Dinesh D’souza said there were six commonly accepted definitions of evolution, and that one had been proven (the example you offer of cats in a room), and that with a sleight of hand, this was meant to prove the rest were true as well.
I think he’s correct.
I think this is intellectual corruption. No doubt you feel confident because by the meaning of jargon that has been rigged to maximum advantage you’re right. But, words do need to be nailed down to reality.
You can take refuge from the facts in Fort Semantics in between President Clinton saying ‘what is the meaning of ‘is”, and on your left the ‘Communism has never failed because its never really been tried. Russia wasn’t Real Communism, so it doesn’t count.’.
But I invite you to leave sophistry off, and speak simply and truly. Otherwise, I shall have to say, I am *Way Smarter Than You.
*For the purposes and extent of this conversation the word ‘Smart’ is defined as ‘total agreement with formerdriver’. Hence any disagreement with formerdriver is proof of not being as smart as formerdriver who is naturally smart as he is in agreement with himself.
I tend to see your response you gave me as a possibly unconscious admission of “Yes, you’re right.” I wanted to leave it there, but I wasn’t sure it would be so obvious to everyone else that you had admitted failure, and were desperately clinging to sophistry in response.
At this point, feel free to curse me, call me, like your comrade in arms does, an ignorant hill folk, or make your concluding arguement.
May the Someone Who Does Not Exist guide you into all truth.
