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> When we notice an inconsistency within ourselves, we generally “eschew” it, whereas “if we really were inconsistent machines, we should remain content with ou
by falsedan 9y ago
> When we notice an inconsistency within ourselves, we generally “eschew” it, whereas “if we really were inconsistent machines, we should remain content with our inconsistencies, and would happily affirm both halves of a contradiction”
I feel that only philosophers & logicians are this black-and-white. There are many people content to occupy a midpoint on the spectrum of "This fact is true"..."This fact is false"; some even will accept a range!
One fact I think we can all agree on is that philosophers are: old; white; dead; men; and wrong.
- falsedan 9y agoLove too get downvotes with no comments/feedback. Is this about the dead white men? I take it back. I didn't mean it. I changed my mind. I never meant for it to be taken this way. of all the possible interpretations of my words, I intended you to adopt the one where they were both witty and erudite. It's your fault you picked the wrong one. I stand by my words. I am right. Only I am right. I have seen into the heart of Man and I know its true meaning.