does anyone else thing it's strange to argue about arguments

7/26/2006 7:07:51 PM

I think, this threads an excersise in futility, since it's based on a man's bias to win an arguement he doesn't have a point to, but wants others to establish.

7/26/2006 8:40:15 PM

I once knew a man that had a Ph.D. in philosophy, and learning from him was one of the most powerful experiences of my life. I think that experience is also known as "having a professor."

But anyway, not to unnecessarily appeal to emotion, something that keeps me humble is remembering that the work that goes into dissecting even the smallest parts of these forms of arguments actually is very serious business.

I remember there was a student in the class who would challenge arguments in the class with the same urgency that you might expect people to charge into most battles they think they already have won.
The professor maybe had to use 8-10 words of sincere reasoning and the student was shamed.
That is the type of power that keeps men's names immortalized for thousands of years, and so I gave it a fair shot to answering some of these questions, but I know that anyone really seeking an answer on these topics knows how to use the resources of the University. They won't shame you if you approach with humility and ask meaningful questions

7/27/2006 2:14:19 AM

And actually "the student" wasn't me, although it has a nice coupling with the story, lol, it was actually someone else but if you want to think it was me to make my little aside more meaningful, then go ahead.

7/27/2006 2:26:52 AM

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"I once knew a man that had a Ph.D. in philosophy, and learning from him was one of the most powerful experiences of my life. I think that experience is also known as "having a professor.""

the way he touched you was wrong. he shouldnt have done that.

you're allowed to cry.

7/28/2006 3:23:33 AM