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A real world. It's a fucking seal. Like the retarded dogs that swim in the ocean
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by MittensUrban November 2, 2023
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Selective Skepticism

That's how you reconcile it.
Hym "Selective skepticism regarding unfalsifiable claims. That's how you reconcile it. I answered my own question."
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8 de Septiembre

El mejor día del año porque es el día de Asturias. Bebe sidra, come cachopo y haz el crimen
Persona 1: Eh tío hoy es 8 de septiembre

Persona 2: ¡Cago'n Ros! El dí d'Asturies
by oskarnes October 15, 2019
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Transductisized-radiostinctive-septisonerication

The reaction that occurs when you combine toothpaste and bread
It uses transductisized-radiostinctive-septisonerication.
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Hard Problem of Skepticism

The infinite regress of doubt. Philosophical skepticism questions the reliability of all knowledge claims—senses, memory, reason. The hard problem is that this doubt must eventually apply to skepticism itself. If you doubt everything, on what foundation do you stand to announce your doubt? The skeptical argument is a tool that, when used universally, saws off the branch it's sitting on. This leads to the paralysis of aporia (a state of perpetual questioning with no answers) or a pragmatic, unprincipled exception where you arbitrarily stop doubting just to function, thereby abandoning the very rigor that defined skepticism.
Example: A radical skeptic says, "I can't trust my senses; I might be a brain in a vat." You ask, "Then how do you know the concept of a 'brain in a vat' is valid? How do you know logic itself is reliable?" They must use their untrustworthy reasoning to justify their doubt about reasoning. The hard problem: Pure skepticism is a mental black hole—it consumes every proposition, including the proposition that propositions should be consumed. To live, the skeptic must quietly assume the world is roughly as it seems, making their skepticism a theatrical performance for intellectual circles, not a livable philosophy. Hard Problem of Skepticism.
by Enkigal January 24, 2026
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Hard Problem of Skepticism

The self-devouring realization that consistent, radical skepticism leads to the paralysis of not being able to trust any knowledge, including the knowledge that skepticism is a valid approach. If you doubt everything, on what grounds do you justify the act of doubting? The hard problem is that skepticism is a powerful tool for clearing intellectual weeds, but it eventually turns on the garden it's supposed to protect, leaving no ground to stand on.
Example: "She was such a pure skeptic she doubted her own senses, memories, and the laws of physics. The hard problem of skepticism hit when she tried to explain her philosophy: to communicate, she had to assume language, logic, and my ability to understand—all things her skepticism supposedly rejected. She just sighed deeply."
by Abzugal January 30, 2026
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