Is it right or wrong for a person to change the gender they are born with?

[Skepdick]

"X exists" simply means that X has causal power. Ideas have just as much causal power as any physical object.

That's another way to use the verb "exists". So what?

Nevermind. It obviously went over your dick head, Dick.

You are so dim-witted you can't even grok that it's your head it went over.

Have you heard of modus ponens and modus tollens?

"X exists" simply means that X has causal power. By modus tollens "X has no causal power" means "X doesn't exist".

I am not sure you could ever work your way up to the perspective where "X doesn't exist " meaning "I don't speak about reality in terms of X"; and "X has no causal power on my mind" therefore "X doesn't exist" could actually have plenty of overlapping meaning.

I guess your mind is too strongly compartmentlaized for you to join any of these dots...

Where is Skepdick's Professional Poster of Dick Pics located? Just look on the pages of this thread.

So Skepdick's traits are not located on Skepdick ?!? My penis-trait is located on me, but my "Professional Poster of Dick Pics" trait is not located on me?!?!

You are so fucking confused!

[Skepdick]

I thought he was showing me his brain, as that is what he appears to think with and about. What would you expect from someone with "dick" in their name?

Well, I was expecting a modicum of logic from somebody with Logik in their name, but hey...

No luck.

Exactly. To use words means you must know their definitions, else you're just drawing scribbles or making sounds.

Oh really? Why don't you go ahead and define "true" and "truth"... Seeming as those are pretty common words in your vocabulary.

Skepdick is probably just a bot that "uses" words like the man in Searle's Chinese Room and his programmer is a former gay porn star.

It's a consensus amongst the field of computer science and AI research that Searle has absolutely no idea what he's talking about.

Here's but one voice on the issue...

To summarize SkepDick's contribution to this topic, "I don't know what definitions are, but look at these dick pics!"

You said you were going to summarise my contribution, but you strawmanned my contribution instead.

You don't need to know the definitions of words in order to use them. But I am willing to hold you accountable to your claim.
For every single word you use; in every single one of your posts - please include a glossary with every definition. Thanks!

Please be advised that your glossary will be verified for plagiarism against all known dictionaries. Copying other people's definitions doesn't count for "knowing the definition" and will NOT be tolerated on this test!

[vegetariantaxidermy]

You don't need to know the definitions of words in order to use them.

You sort of do when all of your posts are about creating a new definition for one particular word, based solely on self-serving, dubious, political extremism, especially when the meaning of that word is univerally accepted and understood by any rational human being. It will take a lot more than a mob of moronic, power-crazed, misogynistic twitter bullies to alter that fact. Let them indulge their little fetish. Who cares? Just don't expect the entire rest of the human race including the scientific world to change to accommodate you.

[Skepdick]

You sort of do when all of your posts are about creating a new definition for one particular word, based solely on self-serving, dubious, political extremism, especially when the meaning of that word is univerally accepted and understood by any rational human being. It will take a lot more than a mob of moronic, power-crazed, misogynistic twitter bullies to alter that fact. Let them indulge their little fetish. Who cares? Just don't expect the entire rest of the human race including the scientific world to change to accommodate you.

Then don't accommodate me. I don't even have a horse in that race so I am not exactly sure what my self-serving political agenda is supposed to be other than mocking the hell out of you.

I am just pointing out that your attempt at guarding the honour of "universally accepted definitions" is the lamest attempt at grasping for control I've come across.

It's funny as fuck how triggered you get. Go run and cry to your ... whoever cares... and tell them you lost your definitions.

[vegetariantaxidermy]

You sort of do when all of your posts are about creating a new definition for one particular word, based solely on self-serving, dubious, political extremism, especially when the meaning of that word is univerally accepted and understood by any rational human being. It will take a lot more than a mob of moronic, power-crazed, misogynistic twitter bullies to alter that fact. Let them indulge their little fetish. Who cares? Just don't expect the entire rest of the human race including the scientific world to change to accommodate you.

Then don't accommodate me. I don't even have a horse in that race so I am not exactly sure what my self-serving political agenda is supposed to be other than mocking the hell out of you.

I am just pointing out that your attempt at guarding the honour of "universally accepted definitions" is the lamest attempt at grasping for control I've come across.

It's funny as fuck how triggered you get. Go run and cry to your ... whoever cares... and tell them you lost your definitions.

'Triggered' lol. How old are you? 12? Next you will be calling me 'Karen', or 'boomer'. I bet you are dying to

[Skepdick]

'Triggered' lol. How old are you? 12? Next you will be calling me 'Karen', or 'boomer'. I bet you are dying to

What's the matter? You don't like the near-universally accepted use of that word?

trigger verb
* (especially of something read, seen, or heard) distress (someone), typically as a result of arousing feelings or memories associated with a particular traumatic experience.
* to cause an intense and usually negative emotional reaction in (someone)

I could always paraphrase if you like. You seem victimised by the re-definition of the term "woman" - show the doctor where you sustained your injuries when the definition was forcefully taken from you.

[vegetariantaxidermy]

It's funny as fuck how triggered you get.

You put me in mind of those arseholes who, when they know they have lost an argument, suddenly go all 'concerned' and passive aggressive, and say to their opponent, ''Why are you so aaangry?'', as they put on their 'faux concern and empathy' face. It's usually because they don't actually give a shit about the topic themselves-- except as virtue-signalling credits.
Fuck off. You've lost. 'Own it'. Be a 'man'

[Skepdick]

It's funny as fuck how triggered you get.

You put me in mind of those arseholes who, when they know they have lost an argument, suddenly go all 'concerned' and passive aggressive, and say to their opponent, ''Why are you so aaangry?'', as they put on their 'faux concern and empathy' face. It's usually because they don't actually give a shit about the topic themselves-- except as virtue-signalling credits.
Fuck off. You've lost. 'Own it'. Be a 'man'

"Winning" and "losing" arguments?

How old are you? 12?

[vegetariantaxidermy]

It's funny as fuck how triggered you get.

You put me in mind of those arseholes who, when they know they have lost an argument, suddenly go all 'concerned' and passive aggressive, and say to their opponent, ''Why are you so aaangry?'', as they put on their 'faux concern and empathy' face. It's usually because they don't actually give a shit about the topic themselves-- except as virtue-signalling credits.
Fuck off. You've lost. 'Own it'. Be a 'man'

"Winning" and "losing" arguments?

How old are you? 12?

An argument can't be won? Ever heard of a courtroom?

[Skepdick]

An argument can't be won? Ever heard of a courtroom?

See! You are doing exactly like the "wokies"!

You've redefined the "univesrally accepted meaning" of courtrooms to include this place...

[vegetariantaxidermy]

So fucking predictable

[Skepdick]

So fucking predictable

Yes you are. But then again, so are all hypocrites a.k.a humans.

You condemn others because you lack the self-awareness that you are doing exactly the same thing as they are doing, only in a different context.

[vegetariantaxidermy]

So fucking predictable

Yes you are. But then again, so are all hypocrites a.k.a humans.

You condemn others because you lack the self-awareness that you are doing exactly the same thing as they are doing, only in a different context.

What are you even talking about? You are such a tedious, boring little whiner. I knew that when I mentioned a courtroom you would come whining back with 'but this isn't a courtroom wah wah'. An argument can be won or lost in any location. You haven't made a single intelligent point on here, so if that's not losing then I don't know what is. How long are you going to continue to flog a dead horse?

[vegetariantaxidermy]

Still sitting there waiting I see

[Skepdick]

So fucking predictable

Yes you are. But then again, so are all hypocrites a.k.a humans.

You condemn others because you lack the self-awareness that you are doing exactly the same thing as they are doing, only in a different context.

What are you even talking about? You are such a tedious, boring little whiner. I knew that when I mentioned a courtroom you would come whining back with 'but this isn't a courtroom wah wah'. An argument can be won or lost in any location. You haven't made a single intelligent point on here, so if that's not losing then I don't know what is. How long are you going to continue to flog a dead horse?

Have you paid any attention as to how Philosophy is conducted?

If every argument has a "winner" and a "loser" why can't the interlocutors ever agree on who is who?