... happened to other people in the history of nation building, such as the ethnic han, and history of science, such as telecommunications, to understand the bigger picture. Since all 3 premises are false, the argument is therefore logically absurd. see, you have set up a "straw man" argument, whether you admit it or not. you have not "proven" anything, just "argued" your points. if "logic" is what you really employed, i don't see ...

... short, there is no linkage between a writing system and disunity among Hmoob Dawb and Moob Lees. Thus, a non-RPA system will not bring unity. Premise (2) is false. (3) Therefore, if premise (1) and premise (2) are false, then no causality occurs and no unity would be realized regardless of any system of writing, thus, premise (3) is false. Since all 3 premises are false, the argument is therefore logically absurd. Teev

...it is.  How else are you going to pretend to know what happens outside of life?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - That would be true based on the belief that one can somehow experience "outside of life". That is absurd. Follow the path of 'belief', and you will come to a precipice. When your head is full of beliefs, how would you distinguish truth? Rather like trying to enjoy the scenery when you are starving. BOfL

... These pollsters really epitomize the characteristic of stupidity. Another human coming to your aid could be considered a "guardian angel." A dog trained to call 911 can be considered a "guardian angel." And a stinky turd could be called a delicious chocolate pudding ... There is nothing necessarily supernatural about it. Tell that to the superstitious religious imbeciles who do believe in such absurd nonsense.

... and authors, that documents Zionist cooperration with the Nazis. On the face of it, the notion seems absurd. However, Brenner presents the case?made in many Zionists? own words?that the Nazi agenda of expelling the ... was, he would have condemned 3CR saying 'In these circumstances, to talk of collaboration is malicious and absurd'. Are the accusations against Kastner true? According to the Government of Israel, they are a lie. ...

...Ausgrenzung durch die anderen *Kinder*. Also wirklich. Dieses "Argument" kenne ich ausschließlich aus dem Druck, den manche Kirchenleute aufbauen, um Austritte zu "bekämpfen". Das ist doch absurd. Durch Kinder? Bei uns ist man mangels eigenen Kindern shcon laenger voellig problemlos dazu uebergegangen, bei Kinder- und Jugend- und ueberhaupt saemtlichen Veranstaltungen grosszuegig ueber den Taufschein oder jede Art von Gebetbuch ...

... linguistic convention*. Get to this below. We have no means of determining whether a conceived entity is or is not "metaphysically correct" or incorrect. (The question is cognitively meaningless). It would be absurd to claim that when the idea of phlogiston was taken seriously, phlogiston "left tracks in the world", but it no longer does so because the idea is no longer taken seriously. The existence...

Volker Birk <bumens@dingens.org> wrote: Also wirklich. Dieses "Argument" kenne ich ausschließlich aus dem Druck, den manche Kirchenleute aufbauen, um Austritte zu "bekämpfen". Das ist doch absurd. Schon in meiner Grundschulzeit hatte ich einen Klassenkameraden, der nicht getauft war. Da war keinerlei Ausgrenzung *deshalb*. Vielleicht hattest du einfach nur Glück. Wie schon gesagt, es geht nicht um mich. Wenn sie alt ...

...of a noun phrase. The fact that we use some nouns to refer to people, others to refer to objects, others to refer to sensations, etc, is not relevant. We also use nouns to refer to processes, but we use verbs for the same purpose (eg, refrigeration - refrigerate). Does that mean that when we use the noun to refer to a process it's a thing, and when we use the verb it's not a thing? That's absurd. Etc. HTH -- Wolf Kirchmeir

... Problem? Die Ausgrenzung durch die anderen *Kinder*. Also wirklich. Dieses "Argument" kenne ich ausschließlich aus dem Druck, den manche Kirchenleute aufbauen, um Austritte zu "bekämpfen". Das ist doch absurd. Schon in meiner Grundschulzeit hatte ich einen Klassenkameraden, der nicht getauft war. Da war keinerlei Ausgrenzung *deshalb*. Und ich bin im streng katholischen Bad Waldsee aufgewachsen. Viele Grüsse, VB. -- Bitte ...