tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659668524852539534.post737158784091697598..comments2023-06-07T10:05:33.045-04:00Comments on Elf Army Writes: Groups Are Memeselfarmy17http://www.blogger.com/profile/09127074008716633538noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659668524852539534.post-50652848427734594872011-07-02T21:52:12.770-04:002011-07-02T21:52:12.770-04:00I'd define a group as by nature consisting of ...I'd define a group as by nature consisting of more than one person, so if only one person believes it exists, other people can't really belong to it.elfarmy17https://www.blogger.com/profile/09127074008716633538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659668524852539534.post-51996878327822626542011-07-02T19:32:35.679-04:002011-07-02T19:32:35.679-04:00It's a definition, so it's up to you, why ...It's a definition, so it's up to you, why can't groups exists that only one person believes in?Kennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03199895911184527653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659668524852539534.post-89805572507392507242011-07-02T16:17:24.743-04:002011-07-02T16:17:24.743-04:00As long as more than one person believes in the gr...As long as more than one person believes in the group's existence...?elfarmy17https://www.blogger.com/profile/09127074008716633538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659668524852539534.post-5904913887715714372011-07-02T12:59:46.473-04:002011-07-02T12:59:46.473-04:00I would go so far as to say that the belief in the...I would go so far as to say that the belief in the groups existence is the only thing that can be objectively known about it, not the existence of the group itself. Unless of course one says that groups existing and people believing that they exist are the same thing.Kennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03199895911184527653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659668524852539534.post-45748852633367745092011-07-02T12:40:24.317-04:002011-07-02T12:40:24.317-04:00I like that, about groups not actually existing. O...I like that, about groups not actually existing. Or at least the group exists, but its existence is the only thing that can be objectively known about it.elfarmy17https://www.blogger.com/profile/09127074008716633538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659668524852539534.post-47299251742548423962011-07-02T11:17:03.261-04:002011-07-02T11:17:03.261-04:00Wait, it's not all about being socially awkwar...Wait, it's not all about being socially awkward and loving math and Harry Potter?! Shoot!<br /><br />I think a lot of the ambiguity can be cleared up if we notice that Nerdfighters, and groups in general, don't actually exist. I think it was David Hume who said that if someone presents you with an idea, you should examine the world to determine what part of that idea is real by what you Kennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03199895911184527653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659668524852539534.post-28530195999118083262011-06-17T15:19:58.887-04:002011-06-17T15:19:58.887-04:00Cool post :DCool post :DGabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16851473332890162778noreply@blogger.com