an_onanist

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[–] an_onanist -1 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

There is a difference between doing nothing and making it worse

 
[–] an_onanist 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
 
[–] an_onanist 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I live in Pennsylvania and by law they don't begin counting mail-in ballots until after polls close so I don't know where the numbers are coming from

 
[–] an_onanist 1 points 1 month ago

Are you seriously suggesting putting up a lawn sign is communal engagement? Is a t-shirt with a slogan social discourse?

[–] an_onanist -2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Your comment reinforces the point I am making - people are easily swayed by the inconsequential

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[–] an_onanist 20 points 1 month ago

Wish they were more specific about the Special Purpose.

[–] an_onanist 0 points 2 months ago

No 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 1 points 2 months ago

That 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 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Your 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

 

I'm not interested in what the dictionary says or a textbook definition I'm interested in your personal distinction between the two ideas. How do you decide to put an idea in one category versus the other? I'm not interested in the abstract concepts like 'objective truth' I want to know how it works in real life for you.

 
 
 
 
 
 
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