05
I was not trying to slander anyone with disabilities. I am actually inspired by people with disabilities when they persevere in spite of the adversity...
February 17, 2022 at 22:04
Can you provide some more clarification and elaboration because I don't want this discussion to devolve into something primitive.
February 17, 2022 at 21:58
I have a lot of sympathy for people with cognitive disabilities and I have no intention of slandering them. shifting the question is unnecessary becau...
February 17, 2022 at 21:42
Thank you for your contribution to this discussion. You seem to think that I might benefit from a google search but I suspect that I'd get bogged down...
February 17, 2022 at 21:35
I think that your answer makes sense but I wish you had given a good example of this method in action even if it was only hypothetical.
November 15, 2021 at 01:39
I guess no one is interested in this conversation
November 05, 2021 at 20:45
Thank you for your kind words.
October 29, 2021 at 19:33
I agree with you on this question. I think that it is possible for people to be wrong. I think that this is probably where mistakes come from. If you ...
October 28, 2021 at 19:58
I’m not sure that I understand the “formal approach”
October 28, 2021 at 15:27
Is there a difference between knowing and believing?
October 28, 2021 at 14:58
Would you mind defining knowledge? That way we both know what we are referring to when we discuss it.
October 28, 2021 at 14:22
Would you agree that there are incorrect conclusions? Or do you believe that everybody is right about everything? I only ask because if you would clas...
October 27, 2021 at 12:05
I’m not exactly sure I know what you’re referring to when you mention a base system of knowledge. Would you mind explaining the concept to me? I would...
October 27, 2021 at 11:46
I’m not sure I completely understand your position but if I’m misconstruing your conclusion I hope you’ll let me know. I agree that we often don’t thi...
October 27, 2021 at 11:41
Since we both agree that knowing the truth is important whenever we decide to do something perhaps it might be a good idea to discuss how that knowled...
October 27, 2021 at 11:34
I myself harbor a different opinion. I believe that it is important to know the truth before we decide to act. In fact it doesn’t do you much good to ...
October 26, 2021 at 17:39
Would you mind telling me how you arrived at this conclusion?
October 26, 2021 at 15:57
I think you’re right to be wary when it comes to sincerity. Even if you seem to be suffering from some form of paranoia. Other people are rarely what ...
October 26, 2021 at 14:45
Sometimes I forget my point too so no worries. Thank you for endorsing this discussion, It really means a lot to me.
October 26, 2021 at 02:50
I wish I understood why you emphasize experience so heavily. Are you some sort of empiricist? I was trying to avoid epistemology. I don’t care where k...
October 24, 2021 at 22:35
What I was trying to explain is that once someone makes a decision that results in their death they are no longer capable of analyzing anything. Of co...
October 24, 2021 at 22:26
I agree
October 24, 2021 at 21:55
I apologize if I’ve failed in one form or another when it comes to communicating effectively. Perhaps I didn’t understand your position as well as I s...
October 24, 2021 at 21:54
Maybe this is true of humanity as a whole or of a society but when it comes to us as individuals we often don’t develop any understanding of our actio...
October 23, 2021 at 17:57
I would like to begin by noting that throughout history humans have sought to produce results with all sorts of methods. The Aztecs for example tried ...
October 22, 2021 at 21:35
I think we can do better than references and reasonable claims especially when it comes to important life or death questions. I could be wrong though ...
October 22, 2021 at 19:54
I do admire these sentiments but I suspect that you’d probably be able to do more good if you avoided death. In fact it’s difficult to call a decision...
October 22, 2021 at 18:10
In medical and military science putting this idea into practice would result in a lot of dead bodies. The person who attempted to put it into practice...
October 22, 2021 at 03:05
This might seem obvious to you but it isn’t obvious to me so please help me understand how you came to this conclusion. Personally I think that trial ...
October 22, 2021 at 02:45
I hope so
October 22, 2021 at 02:25
I still agree with that statement but you seem to think that it’s flawed. I’m not sure why though. You mentioned that there is evidence which suggests...
October 22, 2021 at 01:53
Satisficing—a combination of the words “satisfy” and “suffice”—means settling for a less-than-perfect solution when working with limited information. ...
October 22, 2021 at 00:41
If I’m wrong then please share the correct conclusion with me.
October 22, 2021 at 00:18
Please forgive me if I’ve misunderstood your argument. Would you mind defining these two terms? I’ve never come across the word satisficing and I’m no...
October 22, 2021 at 00:08
Probably because they think that they already know what is best but even if this is true I don’t think that it follows from it that people wouldn’t st...
October 21, 2021 at 23:20
I think that it’s important to be correct and successful. It seems better than the alternative of being incorrect and unsuccessful in everything I do....
October 21, 2021 at 18:22
Correct me if I’m wrong but you seem to be using the example of buying an iPhone to illustrate the fact that we make mistakes. I agree but I don’t see...
October 21, 2021 at 16:33
I suppose it’s possible.
October 21, 2021 at 06:29
Can you think of an example where this would be the case? I think that it might enable me to understand your ideas.
October 21, 2021 at 06:19