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John Smith's avatar

Hmm. According to Wikipedia, he bought sex from his subordinates with resources that apparently belonged to his college and not himself. This is theft. Given that there were multiple independent reports that did not know about each other, and he is not a notable political figure to draw an expensive smear campaign, it is likely true.

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TGGP's avatar

Does praising Fidel Castro actually cause any harm?

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IHSalvator's avatar

No more than voting.

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Mr. Ala's avatar

"For example, 'whiteness' could not even be imagined to exist all by itself; the reason is that it is a property, not an independent thing."

I don't know. There are a lot of people, many backed by the coercive force of government, who imagine "whiteness" to exist all by itself, and moreover to be an evil thing. E.g. see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiteness_studies

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John A. Johnson's avatar

Searle will always be relevant, imho.

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Gian's avatar

Hylemorphism also maintains that mental images are physical. It is broader but not less valid definition of physical. Physical objects have metrical aspects such as extension, mass etc and non-metrical aspects, the fundamental non-metrical aspect being the existence of the object itself.

I also like Julian Jaynes account of mind and consciousness. He defines as "Subjective conscious mind is an analog of what is called the real world."

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IHSalvator's avatar

I don't get why you aren't an irrationalist or intuitionist.

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Daniel Reeves's avatar

Ooh, now I especially want to know the answer to the question I asked about your last AI post:

https://www.betonit.ai/p/muybridge-ai-and-the-mind/comment/159946178

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Joe Potts's avatar

"Searle explains, it that of levels "

Searle explains, iS that of levels

Yes, lightly edited, as promised.

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