My problem with ontological statements is they don’t appear to be meaningful.
Don’t confuse the historical verification principle with the reasons for believing it. Those reasons apply to ontological statements and not to other statements.
Yeah, I don’t know. Don’t take this as a moderator warning (yet), but usually when discussions reach the “one-sentence accusation of fallacy” stage it’s usually best to disengage. I haven’t had time to read this whole thread to figure out exactly what happened, but I don’t want either of you to waste a ton of time in unproductive discussion.
My problem with ontological statements is they don’t appear to be meaningful.
Don’t confuse the historical verification principle with the reasons for believing it. Those reasons apply to ontological statements and not to other statements.
“appear to be”
Yes, in many ways, with extended arguments. What exactly is your issue?
Appeal to personal intuition.
Yeah, I don’t know. Don’t take this as a moderator warning (yet), but usually when discussions reach the “one-sentence accusation of fallacy” stage it’s usually best to disengage. I haven’t had time to read this whole thread to figure out exactly what happened, but I don’t want either of you to waste a ton of time in unproductive discussion.
I don’t believe I’ve done that.