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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts |
Is the proposition "Americans may do what others may not" provable?
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
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On Dec 19, 2014, landmark wrote: As a moral claim, no; however, that doesn't stop it from being either true or false.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts |
Yes, my thrust here is that moral claims are axiomatic, not subject to proof. One may well believe that "Americans may do what others may not" is the ultimate moral truth. But let's get that axiom out in the open; then I won't waste time arguing with that person. Because, really, what's the sense? I will however argue with you if you claim to hold at the same time a contradictory axiom like, "All countries should be held to the same standard." This is often the case, wanting it both ways.
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Jonathan Townsend Eternal Order Ossining, NY 27297 Posts |
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On Dec 19, 2014, landmark wrote: Is the presense of the propositoin demonstrable - perhaps indireclty. Enthymeme?
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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts |
Thanks for the new word for the week. New to me.
Some state the proposition "Americans may do what others may not" openly; others state it in this form: (Openly:) "America is unlike any other country in its goodness and morality; [(deleted:) and therefore, "Americans may do what others may not."] As if A implied B.
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tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 16544 Posts |
12 pieces of silver, that is all you need.
If there is a single truth about Magic, it is that nothing on earth so efficiently evades it.
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Jonathan Townsend Eternal Order Ossining, NY 27297 Posts |
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On Dec 19, 2014, tommy wrote: Where money has no smell... someone care to post a better translation of that line from Latin?
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