Poll of the Day > Münchhausen trilemma

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used to demonstrate the impossibility of proving any truth, even in the fields of logic and mathematics. The Mnchhausen trilemma is that there are only three options when providing further proof in response to further questioning:

• The circular argument, in which the proof of some proposition is supported only by that proposition
• The regressive argument, in which each proof requires a further proof, ad infinitum
• The dogmatic argument, which rests on accepted precepts which are merely asserted rather than defended

My girlfriend has decided to binge watch every episode of Big Bang theory, ugh

blu posted...

My girlfriend has decided to binge watch every episode of Big Bang theory, ugh

Is that suppose to be an example? Since we have no way of knowing if this is true any evidence to support it would fall into one those 3 catagories.

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blu posted...

My girlfriend has decided to binge watch every episode of Big Bang theory, ugh

I unironically liked the seasons of that show when I saw them


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I thought Mnchhausen was child abuse. ;.;
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cute_fan posted...

I thought Mnchhausen was child abuse. ;.;

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3154/3154-h/3154-h.htm#link2H_4_0003

Get reading.

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cute_fan posted...

I thought Mnchhausen was child abuse. ;.;

Are you thinking of Munchausen by proxy?

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