@SamHarrisOrg "Undistributed middle." Can I have my $2000, please?
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@craig_mcfarlane All Values depend on Consciousness; All C depends on Natural Law; All Values depend on Natural Law... undistributed? -
@SamHarrisOrg You're right: it's question begging or circular reasoning. x -> A, A -> y therefore y -> x. Still two words, though. -
@craig_mcfarlane You appear to be confused. -
@SamHarrisOrg@craig_mcfarlane You're saying ~V -> ~C, ~C -> ~N, ergo N -> V. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirming_the_consequent … -
@antheologian@craig_mcfarlane I'm really saying No Consciousness -> No Values. -
@SamHarrisOrg@craig_mcfarlane "values depend on consciousness" is not the same as "consciousness causes values". - 12 more replies
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@SamHarrisOrg After becoming an atheist, I began to free-fall into relativism. The Moral Landscape caught me, and is now my paradigm. -
@joelwehr Glad to hear it!
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@SamHarrisOrg call me cynical but I don't see anyone winning anything here. Ever. -
@GlochMichael Assuming I get a single publishable essay, someone is bound to get $2,000. So, yes, you are too cynical...
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@SamHarrisOrg It's unlikley you will be swayed. For don't you know: "A man convinced against his will Will hold the same opinion still" ?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SamHarrisOrg I'd take you up on this offer if I wasn't in total agreement. Will all submissions be available somewhere?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SamHarrisOrg So if we can refute, in 1000 words or less, your claim that you can ultimately get ""ought' from an 'is'" - then we win ?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SamHarrisOrg how much would we get if we manage to refute your thesis in one tweet?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SamHarrisOrg Brilliant way to make the religious read your book! KudosThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SamHarrisOrg well. Looks like you've won already considering the requirement of proof.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SamHarrisOrg we have to come to a consensus of what defines "morality" first. We taking *choices* or Kin selection/altruism (science)?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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