Information encoded on Black hole horizons is a mindnumbingly stupid idea

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Skepdick wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2019 5:46 pmThe human population. Of which (I assume) philosophers are a representative sample.
I see. So the fact that most of the human population statistically can't build a very good wall is sufficient to demonstrate that bricklayers don't know what they're doing. Seriously?
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Skepdick wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2019 5:42 pm philosophy accepts the LNC as an incontrovertible principle
Maybe you'd finally shut up when someone were to play your game, and throw out the LNC. Seeing how absurd things become, you wouldn't shut up.
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uwot wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2019 6:16 pm
Skepdick wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2019 5:46 pmThe human population. Of which (I assume) philosophers are a representative sample.
I see. So the fact that most of the human population statistically can't build a very good wall is sufficient to demonstrate that bricklayers don't know what they're doing. Seriously?
Philosophers aren't bricklayers though?

There's no filtering mechanism for garbage philosophy. There is a filtering mechanism for garbage brick-laying.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin_in_the_game_(phrase)
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Atla wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2019 6:58 pm Maybe you'd finally shut up when someone were to play your game, and throw out the LNC. Seeing how absurd things become, you wouldn't shut up.
You don't want to play the game of epistemology and learning in general? What game are you playing then?
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Skepdick wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2019 7:04 pm
Atla wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2019 6:58 pm Maybe you'd finally shut up when someone were to play your game, and throw out the LNC. Seeing how absurd things become, you wouldn't shut up.
What? You don't want to play the game of epistemology? What game are you playing then?
I did not say anything about playing a game.
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Atla wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2019 7:04 pm I did not say anything about playing a game.
Weird. I thought your game was self-amusement.
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Skepdick wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2019 7:06 pm
Atla wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2019 7:04 pm I did not say anything about playing a game.
Weird. I thought your game was self-amusement.
Well you thought wrong as usual.
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Atla wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2019 7:07 pm Well you thought wrong as usual.
Yeah, well. I take your lies at face value.
Atla wrote: Thu Aug 29, 2019 9:01 pm I'm mostly here just for amusement.
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Skepdick wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2019 7:09 pm
Atla wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2019 7:07 pm Well you thought wrong as usual.
Yeah, well. I take your lies at face value.
Atla wrote: Thu Aug 29, 2019 9:01 pm I'm mostly here just for amusement.
Lol I didn't lie. As I said, I'm not here for amusement.
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Atla wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2019 7:10 pm Lol I didn't lie. As I said, I'm not here for amusement.
Not entirely. Only mostly.
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Skepdick wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2019 7:12 pm
Atla wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2019 7:10 pm Lol I didn't lie. As I said, I'm not here for amusement.
Not entirely. Only mostly.
No, not "mostly". I'm entirely here for amusement. :roll:
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Atla wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2019 7:13 pm No, not "mostly". I'm entirely here for amusement. :roll:
Atla wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2019 7:10 pm Lol I didn't lie. As I said, I'm not here for amusement.
Go figure...
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Skepdick wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2019 7:20 pm
Atla wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2019 7:13 pm No, not "mostly". I'm entirely here for amusement. :roll:
Atla wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2019 7:10 pm Lol I didn't lie. As I said, I'm not here for amusement.
Go figure...
Figure what? :)
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Atla wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2019 7:23 pm
Skepdick wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2019 7:20 pm
Atla wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2019 7:13 pm No, not "mostly". I'm entirely here for amusement. :roll:
Atla wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2019 7:10 pm Lol I didn't lie. As I said, I'm not here for amusement.
Go figure...
Figure what? :)
Making me repeat myself here...

If you are entirely here for amusement, you aren't all that entirely amusing ;)
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Skepdick wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2019 7:24 pm
Atla wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2019 7:23 pm
Skepdick wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2019 7:20 pm

Go figure...
Figure what? :)
Making me repeat myself here...

If you are entirely here for amusement, you aren't all that entirely amusing ;)
Lol I never said anything about being here for amusement.
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