Must answer questions before posting comments to prove you understand news

Re:Must answer questions before posting comments to prove yo... by Myrmornis on Sunday July 30, 2017 @07:17PM (#14888402)

One form of question could be this. Then even if people parrot the right answer, they are still being improved and have to acknowledge their profound wrongness every time they visit the ballot box.

Your child is very sick. Do you

(A) Do what is recommended by peer-reviewed scientific literature, of which one of the central tenets is that you only believe things which are backed up by data and solid arguments.

(B) Do what is recommended by your religion, of which one of the central tenets is that faith is sufficient reason to believe in something, and neither data not solid arguments are needed.

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Re:Must answer questions before posting comments to prove yo... by warrenm on Monday July 31, 2017 @01:41PM (#14894256)

So which is the "right" answer, in your system?

And who gets to determine (and enforce) "rightness"?

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Re:Must answer questions before posting comments to prove yo... by Myrmornis on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @05:05PM (#14905312)

The system that determines "rightness" is the system that makes your medicines work, your planes fly reliably, your bridges safe to drive over, and the computer and communications network work that allowed you to type that silly question into.

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Re:Must answer questions before posting comments to prove yo... by warrenm on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @04:07AM (#14908774)

So you would categorically exclude anyone who disagrees with you?

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Re:Must answer questions before posting comments to prove yo... by Myrmornis on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @06:38PM (#14915323)

Anyone who thinks that religious faith is a better route to knowledge than science, yes. You wouldn't?

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