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Tomm Carr

No, this isn't the debunking you seem to think it is.

We communicate with words that encompass concepts. "This pencil is blue" communicates an objective fact. It is objective in that the…

Oct 17

Oct 17

No, your unfiltered personality makes you appealing to the women who like that kind of personality…

Your other items seem to play to female stereotypes, which I'm sure will be upsetting to many of the ladies.

Oct 7

Oct 7

You start your list with a "duh" item.

Oct 7

Oct 7

It's amazing how many people are able to explain the exact nature of something they just claimed…

What good is a survival tool that cannot comprehend a significant part of reality?

Sep 28

Sep 28

Yes, technology and the trends technology makes possible are making significant changes to the…

Employment is a side effect of business, what economists refer to as a "positive externality."

Sep 27

Sep 27

If no life existed, there would be no value.

There is no guarantee of wisdom over foolishness or any other attribute you care to name. Nor is there a requirement. A value is not…

Sep 19

Sep 19

You make a good point about abstract concepts (or the nihilists do), but idea that there is a…

What is the content of "love?"

Sep 19

Sep 19

This (and so much more in your article) is just so much meaningless philosophical word salad.

Nihilists search existence for purpose and value, and, not finding it (because it doesn't exist in nature), they leap, through their…

Sep 19

Sep 19

1. The Liar Paradox:

Paradoxes (paradi?) do not exist in nature. This is an example of a linguistic paradox, as are most paradoxes. The rules of language do not…

Sep 18

Sep 18

This self-contradictory statement of fact implies knowledge that, according to Chalmers, is…

It seems to me that the "hard problem" is just a failure to realize that a brick wall may have significant characteristics that are…

Sep 7

Sep 7

Tomm Carr

Tomm Carr

A retired software engineer who hates retirement with a passion. My hobbies are writing, economics, philosophy and futurism.

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