We (read: undergraduate philosophy majors) have a variety of terms for classifying levels of bullshit. To steal directly from Wittgenstein, let us review:
sinn / sense Statements given to us by the natural sciences have sense. Sense can be understood of as meaning, import, usefulness, etc.
sinnloss/ senseless Statements about logic or math can be understood as senseless. 'This statement is true.' '1 + 1 = 2' 'It is either raining or it is not raining.' These statements carry no information. As my prof. put it, they are 'true by courtesy.' Such statements are true by virtue of the definitions of the words they use, therefore, they have no actual meaning.
unsinnig / nonsense Statements such as 'the true is more identical than the beautiful' 'the house man spotted the wooly' are nonsense. Clearly. These statements do not have anything analyzable for truth or falsity; to call them either true or false would be a misnomer, as they are just pure crap.
So what do you guys think is unsinnig?
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I feel like this is the obvious setup, but the following should be classified as unsinnig:
1.) this blog
2.) the sum total of your existance (yes, you)
3.) insert name of your favorite politician or pundit here
4.) Fox's decision to cancel Arrested Development
5.) 2 carbohydrate choices (what is the deal with that?)
6.) the word 'glorf'
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