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From Encyclopedia To Ontology: Toward Dynamic Representation Of The Discipline Of Philosophy
Possible answer to criticism: introduction of a 'conditional', context-dependent is-a relation (mikele: not really a solution)
We concede this last point; the classifications under the idea category will likely not hold domain-generally. For these divisions, we propose that the isa relation be under- stood to express conditional subsumption: A isa B, but only in the context of C, ..., Z, B’s ancestors…
The One Day When Christians And Atheists Sing From The Same Hymn Sheet | Giles Fraser | Comment | The Guardian
Religion is a set of bronze-age myths designed to keep the priestly caste in power and carefully engineered to feed off the insecurities of the weak and the ignorant.
...now I need to own up and come clean: I don't believe in God. And no, this is not some modern theologian's semantic dodge. The whole thing is rubbish; a set of bronze-age myths designed to keep the priestly caste in power and carefully engineered to feed off the insecurities…