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More Than A Feeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-28-07 10:50 PM Original message |
Which philosophers of ethics, if any, have been of use to you? |
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Erika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-28-07 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
1. But many people who are interested in ethics are not interested |
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Sedona (715 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-28-07 11:16 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Mike Brady |
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More Than A Feeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-28-07 11:21 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I'm afraid I don't understand the question. |
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Silent3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-28-07 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
4. Rawls' "original position" is certainly... |
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More Than A Feeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-29-07 12:09 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. I have "A Theory of Justice", but it intimidates me, and I've barely started it |
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Silent3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-29-07 10:39 AM Response to Reply #9 |
17. My exposure to Rawls... |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 01:00 AM Response to Reply #17 |
50. You don't have impatience with philosophizing, only with much of the body of philosphical works? |
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Silent3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 11:36 PM Response to Reply #50 |
112. That's pretty much what I'm saying |
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Erika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-28-07 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
5. Your assumption that the religious were also interested in ethics |
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More Than A Feeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-28-07 11:51 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Ah, I see the confusion now. |
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Erika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-29-07 12:01 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Many secularists are NOT interested in religion |
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More Than A Feeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-29-07 12:05 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Yeah, that's probably true. |
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izzie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-29-07 01:10 AM Response to Reply #6 |
12. This sounds like my ex |
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Hardrada (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-29-07 12:16 AM Response to Original message |
10. Friedrich Nietzsche |
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More Than A Feeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-29-07 12:22 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Thank you for sharing! |
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Hardrada (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-29-07 09:54 PM Response to Reply #11 |
38. Very strange politics |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-29-07 03:45 AM Response to Original message |
13. None. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-29-07 08:40 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. I second that. |
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More Than A Feeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-29-07 10:02 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. That would make him a virtues ethicist. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-29-07 11:25 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. It's more than that |
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kiahzero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-29-07 01:22 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. If you want to justify empiricism outside of utilitarianism, it's important. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-29-07 02:37 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Just like tissues are relevant to |
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kiahzero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-29-07 02:47 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. I'd forgotten... you don't want to actually have a discussion. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-29-07 02:51 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Indeed, I'm the villain |
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kiahzero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-29-07 02:52 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. More of begging the question. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-29-07 03:32 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Well, I was going to help you out, |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-29-07 03:54 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. I'll try to be serious here |
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kiahzero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-29-07 04:32 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Thanks, I appreciate it. |
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toddaa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-29-07 06:00 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. Most philosophers are bores |
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Silent3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-29-07 08:24 PM Response to Reply #22 |
36. The problem I see is that there's too much wasted, non-sensical precision |
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kiahzero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-29-07 09:46 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. But it's nonetheless important. |
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Silent3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-29-07 11:14 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. I'm not talking about avoiding slippery topics... |
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Meshuga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-29-07 11:11 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. You guys sound like my wife... |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-29-07 11:30 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. That statement was originally about |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-29-07 03:56 PM Response to Reply #18 |
30. There is nothing WRONG with reading philosophy. |
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fedsron2us (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-29-07 03:46 PM Response to Reply #13 |
28. There are worse things in life than masturbation |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-29-07 03:58 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Philosophers have hairy cerebellums. |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 01:25 AM Response to Reply #13 |
51. "Can I be completely honest? I really don't have any interest in ethics or philosophy. " |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 02:09 AM Response to Reply #51 |
52. Well, lets see.... |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 03:51 AM Response to Reply #52 |
54. How DARE you tell me to "think about it"? ! nt |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 12:45 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. What? Your not going to challenge me on some point or other? |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 02:25 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. I did, but you didn't notice. |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 04:21 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. No, no, of course not. |
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toddaa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-29-07 08:41 AM Response to Original message |
15. Nietzsche and Zhuangzi |
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kiahzero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-29-07 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
21. For ethics, Rawls. |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-29-07 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
33. Seneca |
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Silent3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-29-07 08:03 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. I was expecting that someone would eventually bring that up. |
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More Than A Feeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 11:23 PM Response to Reply #33 |
43. I'm picking up Seneca based on your recommendation here, |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 09:22 AM Response to Reply #43 |
47. Oops. Post below was meant for you. |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 09:19 AM Response to Reply #33 |
46. Well then, I certainly hope you "get" something from him! |
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Random_Australian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 02:59 AM Response to Original message |
40. None. Mathematics, physics and chemistry. That is all I used. The end. |
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kiahzero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 10:38 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. How do mathematics, physics, and chemistry lead to ethics? |
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Random_Australian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 02:45 AM Response to Reply #42 |
44. It goes a little like this: |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 12:21 PM Response to Reply #44 |
48. No it doesn't, that's just your current philosophy. |
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Random_Australian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 02:31 AM Response to Reply #48 |
65. Where did you get the idea "no, it doesn't" , and why must you, |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 03:32 PM Response to Reply #65 |
82. You didn't explain how math, physics, and chemistry lead to ethics at all. |
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Random_Australian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 10:44 PM Response to Reply #82 |
111. No, I didn't really. You're quite right. |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 01:21 AM Response to Reply #111 |
117. Very cool, thanks. I always appreciate your unique take on things. :) |
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Random_Australian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 01:38 AM Response to Reply #117 |
118. I say that physics, mathematics, and chemistry |
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Silent3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 11:52 PM Response to Reply #40 |
113. Are the ethics of which you speak proscriptive, or merely descriptive? |
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westerebus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-30-07 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
41. A few. |
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Exiled in America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 03:26 AM Response to Original message |
45. Paul Tillich |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-01-07 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
49. Robert Pirsig and Daniel Quinn. |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 02:21 AM Response to Reply #49 |
53. Daniel Quinn |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 02:32 PM Response to Reply #53 |
57. That's a pathetic reply. |
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Meshuga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 04:28 PM Response to Reply #57 |
59. Greyl |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 01:38 AM Response to Reply #59 |
63. Evoman didn't paraphrase D. Quinn, he made a ridiculous mischaracterization. |
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Meshuga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 06:49 AM Response to Reply #63 |
66. Thanks for the link! n/t |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 07:32 AM Response to Reply #63 |
67. Some people don't deserve to live |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 10:18 AM Response to Reply #67 |
69. What? You don't agree with him? |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 10:39 AM Response to Reply #69 |
71. I'm still undecided |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 01:35 PM Response to Reply #71 |
75. New York is a cesspit of sin and corruption. |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 03:15 PM Response to Reply #71 |
77. You can't apply a standard that you're ignorant of, cosmik debris. |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 02:21 PM Response to Reply #67 |
76. I don't think you could be more wrong. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 03:15 PM Response to Reply #76 |
78. False Choice |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 03:20 PM Response to Reply #78 |
79. It absolutely is not a false choice. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 03:33 PM Response to Reply #79 |
83. You remind my of my study of Malthus |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 03:42 PM Response to Reply #83 |
84. That's probably because you're dealing with a vague apprehension rather than genuine understanding. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 04:02 PM Response to Reply #84 |
88. That is a self-evident explanation |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 04:11 PM Response to Reply #88 |
90. Straw argument. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 04:19 PM Response to Reply #90 |
92. You made that up |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 04:26 PM Response to Reply #92 |
94. Oh right, you can't comprehend how I could argue that because I've never argued that. Uh huh. nt |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 04:29 PM Response to Reply #94 |
96. You seem to be contradicting everything I say |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-02-07 04:30 PM Response to Reply #57 |
60. Ha ha |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 12:46 AM Response to Reply #60 |
61. Your strawman is falsely attributing a quote to D. Quinn, thereby mischaracterizing him. |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 01:18 AM Response to Reply #61 |
62. So Quinn does not, in fact, make the argument that we should not give Aid |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 01:56 AM Response to Reply #62 |
64. No, he doesn't. |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 10:15 AM Response to Reply #64 |
68. ME!!! |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 10:28 AM Response to Reply #68 |
70. This should be familiar to you: You made the claim, you back it up. |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 12:08 PM Response to Reply #70 |
72. Okay. I'll give it a shot. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 12:27 PM Response to Reply #72 |
73. You are arguing around the fallacy. |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 01:32 PM Response to Reply #73 |
74. True enough but.... |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 03:23 PM Response to Reply #73 |
80. Not a fallacy. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 03:44 PM Response to Reply #80 |
85. The proof that it is a logical fallacy |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 03:49 PM Response to Reply #85 |
86. I don't see it. Unsupported claims still aren't proof, correct? |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 03:55 PM Response to Reply #86 |
87. Support for my claim |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 04:06 PM Response to Reply #87 |
89. Not hardly. You're citing food that was destroyed, not produced as we've been talking about it. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 04:17 PM Response to Reply #89 |
91. Wrong |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 04:29 PM Response to Reply #91 |
95. Our definition of food production does not include food that doesn't get distributed. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 04:31 PM Response to Reply #95 |
98. Setting new conditions to nullify the weakness of your argument. |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 04:41 PM Response to Reply #98 |
100. If it was destroyed, it wasn't available for consumption. nt |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 04:50 PM Response to Reply #100 |
102. The cows were milked |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 04:52 PM Response to Reply #102 |
103. ................. |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 05:04 PM Response to Reply #102 |
105. Do you seriously believe that I was including, for example, |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 05:14 PM Response to Reply #105 |
107. I believe that you have an absurd argument |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 12:48 AM Response to Reply #107 |
116. "I believe that you are desperately trying to support that argument with logical fallacies,..." |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 08:48 AM Response to Reply #116 |
119. Briefly |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 03:28 PM Response to Reply #72 |
81. Thanks for the reply, but please |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 04:23 PM Response to Reply #81 |
93. Dude, am I missing something? |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 04:31 PM Response to Reply #93 |
97. Yes, you're missing the evidence to support your initial claim. nt |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 04:41 PM Response to Reply #97 |
99. Okay, lets try something different, since your responses are, to put it delicately, |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 05:08 PM Response to Reply #99 |
106. Somebody mentioned "brevity", so I ran with it. |
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Meshuga (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 07:55 PM Response to Reply #106 |
110. Regardless... |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 01:58 PM Response to Reply #110 |
124. Given the complexity of the situation, it can't be said that there's a simple solution. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 02:09 PM Response to Reply #124 |
126. Show cause and effect |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 03:04 PM Response to Reply #126 |
131. I see you haven't offered evidence that our current approach causes a reduction in starvation. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 03:13 PM Response to Reply #131 |
133. So I will assume that your argument is bullshit |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 03:19 PM Response to Reply #133 |
137. Read the link I just gave you. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 03:24 PM Response to Reply #137 |
138. Opinion not fact |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 03:36 PM Response to Reply #138 |
143. You coudn't possibly have read the material provided at that link. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 03:41 PM Response to Reply #143 |
145. Cite the research...if you can...but you can't ...end of story. |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 03:54 PM Response to Reply #145 |
149. I know for a fact that you didn't read the links at that page. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 04:15 PM Response to Reply #149 |
150. You are right about one thing |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 11:52 PM Response to Reply #106 |
114. Of course I can't source it....what I did is defended my interpretation. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 10:02 AM Response to Reply #114 |
121. "Who in their right mind..." |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 02:38 PM Response to Reply #121 |
128. How many people have you "let" starve today? |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 02:55 PM Response to Reply #128 |
130. All of them. |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 03:07 PM Response to Reply #130 |
132. You aren't displaying sufficient patience for this discussion. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 03:16 PM Response to Reply #132 |
135. Yes it was serious |
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Silent3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 09:42 AM Response to Reply #106 |
120. Oh, please. |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 01:43 PM Response to Reply #120 |
122. Occasionally, we'll see astrologers citing a particular quote from Einstein |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 01:47 PM Response to Reply #122 |
123. cop out |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 02:05 PM Response to Reply #123 |
125. Double standard. Please read for comprehension. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 02:32 PM Response to Reply #125 |
127. Cop out #2 |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 02:39 PM Response to Reply #127 |
129. The answer is in this thread. |
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Silent3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 03:18 PM Response to Reply #129 |
136. No one goes through this much effort... |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 03:27 PM Response to Reply #136 |
139. If I had it to do over, I'd do it differently. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 03:33 PM Response to Reply #139 |
140. I don't recall saying that it WAS working |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 03:37 PM Response to Reply #140 |
144. ...................... |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 03:45 PM Response to Reply #140 |
146. You hardly needed to. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 03:53 PM Response to Reply #146 |
148. Cite the quote, cite the quote, cite the quote |
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Silent3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 03:13 PM Response to Reply #122 |
134. That admission has already been made... |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 03:35 PM Response to Reply #134 |
141. I already tried that....didn't work so well.... |
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greyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 03:35 PM Response to Reply #134 |
142. Quin would say we should stabilize our food production and aid, not cut it off. |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 03:48 PM Response to Reply #142 |
147. I'm sorry....what does stabilize mean? |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
101. This is the all time best thread hijacking EVER. |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 04:56 PM Response to Reply #101 |
104. Yeah, me too |
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kiahzero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 05:20 PM Response to Reply #101 |
108. And I wasn't even involved this time! (n/t) |
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More Than A Feeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-04-07 12:00 AM Response to Reply #101 |
115. *shrug* That's ok, guys. |
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westerebus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-03-07 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
109. I'm still waiting |
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HamdenRice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-06-07 05:56 AM Response to Original message |
151. Wow, neo-Malthusians like Quinn really are uninformed imbeciles |
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