RE: On Moral Authorities
November 16, 2016 at 7:12 am
(This post was last modified: November 16, 2016 at 7:12 am by Edwardo Piet.)
(November 15, 2016 at 9:51 pm)FallentoReason Wrote:Ham Wrote:Lol @ the argument from authority in favor of Plato.
Explicate please.
You used the argument from authority in favor of Plato
Quote:You're forgetting Aristotle......
(November 15, 2016 at 9:51 pm)FallentoReason Wrote: I thought he was a literary device?
Aristotle was a philosopher.
Quote:And Kant went way way way beyond Plato.
(November 15, 2016 at 9:51 pm)FallentoReason Wrote: Kant is the reincarnation of Plato.
Kant went far beyond Plato.
Quote:Dude like I said, the dilemma both imply a God.
(November 15, 2016 at 9:51 pm)FallentoReason Wrote: So what? Are you scared by that or something?
It means it's a false dichotomy because the dilemma can be answered with "neither".
Quote: So it's a false dichotomy.
(November 15, 2016 at 9:51 pm)FallentoReason Wrote: Feeling uncomfortable by merely contemplating a god doesn't make it false.
It's a false dichotomy because it can be answered with "neither".
Quote: The fact you can answer the dichotomy with the word "neither" means it's a false dichotomy.
(November 15, 2016 at 9:51 pm)FallentoReason Wrote: No, because that answer isn't entertaining the idea. Your default position should be that this is an hypothetical (uh-oh), since your beliefs don't account for any god.
It doesn't matter if it's a hypothetical. The hypothetical is still a loaded question that can be answered with "neither" and hence it's a false dichotomy.
Quote: I don't understand why you and Rhythm are so inclined to only see your own beliefs being reflected in philosophical works.
Neither of you has grasped my basic modal logic here but at least unlike you he's not an idiot.
Quote:Put down your beliefs, corner the question into an hypothetical cage so that poor you doesn't get hurt, and address the goddamned question head on. "But I don't like gawd" isn't going to fly, unless you like playing philosopher for funsies.
You're a fucking idiot. I've explained myself repeatedly already.
What a false dichotomy is:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_dilemma