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>> you do not have a deep understanding of the subtle and complex differences between belief and knowledge > Those are two topics that I have not yet addressed

>> you do not have a deep understanding of the subtle and complex differences between belief and knowledge > Those are two topics that I have not yet addressed, so you cannot possibly have any basis for assessing my understanding or lack thereof. I think it goes without saying that you believe this claim to be true. Truly amazing.

lisper 2y ago
What exactly is amazing about it?
- mistermann 2y ago
  The irony of it.
  - lisper 2y ago
    Why is it ironic?
    - mistermann 2y ago
      I propose that there is irony contained within the italicized part (in particular): > Those are two topics that I have not yet addressed, so you cannot possibly have any basis for assessing my understanding or lack thereof.
      - lisper 2y ago
        OK, fair enough. I will rephrase: I don't see any plausible mechanism by which you could know this, though I do concede that there are some possibilities. Maybe you have ESP. Maybe you have access to secret alien brain scanning technology. Maybe you hired a private investigator to suss out the depth of my understanding of the subtle and complex differences between belief and knowledge (though how he might have done this without my being aware of it remains a bit of a mystery). I have no idea. So yes, it's possible that you have some basis for believing that I "do not have a deep understanding of the subtle and complex differences between belief and knowledge". It's also possible that the earth is flat. But if you want me to take either possibility seriously then the burden is on you to explain it to me. Until you do that, the most plausible explanation I have for your behavior, and the one I am now going to start acting on, is that you are simply a troll.
        mistermann 2y ago
        Did you consider the possibility that I may possess knowledge that you do not?
        lisper 2y ago
        Of course you know things I don't. Everyone over the age of 2 probably knows things I don't. Why would you even ask such a stupid question with such an obvious answer? And why did you phrase it in such a pretentious way? "Possess knowledge that you do not" -- who talks like that? Oh, right. Trolls. Trolls talk like that. Silly me.
        mistermann 2y ago
        Does this have any affect on your belief that "so you cannot possibly have any basis for assessing my understanding or lack thereof" is a true statement?
        lisper 2y ago
        Begone, troll.
        mistermann 2y ago
        Implicitly declaring victory again are we? And if not: what is it that you are doing?
        lisper 2y ago
        What are you doing if not trolling? Do you think this is a competition? What do you think the prize is? You do realize there's no audience here, right? No one is paying attention to this thread any more.
        mistermann 2y ago

lisper 2y ago

What exactly is amazing about it?

mistermann 2y ago
The irony of it.
- lisper 2y ago
  Why is it ironic?
  - mistermann 2y ago
    I propose that there is irony contained within the italicized part (in particular): > Those are two topics that I have not yet addressed, so you cannot possibly have any basis for assessing my understanding or lack thereof.
    - lisper 2y ago
      OK, fair enough. I will rephrase: I don't see any plausible mechanism by which you could know this, though I do concede that there are some possibilities. Maybe you have ESP. Maybe you have access to secret alien brain scanning technology. Maybe you hired a private investigator to suss out the depth of my understanding of the subtle and complex differences between belief and knowledge (though how he might have done this without my being aware of it remains a bit of a mystery). I have no idea. So yes, it's possible that you have some basis for believing that I "do not have a deep understanding of the subtle and complex differences between belief and knowledge". It's also possible that the earth is flat. But if you want me to take either possibility seriously then the burden is on you to explain it to me. Until you do that, the most plausible explanation I have for your behavior, and the one I am now going to start acting on, is that you are simply a troll.
      - mistermann 2y ago
        Did you consider the possibility that I may possess knowledge that you do not?
        lisper 2y ago
        Of course you know things I don't. Everyone over the age of 2 probably knows things I don't. Why would you even ask such a stupid question with such an obvious answer? And why did you phrase it in such a pretentious way? "Possess knowledge that you do not" -- who talks like that? Oh, right. Trolls. Trolls talk like that. Silly me.
        mistermann 2y ago
        Does this have any affect on your belief that "so you cannot possibly have any basis for assessing my understanding or lack thereof" is a true statement?
        lisper 2y ago
        Begone, troll.
        mistermann 2y ago
        Implicitly declaring victory again are we? And if not: what is it that you are doing?
        lisper 2y ago
        What are you doing if not trolling? Do you think this is a competition? What do you think the prize is? You do realize there's no audience here, right? No one is paying attention to this thread any more.
        mistermann 2y ago