01 Feb 08
I pity the fool whose life decisions are informed by such tripe. It's just so philosophically and intellectually immature, and that's only on its good days when it manages to present something coherent with discernible propositional content. The rest of the time it's just a puzzling jumble of slogans and rhetoric.
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01 Feb 08
Originally posted by DoctorScribblesWhat news services are philosophically mature?
I pity the fool whose life decisions are informed by such tripe. It's just so philosophically and intellectually immature, and that's only on its good days when it manages to present something coherent with discernible propositional content. The rest of the time it's just a puzzling jumble of slogans and rhetoric.
01 Feb 08
Originally posted by DoctorScribblesI probably know what VIS is, but please refresh my memory.
I pity the fool whose life decisions are informed by such tripe. It's just so philosophically and intellectually immature, and that's only on its good days when it manages to present something coherent with discernible propositional content. The rest of the time it's just a puzzling jumble of slogans and rhetoric.
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01 Feb 08
Originally posted by DoctorScribblesI know what every word in that sentence means, yet, when I read them in that arrangement, I can only be perplexed. What exactly are you saying?
I would suggest you spend a bit more time contemplating the analogical components of my satire.
What is your truck with VIS? It's only a news service that reports speeches of the Pope. It is not supposed to comprehensively paraphrase every word the Pope speaks; nor to regurgitate every one of the Pope's arguments in step-by-step syllogisms. It offers just the bare minimum of quotes and summarises what he said - just as most newpapers do. Admittedly, sometimes quotes are arranged obliquely and a little jumbly, but apart from that, it is satisfactory.