From: stumper 

Ray Fischer wrote:
> stumper   wrote:
>> Ray Fischer wrote:
>>> stumper   wrote:
>>>> Attila < wrote:
>>>>> On Sun, 25 Mar 2007 20:46:22 -0400, stumper
 in
>>>>> alt.abortion with message-id
>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Attila < wrote:
>>>>>>> On Sun, 25 Mar 2007 15:47:45 -0400, stumper
 in
>>>>>>> alt.abortion with message-id
>>>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Ray Fischer wrote:
>>>>>>>>> stumper   wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Ray Fischer wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> stumper 
 wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> Do you exist because you think?
>>>>>>>>>>> I did philosophy 101 in
college a couple of decades ago.  get back
to
>>>>>>>>>>> us when you've learned how
little you know.
>>>>>>>>>> I read philosophy for seven years.
>>>>>>>>> Ah, so you're a dishonest asshole who
uses philosophy just to
>>>>>>>>> argue, with no regard for the truth whatever.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> How do you know whether the
universe exists or not?
>>>>>>>>> 1st Meditations.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Philosophy is not science.
>>>>>>>> Religion is not science.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Science is not good enough for philosophy.
>>>>>>>> Science is not good enough for religion.
>>>>>>> Science is too good for either.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> That will do as well.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It seems to be a little silly
>>>>>> just to be against something.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Can history be scientific?
>>>>> History has nothing to do with science.
>>>> What?
>>>> You must be real old.
>>> You must be real stupid.
>>>
>>>> Things have changed a lot, I guess.
>>> Or not.
>>>
>>>> Some historians are clearly working hard
>>>> to turn history into a social science.
>>> Some wankers are clearly working hard to prolong a pointless
>>> discussion.
>> Things change.
>> People change.
>
> Even you might acquire ... sanity.
>

Still having difficulty accepting that history is a social science?

How about an evening class at a community college?

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~Stumper

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