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How can you, who question the existence of chess, possibly accept the existence of everything you see?

he's got a touch of confussion.

Who? The author of this thread?

no i just asked whether chess exists, of course words exist - also they are dishonest, they are not truthful.

You guys failed, really telling me nothing whether chess exists or not. hopefully some saviour can come!!

pleeeease

Materialists do not believe that concepts, abstractions etc , exist. For them pain does not hurt. It is only C fibers firing. Materialism is neurotic. Obviously, for them chess does not exist. Ironically, materialism is a concept.Therefore, to be a materislist one must not believe in materialism!

OP you said words exist because you can see them.

Does Godzilla exist ?

If there is no god can there be a zilla?

Materialists believe that words are only patterns of ink. They do not refer to concepts.

There is no meaning (matter lacks intentionality, a piece of matter does not refer to anything.) in anything they say.

So for materialists there is no platonic world?

Of course not.The Platonic world is not physical

By definition

I didn't think it could get any worse. it's just not my day :(

Words do not exist because we do not exist. Words tell us that we must exist. Logic uses words to tell us that we cannot. 

OP wants to know if chess exists.

(A) it does

(B) it doesn't

(C) only as a collection of thoughts

(D) maybe

(E) sometimes.

which would you like ?

I think (A) it does

the OP really wants to know, but telling him straight doesn't seem to work :(

This thread is  similar to nails on the chalkboard.

Greedy...the pontification will only end when the gas bags run out of helium.

If there is a God, does a Zilla have to be?