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Re:The Hume paradox: how great philosophy leads to dismal po... by MispelledToyota on Sunday May 09, 2021 @03:42PM (#27099046)
if it's tautological then there's no reason to attack it. It's merely uninteresting. If people still think they don't like it than the critique would have to something else.
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Re:The Hume paradox: how great philosophy leads to dismal po... by sitkack on Sunday May 09, 2021 @05:59PM (#27100227)
Gödel showed that everything is tautological if you go low enough, but invoking it against yourself feels like an automatic point for the other side.

I am not invoking it, of course it is uninteresting. In a sport amongst friends with good intent it should be a suggestion to stay within bounds and satisfy the spirit of the game.

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