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capnvan
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 Posted - 23 Sep 2010 : 23:11:53
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Originally posted by Icelander
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Given that the premise is, being fiction, inherently false, logic can't play any part, at least according to a number of definitions.
A conclusion arrived at in a logical manner from false premises is still logical. It's just not true.
Fair enough, if you're comfortable being a sophist.
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capnvan
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 23 Sep 2010 : 23:16:39
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Originally posted by IcelanderIf you examine everything that has gone into a typical commodity, they are insanely hard to make.
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Really, like food? A 1st level prayer. Up to wish ?
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capnvan
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 23 Sep 2010 : 23:23:05
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Originally posted by Icelander
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And here we have problem number one with your argument: Your argument rests entirely on a hypothesis which social scientists are quite far from accepting, particularly since there is evidence to the contrary. Might the hypothesis that you're advancing be true? Possibly. But if it remains but a hypothesis, then your argument becomes problematic.
I'm sure you can find so-called scientists who have a problem with the idea that increased specialisation within a society is both a cause and effect of economic prosperity, but you'll need to restrict yourself to 'scientists' who don't believe in empirical evidence.
Really. I'm going to invite you to list your references here. I'll offer up several tribes in the Amazon and others in the Pacific. Give us your "universal" theory. It ought to win a Nobel. |
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capnvan
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Posted - 23 Sep 2010 : 23:27:48
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capnvan
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 23 Sep 2010 : 23:34:01
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Originally posted by Icelander
You don't think that 'historical' is acceptable usage for 'pertaining to the past [with connotations of having existed in the real world]'?
I think "historical" is an adjective that's been abused by far too many illiterates.
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capnvan
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Posted - 23 Sep 2010 : 23:36:41
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Originally posted by Icelander
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Really. You must have solved one of the more important archaeo-sociological questions in human history.
I've done no such thing. All I've done is read studies which compare the technological capability of the Tasmanian aborigines at the time of contact with other civilisations with the archeological record there.
Well, then, you must be able to tell us all everything that we need to know about human development.
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Wooly Rupert
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