WE NEED MORE GUNS..

[Dontaskme]

Yeah, you have one. And I know - because your dogmatic philosophical principle is to disbelieve people whom you don't know.

That's right, I can only make-believe I know you.

Then what is it that makes you disbelieve me. Is it not your dogmatic philosophical principles?

e.g cognitive biases

My principles are empty. They only exist as a make-belief.

I'm not gonna lie, You seem to spend a great deal of your time on this forum for philosophy ..it's like you are constantly off duty for a made-up policeman, and that would be a truth, not a lie.

[Harbal]

And that's why you are a dumb philosopher and not a scientist.

The main reason I'm not a scientist is that I've never had a wish to become one. I'm not saying that I'm not too dumb to be one, I could well be, but I never tried to be one.

I'm not a philosopher, either; I'm just an ordinary bloke who posts on a philosophy forum.

And like ordinary blokes you default to philosophical principles (a.k.a cognitive biases) to resolve uncertainty for you.

Instead of simply saying "Actually, I don't know".

I don't believe you are a policeman, there's nothing I can do about it, except to advise everyone else not to believe it either.

Ironically, you would be thanking me for it if you were here under cover. If you were on a secret operation to take philosophy into custody, for example.

[Skepdick]

That's right, I can only make-believe I know you.

Not unexpected for a misanthrope to default to distrust.

No matter how hard you shout "i don't live in fear" - you sure feared that I am lying to you.

I'm not gonna lie, You seem to spend a great deal of your time on this forum for philosophy ..it's like you are constantly off duty for a made-up policeman, and that would be a truth, not a lie.

And there can't be any reasonable explanation for that?

You know - if you chose a different bias...

[Skepdick]

I don't believe you are a policeman, there's nothing I can do about it, except to advise everyone else not to believe it either.

That seems a little defeatist. Given that you've basically flipped a coin on what to believe you could trivially choose to believe the other thing. Have you no free will?

Will you also advise others that you don't actually have a good reason to believe what you believe, or are you going to omit that part?

[Dontaskme]

Not unexpected for a misanthrope to default to distrust.

No matter how hard you shout "i don't live in fear" - you sure feared that I am lying to you.

More fearful projection from you.

I cannot fear someone I do not know.

And there can't be any reasonable explanation for that?

You know - if you chose a different bias...

There is only YOUR self bias. Reality is anecdotal.

[Skepdick]

Not unexpected for a misanthrope to default to distrust.

No matter how hard you shout "i don't live in fear" - you sure feared that I am lying to you.

More fearful projection from you.

I cannot fear someone I do not know.

That's literally why it's called fear of the unknown.

The psychological term for fear of the unknown is “xenophobia.” In modern usage, the word has evolved to mean the fear of strangers or foreigners — but its original meaning is much broader. It includes anything or anyone that's unfamiliar or unknown.

So I am not exactly sure how it is that I am supposed to fix your psychological problem. Why would you trust any proof I present you with of being a policeman?

For all you know I stole somebody's police badge, bullet proof vest, gun, uniform etc. Or I am just showing you some photoshopped stuff.

[Harbal]

I don't believe you are a policeman, there's nothing I can do about it, except to advise everyone else not to believe it either.

That seems a little defeatist. Given that you've basically flipped a coin on what to believe you could trivially choose to believe the other thing. Have you no free will?

It seems not. The more you protest, the more sure I feel that I'm right. It's as if I'm being controlled by you.

[Skepdick]

It seems not. The more you protest, the more sure I feel that I'm right. It's as if I'm being controlled by you.

You are being controlled, alright

Nobody can fool you better than you can fool yourself.

[Dontaskme]

Not unexpected for a misanthrope to default to distrust.

What's wrong with distrusting someone who claims to be a policeman?

I heard in the news a real policeman abused his power by raping and murdering a young woman. If only she hadn't trusted him, she might still be alive. The policeman tricked her by saying he was arresting her for breaching covid restrictions, and that she shouldn't have been outside in the first place, of course he was only lying to her.


It's empowering to be labeled a misanthrope actually, thanks for the compliment.

[Harbal]

For all you know I stole somebody's police badge, bullet proof vest, gun, uniform etc.

Ebay seems far more likely.

[Skepdick]

What's wrong with distrusting someone who claims to be a policeman?

I heard in the news a real policeman abused his power by raping and murdering a young woman. If only she hadn't trusted him, she might still be alive. The policeman tricked her by saying he was arresting her for breaching covid restrictions, and that she shouldn't have been outside in the first place, of course he was only lying to her.


It's empowering to be labeled a misanthrope actually, thanks for the compliment.

So you advocate for distrusting fake policemen AND real policemen now?

This is so peculiar. Aren't they supposed to protect you with their guns?

[Dontaskme]

Not unexpected for a misanthrope to default to distrust.

No matter how hard you shout "i don't live in fear" - you sure feared that I am lying to you.

More fearful projection from you.

I cannot fear someone I do not know.

That's literally why it's called fear of the unknown.

The psychological term for fear of the unknown is “xenophobia.” In modern usage, the word has evolved to mean the fear of strangers or foreigners — but its original meaning is much broader. It includes anything or anyone that's unfamiliar or unknown.

So I am not exactly sure how it is that I am supposed to fix your psychological problem. Why would you trust any proof I present you with of being a policeman?

For all you know I stole somebody's police badge, bullet proof vest, gun, uniform etc. Or I am just showing you some photoshopped stuff.

Now you are just getting desperate by claiming you might only be pretending to be a policeman, when I already don't know if you are or not.

[Skepdick]

Now you are just getting desperate by claiming you might only be pretending to be a policeman, when I already don't know if you are or not.

Why do you keep saying you don't know?

I told you.

If you don't trust my words then I don't trust yours. Prove that you don't know.

[Harbal]

So you advocate for distrusting fake policemen AND real policemen now?

This is so peculiar. Aren't they supposed to protect you with their guns?

They don't have guns, you've already been told that.

[commonsense]

Sadly, I must concede that Skepdik has been right all along.

WHY?

And, WHAT has "skepdick" even been SAYING, or ARGUING FOR, EXACTLY, here, all along?

Skepdick has been pro-gun all along, obviously to most.