Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

In reply to Jason Brennan. For what it’s worth (not much to some, I suspect), responses like this sure look like a concession that the speaker has lost the argument. I suppose in this instance that wouldn’t be technically correct, because …

In reply to mlyoung57. I don’t want to discuss that here. I’m cool with your making a separate post, and our discussing your views there, but I don’t want anyone putting words in Brennan’s mouth, or answering the question for hi…

Here is one answer (maybe or maybe not what Jason has in mind or would endorse): at least in most cases, violating stay-at-home orders or otherwise refusing to participate in a scheme of collective action where, relative to the whole scheme, lives are…

In reply to Jason Brennan. Yeah, I won this awhile ago. If I’m “mentally deranged,” you just lost a debate to a mentally deranged person. And I’m not done. Why don’t you just answer the question in my post? “Vulcans…

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. You win, Irfan. I hereby agree that your continued obsessive posting about Phil and me does not mean that you are mentally deranged. LikeLike

In reply to Jason Brennan. Great answer. There’s no genotype for “asshole,” but if there was, you’d definitely have it. So can the police ever shoot someone who defies an order, Jason? Or do you just intend to defame me, lectur…

I’m not white. This is racist. LikeLike

Perhaps the most discomfiting thing about this dream is how eerily it mirrors aspects of my (actual, real) personal life. Unfortunately, I’m not at liberty to discuss which aspects those are. Suffice it to say that I try my best to make the world…