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LOL, sure! But first see my reply to FCfromSSC at https://www.themotte.org/post/1860/culture-war-roundup-for-the-week/323011?context=8#context
Sure would be... if I did...
I really need the money, too. Maybe even more than you do. So, where does that leave us?
More to the point, what do you think your comment actually demonstrates? I don't see anything much of merit.
At least you're clear on what the alternative is! Kudos for that! However, where did I "argue for" it? In fact, there wasn't a single argument in my post. You could take my little KFR comparison as an argument, but it's not. Nor did I present it as an argument, but clearly and explicitly as a way to give a sense of where I'm coming from.
argument : a coherent series of reasons, statements, or facts intended to support or establish a point of view https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/argument
Where did I present an argument? Quote please.
We don't even need to use hypotheticals as @sarker did. There are people all over the world who need your money more than you do (you could save a child's life with a malaria pill for just 1 dollar)
There are various reasonable arguments for why you deserve the money more than these children do, but I strongly suspect you don't believe in any of them (but I'd be happy and surprised to be proven wrong!)
So why aren't you donating all of your money to save these lives? What gives you the right to, in your own framing, "deprive" all these sick, unfortunate children of urgent medical care? Even if you totally bankrupt yourself, you could go on welfare or just be homeless and live off the kindness of strangers (you'd still be better off than all those children)
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And see my reply to that reply. You claimed that holding things I wanted was theft on your part. I asked you for 10k dollars, you said "other people asked first, sorry". I observe that other people almost certainly didn't ask first in any strict sense of the phrase, and that you are still holding the 10k dollars that you've said I'm entitled to, because people who want things should have them. I've accused you of theft for having 10k I want and not handing it over. If you have an explanation for how that's not actually theft, I will use that explanation also when you ask me for my money.
I mentioned in the other reply that you made no mention of a "line" that I needed to wait in to "share" your assets. Likewise, you made no mention of a possessor's claim of "need" countering the claim put forward by another who wants what they have. By claiming that there is a line, and that requests to "share" should be judged according to "need", you are already 9/10s of the way back to capitalism.
I think it demonstrates that you are making assertions about how we should think about things, without even attempting to account for the obvious consequences of thinking about things in this way. Doing this is a good way to make yourself appear absurd, and if that is your intention, I am pleased to assist.
I too have seen the Argument Clinic sketch.
This is an argument. You are described a philosophical position and claimed that it is substantively correct.
This is an argument.
This is an argument.
This is an argument.
Every post you've made in this thread has contained what appear at least to be attempts at "a coherent series of reasons, statements, or facts intended to support or establish a point of view".
We have a rule here: speak plainly. It seems to me that in this post, you are pretty clearly violating it. Still, I'm involved in the discussion, and will thus keep my mod hat off. You've already drawn the attention of @Amadan, who has not involved himself in the discussion and is already issuing warnings. You should read the rules and attempt to comply with them, or you will likely be banned in short order. If you would like to discuss further while speaking plainly, either your original topic or the rules here, I can try to offer my assistance, but my own assumption at this point is that Amadan is correct and you are trolling.
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You're mistaken. I really want that money, certainly more than you. When can I expect you to open your heart and your wallet?
The fact that you have refused to stake out a position is not as exculpatory as you think it is.
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