#presupposition

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

Someone like this has already revealed themselves to be a dishonest actor.

For starters, it's a loaded question with an unwarranted assumption built into it.

And secondly it also assumes that there's no legitimate opposition to religion or religious belief, that disbelief in magical nonsense could only come as an unhealthy response to trauma or distress. That belief in supernatural flapdoodle is the default, normal and reasonable, and you must justify why you don't believe, rather than them needing to justify why you should. A denial of their burden of proof.

This sort of nutcase is not worth engaging. They've already displayed their intellectual dishonesty, and despite often claiming to be "genuinely interested" - can't tell you how many times I've seen that - they're not.

Point out their fallacies and send them on their way. They'll act all innocent, but it's as insincere as their opening.

Don't give them oxygen and be done with them.

#dishonest people #liars #loaded question #bad actors #dishonesty #presupposition #technologyculturedneo #religion is a mental illness

[wisdomfish]

Antitheism presupposes theism to make its case.

Greg L. Bahnsen

#antitheism #theism #it #case #presupposition

[locustheologicus]

OPPENHEIMER: A Lesson on Presuppositions

Beware of condemning any man’s action. Consider your neighbor’s intention, which is often honest and innocent, even though his act seems bad in outward appearance. - St. Ignatius of Loyola.

I finally saw the movie Oppenheimer and it was amazing. Director Christopher Nolan stand out as someone who can take a subject matter, in this case the historical development of the Atomic bomb and the early policy disputes regarding the Atomic Energy Program, and imbue it with a powerful ethical consideration. Throughout the movie you journey with the struggle that Oppeheimer has with Lewis Strauss and by the end you are forced to reflect and re-evaluate how we all make unfortunate judgements on others based on assumptions we place on who they are or what they say and do.    

The movie was based on the way that Lewis Strauss (played by Robert Downey Jr.) went out of his way to discredit Robert Oppenheimer (played by Cillian Murphy) and to remove his influence from the world of atomic energy policy making. In the movie, Strauss’ motive is very personal and narcissistic. He was convinced that Oppenheimer had turned the scientific community against him. At the center of that assumption is a brief conversation that takes place by a lake in Princeton between Oppenheimer and Einstein. After the conversation Strauss comes by and greets Einstein who seems to snub him. From this unfortunate event Strauss begins to pursue vengence against Oppenheimer. 

The black and white portion of the movie depicts the Senate hearing for the cabinet nomination of Lewis Strauss in 1959, after the events that take place with Oppenheimer. During this process it becomes clear that Strauss orchestrated the persecution of Oppenheimer and because of this he losses the cabinet nomination. This infuriates Strauss even further feeling that somehow Oppenheimer continues to influence others against him. The Senate aide (played by Alden Ehreneich), after recognizing Strauss’ anger and jealousy, suggest that he truly does not know what was said during the conversation between Einstein and Oppenheimer and that it may be possible it had nothing to do with him. This is when we hear the actual dialogue between Oppenheimer and Einstein.    

The discussion was based on the fear that shared by many, while it was an important goal to get the bomb before the Nazi’s built there own, it was also feared that such a powerful weapon could not be controlled. One scientific concern was that the bomb would start a chain reaction of explosions that would not end, resulting in the destruction of Earth’s atmosphere. This fortunately did not happen. But later Oppenheimer recognized that what he had started was a political chain reaction that could also lead to a nuclear holocaust. This, he told Einstein, is what he believed he unfortunately accomplished. This would give anyone a moment of pause as they reflect on their new social reality in light of the massive destruction their science has brougt forth. This explains Einstein’s somber and contemplative mood as he walks past Strauss. Strauss however assumes a personal attack and begins to plot against Oppenheimer, to the detriment of the global community who will loose out from Oppenheimer’s caution regarding nuclear policy.

The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola warn us against making negative presuppositions on others. There is a great and practical spiritual wisdom from the Ignatian tradition. St. Ignatius knew that his missionaries would encounter new people and experience new cultural norms that could allow for the missionary community to misinterpret those they would encounter. There would be plenty of unfortunate opportunities to make personal and negative assumptions. Ignatius trained those who would be formed by Jesuit spirituality to always keep an open mind and to never assume a negative interpretation to how they experienced others. Fr. James Martin tells us:

The Presupposition steers you away from anger and so provides the other person with the emotional space needed to meet you on more peaceful territory. It may even invite him or her to change... The Presupposition also helps you stay open to change, growth, and forgiveness. (Martin, pg. 236) 

The Presuppositions are a lesson we should all take some time to reflect on. The great contribution of this movie is to see how this Ignatian wisdom played out in the dynamic between Oppenheimer, Einstein and Strauss. A single event that then, unintentionally, led to an unfortunate series of events because of a false assumption based and a negative interpretation. And because of this we continue to live with the consequences of a nuclear arms race that threatens the existence of mankind.   

#youtube #movies #science #oppenheimer #presupposition

[reticentshugyosha]

On Context, Presuppositions, and Keeping Legitimate Skill Real

Traditional martial arts tend to get too wrapped up in their own mythos.

It’s not that all training needs to be “live;” indeed, there are a number of skills that when employed against resistance in anything but the most skilled and sensitive of hands can result in debilitating injury.

What it is, though, is that we all need to continually examine our presuppositions, and the context(s) upholding them. Without this, legitimate skill tends to drift into the realm of the fantastical, and real training tends to devolve into excercises in belief and dogmatism.

As we train, it’s not uncommon for motion and legitimate skill to become more and more subtle, and more and more efficient. And, if we’re not careful curators of context, the same body of skill has a tendency to become more and more esoteric wherein not only the technique but its presumed effects can be know (or conjured up) only by initiates. This is a truly sad, and extreme state of affairs, that is unfortunately too common.

For a martial art to be a martial art, it must be rooted in reality. That is, it must be applicable to real expressions of violence in context. Granted, this potential applicability exists in a vast expanse of socio-cultural paradigms cleaving through time. Nonetheless, a martial art must not be confused with a dance routine, nor any other more generic form of physical culture.

For a martial art to remain a martial art, it must remain conversant with its context, and in critical dialogue with its presuppositions. The shadow side of such vigilance though, is the devolution of legitimate skill due to a perceived lack of applicability to another specific context (presently, “the octagon” is a chief culprit).

All in all, the sage advice of the German philologist Max Mueller applies to the religionists he addressed as it does to martial artists seeking reality and relevance: when it comes to [contexts], knowing but one you know none!

~Sunyananda

#budo #martial arts #shugyo #aiki #aikido #karate #hapkido #context #reality #presupposition

[donaiocell]

Cogito Ergo Sum

Discours sur la méthode *Descartes

Proteron (Presupposition) *Aristoteles

#Presupposition #Proteron #Aristoteles #Descartes

[mayasaura]

At some point I'm gonna go through the books and find every reference to what Gideon looks like, and what her parents look like. Bc I think that could be a valuable tool for artists.

#there is some beautiful-ass art out there that is unfortunately kinda to extremely white-washy #her mom has a broad flat nose with prominent nostrils and she and her dad are both described as brown #she has wide thick lips with dimples #these are important details and I think having a reference guide would save a lot of time #gideon nav #the locked tomb #I know I was critical of that post saying 'WHY don't they look Maori!!' #but my criticism there was aimed at the presupposition that there is any clearly defined way to 'look Maori' #Gideon on the other hand is a character with clearly defined non-european features and most defintely CAN be whitewashed #and having a compliation of what exactly those features are I think would help artists.... not do that #bc I don't care how beautiful it is.... I'm not reblogging that #ntn spoilers

[seek--rest]

I joke a lot about it now but I wish there was a way for fandom history to be remembered. Not the drama or just a list of the popular tropes, but the intercultural stuff. The things you only get from being there, or close enough to it.

Like how in 2016, irondad basically started as a fandom by killing May Parker off and instituting Tony as thee dad of all time, ranging anything from best dad ever or struggling but either way— Tony even after Civil War immediately sees Peter like a son. Or how by 2017, Peter as an avenger or going on a field trip was the most popular thing for him to do, with Flash Thompson being an abusive jerk that beats Peter so much, he was scared of him (and Tony would come to save the day). Like how by 2018, fanon irondad took precedence of over anything, not just the movies but even the comic book history— skip westcott, a character from a PSA comic from the 80s, becoming such a known and understood character that he’s part of the “Spider-Man lore”, but only in so much as it gave Tony a platform to save the day, not Peter. How by 2019, in the scenarios and rewrites of infinity war had taken on a different lens into thousands of fix its after Endgame, ranging from making Peter jealous of Morgan or writing out that little girl entirely. Like how in 2020, quarantine and writing in Peter at marches was an active trend, to the point of cosmic irony.

It’s not just knowing the tropes, but knowing the vibes. The history. The things that now, don’t make any sense or just have different assumptions for what the reader believes to be true. I reread a fic recently and was so struck by the notes which poked fun at the trend of killing May off when you could just coparent, not just because it was funny (and a little disconcerting) to see all the defensiveness of irondad writers in the comments who made their names by killing May/writing the kind of codependency they passed off as found family— but also how it both fit into and deflected against established fanon, not canon. Of course Tony is going to speak Italian and be an active, engaged presence in Peter’s life that not only has lab time, but has dinner with him once a week and asks about his friends. Of course May is a nurse that works long hours that keeps her busy and away— because Tony can “babysit” a 15-year old New Yorker. Of course Peter is a teenager but acts more like a 12-year old in temperament and excitability, speaking like a walking meme.

This particular fic was so radical imo not just because May is 1) alive, 2) active in the plot, and 3) isn’t abusive or dating someone abusive, but because it ALSO presumed things as normal that weren’t common— like Rhodey being Tony’s actual best friend, Pepper being Tony’s fiancé who actually showed up, Peter being friends with MJ and Ned, having a crush on MJ— all things that still aren’t terribly popular in that subset of fandom, but now come with more canonical evidence that supersede the fanon.

I’m not sure if there’s a point to this, maybe this is a thought that should’ve stayed in the drafts. But this kind of fandom lore™️ is too good to let go.

Especially since I know irondad isn’t the only kind of fandom with a shared history that’s changed over time.

#seek speaks #irondad #fandom lore #fandom #fandom discourse #I know it sounds like I didn’t like this fic I reread— I did! a lot! #but even some of the choices made stuck out to me /now/ in 2024 #for how much of it is based on irondad fanon and diverging from THAT #rather than being based on MCU canon #idk. that presupposition of irondad fanon being the basis of what any fic should be feels intangible sometimes to describe #yet it’s SO REAL #and fics like that really showcase how.. when it diverges from it

[utilitycaster]

I know it's Nein lockdown but in practice for me that means I have all CR-related tags blocked so anyway my absolutely out-there theory from the last C3 episode, specifically Allura mentioning the likely change in the weave of magic, is that actually now I do believe in the possibility of Daggerheart Campaign 4 whereas previously I was like eh probably not getting another longform campaign

#in short: makes sense they'd play a decent amount of daggerheart as like. advertising. a la candela #(they helped D&D 5e immeasurably; they are well aware the way to sell a ttrpg is to do an actual play) #the daggerheart races are iirc the same with the legally distinct names they use (eg: lagomore for rabbitfolk/eisfuura for birdfolk) #and if magic changes and specifically resurrection is broken that's consistent with what we know of daggerheart #see. when i theorize. it's different. bc i'm not hinging this on the die used and also the presupposition the gods will die #cr tag

[mythomaniia]

nothing against zac’s characters (gorgug is my bestie and skip is my little guy) but usually they don’t make me feel crazy the way that say siobhan’s or emily’s tend to but the ravening war is changing that. not to sound like raphaniel here but what the FUCK is up with colin provolone

#he’s so interesting #so secretive but so chill about it that he kinda flies under the radar #every next thing he says #changes all my presuppositions about him #i think next ep is gonna go crazy #with whatever happens btwn him and deli #trw #dimension 20

[oatbugs]

omg i FEEL you about the asd articles... i'm cuttently studying psychology and THIS makes me wanna go and pursue a job in research after graduating :')

yeah !! you should! i study a very interdisciplinary degree and out of all the fields I study in (ML/phil/psych/neuro) psychology has the most inconsistent, outright harmful, sometimes misinformed-at-best info sprinkled into publications and even lectures and it's a genuine source of frustration ! we need def need more researchers committed to accuracy and fairness and eliminating stigmas, biases, etc. :)

#i think one issue is in many other fields once a better theory crops up or old perspectives are somehow refuted it takes far less time #for new publications and teachings within the field to update. like it takes a while but it happens #meanwhile in psych you have articles and lectures franksteined from older positions that have been frankensteined from even older research #which includes several conflicting presuppositions and sometimes even entirely unfounded assumptions etc etc and it does make u wonder how #the fuck stuff like that gets published in the century of our lord y2k onwards. like yeah yeah were going thru a replication crisis and #meta-research wise we have an issue where quite substantial research is not integrated into the field bc their citations metric never #took off etc etc but even given All That i think this is disproportionately an issue which at least partially is due to irresponsibility on #behalf of already established researchers. some things ive seen published in elsevier journals shouldnt have been there. #i shouldn't have seen a clipart photo of an evil puppet master with horns on an academic slide about ASPD in a room full of 100s of ppl #led by our well-established lecturers. smth needs to change fr. #but fr what do i know im just an undergrad idk 🤷‍♀️ it does come w the territory of being a field the existence of which relies on second #or third order extrapolations + interpretations lifted from first order evidence ig? idk #asks #anon #Ψ </3

[geopolicraticus]

TODAY IN PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY

Landgrebe and Phenomenological Philosophy of History

Saturday 09 March 2024 is the 122nd anniversary of the birth of Ludwig Landgrebe (09 March 1902, Vienna – 14 August 1991), who was born in Vienna on this date in 1902.

Landgrebe was Husserl’s assistant, and so thoroughly conversant with phenomenology, but Kant and Heidegger may have been equally influential on his philosophy of history. As a phenomenological philosopher of history, Landgrebe sought to identify and free himself from the presuppositions of philosophy of history, hence the requirement to distance himself from traditional philosophies of history. 

Quora:             https://philosophyofhistory.quora.com/ 

Discord:          https://discord.gg/r3dudQvGxD

Links:              https://jnnielsen.carrd.co/

Newsletter:    http://eepurl.com/dMh0_-/

Podcast:         https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nick-nielsen94/episodes/Landgrebe-and-Phenomenological-Philosophy-of-History-e2gs9ii

#philosophy of history #youtube #Ludwig Landgrebe #phenomenology #presuppositions #Youtube

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

"For the religious, the miraculous event is the end of an investigation, not the start of one. The 'proof' is the action, and the cause is pre-concluded as being attributable to the Divine." -- Dean Van Drasek

#Dean Van Drasek #miracles #presupposition #magic #literal magic #religion is a mental illness

[idiotsonlyevent]

indexing older sibling identity by always specifying 'my younger brother' even though i dont have any other ones

#flop presupposition #L.txt

[kaftan]

it’s always a little funny seeing white/western people who are newer to the palestinian cause coming across provocative-to-liberals memes like the steamboat willie “I love hamas” graphic and going “lol imagine dropping this in the family group chat / posting it on Facebook / etc” well yeah I can imagine that. easily. everyone in my family would laugh along. because they are muslim arabs.

#nothing wrong with the presupposition per se it’s just amusing

[anhttydbookfan]

My sister texts live comments of my fics sometimes, and this one was so funny to me I got her permission to post it.

#Httyd books #httyd #presupposition httyd

[bayofalgecirascranes]

not me writing dialogue for characters whose non-thw voices I haven’t heard in any capacity in almost a decade. I am going off of vibes and vibes alone here. And also all the dialogue from all the other httyd book-movie crossovers I’ve read recently. But mostly just vibes.

#httyd #rest stop au #I’m not counting thw because I literally do not remember any of the original dialogue from that film #The only dialogue I remember from thw is the part of the monologue at the end that was copy-pasted from the books #and that the writers clearly worked backwards from in order to have its existence in the film make sense #To be fair the dialogue in presupposition was also based purely off of vibes and many of its readers liked it so #Of course presupposition was revised after I found its first version in a notebook in my handwriting #Despite the fact that I Do Not remember writing it #So the two fics may not be entirely comparable