> > [Platt previously]
> > > Self-contradiction doesn't bother you. It
> bothers me. Anything irrational
> > > in a philosophical discussion bothers me.
[SA previously]
> > Do you think you can wipe irrationality off
> the face of the earth?
[Platt]
> No.
Why not?
[SA previously]
> > How do you handle 'things' that
> > bother you? What is your effort in these
> situations?
[Platt]
> I try to change things so they don't bother me
> anymore. Sometimes it's simply
> a change in attitude.
I like that approach.
> > [Ian]
> > > > Why do we always have to get stuck on this
> > > beautiful (real, cyclical)
> > > > truth ? The sort of Quine the world thrives
> and evolves on, as opposed
> > > > to the kind of logic that kills it.
> >
> > [Platt]
> > > Logic kills the world? For your sake I hope your
> > > doctor disagrees.
[SA previously]
> > Platt, might it be that due to the world MUST
> be this or that to you, therefore "Logic" can have
> ONLY one definition? Ian is saying, "kind of
logic".
[Platt]
> Logic can have several definitions. Wikipedia lists
> 8.
Does that mean anything to you? Was I correct in
thinking that you
thought logic could mean only 'one thing'?
> > [Ian]
> > > > You are right SA to say it is meaningless to
> > > debate it.
> >
> > [Platt]
> > > An illogical debate is meaningless and
> pointless.
[SA previously]
> > Due to me being involved, Ian, with my name
> noted above, this is why I also wanted to apply my
input
> to this discussion. So, anyways, Platt, what is an
> > illogical debate? Is an illogical debate real or
> > illusionary?
[Platt]
> An illogical debate is one that is nonsensical, like
> debating how many angels can
> sit on the head of a pin. Illogical debates can be
> real or illusory depending on
> context.
What is a real illogical debate?
What is an illusionary illogical debate?
thanks.
SA
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