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I think from this premise a lot of things or considerations can be derived. If one equivocates the ego with the self, then I believe most of the tenan...
July 19, 2024 at 02:42
''Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.'' -Ludwig Wittgenstein
July 19, 2024 at 02:22
Interesting. I'd like to ask, in correspondence with the OP, whether only through experience can one come to learn, or even know, such basic moral fac...
July 19, 2024 at 01:59
To equate habits that are adaptive with virtue seems to me a little too Aristotelian or even too dogmatic in terms of right conduct and proper belief....
July 19, 2024 at 01:45
Well well well, Trump appears messianic at this point. Frankly he is becoming the right's Jesus figure.
July 16, 2024 at 02:23
I appreciate the article. It seems like the economics for synthetically grown meat is still in its infancy. I hope for it to be a catalyst for cheaper...
July 15, 2024 at 01:42
Synthetic meat is something that hasn't yet flourished in economies yet. Imagine McDonalds making $1 hamburgers with synthetic meat. Imagine the astro...
July 14, 2024 at 23:27
Yeah, but you would never give Van Gogh a gun.
July 14, 2024 at 15:45
You don't see such things happening anywhere else in the world very often. I'm surprised it's happening here in the US. Then again, gun laws, go fish.
July 14, 2024 at 06:21
In epistemic logic, such cases are known as known known's, known unknown's, and unknown unknowns. Yet, there are examples of making false inferences l...
July 12, 2024 at 00:34
Thinking in terms of a Venn diagram, you could have many points of congruence or intersection between sets and be able to say something along the line...
July 12, 2024 at 00:17
Fuzzy logic/Many-valued logic...
July 12, 2024 at 00:11
I think that in a world where there are so many variables, that the situation couldn't have been any different, or the methodology couldn't have been ...
July 12, 2024 at 00:04
Yes, fascinating topic to drill. Quite curiously, I want to ask, from what I understand the forebrain was developed by our need for the use of tools i...
July 11, 2024 at 23:40
No, I kept the OP as simple as I could; but, thanks for the input!
July 11, 2024 at 23:20
I accepted your post as the answer to this thread; but, wanted to further ask, if inference based off of causality is something that only humans can d...
July 11, 2024 at 23:19
This might be a question framed best in terms of anthropology, but, I'm also quite interested in what the concept of a creator might mean to a chimpan...
July 11, 2024 at 23:17
I agree, but, is conceptualization something that can be specified any further? I left the OP ambiguous about what defines the capabilities on h. sapi...
July 11, 2024 at 23:16
I think the OP is written in the right way. In terms of held beliefs and norms, karma can seem like a thing that exists with respect to known known's....
July 11, 2024 at 22:00
Wait until Philip Morris and Budweiser put the stuff into their products, laws permitting in select states...
July 11, 2024 at 01:41
I'm at a loss for words. I know there's something about an association you made of the 50's and 60's in regards to African-Americans and the police. C...
July 08, 2024 at 23:46
I was influenced greatly with Wittgenstein, and the way in which he addresses your final question of an awesome opening post. Wittgenstein did away wi...
July 08, 2024 at 23:40
How about why they're called Mr. Popo or the "Man"? I think the "Man" alternative arose during the 60's. Nobody calls them peace officers like in the ...
July 08, 2024 at 01:03
Why do they call cops "pigs" in America?
July 08, 2024 at 00:29
Yes, police officers are called "pigs" in the US. I heard they're called Bobby's in the UK. I like pigs, I mean, police officers. :cool:
July 07, 2024 at 22:57
Have you read about Pigcasso? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigcasso
July 05, 2024 at 23:06
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One is speaking American and the other... not really sure.
July 04, 2024 at 10:49
Pot speaks to kettle. It's a democracy and people want some other candidate than Biden, so what's the issue with not having a second term. Act mature ...
July 04, 2024 at 09:27
I was wondering to what happened to the old Internet when Darwin, Dennett, and Dawkins were overtly trying to proselytize evolution against Christians...
July 04, 2024 at 07:07
Yes, but one should wallow in light of such beautiful news about pigs. Pigs have and still do matter a lot to us.
July 04, 2024 at 06:23
Yes, I just researched the image. It was painted in 1850 by an unfortunately unknown artist. It is described as folk art. Here: https://britishfolkart...
July 04, 2024 at 04:18
Yet, is rationality truth-apt, as you've defined it? At least if it's epistemologically denoted, then these observational sentences are truth-apt, no?
July 04, 2024 at 02:18
Yes, I have something to say about how Wittgenstein approached Gödel's incompleteness theorems as logical paradoxes. Namely, because Wittgenstein took...
July 04, 2024 at 01:35
If you're looking for something beautiful, here's a picture of two pigs on the countryside. I think the theme of the painting is rural naturalism. htt...
July 04, 2024 at 00:55
It's hard for me to tell; but, I think you are right. The ears don't look the same; but, it's close enough.
July 04, 2024 at 00:43
At the sake of sounding incoherent, I just wanted to provide my rationale for asking (what I perceive) a fundamental question about formal and non-for...
July 04, 2024 at 00:37
As the topic progressed, I simply will rephrase the OP to look, as the following: Are Gödel's incompleteness theorems applicable to non-formal languag...
July 03, 2024 at 22:55
Pigs wallowing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao2sNJQSSYU By the way, those pigs are some of the most beautiful pigs I've ever seen on YouTube.
July 03, 2024 at 22:18
Why is that? What makes his theorems unapplicable to natural languages?
July 03, 2024 at 22:15
So, I think you are right about the centrality of truth in formal systems with axioms. Therefore, do you think that the very fact that we have circula...
July 03, 2024 at 22:04
Just leave the poor pigs alone. They never did anything wrong...
July 03, 2024 at 21:39
Purdue Pharma is ready for your lawsuit.
July 03, 2024 at 21:35
So, since definitions are circular and the scope of natural languages take place in the world itself, then do you think that there's anything that can...
July 03, 2024 at 21:02
The interesting part is that after you down some opioids, you should sue the maker of OxyContin, which made you down some opioids, which you shouldn't...
July 03, 2024 at 20:35
You eat pork? It better be a kosher pig.
July 02, 2024 at 02:31
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/latest-news/gkdkv/picture217297770/alternates/LANDSCAPE_1140/pigface4.png Just another pig... Thoughts?
July 01, 2024 at 21:42
I'm pretty sure you're doing well health wise. I haven't heard of elderly putting drugs on their bucket list, have you?
June 30, 2024 at 02:02
Charitably, I'd say they're on equal footing. Kids love watching pig cartoons and shows. I'm not sure if a goat would outdo a pig...
June 30, 2024 at 02:01
This is doctor pigs' nurse: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSjvpHpiJb-DEEh_eFY3wFwkq2Admzq7wfVgw&s
June 30, 2024 at 01:15
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June 30, 2024 at 01:05