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Tuesday, February 12 - 7:54am

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Sorry, Bob, but that's not what MAKES you human. You would be human even if you WEREN'T smarter than most Objectivists. What makes you human is your rational faculty.

So, based on the faulty logic of your statement, I'd have to say that you're NOT smarter than most Objectivists! ;-) (Bill Dwyer)

Finally!

I was wondering when someone would point this out. This quote by itself makes zero sense.

Thank you, Bill.

Erica

(...Who is definitely NOT smarter than most Objectivists, but who is still, most assuredly, human.)

Post 21

Tuesday, February 12 - 8:17am

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Well, it makes somewhat more sense in the original context (which see in another thread). Nevertheless, from his posts, and regardless of his impressive science and other knowledge, in matters of philosophy he puts me in mind of a sack of hammers.

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Tuesday, February 12 - 8:31am

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Well, it makes somewhat more sense in the original context (which see in another thread). (Rodney)

Yeah, Rodney, you're right.

(Though I did understand that the quote came from another thread, and that there was more context to it there, which is why I added "by itself"--the way Ed presented it here.)

See? I told you I wasn't smarter...but I swear, I'm still human....

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Tuesday, February 12 - 1:17pm

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(...Who is definitely NOT smarter than most Objectivists, but who is still, most assuredly, human.)

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See? I told you I wasn't smarter...but I swear, I'm still human....

Erica, methinks thou protests thy humanity o'ermuch. Now you've got me thinking you're a fembot -- one of the early adopter models. I suppose we could apply a Turing test here to be sure ...

On the bright side, you could apply for a job with the TV show "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles."

(I keed)