A function cannot be its own argument, because the functional sign already contains the prototype of its own argument and it cannot contain itself.

If, for example, we suppose that the function F(fx) could be its own argument, then there would be a proposition “F(F(fx))”, and in this the outer function F and the inner function F must have different meanings; for the inner has the form ϕ(fx), the outer the form ψ(ϕ(fx)). Common to both functions is only the letter “F”, which by itself signifies nothing.

This is at once clear, if instead of “F(F(u))” we write “(∃ϕ) : F(ϕu) . ϕu = Fu”.

Herewith Russell’s paradox vanishes. — Wittgenstein

British barbers regularly cut their clients throats instead and dispose of their bodies in meat pies, to avoid this sort of difficulty. — unenlightened

Where are you even getting this from, following your own link: — boethius

You can post as much propaganda as you want — boethius

People here in Washington, DC are just ignoring that, making people believe like Ukraine can win, Ukraine can't, Putin won't lose, Putin will not lose, he's not going to lose. — Ron Johnson

The Barber of Seville shaves all the men of Seville apart from himself. — Nemo2124

the lies of Michael Cohen — NOS4A2

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And it is also difficult to do. — Sir2u

The moral case is clear, "we are all people" and those lives are all equal. That's why the just war tradition sets out to find objective criteria and random squiggly lines on a map ain't it. — Benkei

The "We are all people" concept does need to be accepted by both parties in a conflict if it is to be acted upon. If only one side plays by those rules, they will be the ones to suffer because the other party will use it to their own advantage. — Sir2u

To any sane person homicide is :sad:.

But as a last resort, it might be rightfully be labeled a tragedy. — Tzeentch

:ok: — Tzeentch

red lines — Tzeentch

Combined with the swift deteroriation of democratic principles in almost every Western democracy and we'll have a nice fascist alliance in a few decades. — Benkei

ridiculous — Benkei

over 2/3rds of Ukrainians were against NATO — boethius

1991              · Ukraine-NATO relations start
1993-6            · Ukraine given some security commitments by Russia, UK, US
1997              · Ukraine joins Planning and Review Process (NATO)
1998              · NATO-Ukraine Commission
20100118-0207     · Yanukovych wins election
20131121-20140222 · Euromaidan
20140218-23       · Dignity Revolution
20140318          · Russia annexes Crimea
20140329          · Kyiv: Ukraine is neutral, non-aligned
201405--          · Roughly all polls switch from neutral to NATO
20140525-26       · Poroshenko wins election (CyberBerkut interference)
20190401-19       · Zelenskyy wins election
20220224          · Russia invades Ukraine
20220308          · Kyiv: Ukraine not insisting on NATO membership
20220930          · Ukraine applies for NATO membership
20230404          · Finland joins NATO
20240307          · Sweden joins NATO

whereas Ukraine is pervasively corrupt — boethius

join ranks of the top four global economies by the purchasing power parity

agro-industrial production volume should grow by 25%

The study employed a variation of the Turing test where participants were unaware of the AI’s involvement, focusing instead on the quality of the responses.

Remarkably, they rated the AI’s moral reasoning as superior in quality to humans’ along almost all dimensions, including virtuousness, intelligence, and trustworthiness, consistent with passing what Allen and colleagues call the comparative MTT. — Amanda Head · Neuroscience News · May 6, 2024

Circumstantial evidence is evidence, as far as I'm concerned. It's not my fault you are unable to infer beyond the facts, and when you do, it's invariably in defence against anything that might dispute your narrative. — NOS4A2

Congress threatens ICC over Israeli arrest warrants — Tzeentch

disgraceful [...] lawless [...]
If unchallenged by the Biden administration, the ICC could create and assume unprecedented power to issue arrest warrants against American political leaders, American diplomats, and American military personnel.
[...] immediately and unequivocally demand that the ICC stand down [...] use every available tool to prevent such an abomination — Johnson

think of whether we stay a signatory [...]
We have to think about talking to some of the countries that have ratified [the treaty] as to whether they want to support the organization. [...]
I know Congress will ensure consequences for such an absurd decision. — Sherman

strong consequences from both Congress and the President — Torres

concerns about the prosecution of the war [...] it's always a good idea to get the facts before making a judgment — Kildee

Why don't we see what happens, and then we can evaluate based on whatever comes out. — McGovern

The ICC is an independent body, and it needs to proceed with what they need to do. — Jayapal

it's not a matter for Congress to be telling them what to be doing — Pocan

After this Palestine thing dies off (like Ukraine did, that thread is very dead) — Lionino

These incidents are part of an intensifying campaign of activities which Russia continues to carry out across the Euro-Atlantic area, including on Alliance territory and through proxies. This includes sabotage, acts of violence, cyber and electronic interference, disinformation campaigns, and other hybrid operations. NATO Allies express their deep concern over Russia's hybrid actions, which constitute a threat to Allied security.