Post by Purple Cat on Sept 5, 2010 11:58:24 GMT
Re: Systemic bias within the Philosophe Knights
I've read more than the Philosophe Knight's front page but I'll admit I haven't systematically explored their whole wiki space. I have clicked on all the links that, at first glance at least, would seem to lead to places that discuss their rationale.
I think we're getting a little side-tracked though. Any self-selecting group is likely to reach a homogeneity of views on certain subjects (for instance the correctness of the group's basic aims and the general value of the group as a whole) even if they may disagree violently on other subjects including the correct conduct of the group's affairs and the correct procedure for pursuing it's aims. For instance, I don't think there is anyone within the DHPD who disagrees with the fundamental idea that some kind of legislative structure is of benefit to Malton and a necessary check on our PKing activities even if we disagree on how the group should be run, what that legislative structure should be and how rigidly it should be followed and enforced.
Re: Scientific Method
I read a book recently on the emergence of Science in the Renaissance which fascinated me in the way the renaissance philosophers struggled to reconcile the, to them, apparently opposed processes of learning through observation and learning through theoretical deduction. It was a major philosophic breakthrough in understanding how to combine those processes and, I guess, in that sense all of science is an application of that particular philosophic breakthrough.
That said, the book also irritated me a little in that it seemed to conflate "being wrong" with "believing in magic".
Re: Getting PK'd
I think we declared the Hunting Club a Terrorist group shortly thereafter. One of the purposes of such a status is an attempt to avoid PKers using the DHPD Most Wanted list as some kind of point scoring exercise. There comes a point when little purpose is served, from out point of view, in making an issue out of individual offences.
I've read more than the Philosophe Knight's front page but I'll admit I haven't systematically explored their whole wiki space. I have clicked on all the links that, at first glance at least, would seem to lead to places that discuss their rationale.
I think we're getting a little side-tracked though. Any self-selecting group is likely to reach a homogeneity of views on certain subjects (for instance the correctness of the group's basic aims and the general value of the group as a whole) even if they may disagree violently on other subjects including the correct conduct of the group's affairs and the correct procedure for pursuing it's aims. For instance, I don't think there is anyone within the DHPD who disagrees with the fundamental idea that some kind of legislative structure is of benefit to Malton and a necessary check on our PKing activities even if we disagree on how the group should be run, what that legislative structure should be and how rigidly it should be followed and enforced.
Re: Scientific Method
I read a book recently on the emergence of Science in the Renaissance which fascinated me in the way the renaissance philosophers struggled to reconcile the, to them, apparently opposed processes of learning through observation and learning through theoretical deduction. It was a major philosophic breakthrough in understanding how to combine those processes and, I guess, in that sense all of science is an application of that particular philosophic breakthrough.
That said, the book also irritated me a little in that it seemed to conflate "being wrong" with "believing in magic".
Re: Getting PK'd
I think we declared the Hunting Club a Terrorist group shortly thereafter. One of the purposes of such a status is an attempt to avoid PKers using the DHPD Most Wanted list as some kind of point scoring exercise. There comes a point when little purpose is served, from out point of view, in making an issue out of individual offences.