amplebuzum

249 pts ยท December 1, 2016


Nice johnson

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some of which are flat and some of which aren't. Depends on context, really

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I missed the point and ended up in the stars

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Well, Obviously the sun is round. That's not in dispute.

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Flat earthism is parody of epistemology, not ethics

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What do you mean you? I have tried to replicate this experiment several times with no success.

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Well, if you're going to convince me, you're going to have to do better than that

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Obviously, history has been rewritten from the perspective of those with their interests vested in round earth.

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an inexorable set or premises and conclusion.

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Well, that's a truth that FE tries to get across: Scientific authority is established by a consensus of rational experts, not by

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Exactly. The rhetorical dimension is part of it too.

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ridiculous ideas, and maybe people's defense of round Earth provides practice for examining other, less obvious but more damaging falsehoods

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inviting people to think about what foundational beliefs they possess. Sure flat earth is ridiculous, but inn general people have a lot of

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Well, imho the purpose of Flat E is to clarify how we think about scientific authority: First by parodizing anti-vaxxers, second by

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Lol, the discussion should be about making the system better, not about the transcendental emergent properties of unequal societies.

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Anything is protected speech, if you have enough money.

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I guess I don't so much disagree, as interpret your position as relatively uncritical of the construct of Free Speech

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4/4) of consequences. Thus, for better or worse, Free Speech arguments are based on politics, not principle.

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3/x) and self-contradictory. This allows for, on the level of SCOTUS, Free Speech to be used as a justification for any action, regardless

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(2/x) So the problem is that arguments based on free speech are usually based on body of precedent that's large enough to be incoherent,

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(1/x) I politely disagree. My cynical reading is, "Free Speech" as a construct is ambiguous enough to accommodate any political interest.

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Of course the earth is round, but shouldn't we clarify our reasons for believing fundamental truths? Former philosophy major.

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Lol Im flat earth enthusiast because I believe that the intellectual exercise of arguing flat earth exposes & clarifies foundational beliefs

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Well, it SEEMS like hundreds of years, but really round earth is a relatively new hypothesis taught in textbooks only since l8 19th century

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vested interest in round world theory, such as shipping companies, geographers, and scientists. What privileges round earth hypothesis?

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Society has lied to people about all sorts of things, though: Phrenology, racism, religion, etc. And there are obviously people with a (1/2)

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Ways to say 'no' vary according to context & history. Thank the goddess that no actually means no now in personal relationships.

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How do you know we have observed the Earth? As graphic manipulation tech advances, it becomes harder to tell truth from fantasy.

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The worldview of cynicism is the only coherent justification for kindness, forgiveness, generosity, and humility. You're doing fine.

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You can observe a tennis ball though. The flat earther argument is that for the world, a difference in scale implies a difference in quality

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