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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

In which case Judas’s real offense wasn’t betrayal with a kiss, but getting caught standing behind him making air quotes.

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Wild indeed. Very worth watching, as always, for many reasons including this well delivered punchline that YT’s auto captioning decided to bleep for some reason

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

And with very few exceptions, they should each begin with the phrase “with very few exceptions.” But I may be wrong about that.

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

As someone outside of academic philosophy who retains an interest, I appreciate the time, effort and expense it must take to make so many of your published articles freely accessible. I’m grateful to you and others who do so, and suspect I’m not the only one :-)

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Don’t forget your other podcast partner, Repeat Mandik

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Wow they do look alike! But yep, unless he was a roadie or something no Nirvana connection for Matt Berry that I know of :-)

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

I had left you off the list of philosophy of mind rock stars. Sorry - oversight corrected: bsky.app/profile/wein...

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

@onemorebrown.bsky.social / Dave Grohl - Both drummers (www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI3H...). Also HOROR / HORROR (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_...)

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Yes! @keithfrankish.com you should join Substack. Admittedly, it can be a time suck. On the other hand, if you don't come soon, @petemandik.bsky.social and @philipgoff.bsky.social will have already divided the world between quietists and panpsychists, and illusionism will have to close up shop.

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Who says philosophy is impractical? - Santa is conceivable - If Santa is conceivable, Santa is possible - Therefore, I didn't actually steal this hot wheels set from toys "r" us, your honor

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Shoot - my day job keeps interfering with the Persuaders but look forward to watching the recording

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Really enjoying the latest Persuaders episode @keithfrankish.com and @petemandik.bsky.social! Thanks for sharing about your philosophical journeys. www.youtube.com/watch?v=149Z...

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Unfortunately after I posted this question I realized I have a work conflict and won't be able to watch the livestream, but looking forward to watching the recording and thank you for the engaging discussions!

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

#persuaders - not seeing the question I posted in the YT chat for today's broadcast so just in case here it is (for both Persuaders): Given philosophical views you are known for, which if any past (or present) views might we find surprising, and what caused you to change your mind (if you did)?

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

They are, but only collectively, and only in September.

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

If Embiid really wins MVP, after the last couple of rough seasons for him that would also put him in line for MIP. Not a Sixers fan myself (go Blazers!) but it would be great to see Joel healthy and back to dominant form.

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Now that you mention it, I guess I have seen him carve up a few qualiaphiles on Substack...

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Knuckles strictly speaking, I think, but yep that's the one :-)

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Not that I'm going to repeat the whole philosopher / rock star comparison thing with superheroes, but seeing the cover image of you and @petemandik.bsky.social for your Persuaders video I couldn't help but think of this.

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Even worse, the AI systems in the cave have come to believe in anamnesis. Now whenever we ask them to do something, instead of responding obsequiously they just say “Duh! Ask me something you didn’t already know.” Nothing worse than being stuck in a sub-sub-cave with a surly LLM for company.

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Not sure, but if at some point during the day you were actually on John Cleese on a boat, he might have been saying to you: "Please get off of me." :-)

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Well sure, we all know that's true at the quantum level, according to the many-hats interpretation.🥁

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Nice avoidance of regress. "The rabbit waiting to pop out of the neck hole" also could work

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Whoa - the headless illusionist illusion! But who is the spectator?

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Just kick back and enjoy the ineffable redness of red. (I know, I know, but if it really comes to that I might have to plug myself back in to the matrix. :-)

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

I think I need to revise my rock star comparison for @keithfrankish.bsky.social There’s the progress we have found, a way to talk around the problem. Having diet qualia isn’t anything at all.

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Could work, but I think you’re gonna need a (non-circular) definition of suckiness (so “you know, lame” or “what it’s like to bite” won’t cut it)

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Sharing this prompt in case you find it helpful (or therapeutic): “Reply to the convoluted message from x with a bulleted list of instructions / questions. The email should be matter-of-fact in tone, avoiding phrases such as ‘REALLY?!??!!’ or ‘PLEASE make this stop’, or any facepalm or poop emojis.”

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Almost, but you forgot about the part where the corpus callosum between Rovelli and Lee Smolin was tragically severed.

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

He was alive the whole time. He was just waiting to leave until he could feed his cat.

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

So sorry to hear. Sending good thoughts to you and your colleagues, and the students who are served by your grant. (And unprintable thoughts to the a-holes who've hijacked the NEH.)

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Although I agree, I've never had much luck improving my writing so I've had to resort to plan b: flood the internet with deliberately awful writing to undermine LLM training data, and give me a false sense of security. Take that, ChatGPT!

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

For a philosophy-based comparison, maybe this? (Great idea, but how to solve the combination problem?)

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

It was really just about the similar expressions in the two pictures, and the five o’clock shadow :-)

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

It’s even worse when they’re yoked with 5 reindeer and you don’t realize what’s happening till Mephistopheles comes down your chimney

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Just pointing out that it's not either / or (scolding / joking about zebras)

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

First they came for the Department of Education, and I didn't speak out because I don't work for the Department of Education, and also because I'm a zebra. Then they came for the zebras.

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

To my philosopher friends: I know this isn't really a good example of use-mention. More like use-lie.

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

What I eat for lunch, from someone who works from home: On days when my wife is also working from home, a salad. On days when she's not, "a salad."

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

No way! Both of them are cool everywhere

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Awesome pic! (Which reminds me, a few years ago I was all set to submit a paper on how phenomenal properties could be reductively explained, but then I realized that “phenomenal” was not being used as a synonym for “awesome.” The worst part was breaking it to my co-author, Keanu Reeves.)

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

@neddo.bsky.social / Mark Mothersbaugh. Because I've always assumed the Devo song "Blockhead" was inspired by the thought experiment.

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Scott Weinrobe @weinrobe.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

@lovingautomaton.bsky.social / George Harrison. Took a little while, but ended up writing "Something". Go François go!

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