Nick is clearly an articulate and intelligent chap which is why he gives his game away here.
Listening to this is well-worth 43s of your time. It demonstrates the power of a fixed point in an argument.
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Listening to this is well-worth 43s of your time. It demonstrates the power of a fixed point in an argument.
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https://twitter.com/place_pod/status/1899142605062959563
'There has to be a moral duty to deny there is a housing shortage because otherwise you have to consider who should be prioritised [and that's an axiomatic Bad]' shows quite clearly that for this argument the factual truth of whether there is a shortage is secondary. 2/4
Go ahed. Listen to it. That is exactly what he says and the only logical implication.
Whether there is a housing shortage is not an empirical question to be answered by looking at world and seeing whether it is true but by considering the implications. 3/4
Whether there is a housing shortage is not an empirical question to be answered by looking at world and seeing whether it is true but by considering the implications. 3/4
The fixed point isn't 'argue from truth' but 'be a good comrade' (his word not mine).
We all have such fixed points. It's necessary lest we go mad. But sometimes people give their own mental process away.
There is, in fact, a shortage. *shrug*
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We all have such fixed points. It's necessary lest we go mad. But sometimes people give their own mental process away.
There is, in fact, a shortage. *shrug*
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