Posted: Nov 08, 2018 10:34 pm
Thommo wrote:Jesus, what did I just watch? Stoner makes atheist angry with gibberish for half an hour?
Yes, which was my point.
Thommo wrote:Not Dillahunty's finest hour (from 20mins to 23mins ish) either mind you.
I posted the video as an example of Kafei dodging question and refusing to clearly state his position/claims.
And he's certainly wrong to say that "true or not true" is simply not down to defintion (or convention).[/quote]Thommo wrote: Stuff is "partially true" or "undefined" on a regular basis.
Sure, he's overstating the case. What he means to get at it that with dichotomous statements (A vs not A) there are only 2 options.
Thommo wrote:He should stay away from logic, it's an expert subject and he's not an expert. Even in classical logic a gibberish phrase would not map into either "true" or "not true", it would be semantically incorrect.
I don't get your objection here? Isn't he just using a line of gibberish to deny Jimmy the chance to dodge by wibbling about definitions and semantic games?