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by bwasti 2890 days ago
>would not exist without philosophy >stems directly from relatively recent discoveries and insights by philosophers

You are affirming the consequent. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirming_the_consequent
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jacobush 2890 days ago
We have only the timeline we live in. Praising the impact and efforts of anyone for anything can be attacked as affirming the consequent.
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bwasti 2889 days ago
no. This is a response to the claim that these things would otherwise not exist
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