re: #251 Obdicut

Why do you continue to mistake assertion with argument?

You almost never manage to actually assemble an argument. You generally just assert things and think, somehow, you’ve actually made an argument.

I made an argument, your understanding of the argument or the philosophical process notwithstanding.

Here is how it works. I made a philosophical statement not an assertion of fact. You either agree or disagree with said statement. Instead you continually challenge the meaning of the word “is” or “history”. If you read carefully you’ll notice I said “I WOULD argue….” meaning if pressed that would be the basis of said argument. I try to keep philosophical arguments as close to the issue as possible (with statements as general as possible) since this format doesn’t really work well with in-depth discussions. Is that the part that confuses you?