My post clearly indicated you owe me no thanks, I just want equal billing with all the other people you are thanking who never did a damn thing to put that food on your table so you could pray to no one with your ape relatives. Particularly the dim witted ones who believe in God. Poor slobs, they just aren't as smart as you.
This is great fun!
Is it just me or is this thread even weirder than usual?
"I just want equal billing with all the other people you are thanking who never did a damn thing to put that food on your table "
I can't give you that, you see, without payment. I can thank the nameless farmer who raised the food, his employees, the pickers, those who transported it to the store, those who put it on the shelves, the cute checker who smiled at me as she processed my purchases, and the even cuter bag girl who loaded it into paper bags for me. Each played a role in my dinner, and deserve my thanks, even though they were compensated for their efforts.
I can't thank you, however, without some tangible evidence of your assistance. That is the only way I'll know that you played some role in providing my Christmas feast.
It would also be evidence that you actually exist, not just as a shadow on the cave wall, but as a three-dimensional being.
So, you'll forgive me for not thinking of you as I give thanks to those who participated in my feast. There's still time, however. I can fax you the receipt and there's time for an Express Mail payment. Or, you could PayPal me the amount in time to receive my thanks at the Julbord on Christmas.
Sadly, Sophistry is a failed philosophy, for it has no fixed point of reference. It's always relatively weak, even when it argues the strong side.
On the other hand, you are not a relative of mine, so I can't relate to you in any real way. A mere shadow of your namesake, cast upon my cave wall by the fire. The real Protagoras, alas, is gone, and that's a pity. He would really have been fun to debate here.