tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post1959893210146784188..comments2024-03-28T15:48:11.151-04:00Comments on The Philosopher's Stone: LET US NOT LOSE FOCUSRobert Paul Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-17989944933297223512017-05-18T17:14:44.233-04:002017-05-18T17:14:44.233-04:00Yes, I was phone posting and meant to write "...Yes, I was phone posting and meant to write "not deductively valid". However, even given the error, one can argue given that TRUMP is true and this equivalence is true, TRUMP equivalent to ⊥, that this argument is possible:<br />If P then Q. <br />⊥<br />Therefore, evil demons (via just 2).<br /><br />Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-83273760628044614952017-05-18T13:41:16.959-04:002017-05-18T13:41:16.959-04:00Alas, the trouble with the argument, Dave, is that...Alas, the trouble with the argument, Dave, is that it is invalid. "If p then q. q. Therefore p" is not valid. Howver, that is not to say that not-p.Robert Paul Wolffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-62969530796224297392017-05-18T13:22:50.708-04:002017-05-18T13:22:50.708-04:001) If we were living in a reality constructed by a...1) If we were living in a reality constructed by an evil demon, highly unlikely and disturbing events would be common.<br />2) TRUMP<br />3) Hence, we are living in a reality constructed by an evil demon.<br /><br />I admit that this lacks some of the characteristics that are usually desirable in an argument, such as being deductively valid. However, I'd ask readers to seriously consider the fact that TRUMP.Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-65763896220034380092017-05-18T11:07:34.030-04:002017-05-18T11:07:34.030-04:00I'm trying to remember the exact sequence of e...I'm trying to remember the exact sequence of events during Nixon's last term: Agnew was force to resign first I believe. Then Nixon chose Ford as VP and then Nixon resigned, elevating Ford to the Presidency.<br /><br />But I see your point: Trump resigns and Pence becomes president and then nominates a VP. Then they go after Pence and that VP becomes president. Easier and better politically if they can tag Pence with something right away, a la Agnew. <br /><br />Boy, talk about fantasizing!Jerry Fresiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17566575038825699112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-74744100582048156832017-05-18T09:25:42.459-04:002017-05-18T09:25:42.459-04:00Charles Rossi, Bravo! Gallows humor, but much nee...Charles Rossi, Bravo! Gallows humor, but much needed. Brilliant. Jerry, it won't be Ryan because Pence will appoint a new VP, someone -- if this is possible -- even worse. This is a nightmare from which it is impossible to awaken.Robert Paul Wolffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-72689653618402982212017-05-18T05:42:29.737-04:002017-05-18T05:42:29.737-04:00Initially, I had thought, as had the Professor, th...Initially, I had thought, as had the Professor, that Trump would endure.<br /><br />I've changed my mind. There are just too many tentacles to this thing and they are spreading, growing.<br />Moreover, the shift from "Russia hacked out elections" to "Trump is a mafioso and an utterly incompetent and dangerous<br />one at that," to me, means only one thing: President Pence.<br /><br />Trump will resign, avoid jail, and will complain endlessly that the system is rigged, and that he's the greatest and doesn't need the stupid presidency anyway. One hopes that Pence will be swallowed up too but that leaves Ryan.<br /><br /><br />Jerry Fresiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17566575038825699112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-42360501890415292952017-05-17T23:49:09.177-04:002017-05-17T23:49:09.177-04:00Re: Trump unglued, Trump Agonistes. After Trump...Re: Trump unglued, Trump Agonistes. After Trump's self-pitying and ressentiment-laden speech today, I can imagine him someday soon starting an investigation into strawberries missing from the White House kitchen and describing his proving "beyond a shadow of doubt" that a duplicate key to the kitchen exists and that the White House staff was "disloyal." He would testify thus to Lester Holt while rolling steel anxiety balls in his hand. Soon thereafter, Mike Pence with his acolyte (and soon-to-be Attorney General) Franklin Graham and 12 evangelicals with bell, book, and candle, would escort the former President spouting word debris and oaths at his enemies to a gold-clad, locked condo in New York. Sean Spicer will become a spokesperson for Recip Tayip Erdogan; Kellyanne Conway will enter a convent and make a pilgrimage to Rome asking the Pope for forgiveness. Michael Flynn will become absolute leader of native armies in a deep part of the Congo (the horror, the horror). Reince Preibus will become host of a daytime game show on the Fox channel. Jared Kushner will become a rabbi in a Kahane West Bank settlement. Ivanka Trump will become an acclaimed actress, appearing many time as Charlotte Corday in the play Marat/Sade. Melania Trump will become first lady of Slovenia. My apologies to Dean Swift.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02074074191785002864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-73853370976303848572017-05-17T19:45:22.548-04:002017-05-17T19:45:22.548-04:00Maybe David. Although, as awful as Pence is, I don...Maybe David. Although, as awful as Pence is, I don't think he'll drop bombs on people in a tissy fit, whereas I can see Trump lobbing bombs across the globe as a distraction and/or temper tantrum....Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250295324149056708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-41353030472892808072017-05-17T19:39:58.520-04:002017-05-17T19:39:58.520-04:00Pence will do equally bad things with less delay, ...Pence will do equally bad things with less delay, distraction and incompetence. What's keeping the Republicans in Congress from throwing Trump under the bus is fear of the Trump voter (or, at least, enough of them). What would benefit us (I think) is not a quick impeachment, but a drawn out investigation. And, of course, the midterm election is the main deal.David Auerbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15612242467208247588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-54254756105788012232017-05-17T18:25:34.027-04:002017-05-17T18:25:34.027-04:00more on the bets on Trump's impeachment
http:...more on the bets on Trump's impeachment<br /><br />http://www.marketwatch.com/story/trump-impeachment-odds-increasingly-point-to-an-early-exit-2017-05-17s. wallersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448905469871566228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-13550229832114413372017-05-17T18:23:50.158-04:002017-05-17T18:23:50.158-04:00betting odds on Trump being impeached and when
ht...betting odds on Trump being impeached and when<br /><br />http://www.paddypower.com/bet/politics/other-politics/donald-trump?ev_oc_grp_ids=2944322s. wallersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448905469871566228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-80601171215345112692017-05-17T15:52:40.667-04:002017-05-17T15:52:40.667-04:00"2016" should be "2018.""2016" should be "2018."Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02998793914690685677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-76446596744432296892017-05-17T14:32:41.831-04:002017-05-17T14:32:41.831-04:00I was disappointed to see that when Kasich and San...I was disappointed to see that when Kasich and Sanders were jointly asked if Trump should be impeached, both said no.<br /><br />Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250295324149056708noreply@blogger.com