If you don't hold the same viewpoint as Windy and decide to extrapolate an hypothetical question, does that make you thick?
That's not a hypothesis. I can understand your frustration but if you can't understand the simple concept of hypothesis then I can't help you. Don't worry, you're not alone. And there's no view expressed, it's an easy, objective and purely philosophical question which depends upon a hypothesis. To change the hypothesis is to alter the question. It's not rocket science.
RE: That's not a hypothesis. Hypothesis - a proposition tentatively assumed in order to draw out its logical or empirical consequences and test its consistency with facts that are known or may be determined. You seem to have a problem with people expanding on a hypothesis, if you put a hypothetical question out there it is to gender debate not merely to gain a yes or no answer - to expect a mere yes or no without any explanation as to the thinking behind that is to insult peoples intelligence.
RE: That's not a hypothesis. You're attempting to destroy the mathmatically simple philosophy of the question by altering the hypothesis. I know the likely answer isn't comfortable but fudging the issue to skirt it isn't a valid response. It's ok to say "It's wrong but I want to keep doing it" As I said elsewhere, we're not perfect, we can admit to selfishness. Every species on the planet is, by nature, selfish and wouldn't be here today were it otherwise.
RE: That's not a hypothesis. I've not altered the hypothesis, I merely extrapolated it to it's logical conclusion.
RE: That's not a hypothesis. Windy, your point would be valid, if when somebody answered "yes" you didn't then come back with "so you believe in the power of might" or " so it's it's fine to invade Iraq then?" Personally, I think they're different debates.
dude re-read and re-word your hypothesis please, whats your prediction? here's a hypothesis for you... "if i keep rewriting the same old ****, people will agree with my opinion" dude gotta go and pick my son up, nice thread, catch up with it later...
Do you? Purely philosophically, do you? I don't think so. Like I said you can't pick and choose which situations you apply the ethos to.
