Uploaded January 2011 | Updated September 2026, 11 hours ago
My riposte to a standard attempt to avoid the Euthyphro problem by splitting the horns of the dilemma. In short, the problem is just as vexing, whether it's a dilemma or a trilemma.
Please forgive the 'dark poetry' at the end, but I've been holding my tongue on this one for far too long, and I really want to put a fine point on it.
Epydemic2020's video that I'm responding to (you can trace back the exchange with Schwanderd from there, if you like): youtube.com/watch?v=5hfIThFpy1c
My riposte to a standard attempt to avoid the Euthyphro problem by splitting the horns of the dilemma. In short, the problem is just as vexing, whether it's a dilemma or a trilemma.
Please forgive the 'dark poetry' at the end, but I've been holding my tongue on this one for far too long, and I really want to put a fine point on it.
Epydemic2020's video that I'm responding to (you can trace back the exchange with Schwanderd from there, if you like): youtube.com/watch?v=5hfIThFpy1c
![Badasses in the History of Science: Archimedes
hy·per·bo·le [hahy-pur-buh-lee] noun Rhetoric
1. obvious and intentional exaggeration.
2. an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as to wait an eternity. Badasses in the History of Science: Archimedes](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UzzaSWyIhHM/mqdefault.jpg)









