"How to Build a Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later"

Re:"How to Build a Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days... by glitchc on Monday October 16, 2023 @10:53AM (#37900660)

The "authentic human" sounds like the No True Scotman's Fallacy. One person's authentic may not match another's, yet both are equally authentic. As a case in point, consider vegetarians. Are those who eat animals somehow "inauthentic", even if they agree on every other aspect with other authentic individuals?

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Re:"How to Build a Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days... by prometheus76 on Monday October 16, 2023 @05:51PM (#37907166)

Is authenticity externally determined, or internally determined? Is there an external objective or universal standard of authenticity, or is it more of an internal integrity or trueness to one's self-determined values? Or a blend of both?

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Re:"How to Build a Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days... by glitchc on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @09:42AM (#37928541)

If it is internally determined, then an objective measure cannot be known to exist. That's the contention I have with the author's thesis, as the author is assuming external/objective authenticity. As an example, consider Hannibal Lecter: Certainly authentic to his self-determined values, yet not compatible with the author's view of authenticity, and would be considered a "bad person" by the rest of humanity.

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