Re: MD Re: I Am The Fox's Parrot

From: ian glendinning (psybertron@gmail.com)
Date: Mon Oct 17 2005 - 12:49:55 BST

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    Platt,
    You said
    What's the difference?

    Well I say, that if nothing else it proves that for you, middles are
    not only excluded, they are completely invisible to you. You leave me
    no tools with which to argue.

    (I used to call that my Catch-22 - How do I argue against with an
    Aristotelian against Aristotelian logic, without using Aristotelian
    logic. An ancient conundrum. Phaedrus repented, saved his skin and
    sold out.)

    Ian

    On 10/15/05, Platt Holden <pholden@sc.rr.com> wrote:
    >
    > Ian:
    > > OK Platt - for example - I'll support just one accusation (cos life's
    > > too short to waste the time on all of them)
    > >
    > > You said (of yourself) "I'm stupid"
    > > I say I didn't say anything of the sort.
    > > (In fact I frequently say exactly the opposite - you're much too
    > > clever for my good)
    >
    > Sometimes what is implied carries more weight than what is said. And I'm
    > not sure you intend "clever" to be a compliment. But, I'll take it as one
    > anyway. :-)
    >
    > > But back to the point
    > > You said "faith"
    > > I actually said "suspend disbelief"
    >
    > What's the difference? You asked me to "suspend disbelief" in your
    > assertion that consciousness emerges from complexity. To me that means
    > accept what you claim on faith.
    >
    > Platt
    >
    >
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