That’s… not really an argument. Of course everyone has to act pragmatically; we wouldn’t even be able to think if we didn’t. But that’s quite different from establishing the validity of the principle itself.
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I took it, and even did the bonus questions. Yay me!
OK, forget it.
Wasn’t the question about what they have right?
This seems to be a nonsequitur. If they’re citing theologians to make their argument, then they aren’t presupposing God’s existence at all?
My computer crashed before I finished my post. When I reloaded it was grayed out and disappeared after being clicked on. Is there anyway I can retrieve posts like that?
Learning languages efficiently.
Yes, I’ve already seen this this page, but it’s really the methodology, not the length, that kills me. And a private experienced teacher might be possible, but I’m not going to commit to anything that dubious. Every time I see a Hebrew textbook I want to vomit.
I listen to Hebrew music all the time. Even when the lyrics are simple and translated, it doesn’t stick. I wouldn’t understand them put in any other context.
I’ve wanted to learn Hebrew for years. I always planned on staying in Israel, but most of the people speak English, so it’s harder to immerse myself.
Both of my parents qualify. We’ve tried to revert to only Hebrew plenty of times. If we can make it through the day I guarantee you it’ll be back to English by the time next morning rolls around.
I disagree. Nevermind mere mistakes. The biggest hurdle is “I can’t fucking say what I want to say”. Not “say without mistakes”—“say at all”.
Amen.
Is there an online transliterator or something? I don’t know Japanese.
I can coherently ask my aunt if there’s water in the fridge. Or tell someone that they’re a son of a whore. That’s about as far as it goes.
I’m more of a visual learner. I could do better by reading (and I do know how, but I need the Niqqud since there aren’t any vowels in Hebrew).
I’ve never gone to Ulpan. I’ve gone to school, and had a government-sponsored Hebrew tutor once a week. That’s where I realized just how bad it was. My brother’s gone to Ulpan, though, and I’ve heard bad things about it from him and others.
Rosetta Stone? I’ve heard that the experts don’t seem to like it that much. And the fact that it’s like $300 doesn’t help either.
I am an extremely committed Zionist. But it’s hard to get a career in Israel without first doing my three years, anyway.
Ah, but being a True Rationalist of course requires being above nationalism, and shouldn’t think it’s anything as low as “politics” if he asks like he’s reviewing my doctoral dissertation.
What’s your definition of Zionism?
Why did you learn Esperanto? Has it been useful to you?
Sorry for being opaque. No, I’m definitely not interested. It might be useful to understand how language acquisition works when I’ve moved on to others, but right now I just need a simple strategy for learning.
I did not mean to give that impression. I responded to those whose suggestions wouldn’t work and tried (perhaps failing) to make them constructive criticisms. There are plenty of posts which have been massively useful. SoerenMind, westward, Emile, and SWOTN are obvious examples.
What I mean by immersion is interacting with native Israelis who (preferably) don’t speak English. To me, this means living or working with them on a daily basis. I live in Georgia.
I may be prattling on about something I don’t know jack about, but I don’t think all philosophers accept induction as a valid principle.