Fascinating. I hope you are right about this. Could you tell me, what is it about doubting the veracity of memory that entails that all discussion (thought?) is meaningless? — PossibleAaran
in which case we are seeking the highest level of certitude possible, it is rational to doubt until the compelling grounds for certitude reach the level of mistake having been logically excluded. — Metaphysician Undercover
I find the very term "language game" rather strange. It apparently means nothing other than "set of restrictions". Still, it bothers me that there are people who choose to call it "language game" instead of something simpler such as "set of rules". There must be some kind of strange process going on behind the scenes. I am not following what is popular, apparently. Certainly not Wittgenstein's train of thought. — Magnus Anderson
I'm just a grumpy old bastard.Fortunately for me, Banno isn't a moderator, so he can't ban me. — Magnus Anderson
Nonetheless, the point remains that everything can be doubted; if you decide to, which you don't have to. — Magnus Anderson
Nonetheless, the point remains that everything can be doubted; if you decide to, which you don't have to.
— Magnus Anderson
So, what should one doubt? It's a question worth asking. — Banno
You appear to think that there is a universal set of rules that everyone must adhere to. — Magnus Anderson
Anyone can do whatever they want. — Magnus Anderson
You must first choose a goal in order for such a question to make sense and when you do so you are no longer asking a general question, but instead, you are asking a specific question that only applies to organisms that posit the goal we chose for our discussion. — Magnus Anderson
You appear to think that there is a universal set of rules that everyone must adhere to. — Magnus Anderson
Gravity and such, perhaps; but otherwise, no. — Banno
Gravity and such, perhaps; but otherwise, no. — Banno
Anyone can do whatever they want.
— Magnus Anderson
But that's not right. There are all sorts of things that we can't do - walk through walls, Fly like superman, play guitar well without practicing... It's a long list. — Banno
I find the very term "language game" rather strange. It apparently means nothing other than "set of restrictions". Still, it bothers me that there are people who choose to call it "language game" instead of something simpler such as "set of rules". There must be some kind of strange process going on behind the scenes. I am not following what is popular, apparently. Certainly not Wittgenstein's train of thought. — Magnus Anderson
So no normative constraints should apply to intellectual discourse; we can all just assert whatever we want? Sounds like a recipe for fun (if you like that kind of senseless chaos) and/or disaster (like it or not). — Janus
It would be agreeable to think of language games as a group of actions and their associated set of rules. It's more than just the rules. — Banno
↪Banno Yes, we can choose to violate the rules, I can move the bishop like the castle, but then who will understand what you're doing? Your talk and actions will be meaningless. — Sam26
As I said early on it solves the problem of circular reasoning and it solves the infinite regress problem. — Sam26
Not meaningless but simply difficult to understand. If I am not speaking in a language that is familiar to you, does that mean that what I am saying is meaningless? Not necessarily. — Magnus Anderson
The infinite regress problem arises when people start asking for an infinite number of explanations on how you know what you know. — Magnus Anderson
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