All Circular Reasoning is Linear

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Re: All Circular Reasoning is Linear

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TimeSeeker wrote: Mon Oct 01, 2018 11:47 am You did call it.

So how come you can’t call the fact that if we don’t get off this planet we will go the way of the dinosaurs?

Irrespective of how much “truth” and “knowledge” we acquire.

Because you are ignorant of ergodic theory.
Entropy - you see ;)

If you can’t put it to practice your knowledge is worth nothing ;)
Ridiculous

If we can't survive on our own planet, then we won't survive anywhere else either. You know, probabilities. Our best chance is, by far, here on Earth. Humans evolved for millions of years to be part of exactly this environment, this planet.

Okay we may need to leave it in the distant future, like a few hundred million years or something, but that's hardly a concern now. If we'll survive that long we'll have technology that is unimaginable right now.
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Re: All Circular Reasoning is Linear

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Well. Ask the dinosaurs how ridiculous it was!

Oh. Wait ;)
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Starting to think that whoever created a playpen for herding philosophers (to keep them away from really important decision-making) was a fucking genius!

And let them think they are “intellectuals” too!

Fucking brilliant!
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Re: All Circular Reasoning is Linear

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TimeSeeker wrote: Mon Oct 01, 2018 11:56 am Well. Ask the dinosaurs how ridiculous it was!

Oh. Wait ;)
Wishful thinking doesn't invalidate what I wrote. Besides the dinos had no chance of altering the course of meteors before they hit, humans may have.
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TimeSeeker wrote: Mon Oct 01, 2018 11:58 am Starting to think that whoever created a playpen for herding philosophers (to keep them away from really important decision-making) was a fucking genius!

And let them think they are “intellectuals” too!

Fucking brilliant!
Or you're just an idiot who doesn't consider that some decision can't be implemented right now. Your wishful thinking doesn't make you better than the "philosophers".
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Re: All Circular Reasoning is Linear

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Atla wrote: Mon Oct 01, 2018 11:59 am
TimeSeeker wrote: Mon Oct 01, 2018 11:56 am Well. Ask the dinosaurs how ridiculous it was!

Oh. Wait ;)
Wishful thinking doesn't invalidate what I wrote. Besides the dinos had no chance of altering the course of meteors before they hit, humans may have.
Are you willing to risk the ENTIRE FUCKING HUMAN RACE on a ‘maybe’?!?!?

What if you are wrong?

You arrogant p**** ;)
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Re: All Circular Reasoning is Linear

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Atla wrote: Mon Oct 01, 2018 12:01 pm
TimeSeeker wrote: Mon Oct 01, 2018 11:58 am Starting to think that whoever created a playpen for herding philosophers (to keep them away from really important decision-making) was a fucking genius!

And let them think they are “intellectuals” too!

Fucking brilliant!
Or you're just an idiot who doesn't consider that some decision can't be implemented right now. Your wishful thinking doesn't make you better than the "philosophers".
But the STRATEGY going forward can be decided upon. Beaded on our OBJECTIVE moral goal of avoiding extinction!

You have been too busy looking for truth to to remember your grandmoter’s wisdom: never put all your eggs in one basket! And we don’t have another one...
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TimeSeeker wrote: Mon Oct 01, 2018 12:06 pmAre you willing to risk the ENTIRE FUCKING HUMAN RACE on a ‘maybe’?!?!?

What if you are wrong?

You arrogant p**** ;)
Right now we can't move humanity to another place, even attempting it would only result in mass murder. Which is what you seem to be proposing.
But the STRATEGY going forward can be decided upon. Beaded on our OBJECTIVE moral goal of avoiding extinction!

You have been too busy looking for truth to to remember your grandmoter’s wisdom: never put all your eggs in one basket!
You are a disassociated, sanctimonious fucktard.

That avoiding extinction should be a goal, is hardly anyone sane would argue with. You think only you came up with the idea?
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Re: All Circular Reasoning is Linear

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Atla wrote: Mon Oct 01, 2018 12:12 pm
TimeSeeker wrote: Mon Oct 01, 2018 12:06 pmAre you willing to risk the ENTIRE FUCKING HUMAN RACE on a ‘maybe’?!?!?

What if you are wrong?

You arrogant p**** ;)
Right now we can't move humanity to another place, even attempting it would only result in mass murder. Which is what you seem to be proposing.
But the STRATEGY going forward can be decided upon. Beaded on our OBJECTIVE moral goal of avoiding extinction!

You have been too busy looking for truth to to remember your grandmoter’s wisdom: never put all your eggs in one basket!
You are a disassociated, sanctimonious fucktard.

That avoiding extinction should be a goal, is hardly anyone sane would argue with. You think only you came up with the idea?
I said "right now"? I said OBJECTIVE SOCIAL MORAL GOAL. We (society) should be investing our tax money (willingly!) towards this goal!

You mistake objective morality for sanctimony. And I am OK with it.

I am right because statistics and probability. And if you don't agree - you can step off the podium ;)
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Re: All Circular Reasoning is Linear

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TimeSeeker wrote: Mon Oct 01, 2018 12:15 pm
Atla wrote: Mon Oct 01, 2018 12:12 pm
TimeSeeker wrote: Mon Oct 01, 2018 12:06 pmAre you willing to risk the ENTIRE FUCKING HUMAN RACE on a ‘maybe’?!?!?

What if you are wrong?

You arrogant p**** ;)
Right now we can't move humanity to another place, even attempting it would only result in mass murder. Which is what you seem to be proposing.
But the STRATEGY going forward can be decided upon. Beaded on our OBJECTIVE moral goal of avoiding extinction!

You have been too busy looking for truth to to remember your grandmoter’s wisdom: never put all your eggs in one basket!
You are a disassociated, sanctimonious fucktard.

That avoiding extinction should be a goal, is hardly anyone sane would argue with. You think only you came up with the idea?
I said "right now"? I said OBJECTIVE SOCIAL MORAL GOAL. We (society) should be investing our tax money (willingly!) towards this goal!

You mistake objective morality for sanctimony. And I am OK with it.

I am right because statistics and probability. And if you don't agree - you can step off the podium ;)
Of course we "should" invest tax money into it. Why state the obvious.

Most people don't care about this however, and that's not the fault of philosophy.

Have you met average people before?
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Re: All Circular Reasoning is Linear

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Atla wrote: Mon Oct 01, 2018 12:19 pm Of course we "should" invest tax money into it. Why state the obvious.

Most people don't care about this however, and that's not the fault of philosophy.

Have you met average people before?
So why do philosophers CHOOSE to muddy the waters by claiming objective morality does not exist?!? On this VERY forum.

THAT is the fault of philosophy! It is a truly harmful idea!
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TimeSeeker wrote: Mon Oct 01, 2018 12:20 pm
Atla wrote: Mon Oct 01, 2018 12:19 pm Of course we "should" invest tax money into it. Why state the obvious.

Most people don't care about this however, and that's not the fault of philosophy.

Have you met average people before?
So why do philosophers CHOOSE to muddy the waters by claiming objective morality does not exist?!? On this VERY forum.

THAT is the fault of philosophy! It is a truly harmful idea!
Pfft they don't choose it, there is no choice. All morality IS ultimately made up.

But most people already agree that we should survive. It's in our genes. Most of them still refuse to do anything about it. The world is governed mainly by the psychopathic games of geopolitics, not a unified attempt for survival.
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Atla wrote: Mon Oct 01, 2018 12:28 pm Pfft they don't choose it, there is no choice. All morality IS ultimately made up.

But most people already agree that we should survive. It's in our genes. Most of them still refuse to do anything about it. The world is governed mainly by the psychopathic games of geopolitics, not a unified attempt for survival.
Yes. So is the word "objectivity" We MADE IT UP. Out of pragmatic necessity. But within the framework we have invented - we are perfectly capable of making decisions and reaching consensus given the standards we have all agreed to.

And yet - philosophy doesn't want to. Despite best efforts for 3 weeks. Reaching consensus with a philosopher is infuriatingly difficult.
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TimeSeeker wrote: Mon Oct 01, 2018 12:30 pm
Atla wrote: Mon Oct 01, 2018 12:28 pm Pfft they don't choose it, there is no choice. All morality IS ultimately made up.

But most people already agree that we should survive. It's in our genes. Most of them still refuse to do anything about it. The world is governed mainly by the psychopathic games of geopolitics, not a unified attempt for survival.
Yes. So is the word "objectivity" We MADE IT UP. Out of pragmatic necessity. But within the framework we have invented - we are perfectly capable of making decisions and reaching consensus given the standards we have all agreed to.

And yet - philosophy doesn't want to. Despite best efforts for 3 weeks. Reaching consensus with a philosopher is infuriatingly difficult.
Your framework is too irrational, so why agree with it.

And philosophy can't make decisions for humanity. Is philosophy the One World Government?
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Re: All Circular Reasoning is Linear

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Atla wrote: Mon Oct 01, 2018 12:34 pm Your framework is too irrational, so why agree with it.

And philosophy can't make decisions for humanity. Is philosophy the One World Government?
Lets not solve all of humanity's problems all at once now. Agree amongst yourselves on something. That'll be a start!

So - tell me what your objective standards for "rationality" vs "irrationality" is? What any 1st year statistics student calls a binary classifier ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_classification )

My framework is battle-tested (figuratively and literally) against entropy - real-world complex systems. Applied science, risk management and decision-making affecting the well-being of millions of people! Your framework has been "battle-tested" on a forum.

As far as I am concerned - rationality is risk management.
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