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Re:Antarctica’s potential collapse could damage coastal citi... by Gupie on Monday May 22, 2017 @10:38AM (#14393905)
Why do you assume people call Bjorn Lomborg intellectually dishonest simply because he disagrees with them. It is more likley that they are calling him intellectually dishonest because he is intellectually dishonest. Occam's razor applies.
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Re:Antarctica’s potential collapse could damage coastal citi... by JackFr on Monday May 22, 2017 @12:15PM (#14394778)
I assume good faith on the part of Bjorn Lomborg. I also assume good faith on the part of the parent. I am trying to point out that well informed, well intentioned people can disagree without being intellectually dishonest.

Also Occam's razor really doesn't apply: a) Bjorn Lomborg makes arguments in good faith and the parent is wrong b) Bjorn Lomborg makes arguments in bad faith and the parent is right

To my eye, a & b are equivalently parsimonious in their assumptions.

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