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The dictionary. That is the point of a dictionary. Its very nature is to be the authoritative source of what words mean.
You can choose to accept that, or if you choose to dispute it, we'll assume you're debating in bad faith, end the discussion, and this court will rule in your opponent's favor.
@pinkdrunkenelephants No, no...
The dictionary is the source of authority for YOU.
What's the source of authority for the dictionary? Where's the root of all authority? Whom will you trust with this job?
๐งโโ๏ธ This court hereby deems you in contempt and in violation of the Good Faith clause of the Constitution of The Motherfucking Galactic Republic, enjoy your 30 days in jail.
See how simple that was? How easy it is to put a stop to arbitrary concern trolling via definition disputes?
I state that every new system we humans set up have clauses just like that one to stop people doing such things, so we can have not only a functional nation, but functional communication, period.
@pinkdrunkenelephants Soo... Ultimately, it's *you*, right? Or is there another answer?
And then we add on another 30 days, and this court officially rules in favor of your opponent. Discussion over.
It's really that simple. The rest of us are trying to have a functional nation and doing what I just did right now is the best way to handle such disputes, because they force the offending party to stop concern trolling.
๐ค I should add an actual Good Faith clause to my own hypothetical Constitution, including rules for debates all parties must adhere to in every conversation, just so stuff like that can't happen anymore. Allowing it to go on was one of the root causes of the collapse of the U.S. and stopping people doing that would go a long way toward ensuring it can't happen anymore.
@pinkdrunkenelephants Look, I commend and admire the power of thought-terminating cliches, they are useful (and this is part of my point as well), but still, I'd like an honest an answer:
Where Do You Think The Root Of All Authority Is?
I have my answer (or at least what I think describes the answer the best), but I'd like to hear from you.
I can't hear you over the ruckus of the court bailiffs dragging you out of the courtroom.
๐งโโ๏ธ Next case. Oh god, did Mrs. Dobbs's dog shit all over Jack Smith's front yard again? I swear to god, don't the fucking cleaning robots do anything worth a damn anymore?
@pinkdrunkenelephants Okay, whatever, looks like you don't want to think about it, which is also fine, it's kinda tough question.
You're refusing to think about what I am explaining to you, and you're doing it deliberately because you think the act of disputing a thing disproves a thing, when in fact it does not. The dictionary is gonna be the final authority on what words mean whether you or I like it or not. Words mean what they mean whether we like it or not. Objective reality does not simply go away because you deny it, and any system we build in the future must accept that as a basic tenet to be able to function.
The debate's been over a while ago. I know you're just going to try to keep talking to get the last word though, and that not only is my point, it's also pretty shameful and against the spirit of the thread -- we actually are trying to have friendly and meaningful debates that you're interrupting because you think concern trolling gives your solipsism validity.
Good day.
@pinkdrunkenelephants Solipsism? What?
Do you even understand what I'm trying to say?