The Examined Life

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Buridan's ass is a no brainer. It is a paradox only because the problem is conceived synchronically.

Thankfully the universe is diachronic and dynamic, and so the problem disappears.
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Sculptor1 wrote: August 31st, 2020, 5:17 am
Angel Trismegistus wrote: August 28th, 2020, 2:56 am
Well then, Angel's Great Chain of Being may have to be edited. Are you willing to name names?
After reading your post today, I put up the morning coffee and fed the cat in a state of brooding consternation. Had I missed so many "biting, nonaesthetic animals"? Almost instantly to mind came the flea. Then the louse! The bedbug! The tick! Were these some of the entomological villains Lucky had in mind, I wondered? Were these or such as these more "notable" than the mosquito? Would E.O. Wilson take my call?
As I buttered the toast below knitted brow I made a mental note to run down my snitch at the CDC first thing after morning laxation.
"Deadliest animal in the world" my beloved Buridan's ass!
.... as you started to shave?
Are you calling me a shavetail?
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Sculptor1 wrote: August 31st, 2020, 5:19 am Buridan's ass is a no brainer. It is a paradox only because the problem is conceived synchronically.

Thankfully the universe is diachronic and dynamic, and so the problem disappears.
The original no-brainer is that in the post in which it is mentioned Buridan's ass is merely and quite clearly used in a punning oath, to wit: "Deadliest animal in the world" my beloved Buridan's ass! . Need we explain the pun, philosopher?
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Angel Trismegistus wrote: August 31st, 2020, 11:43 am
Sculptor1 wrote: August 31st, 2020, 5:17 am
.... as you started to shave?
Are you calling me a shavetail?
Not sure what that is.
I just thought you might see the ass in the mirror.
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Angel Trismegistus wrote: August 31st, 2020, 11:47 am
Sculptor1 wrote: August 31st, 2020, 5:19 am Buridan's ass is a no brainer. It is a paradox only because the problem is conceived synchronically.

Thankfully the universe is diachronic and dynamic, and so the problem disappears.
The original no-brainer is that in the post in which it is mentioned Buridan's ass is merely and quite clearly used in a punning oath, to wit: "Deadliest animal in the world" my beloved Buridan's ass! . Need we explain the pun, philosopher?
That is not what I call a pun.
It's the ass in the mirror you see where you should look for a pun.
A pun would be you "tri -ing" you be funny.
Or you trying "me" to get the "gist" of "us!"
Buriden's ass in not deadly except to any bails of hay lying around, even if they are exactly the same size.
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Sculptor1 wrote: August 31st, 2020, 12:50 pm
Angel Trismegistus wrote: August 31st, 2020, 11:43 am
Are you calling me a shavetail?
Not sure what that is.
I just thought you might see the ass in the mirror.
I don't as a rule shave my ass. Is this something commonplace in your world?
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Sculptor1 wrote: August 31st, 2020, 12:54 pm
Angel Trismegistus wrote: August 31st, 2020, 11:47 am
The original no-brainer is that in the post in which it is mentioned Buridan's ass is merely and quite clearly used in a punning oath, to wit: "Deadliest animal in the world" my beloved Buridan's ass! . Need we explain the pun, philosopher?
That is not what I call a pun.
It's the ass in the mirror you see where you should look for a pun.
A pun would be you "tri -ing" you be funny.
Or you trying "me" to get the "gist" of "us!"
Buriden's ass in not deadly except to any bails of hay lying around, even if they are exactly the same size.
And this is not a clever post, your apparent lack of boundaries and good will notwithstanding.
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Angel Trismegistus wrote: August 31st, 2020, 2:16 pm
Sculptor1 wrote: August 31st, 2020, 12:50 pm
Not sure what that is.
I just thought you might see the ass in the mirror.
I don't as a rule shave my ass. Is this something commonplace in your world?
We have a saying, where I come from. Your face my ****. What's the difference?
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Sculptor1 wrote: August 31st, 2020, 4:02 pm
Angel Trismegistus wrote: August 31st, 2020, 2:16 pm
I don't as a rule shave my ass. Is this something commonplace in your world?
We have a saying, where I come from. Your face my ****. What's the difference?
Yes, we have the same saying, but it is never heard beyond third or fourth grade in elementary school. Who would have thought it would surface in a philosophy forum!
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LuckyR wrote: August 31st, 2020, 12:44 am
Angel Trismegistus wrote: August 29th, 2020, 3:17 am Image

The Deadliest Animal in the World
Sharks are wimps, compared to this beast.


https://www.gatesnotes.com/health/most- ... quito-week


Yeah, I know that. That's what I meant by their being the king of infectious diseases

Summon oughta righta buk!

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Angel Trismegistus wrote: August 31st, 2020, 4:18 pm
Sculptor1 wrote: August 31st, 2020, 4:02 pm
We have a saying, where I come from. Your face my ****. What's the difference?
Yes, we have the same saying, but it is never heard beyond third or fourth grade in elementary school. Who would have thought it would surface in a philosophy forum!
Given the "quality" of your arguments, and in this instance your attempt to pun, it is way above your head.
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Angel Trismegistus wrote: September 1st, 2020, 3:04 am
LuckyR wrote: August 31st, 2020, 12:44 am

Yeah, I know that. That's what I meant by their being the king of infectious diseases
Summon oughta righta buk!

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Millions of birds and other predatory species, such as other insects rely on them for food.
Whilst it is mighty inconvenient for millions of humans the solutions that are possible are cheap and harmless.
Sadly the West would rather keep poor countries in poverty and disease.
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Sculptor1 wrote: September 1st, 2020, 11:43 am
Angel Trismegistus wrote: September 1st, 2020, 3:04 am
Summon oughta righta buk!

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Millions of birds and other predatory species, such as other insects rely on them for food.
Whilst it is mighty inconvenient for millions of humans the solutions that are possible are cheap and harmless.
Sadly the West would rather keep poor countries in poverty and disease.
What is your point, sir? That mosquitoes should not be killed? That mosquitoes should be killed? Or is it your point that either way you object?
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Angel Trismegistus wrote: September 1st, 2020, 1:45 pm
Sculptor1 wrote: September 1st, 2020, 11:43 am

Millions of birds and other predatory species, such as other insects rely on them for food.
Whilst it is mighty inconvenient for millions of humans the solutions that are possible are cheap and harmless.
Sadly the West would rather keep poor countries in poverty and disease.
What is your point, sir? That mosquitoes should not be killed? That mosquitoes should be killed? Or is it your point that either way you object?
What a narrow minded response. It seems you are unaware of the history of this topic.
I'm saying that mosquito nets are cheap and have reduced the incidence of malaria and dengue enourmously when provided charitably.
More draconian attempts to rid the planet of mosquitos have shown to be environmentally disasterous, such as oiling bodies of water, and the use of insecticides has increased resistance to them, resulting in stronger mossies.
We are going to have to live side-by side.
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Sculptor1 wrote: September 1st, 2020, 5:44 pm As for the "only good mosquito". That's rubbish too, since Of the three species categories only one the Ades carries the diseases that are harmful.
This depends on where in the world you are.
Anopheles carries malaria.
Mossies themselves are harmless except for a bit of irritation. Its only in areas where the disease is present, and the right type of mossy exists are there dangers.
Anopheles is common as is malaria in Africa and other places in the tropics for example.

Most european bites are harmless, aslo true in most temperate areas.
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