it turns into mere hyperbolic attacks and sidetracks the heart of the discussion. — I like sushi
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Now, after we have established the problem. I would like to address something that was left unanswered.
A middle section of two extremely opposite aspects is inevitable to surface into a discussion by consequential considerations. Evaluating proposed dispositions of each aspect, it is inevitable that people would want the established problem to be resolved by another aspect that's just: moderate, common, the exact middle. For example, atheism and theism = agnosticism. Determinism and free-will = compatibilism. Would that middle section, which is inherently not any different from an ism, be a problem as well? — SethRy
In a nutshell, let's say that F-ism is often associated with characteristics a, b, c, d, e
You might consider yourself an F-ist because of b and d, which you consider to be two of the most essential aspects of F-ism.
When you announce that you're an F-ist, though, others might assume--"Ah, you believe a, b, c, d, e" — Terrapin Station
you can't justifiably blame others if you misrepresent yourself. — Janus
If "F-ism' is generally associated with a range of characteristics, all of which your standpoint does not exemplify, then you should not present yourself as an "F-ist"; you can't justifiably blame others if you misrepresent yourself. — Janus
The fault is yours if you proclaim that you are an "F-ist" without accepting everything that goes along with "F-ism" as it is commonly understood. No doubt a tendency to misrepresent oneself goes hand in hand with a tendency to misrepresent others. — Janus
If I was born without legs, does that make me no longer a human? — NKBJ
It's not a good analogy because even if you were born without legs, the general bilaterally symmetry that allows for two legs will be there; it would just be that for whatever reason your body did not develop properly — Janus
saying you are an F-st if you don't accept all its tenets — Janus
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