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Re: Wittgenstein on the Metaphysical Self
Group: alt.philosophy · Group Profile · Search for i presume in alt.philosophy
Author: Publius
Date: Sep 20, 2008 11:45
... that neither the postulates of phlogiston nor atoms are "metaphysical" postulates, and do not presume that the entities postulated have "metaphysical existence" (insofar as I understand the meaning ... and noncognitive uses of "exists" and then disparaging the cognitive uses as "linguistic conventions," presumably because the cognitive uses observe the conventions for constructing meaningful synthetic propositions, i.e.,...
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Re: FGW Oystercard PAYG
Group: uk.transport.london · Group Profile · Search for i presume in uk.transport.london
Author: Mizter T
Date: Sep 20, 2008 10:56
...). I'm not 100%% up to date on developments but I presume that the Southern Metro network is gearing up for Oyster acceptance - I... new South Central franchise will contain a commitment to smart card ticketing - presumably with a specific commitment to Oyster, as opposed to merely ITSO?. ...or at least I think they are, going by past pronouncements). And presumably these new readers are capable of both reading the proprietary Oyster cards ...
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Re: Wittgenstein on the Metaphysical Self
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Author: Publius
Date: Sep 20, 2008 10:41
...of the eternalism model. What explanatory advantages does it offer? Saying that a changing external world is an "illusion" presumes one has adopted, or at least is leaning toward, a static model rather than a dynamic one. Given ... purpose is served by postulating and contemplating models which cannot be evaluated via their consequences for experience. That is what the model is (presumably) constructed to expain.
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Re: BCM installs OK but seems missing.
Group: microsoft.public.outlook.bcm · Group Profile · Search for i presume in microsoft.public.outlook.bcm
Author: dpminusa
Date: Sep 20, 2008 06:01
... [MSFT]" wrote: Hi Could you please go to Tools | Trust Center | Add-ins and see what category Business Contact Manager for outlook is in? I presume it'll be in the inactive application add-ins. Click the Go button on the dialog. A new dialog will pop up. Check box next to business contact manager and restart outlook. ...
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Re: For good neighbours, live in a quiet, car-free street
Group: uk.transport · Group Profile · Search for i presume in uk.transport
Author: BrianW
Date: Sep 20, 2008 02:00
... be done about people who text while driving, considering that it's already illegal? Since texting while driving puts lives in danger it has everything to do with killer motorists. The penalties for texting while driving are ludicrously light, as are most penalties for dangerous motorists. Presumably you don't consider that deliberately putting lives at risk on our roads is at all serious? Read that case yet, Gollum?
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Re: BCM installs OK but seems missing.
Group: microsoft.public.outlook.bcm · Group Profile · Search for i presume in microsoft.public.outlook.bcm
Author: Rick
Date: Sep 20, 2008 01:36
... "Vinit [MSFT]" wrote: Hi Could you please go to Tools | Trust Center | Add-ins and see what category Business Contact Manager for outlook is in? I presume it'll be in the inactive application add-ins. Click the Go button on the dialog. A new dialog will pop up. Check box next to business contact manager and restart outlook. ...
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Re: For good neighbours, live in a quiet, car-free street
Group: uk.transport · Group Profile · Search for i presume in uk.transport
Author: Doug
Date: Sep 20, 2008 00:40
... it's already illegal? Since texting while driving puts lives in danger it has everything to do with killer motorists. The penalties for texting while driving are ludicrously light, as are most penalties for dangerous motorists. Presumably you don't consider that deliberately putting lives at risk on our roads is at all serious? -- World Carfree Network http://www.worldcarfree.net/ Help for your car-addicted friends in the U.K.
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Re: Wittgenstein on the Metaphysical Self
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Author: Rec Room
Date: Sep 20, 2008 00:37
Publius wrote: One would then need to argue for the superiority of the eternalism model. What explanatory advantages does it offer? Saying that a changing external world is an "illusion" presumes one has adopted, or at least is leaning toward, a static model rather than a dynamic one. Given that experience changes --- and there can be no doubt about that --- then it would seem that a static model would have a ...
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Re: Mobile phone interference
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Author: B J Foster
Date: Sep 19, 2008 21:38
... emphasis. Transmit *in* the cockpit. Ho hum. One would presume that reputable aircraft equipment manufacturers manage to minimise interference between ...: 108-118Mhz and ATC: 118–137MHz Then one would presume that 900MHz is *extremely* unlikely to cause *any* inteference ... guy (a passenger) being arrested for "endangering" an aircraft - presumably a transport, since it was transporting the aforementioned passenger....
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Re: Reincarnation: Ask Brian and Sean WHY?
Group: alt.philosophy · Group Profile · Search for i presume in alt.philosophy
Author: Sean
Date: Sep 19, 2008 19:57
... are you going to pretend to know what happens outside of life? ------------------------------------------------------------------ Sean: Firstly, who's pretending, not me. And if there is "reincarnation" of consciousness" then how is it rational to presume that that is outside of life? Obviously, it is a part of "life" but in a greater degree than life on earth in human form. These unnerving questions and more, cannot make sense ...
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