Submitted by phileconomicus t3_ybn3sp in philosophy
MSGRiley t1_itjqwv0 wrote
Reply to comment by iiioiia in A Proposal to Price Everything in the Currency of Child Lives Not Saved by phileconomicus
So, your argument seems to be that since it "could" be false, it's false?
iiioiia t1_itjtz8b wrote
No, that would be your heuristic interpretation.
My argument is contained within the text of my comment - interpret it literally and you should be able to come up with a closer version.
(I guess my plan to be nice to you didn't work lol)
MSGRiley t1_itjvpb0 wrote
>No, that would be your heuristic interpretation.
Is that your heuristic interpretation of my interpretation?
iiioiia t1_itjw5p8 wrote
In part, but I am working from a much more advantageous position than you: I have ~direct access to my mind, yours is virtual (or at least: much more virtual).
MSGRiley t1_itjwu9v wrote
>In part, but I am working from a much more advantageous position than you: I have ~direct access to my mind, yours is virtual (or at least:
>
>much more virtual).
Or you could just restate it more clearly instead of going off on this infinite loop of abstract obfuscation.
iiioiia t1_itjxewr wrote
It's a fair point!
But then, this is Reddit - expecting seriousness on this platform is perhaps not a great idea, and behaving seriously is...."not popular", to put it nicely.
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