a new form of philosophical parsimony. you zap the people whose arguments you disagree with. do you think it will catch on? will it make philosophy a spectator sport?
2007-03-12 06:27:20 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
a bigot, moi? no every creed can zap anyone they want to with equal vigour. i just want to watch.
2007-03-12 06:32:57 · update #1
someone has let the literalists out again, please make sure they're kept away from sharp objects and not allowed to play on the roads.
2007-03-12 06:36:29 · update #2
I'm thinking we may have something. MMA Philosophy! We can have training camps like the Kirkegaard Lion's Den, Team Rationalist, Socrates' Gadfly Krew. We can have manuevers like the reducio ad absurdum arm bar and endorsement deal from the Library of Congress. I'm smelling tournament circuit here.
2007-03-12 06:36:53 · answer #1 · answered by wanfuforever 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Occam's Tazer: The razor you loved, now with a 30-yard range.
2007-03-12 16:29:30 · answer #2 · answered by singlecell_amoeba 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is occams razor not tazer. and occams razor is simple saying the in a choice between things the simplest is the best.
2007-03-12 13:33:32 · answer #3 · answered by magicone 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's Occam's laser;simple, just shoot the messenger.Man has been doing it for thousands of years.
2007-03-12 22:25:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only a bigot would come up with an idea like that.
2007-03-12 13:30:35 · answer #5 · answered by Convictionist 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A seed and weed issue.
2007-03-12 13:38:02 · answer #6 · answered by אידיאליסטי™ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is that really the simplest solution? I think it might be.
2007-03-12 13:33:55 · answer #7 · answered by U-98 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heck, I'd participate!
2007-03-12 13:30:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
...I suggest Occam's phaser, then - it's just more natural.
2007-03-12 13:44:54 · answer #9 · answered by Trillian, Moon Daisy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't shoot! I'm only stupid.
2007-03-12 13:31:18 · answer #10 · answered by 👑 Hypocrite 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋