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Deterrio

A wonderful person who is annoying but will always be there for you. Incredibly loyal and nice. He will always have youre back so don’t worry. 😉
Deterrio is a wonderful guy.
by Lia4real November 21, 2023
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Determined or Random

I'm glad that you brought that up because it takes me to my second problem with determinism. Let's try and visualize your argument.

D

>ID - ID

R > R

ED
So, and action is either Random (R) or Determined. If it's Determined it's either Internally (ID) or Externally (ED) Determined. If it's Externally Determined, then you have no control. If it's Internally Determined, then the internal determination is either Determined or Random. And I'm guessing that by "Determined" you mean "The necessary byproduct of an antecedent chain in which the actor or mechanism could not have done otherwise," Correct? Is that close? Does that make sense? I feel like there are a lot of presuppositions that need to be unpacked.

Hym "So, how is asking whether or not something is determined or random any different than asking whether or not my bedroom is hot or cold? It's both. And neither. It's, like, luke warm. So, you presuppose the absence of a grey area between determined and random. That random and determine don't exist on a spectrum in the same way hot and cold exist on a spectrum. As though thinks can't be more or less determined or more or less random. Is the outcome of a coin to more or less random than the outcome of rolling a 20 sided dice? You could say that the outcome is determined I guess. By the exact about of force used to roll the dice or flip the coin.
The relationship between the material of the dice and the material of the surface of the table or the conditions of the air in the room you're flipping the coin. Also, if we accept 'determined' as 'the necessary byproduct of an antecedent chain in which the actor or mechanism could not have done otherwise' you presuppose that what happens in response to a given antecedent chain is what OUGHT to happen in response to said chain. So, Antecedent Chain A -> either Outcome A or Outcome B. If ACA -> OA then you have to presuppose that what ought to happen in response to ACA is OA. If ACA -> OB then, again, you're forced to presuppose that what ought a happen in response to ACA is OB. But if the likelihood of ACA leading to OB is 1% and it HAPPENS ANYWAY... What you have is NOT an outcome that 'couldn't have been otherwise' but, rather, SHOULD have been otherwise and wasn't. Ya feel me? So, I know this doesn't demonstrate free will but I don't think you have been able to successfully demonstrate that there isn't a point at which 'the self' is not the fundamental locus of control in any given choice. It's a good argument though. It's tricky. But it's like a weird semantic blackhole. It's like saying 'Well, if you don't actively control the firing of your neurons, you don't actually control yourself.' Just weird. Determined or random."
by Hym Iam December 5, 2023
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disterday

Disterday i shot a man
*Man describing what he did two days ago*
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Dittertwit

A young girl(or boy), who truly believes she is all that. Not smart, always flies by the seat of her pants. Doing it all for fun with no fear or conscience, the dittertwit never gets caught. Everything is for self entertainment and gratification. A dittertwit is also a little feather on the long stick. Oh yeah. That is another characteristic included with self gratification.
She is such a DITTERTWIT! She gets everything and anything and anyone she wants to play with. People give her everything. She does nothing in return. BUT INSTEAD goes home and dittertwits her self. An egotistical, selfish, good looking, clueless airhead.
by STG63 January 6, 2024
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Deterrence logic

the ability to do a taboo action because if anybody said anything they would expose themselves as aware of it
Person A:(mentions not well known taboo)
Person B: "that's weird why would you talk about something like that"
rest of party:"what are you talking about
Person B (explains)
rest of party: "why do you know that, that"s pretty weird"
Person A: thinking to self (any smart person would think about Deterrence logic and stay quiet)
by VitrifiedXenon September 2, 2024
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deterrastrate

De-terra-strate -

Verb: To aunch someone or something out of Earth and into orbit.

Noun: the deterrastrated - those that have been ejected from Earth.
"I have a burning desire to deterrastrate the lady sitting across from me if she makes one more snarky comment."
by Ronman2024 February 9, 2024
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dirteriated

Dirteriated;
.To disappear over time
DIRTERIATED:
The wax ring dertierated and need to be replaced
by COOL JR. March 20, 2024
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