@miro@todon.nl so, you're taking your science so seriously that you're not going to bother at all with checking your sources, because it would mean going out of your way?
even as much as "hm, perhaps urban dictionary is not the best source. when i search for this term, perhaps i should click on links other than the urban dictionary one, too, and quickly skim them"?
well, what i'm going to do is clear: know that for all your posturing about enlightenment, you're just another dumbass.
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@miro@todon.nl please let me know how this goes down with the first research paper you do.
"we need to talk about your idea of a good source, um..."
"well, there's so much information online, there's just no way that it's a plausible goal i'm going to achieve, finding out if it's a good source or not. i'm not saying it's not useful, but i'm just not interested in going out of my way to do it... so, what are you gonna do, prof?"
"hand you this withdrawal form and strongly suggest you use it."
@miro@todon.nl though if you're not willing to do basic thinking about your sources, i know where you got all those ideas, then.
and philosophers need facts, too. where did you get that idea? who have you been listening to that says philosophy is completely decoupled with facts?
the whole point of philosophy *is* facts. it is the study of the "fundamental questions". the entire thing is an attempt to find facts by discovering facts, considering facts that challenge your facts, and so on.
@miro@todon.nl if you just want to prove your point as quick as possible -
while not knowing what your point *even is*, because you didn't do basic "i should know what i'm talking about here maybe", because it's just too much work to look at two or even (holy shit!) three whole links pulled up on google -
while not being concerned with "facts" -
that is not philosophy.
i'd say it's bullshitting, but quite frankly, you're just embarrassingly bad at this from top to bottom, so...
@miro@todon.nl "but it's too hard and i would have had to go out of my way to do it!"
"....i understand you feel that way, but if you leave every problem blank on your test, i'm going to have to give you a zero."
"BUT I WOULD HAVE TO GO OUT OF MY WAY! and i'm just NOT INTERESTED in that! it's not a plausible goal to achieve!"
"perhaps a more plausible goal for you to achieve, then, is not being in college."