JoshE
November 26, 2011, 7:38pm
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This does not answer the question, “how do you know?”.
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I guess the short answer is my checkbook balances.
So, I’m assuming here that you think the shaman tried it out first, then told everyone he had discovered it in a dream. In other words, he’s full of it. Why to you consider that conclusion superior?
That is only your assumption; I never stated such a thing. I don’t know anything about the shaman story beyond what is described in this thread.
Malachi:
How would you react in this analogous situation?
“we use the term “retard” to refer to human beings who are so foolish or stupid that they do not deserve to live. Bear in mind I have not identified any specific retards, nor do I claim that any actual retards exist. Furthermore, I do not propose a standard by which to evaluate the qualities that might make someone a retard. I am simply defining terms here. It is a matter of language and not theory”
Except that people don’t usually use the word “retard” that way, especially if they’re using it refer to people with mental disabilities.
See? That is how you respond when you don’t like someone’s definition, not by interpreting it as a theory.
Malachi
November 27, 2011, 11:10am
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People dont usually use the word “real” in the way you use it, and I pointed this out several times. But I was still willing to accept your definition for purposes of argumentation.
Well all right. Anyway, I don’t even need to use the word real , and probably shouldn’t since it obviously carries some baggage.