I'm thinking we tend to aim a word like 'real' socially. If something caused lots of people pain at the same time, it'd be called real. But if you suffer alone, not so much ? — jas0n

The age of rationality is ending, the age of irrationality and emotional incontinence is at hand. — apokrisis

germans are apes — Banno

A metaphor shows something, rather than saying it. — Banno

Which I can't make sense of, so maybe I'm Cypher. It hurts to stub my toe, whether or not I call the pain 'real' or 'simulated.' — jas0n

Philosophy of science is as useful to scientists as ornithology is to birds. — Richard Feynman

It is both useful and fun at the same time — apokrisis

Inaccurate, much of what we all write here can be found on google as you well know. Ok, I take it this has hit a nerve of some kind. Let's forget it — Tom Storm

How does google assist with this question? My question is can you think of an example of satire that is engaging with serious philosophical thinking? You might say, 'Succession' (which I dislike...) do you follow? — Tom Storm

now we've come full circle. — Philosophim

The sad clown is a cliché but having met some comedy writers and performers over the decades, I'd have to say that most were very anxious and depressed. The idea that you would want to make people laugh as a career does pose some questions — Tom Storm

Can you give me an example? — Tom Storm

Then how were you distinguishing between the true value of a measurement, and a measurement which is close to the true value? — Metaphysician Undercover

You sound very similar to a recently disappeared poster — Janus

No one says math is perfect. But it is interesting and useful. — jgill

I understand that. Isn't a random event a reason for why something happened? — Philosophim

There are no accidents. — Master Oogway

I have a slightly different opinion. I think we will not discover something better until we reject what we have. As I said, necessity is the mother of invention. Everyday I pick up my hammer and bang some nails. I think this tool's just fine, it serves the purpose well. I will never replace it unless I am dissatisfied with it. And until someone shows me, look it's got this problem and that problem, I'll continue to think it's just fine — Metaphysician Undercover

an anthropic heuristic (,i.e. useful working assumption) — 180 Proof

Wrong. The PSR states there is a reason for everything. But what if that reason is an accident? — Philosophim

Satire is highbrow populism. — Tom Storm

mysticism — Tom Storm

no sense of humor — Tom Storm

What I am saying is that the reason why perfection is impossible is that the tool (mathematics) is fundamentally flawed — Metaphysician Undercover

Need to get a better tool, properly designed for the job — Metaphysician Undercover

there is no true measurement — Metaphysician Undercover

connection between god and existence — Nickolasgaspar

Romans killed Jesus as a political threat, as they had killed many other prophets, brigands, rebels — Romans are to Blame

So it was written, so shall it be. — Egyptian Intro, Rome Total War

genetic program which stores information with a history of three thousand million years! — Wayfarer

What would qualify as a 'solid reason'? — bert1

As for atheism, the certainty of the claim makes me cringe ...
— Agent Smith
What "certainty"? For most atheists, at minimum, it's a probabilistic (i.e. falliblistic) belief warranted by (some or all versions of) theism's lack of corroborating evidence, or sound arguments in contrast to ubiquitous counter-evidences from comparative philosophies, comparative histories, as well as natural and social sciences. At minimum, theism is a belief consisting of claims about "God", etc the truths of which are highly improbable in the context of all we know (so far) about nature and human existence. "Certainty" is a canard, Smith. One simply says to a theist, in effect, "How do you know there is a God?", which is quintessentially a skeptical question, and thecrest follows from her non/answer. — 180 Proof

In the face of evidence to the contrary, we don't have to "assume the PSR". Consider e.g. acausal / random vacuum fluctuations (or radioactive decay) which are fundamental to the "structure" of physical reality. — 180 Proof

That's exactly the problem. I thought mathematics was supposed to provide us with precision, perfection in our understanding. Then I was disillusioned, realizing that it's all a facade, and deep misunderstanding lies behind. — Metaphysician Undercover

Citation needed — emancipate

Null Hypotheses — Nickolasgaspar

can't compare absurdism to the PSR
— Agent Smith

Opposites of the same coin. — emancipate

And the sufficient reason for the "PSR" is ...? — 180 Proof

Absurdism has also enjoyed the favour of philosophers. Perhaps less though. — emancipate

New atheism : evangelical :: old atheism : philosophical. — 180 Proof

Identifying the issues religions cause is a philosophical endeavor! — Nickolasgaspar

Everything happens for a reason. — The Principle of Sufficient Reason & Woo woo