I would say meanings that need to be specified when talking about them so you don't end up claiming a pen on a desk is computing
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Replying to @WiringTheBrain @maria_ndrnh and
Isn't that what we were doing? I was try to understand what
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Yeah, I'm not sure why you think we were being in any way not like the spirit of that paper? I do respect that definitions are good but I
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do not agree they are needed. A child knows what a cow is without being able to give a formal definition. Thinking the child need to define
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cow to know what a cow is in my opinion a Socratic fallacy.
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What I meant was one should specify meaning one intends - otherwise you end up with disagreements when people are talking about diff things
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i don't think the disagreement is a semantic difference here though
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Replying to @maria_ndrnh @WiringTheBrain and
yeah not sure it's semantic — I think my disagreement is very deep with some of the other women in this convo and I think that's cool
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Replying to @o_guest @maria_ndrnh and
which is also why I don't want to argue and argue because I actually think both "sides" know what they are talking about just diff opinions
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Replying to @o_guest @maria_ndrnh and
Or rather coming at it from different perspectives, prioritizing different aspects, and asking differently framed questions...
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I also would never want to convert anybody to my way of thinking "just because" like why would I want science or academia in general to be a
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monolith?
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