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Open-mindedness

Post by Animavore » Wed Apr 01, 2009 4:48 pm

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Re: Open-mindedness

Post by CJ » Wed Apr 01, 2009 5:10 pm

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

That is going to get posted soooo many times at RDF!!!!!!
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Re: Open-mindedness

Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Wed Apr 01, 2009 5:21 pm

A very well presented video. Added to my favourites. :tup:
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Re: Open-mindedness

Post by AshtonBlack » Wed Apr 01, 2009 5:26 pm

Nice work. :tup:

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Re: Open-mindedness

Post by Animavore » Wed Apr 01, 2009 5:29 pm

Quailia Soup has been on my subscription list for a while now. He gets increasingly better.

Here's one he made with another favourite of mine Teramin Trees.

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Re: Open-mindedness

Post by Faithfree » Wed Apr 01, 2009 5:37 pm

Good stuff! :tup:
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Re: Open-mindedness

Post by cowiz » Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:21 pm

Thanks for that, that's a new one. I've subscribed to his channel - his other vids are also excellent
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Re: Open-mindedness

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:27 pm

pawiz wrote:Thanks for that, that's a new one. I've subscribed to his channel - his other vids are also excellent
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Re: Open-mindedness

Post by Animavore » Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:29 pm

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pawiz wrote:Thanks for that, that's a new one. I've subscribed to his channel - his other vids are also excellent
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Re: Open-mindedness

Post by Chinaski » Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:10 pm

There's one bit about the video I don't like... First he (rightly so) bashes using personal anecdotes as evidence for illogical events. However, he goes on to use people he has encountered as examples of what he is criticizing, thereby generalizing a bit. Surely this can't be the best fully elaborated argument against such thinking?
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Re: Open-mindedness

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:16 pm

FrigidSymphony wrote:There's one bit about the video I don't like... First he (rightly so) bashes using personal anecdotes as evidence for illogical events. However, he goes on to use people he has encountered as examples of what he is criticizing, thereby generalizing a bit. Surely this can't be the best fully elaborated argument against such thinking?
His undefined "friends" are examples of people who have behaved as he illustrates. "Stereotyping", perhaps, but accurate to the empirical sample I've encountered.
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Re: Open-mindedness

Post by Animavore » Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:22 pm

That's if he even encountered these people or they're hypothetical. Either way I don't know how else you could illustrate the point but by people you've encountered.
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Re: Open-mindedness

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:26 pm

Animavore wrote:That's if he even encountered these people or they're hypothetical. Either way I don't know how else you could illustrate the point but by people you've encountered.
The arguments are ubiquitous. Clothing them as "friends" is just a conversational device.
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Re: Open-mindedness

Post by normal » Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:49 pm

Fuck me, that's brilliant. My brother has come home for vacation and I just saw him for the first time in one and a half year. I think this video will be very useful for him.

Wow. It really hammered the points in nicely :tup:

And I've never even seen this QualiaSoup guy before. Fantastic! :clap:
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Re: Open-mindedness

Post by AshtonBlack » Wed Sep 16, 2009 5:59 am

Here's QualiaSoup's latest...... brilliant:

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