Circular Logic Revisited

[Nebuchadnezzar]

Since the first philosophical debates and discussions, circular logic has stood among the greatest enemies of rational discourse and thought-out reasoning. What cheery, spiteful antagonist has not asked about the stone God cannot lift, the edge of the universe, the nature of infinity? And who among us has not wearily scoffed at these (apparently) pointless questions, dismissing them as our predecessors did in derision and anger? The unfortunate truth of these situations is that circular logic remains an initially obvious dead end, and one capable of killing many a friendly discussion. Thus, such questions, statements and arguments are discarded without fail as intellectually ennervating, and remain unexamined to a surprising extreme.

However, when one chooses to delve beyond the glassy surface of so-called “unknowable” concepts such as infinity, it becomes apparent that, in fact, there may truly be more to know. For example, I’m sure my enlightened forum compatriots are all aware that reality is what you make it, but who among you has looked further, who has attempted to figure out exactly WHAT THAT MEANS!? When you attack the austere barriers of the supposedly unknowable, your mind is always challenged, often dissappointed, and sometimes rewarded. It is these mental challenges that shape our philosophy, and these paradoxes that broaden our minds.
Let us keep forever the principle of an open mind, no matter how absurd and useless the argument may seem; that we may truly advance ourselves for it, or at least enjoy the exercise.

[Xon]

Neb, I am glad to see you back.

And as to the post. Circular logic can and has been proved to be a true for of not only killing threads but in some rare cases, proving a point. I have even seen it once used to prove something but I was young and can not remember the details or much at all about the argument.

[Resilience]

well circular logic does have its uses, for example in understanding dialectics such has hegel's since the hegelian dialectic seems to use circular thinking itself.

[hdeuce]

Which came first the chicken or the egg? If a tree falls and a one armed man claps for it are you smart enough to ignore me?

[Resilience]

Which came first the chicken or the egg?

well if you believe in evolution, the egg came first...

[Xon]

well if you believe in evolution, the egg came first...

Actually, no, that is wrong, if you believe in evolution, the chicken would have evolved from something... so technically to be a "chicken" it would have to be full grown, (or at least past its growing stage) before it could be classified and then it would lay eggs. But as everyone knows, a chicken didn't evolve from anything...

Give a dog a bone.....

(If you didn't realize that the above paragraph was meant to stir up arguments, you have no point replying to this.)

[hdeuce]

well if you believe in evolution, the egg came first...

Obviously you aren't one of the ones intelligent enough to ignore me. Also, the chicken definitely came first. Because god made it... BUAHHHHHHHHH Nigga.

[Resilience]

Actually, no, that is wrong, if you believe in evolution, the chicken would have evolved from something... so technically to be a "chicken" it would have to be full grown, (or at least past its growing stage) before it could be classified and then it would lay eggs. But as everyone knows, a chicken didn't evolve from anything...

Give a dog a bone.....

(If you didn't realize that the above paragraph was meant to stir up arguments, you have no point replying to this.)

The chicken would've come from the egg regardless of what it was classified as before it was fully grown.

!
Obviously you aren't one of the ones intelligent enough to ignore me. Also, the chicken definitely came first. Because god made it... BUAHHHHHHHHH Nigga.

also, obviously you aren't one of the ones intelligent enough to realize that ignoring something doesn't deem you intelligent, even if you insist it does.

and you're an idiot.

Finally, I ignored the tree one armed clap part of what you said.

so there!

im gonna go get high now...

[Xon]

The chicken would've come from the egg regardless of what it was classified as before it was fully grown.

!


also, obviously you aren't one of the ones intelligent enough to realize that ignoring something doesn't deem you intelligent, even if you insist it does.

and you're an idiot.

Finally, I ignored the tree one armed clap part of what you said.

so there!

im gonna go get high now...

You still failed since you actually replied...

[ravenscar]

hmm, is this argument or debate? http://www.wimp.com/theearth/ oh the vids not related to my question

[Xon]

hmm, is this argument or debate? http://www.wimp.com/theearth/ oh the vids not related to my question

Neither, its a fuck thread.

[hdeuce]

The chicken would've come from the egg regardless of what it was classified as before it was fully grown.

!


also, obviously you aren't one of the ones intelligent enough to realize that ignoring something doesn't deem you intelligent, even if you insist it does.

and you're an idiot.

Finally, I ignored the tree one armed clap part of what you said.

so there!

im gonna go get high now...

Actually sometimes it takes a very intelligent person to deem something stupid enough not to acknowledge it. Therefore ignoring something may make you intelligent. Secondly, when your response to something you don't agree with is "your an idiot", well, that 95% of the time makes YOU the idiot. Third of all,
a chicken could not have come from a chicken egg before the chicken was evolved enough to be called a chicken, therefore the chicken came first. Because GOD MADE IT BUAAAAAAAAAAAh NIGGA!!!!!

[Xon]

Right on hdeuce... Show them the thread whip.

[ravenscar]

fuck why cant the troll kill threads

[Xon]

Because you are a shitty ass troll.

[ravenscar]

hey this is the first forum ive trolled so im learnin

[Xon]

You definitely need more practice and some studying. I would look up "cashis clay" "leezpo" "phoenix fire" and maybe "numerator91" Those were decent if not good trolls.

[ravenscar]

ok i will,.....mabey even start trolling omni,if i ever get on it again, speaking of, is there any thing omni's about or is i just a forum?

[hdeuce]

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:zak7FlkYdujYTM:http://www.diptera.co.uk/patterns/b/tying_images/baby_doll_step5.jpg

Just in case you didn't know thats a fishing fly on which you have a thread, whip.

[Xon]

@ravenscar: You will just be deleted by yours truly.

[ravenscar]

i need to check my profiles on it anyways, and i think ill wait to post on omni till i stop lurking on apc

[hdeuce]

Fucking Ravenderp go fuck your dieing mother. If a tree falls in the ocean does it sink or float?

[ravenscar]

Fucking Ravenderp go fuck your dieing mother. If a tree falls in the ocean does it sink or float?

who said my mothers dieing? and the tree sinks then floats

[hdeuce]

TREES DONT GROW IN THE OCEAN DICKFUCKER -- and you said your mother is dieing I heard you.

[ravenscar]

where? if i said anyone is dieing i said my dad

[Xon]

Come on raverscar, you really think you can troll omni forum, i actually have power there and execute it quite effectively.

[ravenscar]

i dont think you can stop me, i have many profiles there already, at the loss of one of my laptops.

[Xon]

sure you do... its whatever, I don't care until you post.... and I am waiting...

[ravenscar]

well if i dont break any rules you cant bann me, unless your petty like that

[Xon]

There is a no trolling rule,

plus I can ban whoever the fuck I like. I am ***** on that site and that means I can do whatever. I have completely destroyed that site once because omni (aka phoenix fire) pissed me off. I will do what I want when I want. So don't think you are immune to my whims.

[ravenscar]

ha then bad ratings for you then,if your "whims" involve baning new members that you know, then your a mod-ogre,

[Xon]

No, I don't ban new members, I delete trolls. If you aren't a troll, I won't delete you...

[ravenscar]

well i only troll dieing forums so omni should be safe for now

[Xon]

ACB isn't dieing, and omni has much less activity than ACB

[ravenscar]

dieing as in full of arguement and failed threads and such, most of the talk on here doesnt even concern anarchy or even the book itself

[Xon]

Ha ha ha ha ha....

Fuck, you just showed how freaking retarded you are...

This site isn't about anarchy, it has always been arguments and fail threads. That is ACB

[ravenscar]

really? well no wonder its infested

[Xon]

duh... idiot.

[ravenscar]

go suck some dicksmoke

[Xon]

ha ha ha... is that the best you have?

seriously, my 8 year old cousin could have come up with better.

[ravenscar]

im fucked up now assk me later

[Xon]

sure sure... give an excuse...