There is no point discussing anything with someone determined to misunderstand & obfuscate.
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They're just very annoying to try to have philosophical conversations with coz 'We can't know anything' ends meaningful conversation.
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"We can't know anything" is accurate but ignores the practicality that we need axioms of knowledge & objective reality to communicate at all
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Yes, I point this out. We can acknowledge that but then work within what we perceive to develop medicine & technology etc.
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Exactly. People who deny this might as well be solipsists because words and interactions have no discernible or agreed upon meaning! Fuck em
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This makes me think they're fundamentally intellectually dishonest - an analogous situation; http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/929221-my-practice-as-a-scientist-is-atheistic-that-is-to …
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They don't try to be honest. They don't think in terms of honesty because reality doesn't exist.
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The term for such people is "bullshit artist" - and that's probably why I can't stand them - I've always hated that ilk.
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But its a mistake to think the intent is always to deceive. Often its just a fundamental happiness with being lost in confusion.
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True; the problem is that it looks awfully like malice when the outcomes and effects are considered.
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Yes, it does depend what they are. My friend trips around in a happy haze being kind to people so I find it hard to feel negative about her.
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I've less of an issue with those people than I do with the uni profs who inflict their silliness on others.
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We are in full agreement!
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