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▲ wowoc 6 hours ago

It’s called conditional logic. IF Anthropic is right THEN they are slave owners. You don’t need to agree with Anthropic to state that proposition.

▲bonoboTP 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Conditional logic doesn't work when talking to the general public. Either way, still waiting for the pope quote.

▲bondarchuk 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Conditional logic works just fine!

▲bonoboTP 3 hours ago | parent [-]

No, because in a social context, for people who understand implied intent and implied beliefs instead of just on-its-face logical propositions, it is an admission that the antecedent has a reasonable chance of being true. In social communication, if you don't believe something is possible, you simply dismiss any conditional statements following from it. Dispassionately arguing in a logical and objective manner is only possible for a tiny sliver of the population. The rest will get very angry and uncomfortable around such talk.