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an_onanist@lemmy.worldOPto Memes@lemmy.ml•Downvoting posts that commit logical fallacies.1·2 months 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.1·2 months 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”?2·3 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”?8·3 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 Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•How do you differentiate between knowledge and belief?11·9 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?1·9 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?2·9 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
an_onanist@lemmy.worldOPto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•How do you differentiate between knowledge and belief?1·9 months agoWhat about the ideas that can be neither confirmed nor denied like the existence of extraterrestrial life or a machine of 100% efficiency?
an_onanist@lemmy.worldOPto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•How do you differentiate between knowledge and belief?3·9 months agoWhat if you should have some doubt (belief) but due to ignorance or hubris do not and so you elevate a concept to ‘knowledge’ that should not rightfully be there? I’m not trying to be argumentative, I’m genuinely curious about that gray area of misplaced confidence.
an_onanist@lemmy.worldOPto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•How do you differentiate between knowledge and belief?2·9 months agoSo, if we haven’t studied the underlying axioms or foundation of a conclusion, we cannot have knowledge of it? That seems to imply the only things we have knowledge of are the things we have invested significant time and energy into. It’s that correct?
an_onanist@lemmy.worldOPto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•How do you differentiate between knowledge and belief?2·9 months agoIf so much is contextual, is there no knowledge based on truth or fact?
an_onanist@lemmy.worldOPto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•How do you differentiate between knowledge and belief?1·9 months agoSo the stronger the feeling of identifying with a concept, the stronger the belief that it is true?
an_onanist@lemmy.worldto No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Every show with a suicide now has a disclaimer with a suicide hotline at the beginning. Is there any evidence that these warnings make a positive difference?113·10 months agoI predicted in about 10 years disclaimers at the beginning will include, ‘This show depicts murder. Neither the show’s creators producers or actors condone the taking of another human life.’
an_onanist@lemmy.worldto Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What is your criteria based on which you feel something someone says calls for proof or not?3·10 months agoWhat if the claim were false?
What if she wasn’t from Pitcairn? No big deal other than her credibility comes into question.
What if Gengis Kahn did not exist? Nothing lost, we already doubt our historical record.
What if Jesus did not exist? Suddenly the largest religion’s foundation is gone.
What if God doesn’t exist? Many people lose their reason for existing…
That which has enormous impact should require proof of truthfulness.
an_onanist@lemmy.worldto Solarpunk Urbanism@slrpnk.net•the purpose of a system is what it doesEnglish31·11 months agoI agree. Where is this $800/MO housing? Especially when you recognize that most homeless live in cities where housing is more expensive than average.
an_onanist@lemmy.worldto Not The Onion@lemmy.world•Trump Says ‘You Can Be Evil’ Because ‘There’s Only One Thing That Matters, and That’s Ratings’English101·1 year agoI dislike Trump as much as the next sane, intelligent human, but context matters. The ways specifically talking about going to NBC and running a show. And there, yes, ratings are all that matters.
This is not news. This is a one-sided venting without context or any other perspective on the situation.
an_onanist@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•Nearly 80% of Americans now view fast food as a luxury1618·1 year agoFrom the article - they believe eating fast food should be cheaper than eating at home, but isn’t. What kind of fucked up belief is this? No wonder they view fast food as a luxury.
an_onanist@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•Trump supporters target black voters with faked AI images57·1 year agoYou can tell it’s fake because his hands are normal-size
You’ve assumed the OP is downvoting because of the wrongness of the argument rather than the lack of validity.