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Exist vs. Real
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#31
RE: Exist vs. Real
July 17, 2009 at 5:59 am
(July 17, 2009 at 5:11 am)Demonaura Wrote: I can cite a million places where the definitions are worded differently, or perhaps say different things. If I get caught up in that then making up my own definition is the only option, lose/lose by your response.

So dictionary definitions on contentious subjects (or contentious in context) are fairly useless.

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RE: Exist vs. Real
July 17, 2009 at 6:20 am
(July 16, 2009 at 7:20 pm)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote: It's the logic that makes the logic logical...not the certainty in the logic!
That's circular. Have you any evidence for that?
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#33
RE: Exist vs. Real
July 17, 2009 at 1:46 pm
Useless only if you are looking for a final say. Which no matter the word or age of the word SOMEBODY will have a slightly different definition.

Dictionary definitions serve as a starting point, so now that we have said all this how does my interpretation fail because I am 'redefining the word'.

Is it bad to redefine or is it impossible not too? All you have said leads me to believe you don't think any definition has any value because others will always disagree.
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#34
RE: Exist vs. Real
July 17, 2009 at 2:23 pm
(July 17, 2009 at 6:20 am)Purple Rabbit Wrote:
(July 16, 2009 at 7:20 pm)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote: It's the logic that makes the logic logical...not the certainty in the logic!
That's circular. Have you any evidence for that?

I'm just stating the obvious. Not making an argument. The obvious I'm stating being that - by definition - when something is logical it is due to the logic, not how certain you are about such logic! i.e. if you have terrible logic 'but' are 100% confident in it...such confidence doesn't make it logical if it isn't logical! Just trying to explain that to fr0d0...certainty doesn't make the logic more logical.

I mean it's not like the illogical magically becomes logical if you have confidence in it!! That is all.

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#35
RE: Exist vs. Real
July 17, 2009 at 2:46 pm
I was joking Evie Wink I think the Rabbit was too Big Grin
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#36
RE: Exist vs. Real
July 17, 2009 at 2:53 pm
Hilarious Tongue

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#37
RE: Exist vs. Real
July 17, 2009 at 3:12 pm
Sorry Evie Sad
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#38
RE: Exist vs. Real
July 17, 2009 at 3:48 pm
For what?

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#39
RE: Exist vs. Real
July 17, 2009 at 4:22 pm
If I made you chase that too seriously for too long.
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#40
RE: Exist vs. Real
July 17, 2009 at 5:21 pm
For you? Not for me. I am completely impartial due to my high level of happiness Big Grin

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