There is no such thing as legitimacy other than the legitimacy of a child. There is no such thing as validity other than a stamp of certification. In argument there is only soundness, and soundness is not a proxy for true, simply for reasonableness – meaning it’s understandable and so far not false.
Theme: Deception
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“Studying postmodern philosophy at university is painful for me as I don’t like
—“Studying postmodern philosophy at university is painful for me as I don’t like sophistry.”—
Sorry man. But take heart, the study of their sophistry only assists us in understanding the enemy. 😉
Source date (UTC): 2018-05-02 13:44:15 UTC
Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/991674733316984833
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“Studying postmodern philosophy at university is painful for me as I don’t like
—“Studying postmodern philosophy at university is painful for me as I don’t like sophistry.”—
Sorry man. But take heart, the study of their sophistry only assists us in understanding the enemy. 😉
Source date (UTC): 2018-05-02 09:44:00 UTC
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DECEPTION BY CONFLATION: INFLATING AUTHORITY There is no such thing as legitimac
DECEPTION BY CONFLATION: INFLATING AUTHORITY
There is no such thing as legitimacy other than the legitimacy of a child. There is no such thing as validity other than a stamp of certification. In argument there is only soundness, and soundness is not a proxy for true, simply for reasonableness – meaning it’s understandable and so far not false.
Source date (UTC): 2018-05-02 08:35:00 UTC
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(Very hard to have high numbers and post other than sarcasm, ridicule, shaming,
(Very hard to have high numbers and post other than sarcasm, ridicule, shaming, or virtue signaling.)
Source date (UTC): 2018-05-02 01:24:27 UTC
Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/991488557691932673
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RT @FriedrichHayek: Marx played tennis with the net down, he lied, produced fake
RT @FriedrichHayek: Marx played tennis with the net down, he lied, produced fake data, went silent when he figured out his whole system was…
Source date (UTC): 2018-05-02 01:23:15 UTC
Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/991488253701345280
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Retweeted TakingHayekSeriously (@FriedrichHayek): Marx played tennis with the ne
Retweeted TakingHayekSeriously (@FriedrichHayek):
Marx played tennis with the net down, he lied, produced fake data, went silent when he figured out his whole system was logically incoherent, pretended he had solved problems by assuming magic and impossible causation. He was a massive train wreck of a thinker. #fact https://t.co/BMyR61YUrt
Source date (UTC): 2018-05-01 21:23:00 UTC
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The Weak Use Tools of The Weak
THE WEAK USE TOOLS OF THE WEAK The problem with mythology, conflation and fictionalism is that like numerology astrology and scriptural interpretation, you can find any meaning you look for. Just as any opponent can do the same. As such it is just the wittiest liar that wins the tactical argument and the most utilitarian lies that win the war of political control. The only way for the good to win is the truth, and to abandon all convenient sophisms and to prosecute as liars all who do otherwise. Weak and false is weak and false no matter how useful weakness and falsehood are. THE WEAK USE TOOLS OF THE WEAK THE STRONG USE TRUTH , VIOLENCE, AND RULE
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The Weak Use Tools of The Weak
THE WEAK USE TOOLS OF THE WEAK The problem with mythology, conflation and fictionalism is that like numerology astrology and scriptural interpretation, you can find any meaning you look for. Just as any opponent can do the same. As such it is just the wittiest liar that wins the tactical argument and the most utilitarian lies that win the war of political control. The only way for the good to win is the truth, and to abandon all convenient sophisms and to prosecute as liars all who do otherwise. Weak and false is weak and false no matter how useful weakness and falsehood are. THE WEAK USE TOOLS OF THE WEAK THE STRONG USE TRUTH , VIOLENCE, AND RULE
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Bertrand Russell, “The Impact of Science on Society”
via Steve Pender “The social psychologists of the future will have a number of classes of school children on whom they will try different methods of producing an unshakable conviction that snow is black. Various results will soon be arrived at. First, that the influence of home is obstructive. Second, that not much can be done unless indoctrination begins before the age of ten. Third, that verses set to music and repeatedly intoned are very effective. Fourth, that the opinion that snow is white must be held to show a morbid taste for eccentricity. But I anticipate. It is for future scientists to make these maxims precise and discover exactly how much it costs per head to make children believe that snow is black, and how much less it would cost to make them believe it is dark gray. Although this science will be diligently studied, it will be rigidly confined to the governing class. The populace will not be allowed to know how its convictions were generated.” – Bertrand Russell, “The Impact of Science on Society”