Etiquette



DP Etiquette

First rule: Don't be a jackass.

Other rules: Do not attack or insult people you disagree with. Engage with facts, logic and beliefs. Out of respect for others, please provide some sources for the facts and truths you rely on if you are asked for that. If emotion is getting out of hand, get it back in hand. To limit dehumanizing people, don't call people or whole groups of people disrespectful names, e.g., stupid, dumb or liar. Insulting people is counterproductive to rational discussion. Insult makes people angry and defensive. All points of view are welcome, right, center, left and elsewhere. Just disagree, but don't be belligerent or reject inconvenient facts, truths or defensible reasoning.

Sunday, September 11, 2022

Proof...

Let’s examine the concept of “proof” with some specific, really difficult philosophical questions:

  1. Define proof in your own words.
  2. Is proof a variable (meaning “not consistent or having a fixed pattern”)?  If no, not a variable, why not? If yes, a variable, how so?
  3. What kind of evidence does it take to prove something (categorical, circumstantial, quantitative, observable, repeatable, unfailing, a combination, etc.)?
  4. How much evidence does it take to prove something? (50.0001%, 99%,100%)

Debate these questions among your fellow posters.

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