James Riley

The modifier "all" is not unlike the modifier "some." Without the modifier, the contention that swans are white would mean that any bird that is not w...

I disagree. I think such people have been brainwashed and manipulated; often starting at an early age.

Thank you to all who use compassionate judgement in keeping busy those who would otherwise use their time to harm me and mine.

No. That can't explain it. First, they aren't being coerced. They are being asked, pleaded with, bribed. Second, those same folks don't exercise such ...

Or as some other wag put it: Those who know are full of doubt, while those who don't know are full of confidence. It seems to me, most experts are ful...

:100: I don't know how interesting this question is, but does it matter if someone is right for the wrong reasons, or wrong for the right reasons? I'm...

You have first failed to define what a swan is. Without first doing so, then it's not that "all swans are white" rather, it is "swans are white." Thus...

I thank the air that is held to the Earth by the gravity. I will try to spend more time appreciating each lung-full. Good stuff.

:100: :up: Yes, as they say on Wall Street, there will be a correction. :grin:

It's very clear in the U.S. The sovereign is, well, sovereign. But in it's sovereignty it has recognized the right to property being held by private i...

That is true. And not. Likewise, you are an open book with no cover and no pages. Thus, it's not really open, but it is. And not. You are learning, my...

:100: Yup. Hell, even before the state, there was the tribe and, while some of them might have found the idea of land ownership preposterous, they too...

I had to steer away from "everything" because I did not like the "thing" part of it. Like wise with the word "nothing." Thus, I chose the word "All" w...

"Hmmm... been fearsome confused for a month or two, but I ain't never been lost!" Henry Frapp

Your first post wanted me to clarify that my position is that grass not grass (and is, too, but you get my point, even if you don't agree with it). Bu...

Now you are challenging me to learn. :grin: I don't think I'm up for that. But if the burden of proof lies upon the proponent, and the proponent says ...

And therein lies the dilemma I referenced before. My having said there is no truth is automatically transmogrified by you into an understanding that i...

The state is operated by men that the community elected. I am subordinate to my community and no individual fuck-stick that might use his might to sub...

By the way, that is true. You can't flatten my ground or lay asphalt on it without my permission, and the permission of countless other private proper...

I only go there for argument. In the final analysis, I love the state as a weapon I wield against those who would oppress me in it's absence. I need o...

That is, of course, true. Because, by my reasoning (or what some would call a lack thereof) everything is true. And not.

I think the mistake in your reasoning is that you nail down X to what you think it is. Try thinking of it as what you don't think it is. In other word...

The old saying goes, every cowboy fancies himself a philosopher. To a certain extent, it's true. If you spend enough time alone, outdoors, inside your...

I know of a similar case but Dubai, U.S. Air Force, fellow airman, no brain damage. Everyone should go watch the movie Platoon. It is evidence of the ...

I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather did. Not screaming in terror like his passengers. Tip 'o the hat to some forgotten wag. Anyw...

Doesn't matter how I treat it, as a thing or or state of being or a property. The argument stands. So long as you use the word "it" like you did, the ...

Infinity cannot be itself if it fails to account for the absence of itself. Such a failure would render it finite. Same with eternity. Quite simply, X...

Yeah, you are probably right. On the other hand, I bet it would remove several contenders from the mix. :grin:

:100: https://ourplnt.com/i-did-my-own-research/

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I've speculated that the wide-spread, highly accurate and realistic VR combined with sex dolls/robots (ala West World) would be a net positive to huma...

I thank the animals who have taught me that it's okay to thank them, instead of or in addition to their creator(s).

Something sticks it's head out from behind all that I am thankful for. And I want to thank gravity. I don't know what it is, but I'm certainly gratefu...

I don't know, but as for me, it's time to turn over the reigns. There are some fucked up women (Palin, Taylor-Green, Boebert, et al) but they are outn...

:100: I can understand attorney fees, but court fees and costs should be within the sole province of the courts. Maybe they let the legislature tell t...

I'm thankful for space. I love moving around in it.

I don't remember that much, but I thought there were some things the courts found to be solely within their wheelhouse, and the legislative and execut...

Agreed. That is a distinction with a relevant difference. Also, those other laws usually required a failure of the Administration to step up and enfor...

If I recollect correct, in logical argument, both parties run backwards together as far as necessary to find a premise upon which they agree. Then and...

Yeah, keep those women defenseless, reliant upon men. You know, like the Texas legislature.

Yeah, but the Taliban doesn't let women go strapped.

On the other hand, we do have citizen suit provisions in many environmental statutes. While I don't think they allow a bounty, per se, they do allow f...

:100: :up: Institutions and individuals have been forfeiting their credibility for a long time now. The Supremes lost it on Bush v. Gore, as far as I'...

You're the one who finds life's rules not to your liking. You did. I don't find you the suicidal type. I see you as a disrespectful, inconsiderate, se...

Oh, and P.S. When you pack your bags and leave, don't take any of our shit with you and pay your tax bill before you go. Otherwise we will claw back. ...

BS. The suicide rate is off the charts. People do it all the time because they don't want to pay the price of life. And the parents get to choose whic...

Bull Shit. You can kill yourself or go to Somalia or swim to Cuba or whatever. So you are a child and the state is your parent? That flies in the face...

Great: I will frame it as a capitalist, free-market, arm's-length, voluntary transaction that is apparently the only language that you speak: If you d...

You're forced under threat of violence to stay out.