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an_onanist@lemmy.worldOPto Memes@lemmy.ml•Downvoting posts that commit logical fallacies.1·23 days agoName one what? One post that commits a logical fallacy? A logical fallacy? You’ve been downloaded for creating a vague argument.
an_onanist@lemmy.worldOPto Memes@lemmy.ml•Downvoting posts that commit logical fallacies.1·23 days agoNo assumption was made on the accuracy of the argument only on the validity of the argument,therefore no fallacy was committed,. On the other hand you committed the Hasty generalization fallacy by assuming OP’s intent.
an_onanist@lemmy.worldto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•From your standards, are abusive people or those who cause trauma/discrimination “evil”?2·2 months agoIt is not about acknowledgement, it’s about understanding the morality of the action. Most of the time, only they know the answer to that question.
an_onanist@lemmy.worldto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•From your standards, are abusive people or those who cause trauma/discrimination “evil”?8·2 months agoIn my opinion, in order for an action to be evil, the actor must know what is good or what is right behavior. While sometimes the actor acts with intent to cause harm, sometimes, the actor is ignorant of such things.
an_onanist@lemmy.worldOPto Political Humor@lemmy.world•Republicans: it makes sense if you don't think about itEnglish4·3 months agoIt’s a sales tax on everything produced or with raw materials from outside the US
You are correct. AND, I know many people who didn’t vote, either out of protest or inertia and now are full of civic engagement. If only they found the enthusiasm 6 months ago, we would not be in this situation
It wasn’t the Democratic voters that were the issue, they were never going to vote for Trump. Worst case scenario, they stay home. It was the independents and left-leaning Republicans that needed to be converted. There are a lot more of them, and they were frustrated by the southern border, the culture was and inflation.
an_onanist@lemmy.worldto conservative@lemmy.world•“No Consistent Patterns:” Scientists Find No Evidence that Closing Schools Materially Reduced Transmission271·5 months agoThe article title is false. The study shows that the opening of schools did not increase transmitability. The study did not address the closing of schools and transmitability rates.
an_onanist@lemmy.worldOPto Atheism@lemmy.world•Sure all primitive societies create a supernatural belief system, but mine is true.English1·5 months agoExcept that theory has been proven effective and theology is guesswork of desert peasants.
an_onanist@lemmy.worldOPto Atheism@lemmy.world•Sure all primitive societies create a supernatural belief system, but mine is true.English2·5 months agoScientific laws allow for probabilistic predictability.
an_onanist@lemmy.worldOPto Atheism@lemmy.world•Sure all primitive societies create a supernatural belief system, but mine is true.English5·5 months agoIt depends on your definitions. Religion puts nonexistent intentionality into the system by adding a diety. Science explains the existing system using the language of mathematics.
an_onanist@lemmy.worldto Memes@lemmy.ml•Gonna be as rad as possible till the day I die.7·5 months agoIf that guy is in his 40’s he has lived a hard life. I’m surprised he is still conscious let alone mobile.
My experience with libreoffice is that the word suggestions come from my usage.
an_onanist@lemmy.worldto NonCredibleDefense@lemmy.world•Divine Monarchy is a hell of a drugEnglish24·6 months agoMy knowledge is sketchy, but I thought North Korea was losing until China stepped up.
Vampire?
Wish they were more specific about the Special Purpose.
an_onanist@lemmy.worldOPto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•How do you differentiate between knowledge and belief?11·8 months agoNo I’m not. I am not interested in academic study. I am interested in real world application. I am aware of justified true belief and that most people don’t apply it. My curiosity is in how people acnually think about the concept.
an_onanist@lemmy.worldOPto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•How do you differentiate between knowledge and belief?1·8 months agoThat is like the home owner’s application of the scientific method: test the hypothesis until you decide it is a pretty solid system
an_onanist@lemmy.worldOPto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•How do you differentiate between knowledge and belief?2·8 months agoYour description makes belief sound like willful ignorance.
It sounds like the real challenge is knowing when you have enough information to convert your educated guess into full-blown knowledge
You’ve assumed the OP is downvoting because of the wrongness of the argument rather than the lack of validity.