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Friday, November 15, 2002 - 9:32pmSanction this postReply
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i enjoyed your message but i think its only necessary to tell you that there are certain "logical" bases for irrationality. If we as humans think illogically, or unpredictably, we are still following a pattern of predictability -which is unpredictability. As a condensed version of this theory, we can think irrationally and still come to order in the end. There are mathematical equations to prove that disorder arrives at order eventually and why should we be so different in thinking? The only conflicts that could be presented are that A) spectators of the creative process behind irrationality would be lost and B) it could theoretically take a long time to get the desired practical results. However, sectators will always be lost in the creative process of a true free-thinker, that is why they themselves didn't think of whatever the new idea was themselves and even logical processes take large amounts of time if you want something worth while.



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Sunday, November 17, 2002 - 6:07pmSanction this postReply
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It may be that an infinite number of monkeys typing may come up with Shakespeare's complete works, but they wouldn't know they had anything special.

Really, what's your point? Acting randomly will accomplish something positive if you did it an infinite number of times, but how much wasted effort and failure would you have to go through? And there's the fact that you don't live forever. You're not seriously suggesting irrationality is practical, are you?



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Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 12:34pmSanction this postReply
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of course irrationality isnt pragmatic with respect to time, but in terms of theoretical value, irrationality has its ups.



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Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 8:41pmSanction this postReply
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Theoretical value does not pay the rent, Sean M, nor can it buy food or any of the other necessities or pleasures of a life on Earth. Theory has its place in scientific inquiry, but in the realm of philosophy you would do well to place facts above theory.



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Thursday, November 21, 2002 - 9:33pmSanction this postReply
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This reminds me of an article I found in an allegedly reputable academic philosophy journal entitled "The Epistemic Efficacy of Stupidity". The argument, in summary, was as follows:

1) To have justified beliefs, one must examine and reject relevant alternative explanations of which one is aware.

2) Stupid people are aware of fewer alternative explanations. This means the task of justifying beliefs becomes simpler.

3) Therefore, stupidity can be beneficial when seeking knowledge.

Even many years later, that article perfectly encapsulates just about everything I think is wrong with contemporary analytic philosophy.



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Thursday, November 21, 2002 - 11:36pmSanction this postReply
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Even a simple mind is capable of elaborating dichotomies which include all possibilities, in most cases. It's a rather bad argument.

I try my best to read classical philosophy publications, but I'm having real trouble. It seems to be all about either trivial or completely irrelevant questions.



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Monday, October 29, 2007 - 4:45pmSanction this postReply
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Even in recycling this, it'll recycle the same comments.....[sigh]
Still - worth seeing again.........;-)




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