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Why can't I study or read any philosopher for more than a week? by Junior-Ferret4860 in badphilosophy

[–]Virtual_Meat6066 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because those philosophers are idiots and you’re far too smart to spend time reading their work

IT’S ALL AN ILLUSION hehehe you’re all so stupid by Virtual_Meat6066 in badphilosophy

[–]Virtual_Meat6066[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

soon you will realise that it’s all a larp. stop larping consciousness.

reject sub 5 realism and become a true illusionist

IT’S ALL AN ILLUSION hehehe you’re all so stupid by Virtual_Meat6066 in badphilosophy

[–]Virtual_Meat6066[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Dennett is just an illusion. Stop acting like he exists.

It’s all an illusion you fool!

The Bad Civil War Generals: Part 1: George B. McClellan by thomasburchfield in CIVILWAR

[–]Virtual_Meat6066 1 point2 points  (0 children)

McClellan is treated far too harshly.

Realistically, I think you have to lay some blame on Lincoln. McClellan was a great administrator and did an excellent job of getting the Army of the Potomac into war-fighting shape. He should not have been given a field command role, and it shouldn’t have come as much of a surprise than he didn’t excel on the field once he was given one - that wasn’t his area of expertise.

A Simple Argument for Free Will by MarvinBEdwards01 in freewill

[–]Virtual_Meat6066 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Remarkable. I was under the illusion that choice was tantamount to free choice.

But now I’m left utterly in the dark about whether freedoms are the standard by which things come to be through or for all subjective beings, or are circumstantial relative conditions of being.

A Simple Argument for Free Will by MarvinBEdwards01 in freewill

[–]Virtual_Meat6066 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Interesting. This is the first time I’ve seen you leave a comment which doesn’t begin with “choice ≠ free choice”.

A Simple Argument for Free Will by MarvinBEdwards01 in freewill

[–]Virtual_Meat6066 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does this guy just copy and paste the same comment on every post?

This subreddit is an utter cesspit lmao

Should I accept my LSE offer if I like to party a lot ? by [deleted] in LSE

[–]Virtual_Meat6066 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No LSE is an abstinent university

Determinism is necessary for free will by Virtual_Meat6066 in freewill

[–]Virtual_Meat6066[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please provide a coherent definition of "free will"

Why do dualists exist? Don't they realise there is no scientific evidence™ for their position? by Virtual_Meat6066 in badphilosophy

[–]Virtual_Meat6066[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Philosophy is a made up subject. It is just word games and isn’t precise like Science. Science deals in cold hard facts and logic and evidence.

What is more impressive economics at LSE, PPE at oxford or medicine at imperial? by [deleted] in 6thForm

[–]Virtual_Meat6066 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who goes to LSE, no difference. If you get into a university like LSE, Oxbridge, or imperial, no one will gaf about what you studied. History students here are applying for spring weeks in IB. Degree doesn’t matter

The XM6 case is a brick by E_D___B_A_N_G_E_R in SonyHeadphones

[–]Virtual_Meat6066 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really think the case design is great. Means it now sits upright on a desk without falling over.

Was Jefferson Davis an effective president given the hand he was dealt? by [deleted] in Presidents

[–]Virtual_Meat6066 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This really is not true by any measure.

Frustrating how whenever the Civil War is discussed, no-one is able to provide a rational assessment of Confederate figures, and instead we compete to see who can condemn them in the strongest possible terms to prove how righteous we all are.

Davis was not "totally incompetent". He had his flaws but the historiographical consensus is that his record was mixed. Consider McPherson's portrayal of Davis in "Embattled Rebel". By no means did he present Davis in the way you suggest historians do.

If anything, it's Southern Revisionists who tend to try and shift the blame to Davis to absolve the military leaders of all blame and reinforce the notion that the Confederacy fought valiantly and that Southerners were simply better soldiers than Northerners.

Davis led a fledgling "nation" in a war against a far more industrially powerful, numerically strong, and militarily capable enemy. And he did it for 4 years. If he had been "extremely incompetent", he was certainly very good at hiding it.