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Title: philosophical warning labels
Post by: WindAndConfusion on Sunday, December 10, 2006, 12:12:39 PM
Oh God, have I actually turned this geeky...
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Solipsism Warning:

The consumer should be aware that he or she may be the only entity in
the universe, and therefore that any perceived defects in product
quality are the consumer's own fault.


Determinism Safety Advisory:

Every citizen be advised that despite the possibility that his or her
acts are all entirely predetermined by the blind mechanical nature of
the universe and are therefore unavoidable and inescapable, he or she
will still incur a legal responsibility and liability for any torts,
violations, misdemeanors, or felonies he or she commits.


Epistemological Denotation Warning:

The consumer must understand that due to the a-priori impossibility
of assuring a shared denotation amongst independent agents, none of
the advertising material, product literature, instructions, or safety
warnings (including this one), associated with this product may
contain what the consumer perceives to be factual information.
http://bertc.com/warning_labels.htm
Title: Re: philosophical warning labels
Post by: Quemaqua on Sunday, December 10, 2006, 12:22:25 PM
Those are awesome.  I have no other contribution to the discussion.
Title: Re: philosophical warning labels
Post by: Xessive on Sunday, December 10, 2006, 12:29:48 PM
Haha We gotta make T-shirts now!

I like this one:
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Cartesian Evil Genius Alert:

The reader is advised that he or she may be subject to an illusion
generated by an evil genius, and that his or her "sensory fibers" may
be falsely manipulated at any time with neither advance warning nor
any possible legal remedy.
Title: Re: philosophical warning labels
Post by: Ace_O_Spades on Sunday, December 10, 2006, 07:57:25 PM
how extraordinarily postmodern

I enjoy it