I mean, I pretty much know everything man. How come you won’t get all philosophical with me and talk about necessity and possibility. I was drunkenly explaining the difference between valid and sound to a girl at lunch today, and I went on a long tangent about necessity and possibility. She ended up vaguely understanding it, or at least convincing me that she did. It was fun. Why you go straight to the ad hom? That’s a fallacy. Some people have various justifications that they’ll use to attempt to dignify such behavior, but those are bullshit. I thought you were here to enlighten. Don’t be the ad hom guy. Be the enlightener. You’re letting me down, and worse, you’re letting yourself down.
You’re asking me to explain basic philosophy that everybody should already know having any interests philosophically. Might I suggest you read the book Philosophy For Dummies instead? I think it will broaden your horizon.
Now you do one. Or tell me how I’m wrong.
Philosophy for dummies doesn’t have a modal logic section.
I get the sense that this distinction is commonly brushed over, ignores, or underestimated in its impact on just about any given discourse. Maybe you disagree. But I feel pretty certain that a lot of people could benefit from a deeper conversation about it.
MagsJ
May 9, 2017, 7:00am
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I thought you owned your own private security company? How are you finding us Londoners compared to back home? wherever ‘back home’ is for you…
My you’re a slippery one, aren’t ya.
I think he’s related to Kanye West.
fuse
May 9, 2017, 7:34am
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What about something as basic as causality. Off the top of your head, what do you think makes something the precise cause of something else?
Yeah I would love to be enlightened about that.
Otto_West
May 30, 2017, 3:41am
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Yes, you’ve got me. I’m actually a black man posing as a white one online.
I have been exposed.
Otto_West:
Hello everybody my name is Otto_West and I am here to enlighten you all on philosophy as I’ve noticed you’re all a bunch of vulgarians. Seriously, you all frankly disgust me. First off, I reside in London England where I run my own private security organization. I’m an American but I was left stranded here by some woman named Wanda in 1988 where I’ve been in London ever since. She got married to a local magistrate and headed to Buenos Airies without me. Women, go figure! At any rate I’m what you call a hopeful cynic and pessimist. At first that seems contradictory but really it isn’t. I am here to deliver you all from evil, illusion, and your own self destruction one person at a time.
Also, I noticed you all have username titles, I want mine to read as Doom Pornographer. If somebody within your moderation group will make that possible I would greatly appreciate it. Hopefully it has been a real pleasure for you all meeting me here as people generally come to that conclusion after talking with myself. I’m really that good…
K: ummm, my fish is called Wanda… any relationship?
Kropotkin
Otto_West
May 30, 2017, 8:41pm
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No, that must be some sort of coincidence.
So, you are a firm believer that what you do for a living is what “sums you up”?
What do you do with those ears afterwards? Do you keep them or do they take them back?
Otto_West
July 3, 2017, 3:33pm
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So, you are a firm believer that what you do for a living is what “sums you up”?
What do you do with those ears afterwards? Do you keep them or do they take them back?
My ears are big [huge] so when I am not driving taxis I fly around the city with them like Dumbo the elephant.
Do you sometimes take on passengers?
Otto_West
July 3, 2017, 4:11pm
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No, I can’t have any English fair maidens riding on top of my head at high speeds. It might give off the wrong impression about me if I did.
Why did you create a new account?
Otto_West
July 10, 2017, 2:18pm
37
I see gossip gets around quickly these days.
No gossip just a keen eye.
