—“You cant even answer a basic question because you lack the understanding to realize that virtue is a state of being rather a laundry list of quantifiable costs and benefits.”—-
(note: he can’t seem to grasp the difference between existentially demonstrable (true/false and qualifiable) versus quantifiable (unitary).) I this kind of thing is one of those indicators of ignorance that you know the poor individual cannot get past.)
Well since you can’t refute any of the arguments and I’ve refuted yours, and quite soon I suspect others will come along and educate you, that (a) you have no idea of the depth of argument I’m making, and (b) nor the depth of your folly.)
0 – I am avoiding the verb to-be because it is the most useful means of platonic pretense – lying. So I am attempting to force you into addressing that reality indirectly. That is what you ‘sense’ but cannot explain.
1 – define ‘state of being’ (it’s a nonsense statement don’t worry i’ll tear it apart as platonist) versus DEMONSTRATING. (The difference is constituted in internal experience and self judgement vs externally demonstrated action and the judgement of others)
2 – define how we may tell the difference between a person who pretends virtue yet causes negative externalities, a person who attempts to be virtuous in adverse circumstances but still fails, and person who produces no adverse externalities simply because he is privileged enough never to encounter them.
3 – explain to me any three virtues that do not require one pay a cost in order to demonstrate them in fact, rather than by luck or convenience.
4 – tell me the difference between belief (what you think), honesty (what you speak prior to due diligence), truthful (what you think once yo have performed due diligence, and truth (what we could describe if possessed of perfect knowledge, perfect language, and free of error, bias, and deceit) and DECIDABILITY – meaning that in a court of law how do OTHERS know that you are speaking with belief, honesty, truthfulness, or truth?
Maybe, just maybe, you will learn something profound today.
Curt Doolittle
The Cult of Non Submission
The Philosophy of Aristocracy
The Natural Law of Sovereign Men
The Propertarian Institute
Kiev, Ukraine
Source date (UTC): 2017-02-28 18:50:00 UTC