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> they’re just out to steal cows. What does this idiom mean? I've never heard of it before.
by true_religion 12y ago
> they’re just out to steal cows.
What does this idiom mean? I've never heard of it before.
- qianyilong 12y agoThe reason you haven't heard of it is that it is a new phrase that he just made up in the article to refer you back to the case of the philosopher selectively applying logic so he can take his neighbors cow and justify it by this being a new cow. It basically means that you are grasping at whatever logic supports your pre-existing desire/belief rather than using logic to determine your desire/beliefs.
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