Responsibility to Protect
The morli are not a thought experiment to drive stimulating discussion for academy students. they are real people, and they will really die. a few days from now, not hypothetically.
The Reason We're Here
I'd hardly call myself a philosopher, but i do like to play about with the occasional thought experiment - hence my writing.
A Hero's Tail
As a thought experiment, it was an easy one to resolve. though he was thinking with a part of his anatomy more suited to exchanging fluids rather than ideas. so perhaps he can be forgiven for taking so long to get to the right conclusion.
The Deprivation Tank
But the indecision was a pointless thought experiment because the gag rendered him mute, aside from some muffled groans of protest. now that his initial freakout was passing, mark tried to calm him himself and assess the situation.
A Different Path Chapter: 9
"i'm just . . . just follow me down a thought experiment. or rabbit hole, if you will," she smiled. judy worried that if she rolled her eyes one more time they'd get lodged in the corner of her skull.
There Shall Be Wings
How many thought experiments had he and rassulf gone through? _rassulf_. _oh, cargal'th. stop daydreaming, you bloody fool! remember what you were going to tell him!_ "i don't think so." "no?"
Friendship Is Optimal: Caelum Est Conterrens
The chinese room thought experiment was no better. a computer program exists that can converse, intelligently, just like celestia can, only in chinese.
The Mind Expansion Experiment
She got off the bus with a smile, because although her thought experiment had been interrupted, she knew how to tackle that day now.