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Dennett throws down the gloves and pummels Sam Harris right in the gut

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Dennett throws down the gloves and pummels Sam Harris right in the gut
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February 2, 2014 at 12:11 pm
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RE: Dennett throws down the gloves and pummels Sam Harris right in the gut
February 2, 2014 at 12:21 pm
If they ever debate, it's going to be as close to philosophical porn as I'd ever hope to see!

If Dawkins steps in and says, "No, you've both got it wrong. . . bitches!" I'm going to absolutely pee with glee.
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RE: Dennett throws down the gloves and pummels Sam Harris right in the gut
February 2, 2014 at 12:22 pm
I'm working my way through it. I rather liked Dennett's praise for Harris making the intellectually honest attempt; whereby, certain positions were staked out that could be engaged in mutually beneficial debate. Dennett's criticism may seem harsh, but everyone should keep in mind that these men consider each other a friend and this could potentially be used as demonstration of a correct way to debate for the purpose of mutual understanding, learning, and resolution of differences where possible.
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RE: Dennett throws down the gloves and pummels Sam Harris right in the gut
February 2, 2014 at 1:00 pm
Overall, I have to say I side with Dennett. "Improving on the folk notion of free will" is as noble of an effort as improving on the "folk notion of evolutionary theory," and if one can admit the otherwise undeniable observation that there are "ranges" of "freedom" within the animal kingdom, compatibalism is a viable point of view. Sam Harris most certainly is trying to have his cake and eat it too, on the one hand denying any differences between my "choice" to type this reply and my heart's determinants to beat, yet maintaining that we can "change" others or hold them (or ourselves) morally responsible.
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February 2, 2014 at 2:04 pm (This post was last modified: February 2, 2014 at 2:32 pm by Mudhammam.)
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February 2, 2014 at 2:12 pm
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RE: Dennett throws down the gloves and pummels Sam Harris right in the gut
February 2, 2014 at 2:22 pm
Says the history major on his way home from his job pealing and slicing potatoes.
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February 2, 2014 at 3:56 pm
I'm with Min on this, not dissing philosophy, but I prefer to waste my time on concrete shit. Masturbation is more than rubbing a penis or a clitoris.
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February 2, 2014 at 4:17 pm
(February 2, 2014 at 3:56 pm)LastPoet Wrote: I'm with Min on this, not dissing philosophy, but I prefer to waste my time on concrete shit. Masturbation is more than rubbing a penis or a clitoris.

I think it's important to have a well-articulated philosophical framework by which to interpret the observations I make, or rather, when I "waste my time on concrete shit." Without philosophy, there is no science.
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February 2, 2014 at 4:30 pm
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