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Re: where'd ya go, midi?

Yes, we're both here in little old Adelaide. But the real issue, discussed in the book, is: is there a way of living we can know is justified. I argue that it is, but that, e.g., we can know it is justified to have total freedom in certain areas.

Re: Re: where'd ya go, midi?

such as the freedom to open and close our mouths when we want? to open and close our mouths is both justifiable and most unlikely to be irrational. but that is action within a set and therefore not free, but tethered to the possibilities within the set 'open/closed mouth'. any descision is subject to the options that form the criteria.

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