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arrow-up11arrow-down1imageWatt Malshmidwest.socialseahorse [Ohio]@midwest.socialM to Memes@midwest.socialEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square46fedilink
minus-squarefunkless_eck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoI see where you’re coming from, but if I tell you my name is Alex and you say “no,” - who is the asshole? Same if I tell you I like oreos and you tell me I’m lying.
minus-squareMango@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoYeah well nobody is trying to attach meaning to “Alex”.
minus-squarefunkless_eck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoa pronoun surely contains as much meaning as the proper noun it replaces?
minus-squarePasserby6497@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months ago“Names don’t have meaning” is an interesting argument.
minus-squareYeetPics@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoWe’re waiting for you to finish your thoughts… Most people do so before having argumentative chats online.
minus-squareMango@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoYou’re claiming names have meaning. Back yourself up. I’ve got no burden of proof. They’re literally arbitrary placeholders for identity.
minus-squareYeetPics@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-24 months ago I’m not the guy you were trying to argue with. I never made a counterclaim to your statement that ‘names don’t have meaning’. You still have the burden of proof for YOUR claim. we are STILL waiting for you to finish your thought. You’ve really dug yourself a deep hole here, fella.
I see where you’re coming from, but if I tell you my name is Alex and you say “no,” - who is the asshole?
Same if I tell you I like oreos and you tell me I’m lying.
Yeah well nobody is trying to attach meaning to “Alex”.
a pronoun surely contains as much meaning as the proper noun it replaces?
Which is none?
Idiot
“Names don’t have meaning” is an interesting argument.
Go on then.
We’re waiting for you to finish your thoughts…
Most people do so before having argumentative chats online.
You’re claiming names have meaning. Back yourself up. I’ve got no burden of proof. They’re literally arbitrary placeholders for identity.
I’m not the guy you were trying to argue with.
I never made a counterclaim to your statement that ‘names don’t have meaning’. You still have the burden of proof for YOUR claim.
we are STILL waiting for you to finish your thought. You’ve really dug yourself a deep hole here, fella.
Idiot
Idiot