Break up the robber baron tech companies

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Re: Break up the robber baron tech companies

Post by COR-TEN » Sun Jul 29, 2018 8:46 pm

Still Lit wrote:
Kodiak wrote:I have a masters in economics. You're welcome to show me your ignorance, if you wish to continue this bullshit.


I appeal to Thomas Aquinas who writes in the Sumna that, as Boethius says, proof from authority is the weakest form of proof. :D
thanks for posting that. It’s great entertainment to watch people Inflate themselves. The hubris and lack of humility is funny.


Arguing with idiots is like playing chess with a pigeon. No matter how good you are, the pigeon is going to shit on the board and strut around like it won anyway.

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Post by zeke5123 » Tue Aug 07, 2018 12:14 am

Still Lit wrote:
Kodiak wrote:I have a masters in economics. You're welcome to show me your ignorance, if you wish to continue this bullshit.


I appeal to Thomas Aquinas who writes in the Sumna that, as Boethius says, proof from authority is the weakest form of proof. :D


But...Isn't that proof from authority???

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Post by Donnie Brasco » Wed Aug 08, 2018 2:56 pm

Zeke5123 wrote:
Still Lit wrote:
Kodiak wrote:I have a masters in economics. You're welcome to show me your ignorance, if you wish to continue this bullshit.


I appeal to Thomas Aquinas who writes in the Sumna that, as Boethius says, proof from authority is the weakest form of proof. :D


But...Isn't that proof from authority???


:lol: :lol: :lol:

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Post by Legacy User » Wed Aug 08, 2018 11:56 pm

An appeal to an authority based on an appeal to a authority. A fortiori. :mrgreen:

I simply must assume that our dear Zeke realizes the joke.

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Post by COR-TEN » Thu Aug 09, 2018 7:48 pm

Still Lit wrote:An appeal to an authority based on an appeal to a authority. A fortiori. :mrgreen:

I simply must assume that our dear Zeke realizes the joke.
joke? I didn’t read it like that at all. But carry on with your apology tour.
Arguing with idiots is like playing chess with a pigeon. No matter how good you are, the pigeon is going to shit on the board and strut around like it won anyway.

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Post by Legacy User » Fri Aug 10, 2018 4:03 am

COR-TEN wrote:
Still Lit wrote:An appeal to an authority based on an appeal to a authority. A fortiori. :mrgreen:

I simply must assume that our dear Zeke realizes the joke.
joke? I didn’t read it like that at all. But carry on with your apology tour.


No apology.

It was definitely a barb, but also a joke because I appealed to an authority (Thomas) who appeals to an authority (Boethius) to claim that an appeal to authority is the weakest sort of proof.

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Post by SteelPro » Fri Aug 10, 2018 10:30 pm

Still Lit wrote:
COR-TEN wrote:
Still Lit wrote:An appeal to an authority based on an appeal to a authority. A fortiori. :mrgreen:

I simply must assume that our dear Zeke realizes the joke.
joke? I didn’t read it like that at all. But carry on with your apology tour.


No apology.

It was definitely a barb, but also a joke because I appealed to an authority (Thomas) who appeals to an authority (Boethius) to claim that an appeal to authority is the weakest sort of proof.


I don’t see any issue with appealing to an authority. It is the self appeal that is weak.
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Post by COR-TEN » Fri Aug 10, 2018 10:35 pm

SteelPro wrote:I don’t see any issue with appealing to an authority. It is the self appeal that is weak.
Bingo. Kudos.
Arguing with idiots is like playing chess with a pigeon. No matter how good you are, the pigeon is going to shit on the board and strut around like it won anyway.

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Post by zeke5123 » Sun Aug 12, 2018 5:24 pm

Still Lit wrote:An appeal to an authority based on an appeal to a authority. A fortiori. :mrgreen:

I simply must assume that our dear Zeke realizes the joke.


Indeed. Too good of a joke / tweak to pass up

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Post by zeke5123 » Sun Aug 12, 2018 5:25 pm

COR-TEN wrote:
Still Lit wrote:An appeal to an authority based on an appeal to a authority. A fortiori. :mrgreen:

I simply must assume that our dear Zeke realizes the joke.
joke? I didn’t read it like that at all. But carry on with your apology tour.


You are pretty humorless.

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Post by Ice » Sun Aug 12, 2018 7:52 pm

This whole page of an otherwise humorless discussion has actually been quite humorous.
Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile...

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