You can only destroy/eviscerate someone (qua arguments) if they have an equal and fair chance to respond.
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Replying to @SIN_Notung
@SIN_Notung Hmmm. So your claim is that once a person is dead, then their arguments can't be destroyed...2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @PhilosophyExp
@PhilosophyExp Well I'm really talking about those times where someone yells at someone for 10 minutes. ;)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @SIN_Notung
@PhilosophyExp When I see it I'm always thinking "hey, just let's see if they have a response - maybe they have a response".1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @SIN_Notung
@SIN_Notung But ultimately whether an argument works or not is something to be determined in the court of universal reason, yes?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @PhilosophyExp
@PhilosophyExp Yeah, from the perspective of the ideas/arguments etc, but I'm talking about 'destroying' people.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @SIN_Notung
@PhilosophyExp e.g. if someone says "watch Hitchens get EVISCERATED" I'm always wondering that he might have had a good response.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@SIN_Notung see why I'm objecting. Surely whether someone's arguments have been destroyed in something that can be assessed independently
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