Brendan O'Soro @ModestComment

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Brendan O'Soro @ModestComment

3 weeks ago

@PAHoyeck I have the highest regard for David Hume; I’ve profited immensely from reading his work. But quotes like the one above are the reason few people take philosophy seriously.

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@chess_feed I think I might be missing something: why did white need to make the initial queen sacrifice? Couldn’t they have simply made the moves with the knight and still capture the black rook and queen in forks, and preserve their own queen?

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Brendan O'Soro @ModestComment

3 weeks ago

@ChrisCWright1 I’ve been learning Russian with great effort for about the same amount of time as your son, and I’ve made probably 5% of the progress he made. It’s very humbling.

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Brendan O'Soro @ModestComment

a month ago

@PAHoyeck If you're restricting your judgment solely to their positions on theological matters, your ranking is reasonable. But if we widen our considerations to other topics, nobody among those listed (and most people not listed) is worse than Sam Harris.

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Brendan O'Soro @ModestComment

a month ago

@PAHoyeck Did she tell you: “Studying philosophy isn't a good way to gain material wealth. But is it the way to a rich and fulfilling life? “No. But is it at least a path toward greater wisdom and understanding? Also no.”

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Brendan O'Soro @ModestComment

2 months ago

@JohnCleese I'm not an expert on the British justice system, but I suspect that there's already an injunction on beheading?

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2 months ago

@m1lkbttle @PAHoyeck Of course. My message was in jest; it's clearly advisable to signal when turning.

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Brendan O'Soro @ModestComment

2 months ago

@SpeakerJohnson Others think that, within a functioning democracy, the state should be transparent and the citizens opaque; their privacy should be respected. You have the exact opposite values.

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Brendan O'Soro @ModestComment

2 months ago

@SpeakerJohnson The “political point” that you referenced is that the Fourth Amendment should be respected and the state shouldn't be authorized to spy on its citizens. It's quite telling that you refer to that as “cheap.” Clearly, in your estimation, it is.