RE: The Watchmaker: my fav argument
March 29, 2021 at 2:15 pm
(This post was last modified: March 29, 2021 at 2:21 pm by Angrboda.)
(March 29, 2021 at 2:08 pm)John 6IX Breezy Wrote:(March 29, 2021 at 1:23 pm)Angrboda Wrote: Fix my error.
Isn't the awkwardness with which your example is inserted into my paragraph proof that you are misapplying things here?
No. That is a silly argument. Are you asserting that inter-theoretic change and intra-theoretic change are the same? If so, where does Quine say that they are?
Saying that there is no way to distinguish when a shaven face becomes a bearded face is not the same as saying they are the same. Quine appears to say the former in your quote. He does not say the latter.
I may very well be confused. Your asserting that I am or that my example is strained isn't convincing. However, that you aren't making a convincing argument suggests certain other things.