Libertarian Troll Bingo!

hmkpoker · #1 11-04-2007, 10:34 PM

I found this on the blogosphere and had to share, it's hilarious!

Case Closed · #2 11-04-2007, 10:45 PM

What does A=A mean?

Also the free square rules.

TomCollins · #3 11-04-2007, 11:07 PM

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A=A is a famous Ayn Rand quote.

Borodog · #4 11-04-2007, 11:07 PM

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lol

TomCollins · #5 11-05-2007, 11:45 AM

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lol

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Bah- I didn't mean to intend that she invented it or anything. It certainly was something repeated constantly in her writings (since you claimed you never read her trash, you'll have to take my word on it). Normally she would frame it as "A is A".

Borodog · #6 11-05-2007, 11:49 AM

Really? Or are you leveling me?

SNOWBALL · #7 11-06-2007, 09:21 AM

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wtf no it's Leibniz

Kurn, son of Mogh · #8 11-06-2007, 10:26 AM

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wtf no it's Leibniz

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But Rand used it extensively in her philosophy.

TomCollins · #9 11-06-2007, 10:39 AM

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wtf no it's Leibniz

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The origin is far before Leibniz. Read the entire thread for more explanation.

Borodog · #10 11-04-2007, 11:07 PM

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Lots of not very smart people (I expect one or more of them to post in this thread any time soon) believe that the logical deductive method that underlies much libertarian analysis is somehow based on "empty tautologies", or are simply semantic definitional games. What they fail to understand is that something can be a tautology and be anything but "empty." All of mathematics is based on tautology, as is evolutionary theory.

In fact, A=A is an incredibly important statement that underlies all of mathematics; without it, the world is nonsensical. And the economic equivalent, something like "Actors act" is equally important.