Socratic Method Thread

@the-gravedigger said
That was my point.

Isn’t a point merely an imaginary construct necessary to get the rest of Euclid’s axioms off the ground?

@moonbus said
Isn’t a point merely an imaginary construct necessary to get the rest of Euclid’s axioms off the ground?

It can also be a sharp stick.

@the-gravedigger said
It can also be a sharp stick.

Would you kindly rephrase that in the form of a loaded question, such as, “have you stopped poking your wife with a sharp stick?”?

@fmf said
As a manifestation of our communal belief in the power of asking questions, this thread is for the conducting of a conversation [or conversations] through questions and [therefore] counterquestions only.

This is a pretty good idea. In order for it to be effective though, I'd suggest setting some subject matter boundaries, otherwise this thread will go off in too many different directions.

@mchill said
This is a pretty good idea. In order for it to be effective though, I'd suggest setting some subject matter boundaries, otherwise this thread will go off in too many different directions.

Hasn’t this thread already galloped off in all directions?

@moonbus said
Hasn’t this thread already galloped off in all directions?

This is usually the way most threads go! 🙂

-VR

@moonbus said
Would you kindly rephrase that in the form of a loaded question, such as, “have you stopped poking your wife with a sharp stick?”?

Have you stopped impaling your enemies on a sharp stake?

@the-gravedigger said
Have you stopped impaling your enemies on a sharp stake?

Actually I’m just trying to impale you on a sharp stake in our club tournament game. 😛

@the-gravedigger said
It can also be a sharp stick.

Oh, getting uppity are we? Bananas and apricots not good enough for you?

@moonbus said
Actually I’m just trying to impale you on a sharp stake in our club tournament game. 😛

😀

@fmf said
As a manifestation of our communal belief in the power of asking questions, this thread is for the conducting of a conversation [or conversations] through questions and [therefore] counterquestions only.

I had that, the doctor gave me an ointment that cleared it up.

@mchill said
This is a pretty good idea. In order for it to be effective though, I'd suggest setting some subject matter boundaries, otherwise this thread will go off in too many different directions.

Is there something wrong with starting a thread that will go off in, what you say are, "too many" different directions?

@moonbus said
Hasn’t this thread already galloped off in all directions?

Can we not perceive "all directions" as being a particular direction in and of itself?

@fmf said
Can we not perceive "all directions" as being a particular direction in and of itself?

Would that be the isotropic topic then?