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  • The Moral Duty of a Skeptic

    From LaurenceClarkCrossen@21:1/5 to All on Wed Oct 30 04:08:24 2024
    Massimo Pigliucci's article, "The Moral Duty of a Skeptic" [Skeptical
    Inquirer vol 33 No. 6 Nov/Dec 2009 says: "that one should suspend
    judgements on all matters because there is no guaranteed path to
    absolute truth." - citing Aenesidemus first cebtury BCE.

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  • From Bertietaylor@21:1/5 to LaurenceClarkCrossen on Wed Oct 30 06:32:39 2024
    On Wed, 30 Oct 2024 4:08:24 +0000, LaurenceClarkCrossen wrote:

    Massimo Pigliucci's article, "The Moral Duty of a Skeptic" [Skeptical Inquirer vol 33 No. 6 Nov/Dec 2009 says: "that one should suspend
    judgements on all matters because there is no guaranteed path to
    absolute truth." - citing Aenesidemus first cebtury BCE.

    If Pig* gets a powerful kick on his rear what sort of truth would he
    consider that to be?

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  • From LaurenceClarkCrossen@21:1/5 to All on Wed Oct 30 19:15:40 2024
    Bertie: I don't think he would blame Arindam if Bertie were to make a
    pointless attempt at a rhetorical question.

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  • From bertietaylor@21:1/5 to LaurenceClarkCrossen on Thu Oct 31 00:00:12 2024
    On Wed, 30 Oct 2024 19:15:40 +0000, LaurenceClarkCrossen wrote:

    Bertie: I don't think he would blame Arindam if Bertie were to make a pointless attempt at a rhetorical question.

    Depends upon the physical or theoretical application.

    Those on sinecure or rents prefer theory over practice.

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