Russian versions of fairy tales are better.
Source date (UTC): 2017-08-02 08:25:00 UTC
Source: Facebook
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How to actually write a book 😉
How to actually write a book 😉
Source date (UTC): 2017-08-02 03:28:00 UTC
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“The problem of the West is not that we haven’t been deceived by the ‘proper’ se
—“The problem of the West is not that we haven’t been deceived by the ‘proper’ set of lies, but that we haven’t yet learned to identify sophisticated forms of deception.”— James Augustus
Source date (UTC): 2017-08-02 02:56:00 UTC
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“I think that it is demonstrably possible to rely upon mysticism for moral train
—“I think that it is demonstrably possible to rely upon mysticism for moral training given the proper circumstances & incentives, but that the construction of moral order by use of lying & fictionalism (via positiva) is exponentially more costly than suppressing immoral actions [including false testimony] by use of testimony & law (via negativa).”— James Augustus
Source date (UTC): 2017-08-02 02:38:00 UTC
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(sooking a bit) Everyone likes spreading the honey of propertarianism on the rhe
(sooking a bit)
Everyone likes spreading the honey of propertarianism on the rhetorical toast, but the philosophical keeper spends a lot of time alone getting stung by bees while harvesting that honey via deflation from their combs.
Source date (UTC): 2017-08-02 02:31:00 UTC
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Writing philosophy on FB is a bit like playing in traffic
Writing philosophy on FB is a bit like playing in traffic.
Source date (UTC): 2017-08-02 02:22:00 UTC
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i get in the zone (spirituality) by writing. you can get there by knitting. or w
i get in the zone (spirituality) by writing. you can get there by knitting. or work.
Source date (UTC): 2017-08-02 02:15:00 UTC
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“Curt, to what extent do you agree with this quote? “[W]e mean by any concept no
—“Curt, to what extent do you agree with this quote? “[W]e mean by any concept nothing more than a set of operations; the concept is synonymous with the corresponding set of operations””—Bob Robertson
Um. Great question. I understand what the author means but it’s not stated correctly.
“We mean that any concept that one understands enough to make a truth claim can be described as a set of testable operations – and if one doesn’t describe it as such, or if it cannot be expressed as such, then either one cannot claim one understands his claim enough to speak truthfully, or one is in fact speaking untruthfully.”
After saying that,
“We use very precise ‘meanings’ by translating into and working with concepts that consist of nothing more than a set of operations expressed in an operational grammar – wherein the concept is synonymous with the corresponding set of operations stated in that grammar.”
So yes, as the author means it, it’s correct. As the author STATES it, it’s not sufficient. As not sufficient it’s not quite true.
But this was a good opportunity to correct it.
Source date (UTC): 2017-08-02 02:12:00 UTC
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by James Augustus Religion & Ritual on the Spectrum of the Completeness of Infor
by James Augustus
Religion & Ritual on the Spectrum of the Completeness of Information: Cognition & Action Under Asymmetric/Incomplete Information
The Spectrum:
(+)<——–Information——–>(-)
(*) (2) (1) (0) (-1) (-2)
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Truth
Empiricism
Individualism
Markets
Sovereignty
Eugenic
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Lies
Mysticism
Collectivism
Discretion
Submission
Dysgenic
Religion and Ritual:
*Ratio-empirical Consequentialism: human action under complete, operational, and deterministic information.
(2) Stoicism: partial but actionable information. Action and cognition directed towards the immediately calculable, operational, actionable.
(1) Shinto: position: partial (approaching random) information. Action and cognition directed towards the replicable: precise repetition of ritual in addition to ancestor and nature worship, respectively.
(0) Buddhism: random, in-actionable information. In-actionable information creates a preference for avoidance/disassociation. Action directed towards escaping conceptualization, accounting and calculation: escapism via meditation.
(-1) Christianity: partial construction of misinformation. Action and cognition directed towards group in attempt to extended kinship altruism, and create feelings of [physical] security + belonging (social security).
(-2) Islam: near-complete construction of, and dependence upon, misinformation. Action and cognition directed towards demonstrating and enforcing submission through high-cost of ritual.
Source date (UTC): 2017-08-02 01:48:00 UTC
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(being a twitter smart-a___. ) —“If impulse suppression, meritocracy, equal op
(being a twitter smart-a___. )
—“If impulse suppression, meritocracy, equal opportunity, and kin selection are the values of “white supremacy” why NOT be white supremacists?”—
I didn’t realize there was anything “white” about being a decent and moral person.
(expanded from an original idea from eli harman)
Source date (UTC): 2017-08-02 01:41:00 UTC