I am honestly interested
- by Pixel
If you could lock any two people from history in a room indefinitely until they came to some sort of understanding, what two people would you choose?
I ask because it bothers me that every philosopher ((in logic, this would be written ‘(??)?’ Only not, because that would be wrong in any language)) has been attacking Rene Descartes since the 17th century and he doesn’t have a chance of defending himself. Granted, he would probably lose a debate with just about any philosopher since Newton, but at least it’d be a fair fight.
So I guess my question is in two parts: who would you choose and how long do you think it would take for them to agree? Assume they live forever and you’re choosing them at the prime of their life.
(Side prompt: What if you chould choose three?)
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If you could lock any two people from history in a room indefinitely until they came to some sort of understanding, what two people would you choose? I ask because it bothers me that every philosopher ((in logic, this would be written ‘(??)?’ Only not, because that would be wrong in any language)) has been…
Aristotle
Pope John Paul the 2nd
Douglas Adams
They’d never agree. Neither the pope nor Aristotle rely upon evidence for their beliefs, and Douglas Adams would be having too much enjoyment making fun of them all.
Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr.
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