[ExI] Open Individualism

[Jason Resch]

On Sat, Jan 6, 2024, 12:39 PM Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> On Sat, Jan 6, 2024 at 9:20 AM Jason Resch via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
>> I think you don't want it to be true.
>>
>> If that's the case, well then you can't use reason to get out of a
>> position which you did not use reason to get into.
>>
>
> You might wish to turn this claim around.
>
> How badly do you want open individualism to be true?
>
> Are you thinking about this possibility because it is the very situation
> you yourself are in, whether you fully realize it or not?
>
> If you are certain it is not, how would you know that it is not?
>
> I know it is not for me, because I can present logic and reasoning without
> logical fallacies to defend my position.  It does not appear that you have
> been able to do this.
>
> (For example, ad hominem attacks.  You questioned if someone else doesn't
> want it to be true, to sidestep and ignore their point.  Note that it takes
> more than just questioning the person to be ad hominem; see the definition
> at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem to see why this letter is not
> itself this same fallacy even if it calls your reasoning into question.)
>

> "You might wish to turn this claim around."


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